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Gern Blansten

shecky said:

https://www.foxnews.com/media/bill-maher-hammers-dems-how-trump-taking-voters-says-he-feels-peoples-pain-a

Yep. And the Dems still don't get it. And probably never will.

It's true that trump appealed to them but they believed his lies...that still doesn't make sense

mickeyrat

Tim Simmons said:

Other than subscribing to a Newspaper and having it delivered (if they still do that), I have zero idea where to go to buy one. Maybe the train station? 

Like the TV station problems, many small town and regional newspapers are shutting down. 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/10/media/severe-shortage-local-news-muck-rack-journalism-index

my grocecery store now and every other I ever have shopped at has at least the local paper available and a few have a small newstand section with national papers like usa today. 

mickeyrat

Gern Blansten said:

Tim Simmons said:

DE4173 said:

As a huge NFL (and college football) fan, I think it's an excellent idea. The male cheerleaders give straight women and gay men an alternative to the female cheerleaders in their tiny outfits and the players in tight pants.

Win-win! 🙌

I don’t follow football, but I don’t see how it’s any difference than college cheerleading. I’m surprised people are upset. It’s weird. 


or are people “upset” because conservative outlets are reporting this as an issue because of 3 tweets? 

It's a bit different...the college male cheerleaders are generally the guys that hold up the females, the male NFL cheerleaders couldn't lift cotton candy above their heads

but the history is cheer squads for college were all male once upon a time.

tempo_n_groove

Tim Simmons said:

Other than subscribing to a Newspaper and having it delivered (if they still do that), I have zero idea where to go to buy one. Maybe the train station? 

Like the TV station problems, many small town and regional newspapers are shutting down. 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/10/media/severe-shortage-local-news-muck-rack-journalism-index

lol any convenience store? 7-11 for example.

Tim Simmons

mickeyrat said:

Tim Simmons said:

Other than subscribing to a Newspaper and having it delivered (if they still do that), I have zero idea where to go to buy one. Maybe the train station? 

Like the TV station problems, many small town and regional newspapers are shutting down. 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/10/media/severe-shortage-local-news-muck-rack-journalism-index

my grocecery store now and every other I ever have shopped at has at least the local paper available and a few have a small newstand section with national papers like usa today. 

Hmmm. Maybe they are at the info desk or something at mine.  

HughFreakingDillon

tempo_n_groove said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Tim Simmons said:

And as for “respect for their elders”, respect is earned not a given. That may be on the decisions and behaviors of boomers and Xers. 

ehhh.  I want to disagree with that.  It's as if they have disdain for adults and older people in general.

One thing wrong with our country is the lack of empathy or respect, I know you say its something earned, towards older people.

In other countries the elders are celebrated.  Here we can't wait for them to die it seems.

I respected my elders as much as I respected any other human-to demand extra respect due to nothing but age always puzzled me. There’s a lot of shitty old people, just like there’s lots of shitty young people. 

When I first entered the work force I’d get that line from an older woman I worked with whenever we disagreed. Sorry, you don’t get to be right just because of your age. 

Maybe respect is the wrong word.  Respectful?

I mean do you hold a door open for someone older or just slam it in their face?  Thats what I'm talking about.

I hold doors for everyone. 

HughFreakingDillon

Tim Simmons

Is this Cracker Barrel thing a real story being covered or the reverse Sydney Sweeney thing, where some fringe goobers were mad online and then people ran with it blowing it into a bigger nonstory

DE4173

The latest funny/not funny pop culture viral stories 

Lerxst1992

Complaining about Maher making a perfectly accurate point regarding how democrats are beyond lost, not only backed up by being in the complete minority in DC, but by losing net registered voters to the Rs in all 30 states analyzed by NYT, should get more attention from the binky loving crowd in dc. Crying about stupid voters or criticizing differing views within the party will lose every time.

Bentleyspop

mace1229

tempo_n_groove said:

Tim Simmons said:

I think its easy to blame education in this country (and it is a factor in terms of learning how to think critically and weed out BS and properly research and all that). Its a confluence of reasons. Its community and values, sometimes religious, sometimes regional. Its limited exposure to experiences and cultures. Its misinformation (thats where the lack of critical thinking comes into play). A big factor is that change is slow. Its simplification of life due to technology. Its complex times of financial hurdles and hardship. Its not just one thing driving it.

The upside is, if you look at the last 4 generations of Americans from Boomers to Z, you see the long term change in thinking. Some can call it growth, but change for the better happens. there are setbacks (we are currently in one). But values and understanding has changed over the past 50 years. Yeah, its not where many want it to be, but things are better.

I would say there is a definite setback right now.  I hear more and more young people that have little respect or regard to elders.

Another problem is the youth of today do not get their news from a news station or publication anymore.  It's all through social media.  Almost none of them don't read/watch in depth reporting.

I was shocked to hear that when they did a case study on youth today.

We know the old guard news medias are dyeing.  If they go then there won't be good reporting and the world could go to shit even further.

I do wish the woke generation would invest in some old fashioned news reporting.

