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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

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Originally posted by Scott King:

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Originally posted by Magine Enigam:

So, you see, Texans are the ultimate hypocrites. It's no small wonder why they are so keen about immigrants and demonizing them.

You said , "I'm not disparaging them either."

My Man, the above is nothing but disparaging.

Lighten up a little.

while opinions vary, i am not the only one holding this opinion -

Yea, as intended, it's disparaging to present day Texans, but not to the martyrs of the Alamo.

When the truth is disparaging - oh well.

On the original homestead in Jack Co. there is circumference of dry-stacked rock fence that surrounds a very productive piece of bottom land along North Creek. There is a good spring within its confines. This fence was in disrepair in the 1870’s when my family settled there and doesn’t look much different now than it did then. There is no record of anyone ever living in the region besides Comanche and was a Comanche stronghold of the time about 20 miles west of Fort Richardson. No one knows who built it. We certainly know it wasn’t Comanche and no known other tribes built such structures. We suspect it was an abandoned Spanish ranch from 1650–1750 time frame.

Just and FYI but credence that Texas was largely abandoned by the Spanish long before Texican anglos came along to settle and claim it.

Due to the Comnache and Apache it was just too hostile for most folks to live in.

Lane, it was not until the Comanches were subdued that vast sections of Texas opened to settlement and this is why so many small towns date to the second half of the 1870s. Of course you know this but many of our forum friends do not. Comanches did not acquire horses until the 1700s so the Spanish did not face nearly the threat they would have if the Comanches and Apaches had had horses in the 17th century.

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Originally posted by Magine Enigam:


BTW, I don't run my mouth about politics or religion in person. It has proven to not be fun.

oh? you found that running your mouth (your words) in person proved to be no fun?

Sweetheart, tell us all about what happened -- we can, of course, guess

Once you start having fun making it personal, you're kinda relentless.

Your guessing is consistently BS.

By saying "proven to not be fun" wasn't such an understatement as your picture suggests.

It's more like arguing with you has proven to not be fun. The reason is simple. You make it personal in ways not about anything at all relating to the thread topic. Just BS. Waste of time.

Also, I've been on this forum a long time, plenty long to know for sure reciprocation in-kind with your make-it-personal BS is not fun or satisfying in any way, and a gross waste of time.

I can't influence you to stop, but I can just not let you bait me into a silly trap, and that sort of frustration.

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:

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Originally posted by Magine Enigam:


BTW, I don't run my mouth about politics or religion in person. It has proven to not be fun.

oh? you found that running your mouth (your words) in person proved to be no fun?

Sweetheart, tell us all about what happened -- we can, of course, guess

Mangina just needs,its estrogen treatment......

At times you go down that personal rabbit hole as well.

Trust me, I have seen it directed at me.

And I must say that the folks hiding behind pseudonyms often display behavior that they would not do in person here.

The day I get seriously offended by the behavior here, that is the day I quit participating in the political discussions here.

That doesn't mean I don't see bad behavior.

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Originally posted by Magine Enigam:
Once you start having fun making it personal, you're kinda relentless.

Your guessing is consistently BS.

By saying "proven to not be fun" wasn't such an understatement as your picture suggests.

It's more like arguing with you has proven to not be fun. The reason is simple. You make it personal in ways not about anything at all relating to the thread topic. Just BS. Waste of time.

Also, I've been on this forum a long time, plenty long to know for sure reciprocation in-kind with your make-it-personal BS is not fun or satisfying in any way, and a gross waste of time.

I can't influence you to stop, but I can just not let you bait me into a silly trap, and that sort of frustration.

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At times you go down that personal rabbit hole as well.

Trust me, I have seen it directed at me.

I know, and I thought about that before and after making the post you quoted.

I'm probably guilty as accused, but at least let me try to make a distinction.

I'll use your instance for example. When I jump on your assertions I try to stay within the confines of the topic of the thread, and in both cases the jumping and the assertions are not deflections or zingers. I may not always be successful, but I have that distinction. The main thing which could be deemed personal is that I sometimes point out that I think you compulsively go to a false equivalency narrative with the both-sides thing. Going there and pointing it out is still within the context of the thread topic/premise.

In the situation with Jeffee, TB40, and especially with JTEX, their personal zingers are way off track with the thread topic and specifically personal for that sake only. They contribute nothing to the topic. They are baiting, and responding in-kind is the rabbit hole trap. Responding to their personal attacks with reciprocal attacks is like feeding drug-laced candy to a baby. They feed on it and want more. It gives them legitimacy.

It's a tempting trap. Inferring that Jeffee is at his best when drinking is falling into it.

Attacking someone personally or defending myself from such attacks is NOT why I'm here.

I have both TB40 and JTEX on ignore, and it works as long as I'm determined to shun the temptation of their bait.

So far, I mostly ignore Jeffee when he gets on a tangent. But he's not on ignore yet.

There have been several times when this forum goes the direction astray and into lots of personal attacks. It lasts for a while, then some are purged, and things get better. Jeffee seems to not learn from all that. Perhaps it's because he's a moderator.

I doubt that he can find a way to purge me just for ignoring him, unless he takes it as personal, as intended.

Is passive-aggressive a personal attack or just an insult?

After all, debating or even arguing with someone herein should be considered an act of respect just for considering their POV as worthy, or perhaps note-worthy at least.

When someone argues with me, on point, that's the way I take it.

As everyone who reads his posts know.
Kabob is the originator of " Do as I say, not as I do"

Arnie has an opinion on what to do now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X83o_uKEEkw

Yum.

Burritos for breakfast are a favorite. I make sausage from scratch. The recipe varies a little each time. Sometimes I use wild hog from Texas.

Burritos with sausage and egg, cooked with onion and diced green chili, with cheese and medium salsa.

I'm heading for the kitchen now.