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Thread: Controversial Political Opinions
Post: RE: Controversial Political Opinions
(12-16-2022, 09:50 AM)David Horn Wrote: (12-16-2022, 01:10 AM)linus Wrote: How about controversial political opinions turned upside down? Roughly twenty years ago, I referred to one Rudolph Giulia... |
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Theory Related Political Discussions |
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12-16-2022, 10:35 PM |
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Thread: Controversial Political Opinions
Post: RE: Controversial Political Opinions
How about controversial political opinions turned upside down? Roughly twenty years ago, I referred to one Rudolph Giuliani as a suburban brownshirt in these parts, and was excoriated for it. Now, and... |
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Theory Related Political Discussions |
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12-16-2022, 01:10 AM |
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Thread: Are Millennials Cemented as Civics/Heroes Yet?
Post: RE: Are Millennials Cemented as Civics/Heroes Yet?
Well, deep respect and humility toward the Ukrainian men and women - young and old (but yeah significantly millennial) - who are defending their country, at great cost to themselves, and their familie... |
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The Millennial Generation |
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03-12-2022, 09:34 PM |
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Thread: Does this 4T seem a little 2T-ish to anyone else?
Post: RE: Does this 4T seem a little 2T-ish to anyone el...
I think this 4t (and maybe others too) is like the last 2t turned inside out, with the Nixon-Reagan majority collision in a slow death spiral, much as the New Deal majority coalition declined and fell... |
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General Discussion |
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03-12-2022, 04:01 PM |
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Thread: Russia invades Ukraine, threatens The West
Post: RE: Russia invades Ukraine, threatens The West
Well, here we are - finally, and sadly - in what appears to be a total war.
So much for the farcical fascism in the West (among far-rightists, I mean), this time around, with all its asterisks, and c... |
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General Political Discussion |
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03-06-2022, 09:42 PM |
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Thread: Theme Parks and Generations
Post: RE: Theme Parks and Generations
Yes. I used to go to "Wally World" (Magic Mountain) frequently as a kid, as well as Disneyland, and Knotts Berry Farm. The big, tall wooden roller coaster in "Vacation" has since been demolished (it w... |
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Entertainment and Media |
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05-24-2021, 09:24 PM |
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Thread: TikTokers?
Post: RE: TikTokers?
Never been there (me thinks I'm not exactly their demographic), but I confess to a certain amount of envy for the cranberry juice guy (isn't he there, or is that youtube?). I love the cranberry juice,... |
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Generations |
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03-18-2021, 03:25 PM |
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Thread: What are you reading?
Post: RE: What are you reading?
Well, apart from near-daily readings for the intensive outpatient program of one of those places which isn't jail but you're strongly advised not to leave for at least 30 days (unless of course ordere... |
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Special Topics/G-T Lounge |
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03-05-2021, 01:23 PM |
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Thread: Presidential "Skipping" of Silents/Gen X
Post: RE: Presidential "Skipping" of Silents/Gen X
Well, of course, the fact that former Vice President Biden (a Silent) and his running mate, Kamala Harris (an xer - by Strauss and Howe's definition), are currently favored to win the presidential con... |
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Theory Related Political Discussions |
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10-02-2020, 10:58 PM |
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Thread: Election 2020
Post: RE: Election 2020
Just in: this exclusive photo from Biden campaign headquarters (it's purely metaphorical, of course). |
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General Political Discussion |
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09-06-2020, 04:25 PM |
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Thread: Fictional characters and archetypes
Post: RE: Fictional characters and archetypes
(08-02-2018, 12:55 PM)David Horn Wrote: (08-02-2018, 12:31 PM)Marypoza Wrote: (07-11-2018, 01:18 PM)Hintergrund Wrote: Boomers are hypocrites, like all "Prophets" - but after all, they're just p... |
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Entertainment and Media |
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11-08-2018, 05:14 PM |
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Thread: Let's make fun of Trump, bash him, etc. while we can!
Post: RE: Let's make fun of Trump, bash him, etc. while ...
I think that in one sense fourth turnings are a referendum on Catholicism, which as William F Buckley used to say, is conservatism. I still believe this one ends, like the Glorious Revolution, with bo... |
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General Political Discussion |
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10-07-2018, 11:30 AM |
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Thread: Careers ruined or at risk from accusations of sexual misconduct
Post: RE: Careers ruined or at risk from accusations of ...
