dagblog - Comments for "Outside the Defensible Perimeter"

A good read, ocean, thank you

barefooted — Tue, 29 May 2018 01:12:16 +0000

A good read, ocean, thank you for it. I don't find it remotely surprising since the real world reality is often best found among the people in the real world. You're one of them, and your voice is not only appreciated but necessary.

Curious - does your small, local paper have a website?

Wonder if Michael still feels

barefooted — Tue, 29 May 2018 01:05:20 +0000

In reply to I just like people to

Wonder if Michael still feels that way. ;-)

If you look at the site, most of the conversation seems to be driven by the news articles, as opposed to reader/masthead blogs. That's both good and bad, in my opinion.

I actually agree for the most

barefooted — Tue, 29 May 2018 01:02:10 +0000

In reply to I'm not saying mine is the

I actually agree for the most part, as evidenced by the fact that while I'll include quotes I don't always offer opinions on what I post. I guess my question to you on this particular news item was because it was so obviously not something you agreed with that it seemed odd that you didn't address that immediately. But it was just a query that you answered ... thanks!

But if you disagree with an

barefooted — Tue, 29 May 2018 00:57:34 +0000

In reply to Why prejudice the outcome? If

But if you disagree with an article that the poster also disagrees with, what creates the fight? Besides, fights between Daggers over news pieces usually happen when two or more start coloring outside the lines. 'Course that's also what sometimes fleshes out the substance of the original point, and can sometimes create the best dialog (or it can devolve into the same-old-same-old, which is tedious).

Keep safe and close to God,

NCD — Mon, 28 May 2018 06:44:00 +0000

In reply to Yeah, when people here talk

Keep safe and close to God, being a Democrat I could care less about crime, and support terrorists and open horders, but you might watch through your telescope for the black ones-their the worst-

They took a photo with a long lens. I look at their photo. It sure looks like the long, narrow face of a Somali.

Oh, and if you see Karin, the least populated county is in Hawaii, and the second least in Texas.....

I note the same screed is posted at Realclearpolitics.

I just like people to

artappraiser — Mon, 28 May 2018 04:45:37 +0000

In reply to I'm not saying mine is the

I just like people to participate however they want to, either way or anything inbetween.

Also, I recall that Wolraich told me long ago that he created the little section as a place for people to basically just dump a link that they found interesting when they didn't have a lot of time. That he wasn't expecting commentary, that he intended people to use the "Blog Now" section for that. So there was that past intent.

Myself, what I don't like is having to defend posting something when I don't feel like defending it, just want to point it out. Because I'd rather spend time analyzing than opining. Actually, I rarely like to share my political opinions, feel like: that's private! On the other hand, I'll share cultural opinions galore, because they don't have as many moral associations. I really enjoy figuring out things with group input, though.

I'm not saying mine is the

ocean-kat — Mon, 28 May 2018 04:22:14 +0000

In reply to Do you think that adding your

I'm not saying mine is the right way just what I prefer. I'd rather people form their own opinions first. I usually get my comment up in a couple of hours. As Arta and others have said, posting an article "in the news" doesn't mean we agree with it or endorse it. It only means we think it's worth discussing.

Yeah, when people here talk

ocean-kat — Mon, 28 May 2018 04:10:54 +0000

In reply to Thanks for you story, however

Yeah, when people here talk about the danger on the border we talk about Forde's militia group and the murders they committed in our little town. It happened a few years before I got here. While most don't like the illegals and smugglers coming through they're not seen by most as dangerous

Why prejudice the outcome? If

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 28 May 2018 04:05:16 +0000

In reply to Do you think that adding your

Why prejudice the outcome? If lucky someone like me'll come along, disagree, and we'll have a knock down drag-out argument. Otherwise it's a bunch of "good article, OK", which isn't half the fun.

Thanks for you story, however

NCD — Mon, 28 May 2018 03:26:26 +0000

In reply to I live 3 miles from the

Thanks for you story, however publishing your experiences will not fulfill our fear and hate promotion objectives.

Editors at American Greatness, MAGA!

Who to be afraid of at the border? The Minutemen...?

1 Forde's militia group, the "Minutemen American Defense," which patrolled Arizona's border with Mexico. When they found no drugs, the intruders took inexpensive jewelry and fatally shot 29-year-old Raul Flores, Jr., and his daughter, nine-year-old Brisenia Ylianna Flores...Brisenia was a third-grade student at the Sopori Elementary......Forde and Bush were sentenced to death...

2 Chris Simcox gained notoriety as a founder of an Arizona border militia but he now faces child-molestation charges.....Simcox was convicted and sentenced to two concurrent sentences of 17 years....