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Roshambo » 02 Nov 2025, 2:38 pm » wrote: ↑

02 Nov 2025, 2:38 pm

projection

roadkill » 02 Nov 2025, 3:47 pm » wrote: ↑

02 Nov 2025, 3:47 pm

You could have just said "democrats".    

Were you satisfied with yer vote for Biden/Harris? Or were you...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WfoCuEWupk

chase me

fried
I live rent free in your mind

Roshambo » 02 Nov 2025, 4:08 pm » wrote: ↑

02 Nov 2025, 4:08 pm

No, I could not have made that statement. That would be untruthful. I was referring to you.
If my recollection of the years is accurate, this represents my voting history.

1980    Reagan
1984    Reagan
1988    Bush Sr.
1992    Ross Perot
1996    Ross Perot
2000    Bush Jr.
2004    Bush Jr.
2008    John McCain
2012    Mitt Romney
2016    Donald Trump
2020    Donald Trump
2024    Donald Trump

Roshambo » 02 Nov 2025, 4:08 pm » wrote: ↑

02 Nov 2025, 4:08 pm

No, I could not have made that statement. That would be untruthful. I was referring to you.
If my recollection of the years is accurate, this represents my voting history.

1980    Reagan
1984    Reagan
1988    Bush Sr.
1992    Ross Perot
1996    Ross Perot
2000    Bush Jr.
2004    Bush Jr.
2008    John McCain
2012    Mitt Romney
2016    Donald Trump
2020    Donald Trump
2024    Donald Trump

roadkill » 02 Nov 2025, 5:00 pm » wrote: ↑

02 Nov 2025, 5:00 pm

So yer very happy that Trump won...right?

chase me

fried
I live rent free in your mind

roadkill » 02 Nov 2025, 4:35 pm » wrote: ↑

02 Nov 2025, 4:35 pm

Yer a liar. Yer other alias says yer conservative.

Yer a sham-bro.

chase me

fried
I live rent free in your mind

roadkill » 01 Nov 2025, 11:05 am » wrote: ↑

01 Nov 2025, 11:05 am

I tried to post a response to sambo but it said there were too many characters for me to respond to.

I'll post it here so sambo can use "Plausible deniability" for not answering.     

Hey Roshambo...why are there two Roshambos? There's only one CP, Benson, Stumpy, Johnny, Mr.kelly, etc.    

RebelGator » 30 Jan 2026, 7:33 am » wrote: ↑

30 Jan 2026, 7:33 am

Two assholes are better than one?

BuckNaked » 12 Jan 2026, 6:51 am » wrote: ↑

12 Jan 2026, 6:51 am

she got herself a man she’s gettin laid now

*Roshambo » 12 Jan 2026, 7:29 am » wrote: ↑

12 Jan 2026, 7:29 am

all yous gots is yer hand

RebelGator » 12 Jan 2026, 7:46 am » wrote: ↑

12 Jan 2026, 7:46 am

It's tight and he's ambidextrous....don't be a hater.

yeah you --->Read me : ) Send me your address. You been dodging me boy.
Yer…. Entertaining and I make you . Look at you chasing me like a little puppy begging his master for attention. I should piss on the floor, rub your nose in it. You are Persistent, do better. Remember that.
Beekeeper » Who is Eugene Stoner??

MR-7 » 01 Nov 2025, 6:15 am » wrote: ↑

01 Nov 2025, 6:15 am

Oh look...it's Blackvegetable.

DeezerShoove » 01 Nov 2025, 7:32 am » wrote: ↑

01 Nov 2025, 7:32 am

copy/paste

roadkill » 01 Nov 2025, 11:05 am » wrote: ↑

01 Nov 2025, 11:05 am

I tried to post a response to sambo but it said there were too many characters for me to respond to.

I'll post it here so sambo can use "Plausible deniability" for not answering.     

Hey Roshambo...why are there two Roshambos? There's only one CP, Benson, Stumpy, Johnny, Mr.kelly, etc.    

So, let's recap the Ignorance here...shall we.

BV posted...Only the zealously stupid, like zeet and a few other local dim lights, believe that 1.87 has any meaning beyond the symbolic. Supply/Demand stooges who believe POTUS can control oil prices.........

Then he posted....Grifty was the entire reason gas went to 4.50 this year.

MR-7 » 30 Jan 2026, 7:59 am » wrote: ↑

30 Jan 2026, 7:59 am

I will not post to the BV alias roshambo ever again. It's just feeding BV's little ego. This is awesome.....

*Roshambo, who is currently on your ignore list, made this post.
*Roshambo, who is currently on your ignore list, made this post.
*Roshambo, who is currently on your ignore list, made this post.

Blackvegetable » 30 Jan 2026, 8:37 am » wrote: ↑

30 Jan 2026, 8:37 am

I should let you run with this idiocy...

