i legit have no idea what u mean, and didnt know who u were until 2016.

I just quit posting for awhile. I've been posting since 06. This forum used to be more interesting. Nephi and inviction and a few others made this place a lot more interesting. There's no debate anymore, just two sides yelling at each other and both claiming victory.

This post was edited by Landmine on Feb 18 2020 02:25pm

Tbh Icemage was pro Ron Paul before that, so I guess it was just part of finding his groove politically and growing up/maturing.

@Landmine: Check my join date and weep.

It was more interesting when most users were young and figuring out their own values systems. Now we're all pretty much figured out, a good chunk are reasonable and conversations that would be interesting in 2010 end quickly as we reach an informational or values impasse. The only exceptions are when a poster is taking a really stupid position (usually Ghot) and we take turns ramming them in the corner.

Also theres a conservative in office so most if the big critics during Obamas term arent here and arent willing to take the same stances because theyre really Republicans wearing the libertarian moniker for credibility (usually Cam).

okay a bunch more pardons/commutations;
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-regarding-executive-grants-clemency-2/

full statement there, with full list
public figures;
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich

Former 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr

Former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik

Financier and Philanthropist Michael Milken

Tech Entrepreneur Ariel Friedler

Construction CEO Paul Pogue

Former GSA Chief of Staff David Safavian

Best-selling author and TV host Angela Stanton

non-public figures:

Tynice Nichole Hall

Crystal Munoz

Judith Negron

Did you post in the flaming forum also? I may not remember you posting in pard.

i started posting in pard in like 2010ish, but only shitposting when i wasnt at 20%. started posting in more earnest in 2012, so i prob just missed your early days of posting and fit into your gap, giggity.

i think pard's biggest issue is many people play an archetype character as much or more than they express their own ideas. this by itself isnt an issue, but when they come up against a super serious poster incapable of rolling with the loose candor, memes, metaphors, etc. its just cringey to watch two people fail to connect.

its even worse when both are doing this in the same conversation in flux. one side jokes, the other side hungry for nonexistent points jumps on it and wastes a paragraph debunking a clear joke. and repeat ad nauseum. all of the fruitful discussions ive had here largely fall into one of two categories, 1) both parties equally joking, 2) both parties equally serious. sadly this rarely happens or if it does the 2 serious parties are just too far apart to even have a fruitful discussion.

i have no doubts that my centrism is mainly due to my want to constantly play the other side, but an advantage is that i can both joke and be serious with just about anyone. and the worst case scenario is we agree to disagree amicably. there are really only a VERY small number of posters i just cant "get there" with. o well.

Started out mostly lurking and posting infrequently. Back in the day with ChiefWiggum, Kami, etc.

Tcock might be from around those days too. Don't know if there are any other people from way back then. Maybe FrodoBaggins lmao.

i feel like in the last few years we lost a few old posters. hatemonkey and ghastly (gastly?) come to mind. but what i consider old might not be flaming forum era old lol

Sadly I don't post like I used to. I used to be pro democrat when I was younger. I think a lot of the things I liked about the party have been pushed to the side. A lot of the sjws and virtue signaling has pushed me away from the party and taking a hard stand against it. It also makes it harder for me to side with the left. When the party no longer looks like a pro worker party. (nor Republicans giving tax breaks to the rich) I didn't see where bush jr or Obama helped, but they ended up hurting American workers. There seems to be a forgotten people and its the middle class in America. I grew up in poverty and my dad died poor with nothing in the end. (Working always) Some how he had privilege, because of the color of his skin. I never seen it. Until this rhetoric quits of privilege, because of race and when virtue signaling ends, I'll lean right.