Not just elders, but authority in general.
I've had many parents tell me they teach their kids they don't have to listen to adults and respect is earned. So in other words, an adult in charge who you don't know doesn't deserve your respect and has no authority to tell you what to do. 
That is definitely not the majority, but 5 kids in a classroom of 30 who are brought up that way can make the classroom hell.

Gern Blansten

mace1229 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Tim Simmons said:

I think its easy to blame education in this country (and it is a factor in terms of learning how to think critically and weed out BS and properly research and all that). Its a confluence of reasons. Its community and values, sometimes religious, sometimes regional. Its limited exposure to experiences and cultures. Its misinformation (thats where the lack of critical thinking comes into play). A big factor is that change is slow. Its simplification of life due to technology. Its complex times of financial hurdles and hardship. Its not just one thing driving it.

The upside is, if you look at the last 4 generations of Americans from Boomers to Z, you see the long term change in thinking. Some can call it growth, but change for the better happens. there are setbacks (we are currently in one). But values and understanding has changed over the past 50 years. Yeah, its not where many want it to be, but things are better.

I would say there is a definite setback right now.  I hear more and more young people that have little respect or regard to elders.

Another problem is the youth of today do not get their news from a news station or publication anymore.  It's all through social media.  Almost none of them don't read/watch in depth reporting.

I was shocked to hear that when they did a case study on youth today.

We know the old guard news medias are dyeing.  If they go then there won't be good reporting and the world could go to shit even further.

I do wish the woke generation would invest in some old fashioned news reporting.

Not just elders, but authority in general.
I've had many parents tell me they teach their kids they don't have to listen to adults and respect is earned. So in other words, an adult in charge who you don't know doesn't deserve your respect and has no authority to tell you what to do. 
That is definitely not the majority, but 5 kids in a classroom of 30 who are brought up that way can make the classroom hell.

I bet...I can't imagine 

mace1229

tempo_n_groove said:

Tim Simmons said:

And as for “respect for their elders”, respect is earned not a given. That may be on the decisions and behaviors of boomers and Xers. 

ehhh.  I want to disagree with that.  It's as if they have disdain for adults and older people in general.

One thing wrong with our country is the lack of empathy or respect, I know you say its something earned, towards older people.

In other countries the elders are celebrated.  Here we can't wait for them to die it seems.

I agree with this. And its the attitude of "its earned, not given" is part of the problem. You should show respect to everyone, unless you have a rationale reason not to. Aside from my classroom example with an authority figure, I see it all the time in public.
Older kids cussing a lot at the park around my small kids, if I ask them politely to stop they are just rude. I don't to have earned your respect to ask you not to be a bad influence on my children. But by today's standards it's more of the "I don't know you, I don't have to listen to you and I'll talk how I want" attitude. 
I see it all the time at our public pool on busy days. We have one of the biggest public pools in the country and we love it, but we see young teens disrespecting life guards regularly who ask them to stop doing certain things. The lifeguard doesn't have to earn your respect before telling you to follow the rules.

tbergs

Maybe respect is the wrong term with the current generation. How about just basic human decency and kindness, but when shitty politicians demonstrate that you can call people names and make fun of them when they don't agree with you, what would we expect from the kids of these adults and those who support them. 

Gern Blansten

tbergs said:

Maybe respect is the wrong term with the current generation. How about just basic human decency and kindness, but when shitty politicians demonstrate that you can call people names and make fun of them when they don't agree with you, what would we expect from the kids of these adults and those who support them. 

This is a big difference...when the potus acts like a third grade fuckhead 24/7 

Lerxst1992

mace1229 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Tim Simmons said:

And as for “respect for their elders”, respect is earned not a given. That may be on the decisions and behaviors of boomers and Xers. 

ehhh.  I want to disagree with that.  It's as if they have disdain for adults and older people in general.

One thing wrong with our country is the lack of empathy or respect, I know you say its something earned, towards older people.

In other countries the elders are celebrated.  Here we can't wait for them to die it seems.

I agree with this. And its the attitude of "its earned, not given" is part of the problem. You should show respect to everyone, unless you have a rationale reason not to. Aside from my classroom example with an authority figure, I see it all the time in public.
Older kids cussing a lot at the park around my small kids, if I ask them politely to stop they are just rude. I don't to have earned your respect to ask you not to be a bad influence on my children. But by today's standards it's more of the "I don't know you, I don't have to listen to you and I'll talk how I want" attitude. 
I see it all the time at our public pool on busy days. We have one of the biggest public pools in the country and we love it, but we see young teens disrespecting life guards regularly who ask them to stop doing certain things. The lifeguard doesn't have to earn your respect before telling you to follow the rules.

MAGA has hurt the country significantly regarding public respect and politeness. And the dems are doing its best to emulate their leader. Just try disagreeing with an ultra leftist on dei or gender ideology. They ain’t nice about it.

Tim Simmons

I'm sorry guys, but you all sound like a bunch of old geezers

Gern Blansten

Tim Simmons said:

I'm sorry guys, but you all sound like a bunch of old geezers

yeah well...get off my lawn

Halifax2TheMax

Gern Blansten said:

Tim Simmons said:

I'm sorry guys, but you all sound like a bunch of old geezers

yeah well...get off my lawn