The OP is a thoughtfully crafted essay, a product of numerous drafts and surgical editing.

I wish I had the discipline to do it.

If I did, I wouldn't throw it before morons like you...

*Roshambo » 01 Nov 2025, 5:40 am » wrote: ↑

01 Nov 2025, 5:40 am

The phrase itself is crude, often relegated to whispered critique or online derision. But stripped of its vulgarity, the concept it describes—the circle jerk—is one of the most potent, and insidious, forces shaping modern intellectual and professional landscapes. It is the architectural blueprint of the echo chamber, the purring synchronization of the self-congratulatory clique, and the ultimate comfort zone where challenging ideas go to die: a closed loop of mutual, uncritical affirmation. In its figurative sense, the circle jerk operates as a mechanism of cognitive reinforcement. It is the ritualistic gathering of individuals who already agree, not merely to discuss their beliefs, but to validate the brilliance of having them. The dynamic is alluring because it eliminates the friction of dissent. Why engage in the difficult, often painful process of subjecting one's ideas to rigorous external critique when one can, instead, bask in the warm, predictable glow of shared applause?This dynamic permeates almost every hermetically sealed corner of modern life: the corporate boardroom praising a disastrous internal initiative; the academic niche where jargon serves not to clarify ideas but to exclude outsiders; the political faction that interprets disagreement as moral failure; and, most prevalently, the algorithms of social media that feed us endless loops of tailored approval.
The Comfort, The Cost
The immediate benefit of the circle of affirmation is psychological safety. In a world characterized by complexity and uncertainty, consensus offers an emotional anchor. It solidifies belonging and affirms identity. We feel smart because everyone else in the room is agreeing with the smart thing we just said. This feeling is not just pleasant; it is profoundly addictive. However, the sustained comfort of mutual praise carries a devastating intellectual cost: atrophy. 
Innovation is inherently abrasive. Truth, by its nature, rarely comes pre-packaged with a consensus vote. It usually emerges from the messy, uncomfortable collision of opposing viewpoints. When a group prioritizes synchronous validation over intellectual rigor, the resulting output may be polished, internally consistent, and beautifully articulated, but it remains structurally weak—a house built entirely on its own echo. The critical danger is not merely that bad ideas persist, but that participants lose the necessary skill of self-correction. Over time, the internal barometer for quality shifts. The measure of success becomes group approval rather than external efficacy or factual accuracy. Language becomes increasingly specialized, not for precision, but for signaling membership. External criticism, when it finally penetrates the wall of affirmation, is not treated as a data point but as an attack on the group's collective identity.
Breaking the Loop 
The antidote to the circle of affirmation is the deliberate inclusion of friction. This requires more than simply tolerating dissent; it demands actively seeking out the smartest, most committed individuals whose core assumptions fundamentally contradict your own. This practice is often professionally unsettling and personally taxing, yet it is the only pathway to genuine growth. It requires an organizational culture where the person tasked with pointing out the emperor’s lack of clothes is rewarded, not exiled.



The true measure of a vibrant group—whether it is a startup, a philosophical movement, or a democracy—is not how flawlessly its members agree, but how productively and respectfully they can disagree, and in so doing, force each other toward a harder, invalidated, and often unpopular truth.

 
 

Blackvegetable » 30 Jan 2026, 8:37 am » wrote: ↑

30 Jan 2026, 8:37 am

I should let you run with this idiocy...

 

So, let's recap the Ignorance here...shall we.

BV posted...Only the zealously stupid, like zeet and a few other local dim lights, believe that 1.87 has any meaning beyond the symbolic. Supply/Demand stooges who believe POTUS can control oil prices.........

Then he posted....Grifty was the entire reason gas went to 4.50 this year.

Blackvegetable » 30 Jan 2026, 7:51 am » wrote: ↑

30 Jan 2026, 7:51 am

Is there a rule?

Imagine this place "sustained" on the collective output of

beefondler

PedoStool 

ConstipatedWave

Nafellatio

Vegas

@*TinyVictim

and

DeezerShoove

Please seat yourself.



I like the very things you hate.

DeezerShoove » 30 Jan 2026, 9:38 am » wrote: ↑

30 Jan 2026, 9:38 am

Well, at least we have you, the forum toilet.

It is seldom that I do anything but **** on you. A reliable fixture, you are.
Thanks for always being there, toto.

Blackvegetable » 30 Jan 2026, 9:46 am » wrote: ↑

30 Jan 2026, 9:46 am

Is that what you call it?

I'm sure it's the picture you carry in your "mind", but seriously....

Blackvegetable » 30 Jan 2026, 9:46 am » wrote: ↑

30 Jan 2026, 9:46 am

Is that what you call it?

I'm sure it's the picture you carry in your "mind", but seriously....

Please seat yourself.



I like the very things you hate.