Donald Trump

[Brownie]

Too much information Owlswing.  Most of us aren't all bad.  Even me who is, apparently, a ''leftie'' (one of ''them lefties'' too).  I've never met anyone from a forum, did think about it a couple of times but circumstances prevented - and I'm glad. I prefer to just 'know' fellow posters from forums, then I can keep my illusions, good and bad - & don't kid myself that I'm all that interesting to know either, would probably be shy and have difficulty finding something to talk about so we'd fall back on the forum and we do enough of that already.

[Owlswing]

Too much information Owlswing.  Most of us aren't all bad.  Even me who is, apparently, a ''leftie'' (one of ''them lefties'' too).  I've never met anyone from a forum, did think about it a couple of times but circumstances prevented - and I'm glad. I prefer to just 'know' fellow posters from forums, then I can keep my illusions, good and bad - & don't kid myself that I'm all that interesting to know either, would probably be shy and have difficulty finding something to talk about so we'd fall back on the forum and we do enough of that already.

Oh, I agree that anonymity is better in some ways, but, and it is a big but, it also allows for some serious unpleasantness to be enacted against others. Such unpleasantness will, almost certainly, be expunged by the Moderators but this will not mitigate the effects of such unpleasantness upon the victim if they have read it before such action can be taken.

I had known RR before I joined the Beeb and disliked him even then, as it is easy to dislike those who take great pleasure in putting down those whom they think are incapable, for one reason or another, of handling such treatment; the less able the harsher the treatment.

Forunately he was spotted when he tried to join this forum and blocked.

[Shaker]

Forunately he was spotted when he tried to join this forum and blocked.

Interesting - I never knew that.

[Owlswing]

Interesting - I never knew that.

I can't remember who mentioned it to me, but it was quite early on, one of the Mods I think.

[Brownie]

I didn't know OLW was RR and have only encountered OLW fairly recently;  have no knowledge of RR.  OLW doesn't seem that bad to me

.  Lots of posters are tactless sometimes and say outrageous things.

Still I think anything we know about a fellow poster outside of the forum, whether from other forums or in real life, is best not discussed so they can have a clean slate.   If they blot it at least those who moderate will not have any preconceived ideas about them and can assess the situation fairly on the day.  I did know of one girl a few years ago who was blocked from joining a forum because of stuff that went on somewhere else.  Honestly, nobody had died but she was preceded by a bad press.

I'm glad I've never met anyone from forums.  Seem loads of posters from other forums as I am sure we all have.

These are just my opinions.

[floo]

I have never known OMW to use RR as a username!

[Bubbles]

I didn't know OLW was RR and have only encountered OLW fairly recently;  have no knowledge of RR.  OLW doesn't seem that bad to me

.  Lots of posters are tactless sometimes and say outrageous things.

Still I think anything we know about a fellow poster outside of the forum, whether from other forums or in real life, is best not discussed so they can have a clean slate.   If they blot it at least those who moderate will not have any preconceived ideas about them and can assess the situation fairly on the day.  I did know of one girl a few years ago who was blocked from joining a forum because of stuff that went on somewhere else.  Honestly, nobody had died but she was preceded by a bad press.

I'm glad I've never met anyone from forums.  Seem loads of posters from other forums as I am sure we all have.

These are just my opinions.

 I'm confused.

Who is OLW?

If it's OMW he isn't RR,  and neither as far as I know, is Jack.

 

 

[Owlswing]

I didn't know OLW was RR and have only encountered OLW fairly recently;  have no knowledge of RR.  OLW doesn't seem that bad to me

.  Lots of posters are tactless sometimes and say outrageous things.

Still I think anything we know about a fellow poster outside of the forum, whether from other forums or in real life, is best not discussed so they can have a clean slate.   If they blot it at least those who moderate will not have any preconceived ideas about them and can assess the situation fairly on the day.  I did know of one girl a few years ago who was blocked from joining a forum because of stuff that went on somewhere else.  Honestly, nobody had died but she was preceded by a bad press.

I'm glad I've never met anyone from forums.  Seem loads of posters from other forums as I am sure we all have.

These are just my opinions.

NO NO NO OH MY WORLD IS NOT RR! the first is and the latter was a troll but they are NOT the same person!

[ad_orientem]

Trump has the neo-cons worried, which is by itself a good thing. They're afraid their atlanticist world order is at risk. May it fall.

http://m.sputniknews.com/us/20160306/1035871466/trump-neocons-critique-analysis.html

[Owlswing]

STOP! NOW!

RR has, to my knowledge NEVER been on this forum!

My comment about OMW was to say that while he is a troll he is in no way as bad as RR and it was never my intention to imply that he was!

RR was a one off - for which I am grateful - and so should the rest of the Forums of the world be.

I regret most sincerely even mentioning him and will not ever again do so!

[OH MY WORLD!]

