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I have been accused of being both crass and vulgar before.

You don’t have a flag beside your name like me!

The people will pass judgement one way or the other in 2020. I'm sick of bullshit impeachment talk. And so are most Ds.

What are you talking about? All four happen every year.

Yes I did.

When I am in the US working I need to buy groceries and a few other things. I shop almost exclusively at Walmart. Why? Well first of all I can park in many, but not all of their parking lots. Secondly, they have what I want, and only thirdly is the price. In other words, they provide a service that I want.

?????? Both you and Joe have a history of letting anger out on these pages. I appreciate that you have found a way to reign that in for quite a while now. But "Joe's bitches?" Now you are getting personal too. Joe makes good posts for the most part and occasionally slips up. Which is something you used to do but seem to have mostly stopped. I think we all get the point now. Maybe it's time for both of you to reflect. I'll reflect too.

General rule, name calling is a PA. But you could easily say for instance "words like you used remind me of a sad figure I know". Now you will have attacked the post and everyone can read between the lines. Easy peasy.

"Watchmen on the Walls" is a foreign hate group that started in California but now hides out in Latvia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen_on_the_Walls

It's really hard to say. The link you posted just leads to a Utube page with a selection of videos that no one is going to waste their time watching. How about if you make a case for something and only then point to some evidence instead of the lazy ass post you just made?

In brenthutch's case I'd go with right wing ideologue over uneducated moron. Although I'm sure he will claim not to be a right winger at all. Only a pragmatist with beliefs that fall on the right side of the fence.

Thank you for your reply. That at least gives me hope.

No, of course you are not a racist. You just feel that America would be so much better if it were more white like God intended. Nothing racist about that. And you believe that it is not possible for anyone who does not agree to also be a patriot. There are more than one language and culture in America. Much to your chagrin.

I can hear the chant now, Bee-Jay., Bee-Jay, Bee-Jay...... Today he says "Dude, we're going to energize the country.”

You are perfectly capable of using wit and laying it between the lines. There are ways to call Ron and his ilk out without resorting to angry name calling. I think they have a new system now. You get brownie points and not temporary bans. If you accumulate too many warnings you get perma-banned. I have at least one bad boy point myself.

I'm pretty sure Ron would be happy to return to those days. As long as he is among the favoured part of the population that is.

Ron is trolling you by suggesting Trump is trolling you. The correct response to either is laughter. It will help to keep you from allowing the absurdity of both statements from affecting you.

I can't really understand why the US holds on to it's system of employer provided health insurance. Except of course because of entrenched financial interests and large amounts of lobby dollars. The inefficiencies and inequities caused are just huge. Yet somehow the US has the most vigorous and overall attractive economy in the world. I believe it could be even better, but maybe fear of losing your healthcare is a major driver. IDK.

That's not completely true. We all benefit from low wage service industry workers in the form of lower prices. We all shop at Walmart and Amazon, eat at fast food restaurants and we love taking low cost Ubers. Even lower middle class people like truck drivers (myself) benefit from these efficient low cost services. These companies are successful because they give us what we want at a price we can afford. Blaming CEOs for doing their jobs properly is not really helpful. Minimum wages are just a single tool in the box of social policies that govern how wealth is distributed. I have little sympathy for business owners who argue that they will not be able to continue with higher wages. That is, as long as everyone including their competitors is on a level playing field. The exception to that rule is if wages are so high that they push then push people more into the underground economy than they already are. The Federal minimum wage in a country as large as the US is a very blunt tool. It cannot allow for the vast differences in cost of living by location. But economic theory would have us believe that this will eventually cause the population to move around. But only after a large amount of suffering by individuals. Society is complex and finding ways of lifting the fortunes of those at the bottom without discouraging working for a living is difficult. Minimum wage increases look like an excellent tool to increase the incentive to work. Both the right and left should have powerful reasons to embrace them.

I have a customer who owns a J4 with a Sabre 2 170. It's very soft, but acceptable. The rig looks very large for a canopy that size. Makes for an easy main pack job.

The flip side is that a 170 Silhouette would be too low bulk. But by the time you are ready for a 170 you will have much more knowledge of canopy characteristics. It sounds like you are on a good path.

That means you have seen it from just about every possible angle. From the perspective of a Caucasian I'm assuming.

Now there's a place with race relations even worse. And no shortage of blame to go around.

Yes, UPT has. If they printed it in their specs it means they has actually tried it before they approved it. Remember, the Silhouette is a hybrid canopy and is somewhat low bulk.

Ron, the "morally superior" progressive forces believe you are unenlightened, which is different from ignorant. Of course they are wrong, you are neither. Right and left are the yin and yang of society. They must always be in balance. They stay in balance by shifting their meanings. America is a force for progress in the world, conservatives resist because they must. Not out of ignorance, but out of fear. Society needs fearful inward looking people like you to keep the balance. Change comes slowly, but is inexorable. Your tribe will survive woman's rights and gay marriage, and racial integration and all the other fearful changes that scare you. Remember, America is the original Liberal Democracy.