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Joey D
For some reason, I remembered this and all I can think of is...goddamn did this post aged like milk.

And if you ever needed more evidence that Aaron Rodgers and the Packers are cheaters and that the NFL gives them preferential treatment, just look at the slap on the wrist he got over lying, cheating, and skirting the rules over the vaccine. Seriously, $300k fine and that's it? No loss of draft picks? No forfeiture of games? I guess the Packers did have to endure seeing Jordan Love, so there's that. They also might be getting the headcase that is OBJ so there's that too.

Still, I enjoy seeing the shade being thrown at Rodgers right now because it's completely deserved. It almost makes me forget about how painful the Lions' season has been...almost. And seeing Rodger's wife and/or fiancee (I don't know what she is) try to redirect the conversation by talking about Rodger's big penis was cringy, but was a gift since it allowed people to throw even more shade at the QB who can't win playoff games.
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Blah, blah, blah, blah ... butthurt Lion's fan. :lol:




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On the other hand, Rodgers has now become much more popular with the Fox/Maga crew. His "independent thinking", which formerly made him highly suspect to the Right, makes him a hero on the subject of Covid. It's nuts, & more evidence that everything in the US has become loaded with political baggage.

Preferential treatment? Hell, Rodgers was fined $14,650 (... which admittedly is the amount of money he makes while adjusting his helmet before a snap). I would agree though that the NFL is probably protecting their revenue stream by not coming down harder on Rodgers & the Packers.
 
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Biggles
Blah, blah, blah, blah ... butthurt Lion's fan. :lol:




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On the other hand, Rodgers has now become much more popular with the Fox/Maga crew. His "independent thinking", which formerly made him highly suspect to the Right, makes him a hero on the subject of Covid. It's nuts, & more evidence that everything in the US has become loaded with political baggage.

Preferential treatment? Hell, Rodgers was fined $14,650 (... which admittedly is the amount of money he makes while adjusting his helmet before a snap). I would agree though that the NFL is probably protecting their revenue stream by not coming down harder on Rodgers & the Packers.
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I apologize. :embarrassed:

I feel your pain. After all, Detroit had the 3rd pick in the 2005 draft. How different things could have been.

Instead you had to watch this (on youtube only apparently!):

 
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Biggles
I apologize. :embarrassed:

I feel your pain. After all, Detroit had the 3rd pick in the 2005 draft. How different things could have been.

Instead you had to watch this (on youtube only apparently!):

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Lions fans are just geographically misplaced and unluckier Jets fans.
 
TexRex
news.yahoo.com

House GOP Lawmaker Takes Credit For Infrastructure Funding He Voted Against

Alabama Rep. Gary Palmer tweeted about how the legislation would help his constituents — even though he voted against it.
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:lol:
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That's Alabama for you; desperate for Federal funding but wants nothing to do with Federal-anything. The entire premise of an omnibus bill is that everyone gets something, but like Halloween, there's lots of suspicious stuff you're not interested in but you do it anyhow.

Also, the Northern Beltline (I-422) is one of the porkiest pieces of legislation; the terrain is some of the most difficult in the state (think West Virginia) and it serves a sparser population of the Birmingham Metro. The argument is that the northern half of the city gets few new infrastructure needs is correct, but the population trends have been to the south side for the last 30-40 years. (Though it will give me another way to get home from Atlanta, it's probably not saving any time.)
 
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Pupik
That's Alabama for you; desperate for Federal funding but wants nothing to do with Federal-anything. The entire premise of an omnibus bill is that everyone gets something, but like Halloween, there's lots of suspicious stuff you're not interested in but you do it anyhow.

Also, the Northern Beltline (I-422) is one of the porkiest pieces of legislation; the terrain is some of the most difficult in the state (think West Virginia) and it serves a sparser population of the Birmingham Metro. The argument is that the northern half of the city gets few new infrastructure needs is correct, but the population trends have been to the south side for the last 30-40 years. (Though it will give me another way to get home from Atlanta, it's probably not saving any time.)
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I thought Mr. Tuberville was supposed to solve ALL of your problems.
 
Pupik
That's Alabama for you; desperate for Federal funding but wants nothing to do with Federal-anything.
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I imagine it's not so much an Alabama thing as it is a ****** politics thing. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) was more than happy to fellate himself over the approval of COVID relief that went through despite him.
 
AZpocalypse
Cancel Culture is referring to the current trend of blacklisting and villainizing transgressors to the status quo, whether they are celebrities, individuals, small businesses, or corporations.

If you hurt someone's feelings, they will put a disproportionate amount of effort into letting everyone EVERYBODY know how racist, sexist, transphobic and Republican you are. They will threaten your livelyhood if you're a celebrity, because the news is their pet and it will go public with what a scumbag you are. Your show will get cancelled because you said __ about __, or you don't agree with __ or you associate with __ and they're not going along with the Leftist Agenda either, so now they hate YOU TOO.

Hence the name "Cancel Culture". If they don't like you, they don't just leave you alone - they attack you.
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Seeing as you've traipsed back into this subforum to spew mental diahrrea, I'm compelled to ask again for additional information regarding the remarks cited above.
TexRex
How do they accomplish this? How do these supposed attacks manifest?
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How do they accomplish this? How do these supposed attacks manifest?