People please!, everything floo mentions in her posts can be challenged and also brought back to her attention on a later date and used in an argument. If she's gonna cry about it, she would do better finding a spine donor. If we have to tolerate her daily attacks on our faith, our God and us as Christians then she will have to accept the same treatment with regards to herself and all she posts. Truth is she targets certain people for nothing but belittling comments. She never actually debates anything Sass posts for example. She just jumps in to make stupid, childish, infantile, stunted put downs. So she can stop the crocodile tears, I am not fooled.

My dearest fan Matty, so good of you to return, where were you, anger management classes? Now, my dear friend, if I'm a troll that would make you Jabba the Hutt. And if I'm a troll, you must be surprised at how damn good looking I am. (snork) I hope you remember what you have posted and also stop and think before sending the posts. You see, you really fly off your handle (snork) whenever somebody challenges your posts or just disagrees with anything you post. You especially target Hope for your trolling ways.

Now the topic of Donald. Let's not be surprised at his mouth, self promotion and tough guy behaviour. He comes from another blood sport, business, that is BIG BUSINESS. We are not talking about a little business like the little corner grocery store. Donald would go after them like illegal Mexicans. Donald has had to use his skills, the mouth, the self promotion, and the hair, to get back on top after being ruined. So nobody running for party nominations has the experience that Trump does. Clinton is no threat nor the pinko commie granddad running against her. He will stomp either one into a bloody pulp and leave them to die on the side of the highway. Truth is, Donald isn't a Republican nor a Democrat. He is an opportunist, and will financially support anybody or party that will be good down the road to his businesses. I don't want to see him as president but will accept him, if that means the USA won't be run by a socialist crazy or a crook that has her very own set of rules to play but.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGJd80y360c

[Brownie]

  Sincere apologies to Owlswing about my mistake over OMW and RR.  I was confused (I won't blame my age as it is the same as floo's).  Owlswing said: He (meaning OMW) is probably the Recondite Revenant reincarnated - no, scratch that - he is nowhere near as clever as the RR.  I can see it all clearly now from "no, scratch that".   

Apologies also to OMW but I really did misunderstand.

I wish you would stop saying ''snork'', it's revolting and conjours up visions of you sniggering and snorting loudly.

Be serious, there is no way a socialist will become President of the United States. However I do not understand the USA fear of socialism, which seems to be confused with Communism, such as in China.

There are some socialist governments in the world which are moderate and seem to work very well; Canada is a good example.  Closer to home (for me), Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands.

[Owlswing]

I wish you would stop saying ''snork'', it's revolting and conjours up visions of you sniggering and snorting loudly.

Way way back OMW explained that that is exactly what he means by it!

[edited for typo]

[Brownie]

He did indeed but when he says it, I can almost hear it (& I ain't one for 'hearing things', honest).  It's revolting.  Well it is to me anyway, maybe no else minds and I'm being overly wotsit.

[Jack Knave]

Trump has the neo-cons worried, which is by itself a good thing. They're afraid their atlanticist world order is at risk. May it fall.

Agreed.

I hear you are going to get a vote on whether to leave the Euro. I think I've got that right - a partition reached a certain threshold number.

[Brownie]

Yes, we get to vote quite soon.

[Keith Maitland]

My gut feeling is Trump does not want to be President. Instead, he wants the election "stolen" from him so he can be a political martyr. Then, his followers will continue to idolize him, the media will cast him as a constant armchair critic of the next President, and he'll make billions from his brand.

[floo]

My gut feeling is Trump does not want to be President. Instead, he wants the election "stolen" from him so he can be a political martyr. Then, his followers will continue to idolize him, the media will cast him as a constant armchair critic of the next President, and he'll make billions from his brand.

I don't know how you work that one out? I think Trump definitely wants to be President, but heaven help the world if he does.

[Khatru]

I don't know how you work that one out? I think Trump definitely wants to be President, but heaven help the world if he does.

It would be bad but I'm pretty sure that Ted Cruz would be worse.

[floo]

It would be bad but I'm pretty sure that Ted Cruz would be worse.

I doubt it.

[jeremyp]

My gut feeling is Trump does not want to be President. Instead, he wants the election "stolen" from him so he can be a political martyr. Then, his followers will continue to idolize him, the media will cast him as a constant armchair critic of the next President, and he'll make billions from his brand.

I think you are right. This is just a big ego trip for him.

[jeremyp]

I doubt it.

Ted Cruz's views are more extreme than Trump's. A lot of what you see of Trump is him whipping up the crowd for effect. I do not think Trump would be a good president but Cruz is ideologically driven. He believes the shit he says.

[floo]

Ted Cruz's views are more extreme than Trump's. A lot of what you see of Trump is him whipping up the crowd for effect. I do not think Trump would be a good president but Cruz is ideologically driven. He believes the shit he says.

Well hopefully neither of them will become President, and Hillary Clinton will be the first woman elected to that office.

[Jack Knave]

I don't know how you work that one out? I think Trump definitely wants to be President, but heaven help the world if he does.

Keith is right.....amazingly. In fact it is a win-win for Trump for if he does become President or not he'll have some form of power and be in the public eye to an even greater extent than he was.

[Jack Knave]

Well hopefully neither of them will become President, and Hillary Clinton will be the first woman elected to that office.

Oh my god NO!!!