Protests ignited by gasoline price hikes continue to roil Mexico

[dismal]

And therefore [fill in something that has anything to do with topic here]?

And therefore dismal bringing them up in comparison to Mexico, in a topic he started about Mexico, is a case of dismal derailing his own topic.

See, this is where you convince me once again KeepTalking is ironic. It would be like if we had a forummer named "STFU" who was actually pleasant and had something to add to a discussion.

 

[KeepTalking]

And therefore dismal bringing them up in comparison to Mexico, in a topic he started about Mexico, is a case of dismal derailing his own topic.

See, this is where you convince me once again KeepTalking is ironic. It would be like if we had a forummer named "STFU" who was actually pleasant and had something to add to a discussion.

Derailing your own thread again, I see. Thanks for proving my point.

Of course your forum handle is spot on , as it perfectly describes every point you have ever made in this forum.

 

[laughing dog]

Try to think of it as being like a sovereign Indian reservation where they are protesting to keeping oil in the ground. Leftists seem to be fully capable of having semi-to-non-informed opinions about that.

You need to explain why anyone would try to think in such an idiotic manner.

 

[LordKiran]

And therefore dismal bringing them up in comparison to Mexico, in a topic he started about Mexico, is a case of dismal derailing his own topic.

See, this is where you convince me once again KeepTalking is ironic. It would be like if we had a forummer named "STFU" who was actually pleasant and had something to add to a discussion.

Dismal's Operation Trollback is ago:

-make a thread about a topical subject in world events and then try to tie the opposing party to the event.

-Wait for opposing party to rebute your attempts to tie them to a completely unrelated event.

-chide them for getting off-topic by rebuking your claim of their being tied to some unrelated event, which you supported with yet another completely unrelated subject.

-Allow Derec to set up a completely unrelated "A-ha, gotcha!" Trap

-Get indignant because people aren't letting your crap slide unanswered.

Operation successful, trolling complete.

 

[dismal]

See, this is where you convince me once again KeepTalking is ironic. It would be like if we had a forummer named "STFU" who was actually pleasant and had something to add to a discussion.

Dismal's Operation Trollback is ago:

-make a thread about a topical subject in world events and then try to tie the opposing party to the event.

-Wait for opposing party to rebute your attempts to tie them to a completely unrelated event.

-chide them for getting off-topic by rebuking your claim of their being tied to some unrelated event, which you supported with yet another completely unrelated subject.

-Allow Derec to set up a completely unrelated "A-ha, gotcha!" Trap

-Get indignant because people aren't letting your crap slide unanswered.

Operation successful, trolling complete.

I started a thread to talk about a current news event (from a newspaper and everything) and attempted polite and civil conversation with those who made actual relevant points about the topic.

I can't be responsible for the fact this forum is overrun with asshats who do nothing but make irrelevant, petty or useless comments and personal attacks. Not everyone can make relevant interesting points on the topic and avoid making personal attacks as well as you can.

But the good news is it's not like the assholery and inability to make coherent arguments of leftists could lead to a President Trump or something.

 

[Derec]

Mexican Drivers Flood to California for ‘Gasolinazo’ Relief

Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face. Protesters protesting 20% higher gas prices cause supply disruptions, making it necessary to go out of your way to a different country just to fill up expensive Californian gas.

 

[LordKiran]

Dismal's Operation Trollback is ago:

-make a thread about a topical subject in world events and then try to tie the opposing party to the event.

-Wait for opposing party to rebute your attempts to tie them to a completely unrelated event.

-chide them for getting off-topic by rebuking your claim of their being tied to some unrelated event, which you supported with yet another completely unrelated subject.

-Allow Derec to set up a completely unrelated "A-ha, gotcha!" Trap

-Get indignant because people aren't letting your crap slide unanswered.

Operation successful, trolling complete.

I started a thread to talk about a current news event (from a newspaper and everything) and attempted polite and civil conversation with those who made actual relevant points about the topic.

I can't be responsible for the fact this forum is overrun with asshats who do nothing but make irrelevant, petty or useless comments and personal attacks. Not everyone can make relevant interesting points on the topic and avoid making personal attacks as well as you can.

But the good news is it's not like the assholery and inability to make coherent arguments of leftists could lead to a President Trump or something.

Four people have been killed and more than 1,500 arrested while looting, staging road blockades and marching in protests such as the weekend demonstrations in Rosarito and along the border.