(05-06-2018, 01:39 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: Could liberals be finding an issue on which to embrace chastity as an ideal? They have excused sex between consenting adults, but not between children, between... |
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General Discussion |
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05-10-2018, 01:59 PM |
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Thread: Careers ruined or at risk from accusations of sexual misconduct
Post: RE: Careers ruined or at risk from accusations of ...
Anyone hear a rumor about a celeb over the years who may have engaged in misconduct? If this kind of thing interests you, check out today's blind item at CDAN and pay close attention to the ending. It... |
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General Discussion |
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03-27-2018, 01:10 PM |
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Thread: The most dangerous time since the Civil War
Post: RE: The most dangerous time since the Civil War
Re: Joe Biden, street fightin man
So, basically, are we just going to replace the 2020 election with a WWE match-up between the two of them, completing the degradation of American politics, and givin... |
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Theory Related Political Discussions |
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03-21-2018, 03:42 PM |
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Thread: Sound reproduction and playback
Post: RE: Sound reproduction and playback
Interesting insights pb2a. I have this secret fantasy of having a pipe organ in my house. |
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Technology |
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03-01-2018, 02:02 PM |
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Thread: Sound reproduction and playback
Post: RE: Sound reproduction and playback
I'm not a sound person, as I said, so I don't know how all that works, but I have learned a few things about imaging, which may or may not be analogous. The longstanding film/digital debate usually tu... |
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Technology |
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02-28-2018, 04:00 PM |
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Thread: Sound reproduction and playback
Post: RE: Sound reproduction and playback
I'm more of a word and picture than sound person (which is not to say I don't like music, only that I've never really been an audiophile) but I recently retired my 10+ year old Samsung K3 mp3 player (... |
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Technology |
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02-27-2018, 10:47 PM |
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Thread: S&H theory and Steve Bannon
Post: RE: S&H theory and Steve Bannon
(02-27-2018, 11:37 AM)David Horn Wrote: (02-26-2018, 04:47 PM)linus Wrote: I wonder if he ever read or posted at the original forum or this one.
Close friend of William Strauss and prolific poste... |
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General Discussion |
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02-27-2018, 02:53 PM |
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Thread: S&H theory and Steve Bannon
Post: RE: S&H theory and Steve Bannon
I wonder if he ever read or posted at the original forum or this one. |
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General Discussion |
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02-26-2018, 04:47 PM |
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Thread: Careers ruined or at risk from accusations of sexual misconduct
Post: RE: Careers ruined or at risk from accusations of ...
Here's the blind item at Crazy Days and Nights (I referenced upthread) concerning the permanent A-list rock star Enty, the blog's author, believes may fall under the cloud of #MeToo this year. |
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General Discussion |
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02-24-2018, 03:48 PM |
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Thread: Careers ruined or at risk from accusations of sexual misconduct
Post: RE: Careers ruined or at risk from accusations of ...
Enty, the anonymous entertainment lawyer who writes the blog Crazy Days and Nights, and who has recently gotten a flurry of press attention because he'd been dishing on the likes of Weinstein, Spacey,... |
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General Discussion |
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02-20-2018, 03:19 PM |
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Thread: Crazy Days and Nights blog
Post: RE: Crazy Days and Nights blog
CDAN has been profiled recently in Vanity Fair, the Daily Beast, and the Huff Post, among others. |
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Entertainment and Media |
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02-19-2018, 03:23 PM |
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Thread: Neil Howe: 'Civil War Is More Likely Than People Think'
Post: RE: Neil Howe: 'Civil War Is More Likely Than Peop...
(08-06-2017, 07:52 AM)David Horn Wrote: (08-03-2017, 02:58 PM)linus Wrote: I read Neil Howe's WaPo op-ed from recent months, which didn't necessarily suggest he thought some kind of war was inevit... |
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Neil Howe & The First Turning |
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02-19-2018, 03:18 PM |
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Thread: Crazy Days and Nights blog
Post: Crazy Days and Nights blog
If you're not yet reading Crazy Days and Nights blog you will. Enty is an anonymous and high level Hollywood attorney who has been dishing on the likes of Weinstein and Spacey for years. Keep in mind ... |
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Entertainment and Media |
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12-22-2017, 10:31 PM |