Lurker > David1988

I completely agree TC, I have a similar take on it.

The TLDR of it; The anthem represents the sacrifice of soldiers in service to the nation and two its freedoms, and unless there is a foreign competing team at play, or unless there is and important dignitary, or if it is done to Xpress sympathy for a suffering nation that is not hostile to us, it is otherwise disrespectful to play another nations anthem in lieu of the official national anthem.
Our nation does have a proud history, making it worthy of its own national anthem. Ours is a nation forged in war and conflict.

You might disagree with our legacy, you might go on some triad about racism, or about imperialism, or some other rhetorical diatribe against the military. But the fact is that a lot of people are extremely narrow minded when it comes to those subjects, and are often the kinds of people who come to Charlie Kirk talks with their cell phone in hand with a pre-scripted shark shot question about how they justify something, when they have never done any research for themselves.

When Francis Scott Key originally wrote the poem Defence of Fort M'Henry which became the lyrics for the anthem, he was standing on a British ship bombarding Fort McHenry, and was impressed with the site of The national flag when it had 15 stars, As it translucently shone amidst the bombardment.
It evolved from A simple tune which preceded anthems like hail Columbia and my country tis if thee, And was made National anthem by law under President Herbert Hoover.

Initially there was no set custom of behavior, except that the military should stand and salute the flag when the anthem plays. And anybody else should at least take off their hats.

It does not matter if the law and everything illegal literature defines it as free-speech, It doesnt matter if anyones opinion about our country has to devolve into diatribes of racism and oppression because they cant reconcile themselves with it, it doesnt matter if you didnt serve or didnt ask others to serve your country for you, it especially doesnt matter or if Colin Kaepernick was told by a Navy seal that he should kneel for the anthem as a sign of protest It is still as disrespectful to those of us who have made that sacrifice for their country as it would be disrespectful to sing something like Dixie land at the funeral of a civil rights activist, or to step on the flag of an Islamic theocratic nation. If you are playing at an American venue, or at an American game between two American contenders, it is neither respectful nor of any sense to play the national anthem of any other country. If the Olympics were being held in the United States, the courteous thing to do would be to play the American national anthem first.

Every Servicemember is different in their preference across the board. But the reason to be respectful regardless of what they might think is that and unlike the stereotype that is awesome painted of the military, not every servicemember is a violent killer who hunger is for blood; that would be like saying every African-American is a black panther wanting to rape and kill white people. Unless the anthem follows a competing nation, It is no less ignorant or disrespectful even, to play someone elses anthem as a spit on our own.

That doesnt mean that there arent good reasons to play anothers anthem for which we need to be unreasonable. Take for instance the anthem of France After the major terrorist attack A few years ago, it might be seen as a sign of reverence and sympathy to that nations plight to play their anthem, The same as it was on Facebook for people to change the filter on their photos to that of the French flag. The same can also be said in cases where there are important allied dignitaries visiting the United States, were playing their countries anthem is done as a gesture of respect and good relations.

But beyond that If you replace the anthem with that of another nation, or if you substitute it with a song that isnt THE official national anthem It is disrespectful

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I mean, if CE was a place where heroes and villains congregated Duncan would be a villain so that checks out

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Thats funny, I didnt peg you as a gentlewoman but I still dont know if that true or not ;)

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Hah I see what you did there

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Tic tac toe

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Paragon21XX posted...

99% of it is field corn which is used for everything under the sun but being eaten by people in its natural form. More than half of that is used to produce ethanol to be used as fuel in cars. The rest of it is converted to corn flour, corn meal, corn starch, corn oil, corn syrup (including high fructose corn syrup), animal feed, and more.

Jealous? Not really.

shut the fuck up


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BlackMcCoy posted...

The concept I can respect. The execution is where they fucked up, but I absolutely see the benefits to black children learning amongst themselves, particularly in this political and social time we are in. Far too much time is spent coddling conservative mentalities in primary/secondary education (ask any student of color who has attended private/boarding/ test entry schools) when that energy could be much better utilized

The most reasonable post in this topic. Preventing black kids from segregating and learning amongst themselves is racist in itself


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Alab

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"Let's be honest...I'm everybody's type. I just gotta highlight the parts that appeal to her the most" - No_U_L7

Yea, hes not a sourpuss and not argumentative

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"Let's be honest...I'm everybody's type. I just gotta highlight the parts that appeal to her the most" - No_U_L7

Im a sympath

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i mean, being a hypocrite is the least of Arthurs sins

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Age is a social construct

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At 10 billion the Eath will become overweight and fall from space

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sktgamer_13dude posted...

Yes, such a terrible owner for making sure the dog that cant live with other dogs goes to a home without dogs.

I mean, are you implying its the pitbulls fault hes a killer? I thought murderous pitbulls like that become that way because of bad owners.