The price hike, which many believe will lead to higher prices for food and household goods, is opposed by 99% of Mexicans, according to a recent poll, and has drawn the condemnation of business groups, truckers unions, leaders of the political opposition and even the Catholic Church.

http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-gas-protest-20170109-story.html

On the one hand, there are protesters who are poor people.
On the other hand, cheap gasoline will kill the planet
Then on the other hand, it's the big powerful government's job to set prices and nationalize things
Then again on the other hand, surely the government's scarce resources can be spent on better things than subsidizing gasoline

There are just too many hands it seems.

What is a good USA coastal elite leftist to do? It doesn't seem like this can be solved by calling someone a racist so the bag of tricks may be empty.

Just because you can't see past your own BS doesn't mean everyone else can't either, Dismal. I've seen window panes that were less transparent than you.

 

[laughing dog]

I can't be responsible for the fact this forum is overrun with asshats who do nothing but make irrelevant, petty or useless comments and personal attacks.

You are responsible for your irrelevant, petty or useless comments and personal attacks.

 

[KeepTalking]

Dismal's Operation Trollback is ago:

-make a thread about a topical subject in world events and then try to tie the opposing party to the event.

-Wait for opposing party to rebute your attempts to tie them to a completely unrelated event.

-chide them for getting off-topic by rebuking your claim of their being tied to some unrelated event, which you supported with yet another completely unrelated subject.

-Allow Derec to set up a completely unrelated "A-ha, gotcha!" Trap

-Get indignant because people aren't letting your crap slide unanswered.

Operation successful, trolling complete.

I started a thread to talk about a current news event (from a newspaper and everything) and attempted polite and civil conversation with those who made actual relevant points about the topic.

I can't be responsible for the fact this forum is overrun with asshats who do nothing but make irrelevant, petty or useless comments and personal attacks. Not everyone can make relevant interesting points on the topic and avoid making personal attacks as well as you can.

But the good news is it's not like the assholery and inability to make coherent arguments of leftists could lead to a President Trump or something.

When tracing the chain of assholery, and personal attacks, please note that the OP is the first post in the thread, and jumped straight into asshole territory, and that post #21 (where you made a personal attack on me) comes both sequentially, and chronologically before post #22 (where I responded in kind).

 

[dismal]

I started a thread to talk about a current news event (from a newspaper and everything) and attempted polite and civil conversation with those who made actual relevant points about the topic.

I can't be responsible for the fact this forum is overrun with asshats who do nothing but make irrelevant, petty or useless comments and personal attacks. Not everyone can make relevant interesting points on the topic and avoid making personal attacks as well as you can.

But the good news is it's not like the assholery and inability to make coherent arguments of leftists could lead to a President Trump or something.

When tracing the chain of assholery, and personal attacks, please note that the OP is the first post in the thread, and jumped straight into asshole territory, and that post #21 (where you made a personal attack on me) comes both sequentially, and chronologically before post #22 (where I responded in kind).

I agree with you that the OP is the first post in the thread. The rest is certainly debatable. I don't see much assholery in the OP, unless you think I have insulted the left by suggesting they don't have the ability to solve this problem by calling someone a racist.

My comments about the consistent uselessness, lack of relevance, and general lack of contribution in your posts is not aimed at you the person but at the content of your posts.

You may actually be a near genius and a prince of a human being, but your posts are a waste of everyone's time.

 

[KeepTalking]

When tracing the chain of assholery, and personal attacks, please note that the OP is the first post in the thread, and jumped straight into asshole territory, and that post #21 (where you made a personal attack on me) comes both sequentially, and chronologically before post #22 (where I responded in kind).

I agree with you that the OP is the first post in the thread. The rest is certainly debatable. I don't see much assholery in the OP, unless you think I have insulted the left by suggesting they don't have the ability to solve this problem by calling someone a racist.

Then perhaps you can point to the post(s) in this thread that you feel engaged in assholery, and show how they differ from the OP.

My comments about the consistent uselessness, lack of relevance, and general lack of contribution in your posts is not aimed at you the person but at the content of your posts.

Then perhaps you can point to the post(s) in this thread that you feel engaged in personal attacks, and how they differ from your post #21.

 

[laughing dog]

What is a good USA coastal elite leftist to do? It doesn't seem like this can be solved by calling someone a racist so the bag of tricks may be empty.

That is a fascinating example of polite discussion.

 

[Malintent]

"doesn't" is a contraction of "does and "not".

My bad, "I doesn't drive".

inside joke? I doesn't get it.