No, I'm not holding my breath.
 
Can somebody tell me why having a grievance (or many!) has become such a desirable personal attribute in the US? Seems to work on both sides of the aisle and results in a kind of perpetual meta-activism where the point of the activism isn't solving problems or fixing systems, but to just express grievance. Why do people want to be aggrieved so much? It's frustrating because it just intensifies conflict because you can't readily compromise with somebody you perceive to be your antagonist - you can only rail against them.

Is it all for the likes?
 
Eunos_Cosmo
Can somebody tell me why having a grievance (or many!) has become such a desirable personal attribute in the US? Seems to work on both sides of the aisle and results in a kind of perpetual meta-activism where the point of the activism isn't solving problems or fixing systems, but to just express grievance. Why do people want to be aggrieved so much? It's frustrating because it just intensifies conflict because you can't readily compromise with somebody you perceive to be your antagonist - you can only rail against them.

Is it all for the likes?
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Grievance is a powerful motivator and populists of whatever bent use it to motivate tribal groups to action.
 
Eunos_Cosmo
Can somebody tell me why having a grievance (or many!) has become such a desirable personal attribute in the US? Seems to work on both sides of the aisle and results in a kind of perpetual meta-activism where the point of the activism isn't solving problems or fixing systems, but to just express grievance. Why do people want to be aggrieved so much? It's frustrating because it just intensifies conflict because you can't readily compromise with somebody you perceive to be your antagonist - you can only rail against them.

Is it all for the likes?
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Sort of. To me it's because there are more eyes on it now. Karen gets upset because the store told her she can't use her 50% off coupon because it expired 2 weeks ago so now she's going to make sure she posts it everywhere she can to try and put as much pressure on the business to come around to her side. Before only her neighbors and maybe close relatives in Hicktown, USA would know about her grievance but now people in Naples, Italy and Tokyo, Japan know about it too and want to pile on.

But to paint this as only a liberal issue is ridiculous. Conservatives have been practicing cancel culture for many, many decades now. Let them think something doesn't agree with their version of America or their version of god and they get their knickers in a twist like anyone else does.
 
"Oceania was always in favour of the infrastructure bill."

Winston Smith changed the historical record again in his menial job at the Ministry of Truth.
 
Jezza819
Sort of. To me it's because there are more eyes on it now. Karen gets upset because the store told her she can't use her 50% off coupon because it expired 2 weeks ago so now she's going to make sure she posts it everywhere she can to try and put as much pressure on the business to come around to her side. Before only her neighbors and maybe close relatives in Hicktown, USA would know about her grievance but now people in Naples, Italy and Tokyo, Japan know about it too and want to pile on.

But to paint this as only a liberal issue is ridiculous. Conservatives have been practicing cancel culture for many, many decades now. Let them think something doesn't agree with their version of America or their version of god and they get their knickers in a twist like anyone else does.
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I did say both sides of the aisle.
 
TexRex
For what? Didn't she vote for the bipartisan infrastructure bill?
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Sorry, my details were a little fuzzy. She caught flack b/c she took credit after holding it up.
Now the grandstanding politician is claiming credit for Biden’s infrastructure bill despite putting it all in jeopardy repeatedly – and using it to justify her refusal to talk to constituents or the media about why she’s arbitrarily trying to tank Democratic priorities.
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www.lgbtqnation.com

Clueless Kyrsten Sinema claims credit for infrastructure bill after holding up Biden agenda - LGBTQ Nation

Twitter quickly reacted to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's grandstanding - and users weren't kind.
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McLaren
Sorry, my details were a little fuzzy. She caught flack b/c she took credit after holding it up.

www.lgbtqnation.com

Clueless Kyrsten Sinema claims credit for infrastructure bill after holding up Biden agenda - LGBTQ Nation

Twitter quickly reacted to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's grandstanding - and users weren't kind.
www.lgbtqnation.com www.lgbtqnation.com
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Those who voted for the bipartisan infrastructure bill deserve credit for its passage. What Sinema has held up is the Build Back Better package for which the progressive wing was willing to tank the infrastructure bill without simultaneous offerings on the floor of Congress.
 
Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt, a Republican, commuted the death sentence of Julius Jones today, halting his execution by mere hours. This isn't the outcome I was expecting and I'm pleased to have my expectations subverted. Respect.
 
Eunos_Cosmo
Can somebody tell me why having a grievance (or many!) has become such a desirable personal attribute in the US? Seems to work on both sides of the aisle and results in a kind of perpetual meta-activism where the point of the activism isn't solving problems or fixing systems, but to just express grievance. Why do people want to be aggrieved so much? It's frustrating because it just intensifies conflict because you can't readily compromise with somebody you perceive to be your antagonist - you can only rail against them.

Is it all for the likes?
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RIGHT!? SO MUCH VIRTUE SIGNALLING!

To keep myself centered, I pay more attention to what people DO vs. what they SAY.

As for any news and informationI want, I listen to what the corporate media reports, THEN I compare their journalism to what smaller independent news outlets report, and choose which one to believe, based on the information provided (lately, I rely on independent news outlets, since they have shown themselves to be more focused on reporting facts instead of pushing agendas and controlling narratives)
 

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