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They dont want their own officers mauled

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"Let's be honest...I'm everybody's type. I just gotta highlight the parts that appeal to her the most" - No_U_L7

Yesterday you said you would call Sears

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"Let's be honest...I'm everybody's type. I just gotta highlight the parts that appeal to her the most" - No_U_L7

they do have a tip button, but its only when you mark a message, you can add a tip for faster service

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"Let's be honest...I'm everybody's type. I just gotta highlight the parts that appeal to her the most" - No_U_L7

Agreed, it should also become customary to tip the actual restaurant instead of just the waiters and employees

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"Let's be honest...I'm everybody's type. I just gotta highlight the parts that appeal to her the most" - No_U_L7

Is breeding and milking the same thing or nah?

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"Let's be honest...I'm everybody's type. I just gotta highlight the parts that appeal to her the most" - No_U_L7

Is this from Rush Hour?

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"Let's be honest...I'm everybody's type. I just gotta highlight the parts that appeal to her the most" - No_U_L7

once or twice

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"Let's be honest...I'm everybody's type. I just gotta highlight the parts that appeal to her the most" - No_U_L7

age of consent should be 25 minimum tbh, then a 100 year old could be with a 30 year old and nobody would say boo

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rye-you

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V-E-G-Y- posted...

Mods are targeting popular and beloved users, sbollen must be getting ready to launch dat fancy gamefaqs redesign dis week

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"Let's be honest...I'm everybody's type. I just gotta highlight the parts that appeal to her the most" - No_U_L7

lol nice retort

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"Let's be honest...I'm everybody's type. I just gotta highlight the parts that appeal to her the most" - No_U_L7

spikethedevil posted...

Nah the mods dont care about ban evasion anymore.

Can mods tell if alts belong to the same user though?

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Umbreon posted...

Implied he had sex with an 11 year old.

yikes if true

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how come?

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"Let's be honest...I'm everybody's type. I just gotta highlight the parts that appeal to her the most" - No_U_L7

I once knew a chick who was currently 21 for a decade

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"Let's be honest...I'm everybody's type. I just gotta highlight the parts that appeal to her the most" - No_U_L7

smh didnt he get another one of his vegy alts warned recently? Whats going on, vegy usually the goodest of bois when it comes to moderations

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"Let's be honest...I'm everybody's type. I just gotta highlight the parts that appeal to her the most" - No_U_L7

The honor is mine, CEmen can learn a thing or two about confidence from you.

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No_U_L7 posted...

Let's be honest...I'm everybody's type. I just gotta highlight the parts that appeal to her the most

I missed this gem, thats my new sig sir, I had a Gandhi quote before but yours is more deserving.

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AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

https://youtu.be/7wH2YySpoXE

Is this from the old days of pick up artists? The way TC talks about the modern pick up artists community doesnt seem to be like that

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QueenCarly posted...

It is predatory and relies on psychologically manipulating women.

oh jeez dont get TC started

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Lmao I like how CE always falls for TC stirring the pot, he obviously intentionally worded the topic title that way to get called out on it so he can argue with yall when you inevitably do like clockwork

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No_U_L7 posted...

I see nothing wrong with it. She was 11 ten years ago, now she's 21. Just weird to think about

if theres nothing wrong with it why did you delete it? Or was that the mods?

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Do pick up artists tell the girl theyve studied the fine art of pickup artistry or nah? I imagine girls would like you even more if you shared something personal like that, shows you put in work to better yourself.

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A guy ordering a salad is a red flag too

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I hear Tesla gets pretty bad reviews but I dunno

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Squall28 posted...

Good ol' name calling again. Surprised you didn't bust out the "bootlicker." That would've really showed me.

its just weird youre upset at his name calling but fine with broseph, theres a handful of users who are incapable of communicating with someone they disagree with or dislike without resorting to name calling or the like, I just look past it now the same way I look past brosephs obnoxiousness. Broseph is the same way with name calling and insults tbh

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I dont think hes right, most of my political views runs counter to his beliefs, and hes certainly an ass and obnoxious the way he posts, Im just saying theres more posters like that on here but theres a reason those posters not only doesnt get ignored but even gets more attention than the average poster. Easy targets are more fun to go after for their obnoxiousness.

Quick question, how can political views be boring on uninteresting? Do people choose political views based on whether they sound fun or interesting? I agree with the other things you said about broseph, not sure about that part though.

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Gwynevere posted...

No, sometimes people get ignored because they're obnoxious and argue in a disingenuous circle

theres plenty of people like that here that dont get ignored, the difference is those people are easy to rip part and make a mockery of so people are more willing to engage with those users. Its a bit harder to do that with broseph because he can actually articulate his points and is sharper with his use of language, and he backs up what he claims with relevant data more than the average poster, so naturally people dont want to engage with him but will gladly engage with the morons who are equally obnoxious like him.

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MaxEffingBemis posted...

Saw a political topic yesterday where he kept posting and everyone just ignored him lmfao

they usually ignore him because theres at the very least some truth in what he says that challenges the narrative theyre trying to run with, and he generally backs up what he says with data as well. But seems like even if they ignore him theyre triggered enough to do a topic about him, just a bit weird. Personally I have disdain for anyone who is pro-establishment but I can at least respect broseph trying to back up what he says with relevant data unlike your typical establishment shills on here.

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