Coming to terms with my feelings. Long, sorry.

iceman1 · Nov 26, 2012

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I insult you because you are judgmental and you act like an idiot. You came here and attacked me first. Remember that. I didn't even know you were a "chinese girl" until someone mentioned it a few pages back. Nor do I actually care.

YOU started it with me. You judged me based on my first post, without knowing anything about me. Then you get mad when I respond to your first crap with more crap.

Would you like me to post your first comment to me?
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the above b.s. from some guy who judges others so harshly that he disowns his own fricking ama for voting for a certain candidate.

what a mentally ILL sucker..! LOL lol LOL lol

Tsing Tao · Nov 26, 2012

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I just looked it up. Did you know those things have 157 calories per 12 oz and only 4.8% alcohol by vol?
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I don't look at calories, especially on beer. As for the content, I had thought it was higher.

Lucrum · Nov 26, 2012

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the above b.s. from some guy who judges others so harshly that he disowns his own fricking ama for voting for a certain candidate.

what a mentally ILL sucker..! LOL lol LOL lol
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Yet ANOTHER bad day trading?

PHOENIX TRADING · Nov 26, 2012

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Yet ANOTHER bad day trading?
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You mean there are good days?

denner · Nov 26, 2012

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the above b.s. from some guy who judges others so harshly that he disowns his own fricking ama for voting for a certain candidate.

what a mentally ILL sucker..! LOL lol LOL lol
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He can do whatever the fuck he wants "hotshot".

Tsing Tao · Nov 26, 2012

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the above b.s. from some guy who judges others so harshly that he disowns his own fricking ama for voting for a certain candidate.

what a mentally ILL sucker..! LOL lol LOL lol
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I disown what? My ama? Is that supposed to say "family"? Besides, I didn't disown anyone. It would appear you have reading comprehension issues just like your problems with typing.

Oh, and LOL lol LOL lol....and stuff

Iceman...heh

Tsing Tao · Nov 26, 2012

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Yet ANOTHER bad day trading?
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He's not a very good trader, is he?

Lucrum · Nov 26, 2012

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He's not a very good trader, is he?
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I don't think so. Within the last couple of weeks he started a whole new thread in the Trading forum about the "manipulated" market. I assume I don't have to explain what that translates to.

BeautifulStranger · Dec 5, 2020

Tsing Tao said:
I don't usually make new threads on this forum unless there is a significant point I am trying to make - I would rather latch on to someone else's similar idea and expand from there. I'm not sure why I'm even posting this. Perhaps I'm doing it for therapeutic purposes? There is some strange comfort in typing my jumbled thoughts out in a clear manner for me to sift through afterwards. Maybe this will help me come to terms with the travesty of what occurred on Tuesday evening. It will likely be long winded, with the usual right wing posters on one side agreeing, and the left ones throwing insults, but c'est la vie. I don't plan on fighting any of you on this topic, so if it makes you feel better to flame me, have at it.

To say that I am disappointed with the election results would be an understatement. I severely miscalculated the level of intelligence in the general populace, giving far more emphasis to logic than emotion. As my (once) good friend (a very liberal voter) told me at one time - I am not typical in my thinking. He meant this as a compliment, elaborating that I tend to cut out emotion entirely when I do my analysis and determine which decision makes sense. He is a good person, though I can no longer spend time with him, as his belief of the country's direction differs too great from my own. Additionally, my mother and step-father voted Obama, and I have canceled my Christmas visit to New Jersey to spend time with them. They are hurt, but I find myself not caring at all.

I am resentful. I don't want to be, but I simply can't help it. I tried to determine why I am so angry, and in my true nature, dissecting my feelings in the attempt to determine whether it is the immature fact that my "horse" lost the race, or something far deeper. I don't care that much when my Steelers lose a football game. I don't care when i lose a pickup hoops game. It's it about losing? I don't think so.

I think what is really bothering me is that what is so clear to me is so lost on them. When I asked my family, or friends that voted Obama, why they did so, none of them could articulate a substantial reason. If someone was gay, and they did so because gay rights are the number one reason for them, THAT is a substantial reason. I can accept that. But when asked, none of the folks I mentioned could articulate anything than "I don't like Mitt Romney." When I asked them why, they mumbled a bunch of MSNBC talking points that weren't even factually accurate. They voted, then returned to the latest Hollywood gossip shows, or reality TV and forgot about the country again. They cast a vote that would substantially affect the future of the country, with all the seriousness and focus of someone picking out a bag of chips in the grocery aisle. "I don't like Pringles. What do you want me to say?"

Further alarming, is that this type of thinking is growing. It is on the rise. Educated voters are disappearing. What remains is a mob of sheep who find themselves "caring" about the direction of the country for one month every 4 years - who pretend to be experts on all decision making, but really only regurgitate the latest talking points from their biased tv outlets. I think this is what disappointed me most - knowing that this is now the majority of the country, and the battle is lost. Yes, that's it! Holy crap - it's the understanding that the battle is lost. Permanently. If someone like Obama can win given the last four years of utter disaster, then there will never be a time in the future where facts matter any longer. It is all emotion and spin.

So, as I come to terms with this, I have realized a few things that I will change in my life. I can no longer afford to take the moral high ground on decisions made. Being a responsible citizen no longer pays off. The only who will prosper in this nation are those who are net takers. Karma is no longer relevant, religion is a past-time that yields no fruit. It is time to become part of the rat race and take what I can before the whole damned system comes crashing down around us. Some changes I will enact in my life.

I will compromise much less with people in the attempt to be polite and nice.

My friends and family who are naive and unwilling to leave the herd (even on the other side of the spectrum) and are content to plow through life oblivious to what world they are walking in will be written off. I will not spend my time around them.

I will no longer buy what I can get for free. This doesn't mean larceny, of course, but it does mean thinks like movies and music. I've long supported buying originals instead of using the net to get it for free. No longer.

I've been giving 5% of my salary to charity for over a decade. I will cut that immediately. I will no longer donate anything to anyone.

I will immediately seek an international position in my company so that I can take advantage of dual citizenship to place assets internationally.

I will make sure I take advantage of any possible tax loophole I can.

I will surround myself with like-minded, conservative thinkers who are preparing for the collapse of our financial well being. This will likely result in me becoming more extreme, but I don't care. It's us versus them for me, now.

I will accelerate my project of solace in the Smoky Mountains, and that will serve as solace should I need it. And I will stock pile all the necessary things to keep that place sustainable.

Finally, I will focus on my family and myself, and no longer try to educate or help society become a better place.

As negative as all this is (and I know it is), I find myself OK with that. I am fine with nursing the cynic and killing all the hope I ever had.

And having written all this, I feel better now. Strange how that is.
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How are your feelings about the 2020 Election results? At least as currently indicated?

Cuddles · Dec 6, 2020

damn OP, black man that bad huh? You need a safe space you snowflake?

if POTUS and red hats taught us anything it's that: