Leftist retreat? Or anarchist training ground?

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Post by honeyfire » Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:41 pm

"Leftist retreat? Or anarchist training ground?"

Yes.
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Post by transgirl » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:25 pm

Definately both. For me it was a Libertarian training ground, and helped me shed the sneaky oppressive leftist bullshit crammed down my throat in University.

I think it's a Leftist retreat for plenty of people. You can always tell who they are. THey have a creepy "caring and sharing" vibe about them and are difficult to talk to (they speak a modified version of American English- It has all kinds of code words and improper logic). Fortunately, they huddle together in big camps where they all get off on "contributing" and bonding. (They NEVER camp alone). The only time they cause trouble is when they start the nutjob talk such as giving reduced price tickets and other incentives to "green" people who don't use generators or sleep in Rv's. Sometimes they'll also suggest forcing their values on all of Black Rock, such as upping ticket prices to create some solar/wind power grid or a list of regulations and bans to insure safety and comfort and their values at the expense of your fun.

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Post by Simon of the Playa » Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:00 pm

transgirl, after careful analysis of your posts and vocabulary usage, i have scientifically deduced that either

A. you are a sock puppet for a "hairy old man" (your words)

or

B. you're from Iowa.
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Post by Ugly Dougly » Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:58 am

Simon of the Playa wrote:transgirl, after careful analysis of your posts and vocabulary usage, i have scientifically deduced that either

A. you are a sock puppet for a "hairy old man" (your words)

or

B. you're from Iowa.
Maybe both. Most "hand-maidens" can't spell that well, and normally lean more to the left. ;)

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Post by ZaphodBurner » Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:41 am

Ugly Dougly wrote:
Simon of the Playa wrote:transgirl, after careful analysis of your posts and vocabulary usage, i have scientifically deduced that either

A. you are a sock puppet for a "hairy old man" (your words)

or

B. you're from Iowa.
Maybe both. Most "hand-maidens" can't spell that well, and normally lean more to the left. ;)
I don't think most people from Iowa refer to college as "University." That's a UK thing, isn't it?

100% agreement on the sock puppet point, and I bet folks in this discussion own as many/more guns and redneck campfire stories that the sockpuppet master. (I should change my username to Leftist7.62)
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Post by transgirl » Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:50 pm

Heh. I'm confused....

BTW, I don't own a gun and sleep in tents and have never used a generator.


I'm too poor for anything else. :twisted:

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Post by Ugly Dougly » Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:50 pm

transgirl wrote:Heh. I'm confused....

BTW, I don't own a gun and sleep in tents and have never used a generator.


I'm too poor for anything else. :twisted:
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