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I deleted my Facebook app today.
Now I don't have Instagram, Facebook, tik tok, Twitter/X, bluesky, truth social, etc.

Facebook was the only social media app I had. Will be interesting to see if I can resist re downloading it.
 
I saw mention of this comment by Trump, and found it interpreted exactly as seen in this posting on X. Many, many times over. All making the same mistake.


View: https://x.com/elysiumdesigns/status/1966592697851875404


So I thought about it until a lightbulb went off.

In the kitchen, I gotta replace it.

And that posting on X is a classic case of falling for what you want to believe your ears are hearing, lol. But a lightbulb went off in time.

Here’s the correct context. This is what he meant by “I’m gonna get in trouble for saying this, but I couldn’t care less.” Not that the actual remark in context is acceptable. This is Trump. But the context in the above X posting is a “radical left lunatic’s” wet dream. lol.

Actually, the article is itself off. The actual question she asked Trump was “how do we fix our country, how do we come together.” That should be spelled out.



During a Fox News interview Friday morning, Trump was asked what his administration was doing to curb extremism emanating from the political left and right in light of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder Wednesday.

“I’ll tell you something that’s going to get me in trouble, but I couldn’t care less,” the president responded. “The radicals on the right oftentimes are radical because they don’t want to see crime. They don’t want to see crime.”

“They’re saying, ‘We don’t want these people coming here. And we don’t want you burning our shopping centers. We don’t want you shooting our people in the middle of the street,’” Trump added, appearing to nod to instances of right-wing vigilantism in recent years.

“The radicals on the left are the problem. They’re vicious, and they’re horrible,” Trump said. “And they’re politically savvy, although they want men in women’s sports. They want transgender for every one. They want open borders.”
 
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I saw mention of this comment by Trump, and found it interpreted exactly as seen in this posting on X. Many, many times over. All making the same mistake.


View: https://x.com/elysiumdesigns/status/1966592697851875404


So I thought about it until a lightbulb went off.

In the kitchen, I gotta replace it.

And that posting on X is a classic case of falling for what you want to believe your ears are hearing, lol. But a lightbulb went off in time.

Here’s the correct context. This is what he meant by “I’m gonna get in trouble for saying this, but I couldn’t care less.” Not that the actual remark in context is acceptable. This is Trump. But the context in the above X posting is a “radical left lunatic’s” wet dream. lol.

Actually, the article is itself off. The actual question she asked Trump was “how do we fix our country, how do we come together.” That should be spelled out.



During a Fox News interview Friday morning, Trump was asked what his administration was doing to curb extremism emanating from the political left and right in light of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder Wednesday.

“I’ll tell you something that’s going to get me in trouble, but I couldn’t care less,” the president responded. “The radicals on the right oftentimes are radical because they don’t want to see crime. They don’t want to see crime.”

“They’re saying, ‘We don’t want these people coming here. And we don’t want you burning our shopping centers. We don’t want you shooting our people in the middle of the street,’” Trump added, appearing to nod to instances of right-wing vigilantism in recent years.

“The radicals on the left are the problem. They’re vicious, and they’re horrible,” Trump said. “And they’re politically savvy, although they want men in women’s sports. They want transgender for every one. They want open borders.”

Basically, the radicals on the right are good justified murderers. The radicals on the left are evil disgusting murderers.
The peace president.

He was set up with an easy softball question and completely whiffed. And he whiffed on purpose. The one sided rhetoric is the point.
 
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My wife was asking why this particular shooting was the one that got people so passionate and at first I couldn't think of why.

Then it hit me. We saw the bullet enter his neck and blood gush out and watched him slump over as if dead.

Maybe if we all watched a man dressed as a cop knock on the door of Melissa Hortman and shoot her, her husband and her dog at point blank range and saw the blood gush and the life leave their bodies then we would care more.

Maybe if we all watched the bullets entering the elementary school kids bodies and saw the blood gush and saw the life leave the children's bodies then maybe we would care more.

Instead no one really cares all the much. I see much more passionate discussions on Facebook in the last few days than I ever did for any murdered children.

Any thoughts?
 
I deleted my Facebook app today.
Now I don't have Instagram, Facebook, tik tok, Twitter/X, bluesky, truth social, etc.

Facebook was the only social media app I had. Will be interesting to see if I can resist re downloading it.
Welcome to the fold. I deleted my Facebook account well over a decade ago. Never had any of the others. The only one I did with any earnestness was Google+ and that was only for maybe a year. You'll be happier without it. Ping me if you wanna chat, I'll be your sponsor for dropping the Facebook habit. :)
 
Welcome to the fold. I deleted my Facebook account well over a decade ago. Never had any of the others. The only one I did with any earnestness was Google+ and that was only for maybe a year. You'll be happier without it. Ping me if you wanna chat, I'll be your sponsor for dropping the Facebook habit. :)
Thanks log.

Btw, I was talking to my co worker about it and he decided to check his screen time.
He averaged 6 hours and 49 minutes per day on his phone. Just his phone. Not counting other screens.
Her spent 23 hours total on Facebook last week.
Crazy.
 
Thanks log.

Btw, I was talking to my co worker about it and he decided to check his screen time.
He averaged 6 hours and 49 minutes per day on his phone. Just his phone. Not counting other screens.
Her spent 23 hours total on Facebook last week.
Crazy.
It's all-consuming. The steady diet of dopamine just isn't good for our brains. We have lost our neighborhood, city, state and national connections. We are siloed by social media and it really is a cancer on our society. Glad to hear you are trying to limit it. I've been feeling like I really need a dopamine detox. Getting to be time to put the screens away for a while. Talk to a neighbor. Read a real book. Maybe I'll get another dog. Let me know how it goes for you. I can send infinite thoughts and prayers your way if it helps! ;)
 
I saw mention of this comment by Trump, and found it interpreted exactly as seen in this posting on X. Many, many times over. All making the same mistake.


View: https://x.com/elysiumdesigns/status/1966592697851875404


So I thought about it until a lightbulb went off.

In the kitchen, I gotta replace it.

And that posting on X is a classic case of falling for what you want to believe your ears are hearing, lol. But a lightbulb went off in time.

Here’s the correct context. This is what he meant by “I’m gonna get in trouble for saying this, but I couldn’t care less.” Not that the actual remark in context is acceptable. This is Trump. But the context in the above X posting is a “radical left lunatic’s” wet dream. lol.

Actually, the article is itself off. The actual question she asked Trump was “how do we fix our country, how do we come together.” That should be spelled out.



During a Fox News interview Friday morning, Trump was asked what his administration was doing to curb extremism emanating from the political left and right in light of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder Wednesday.

“I’ll tell you something that’s going to get me in trouble, but I couldn’t care less,” the president responded. “The radicals on the right oftentimes are radical because they don’t want to see crime. They don’t want to see crime.”

“They’re saying, ‘We don’t want these people coming here. And we don’t want you burning our shopping centers. We don’t want you shooting our people in the middle of the street,’” Trump added, appearing to nod to instances of right-wing vigilantism in recent years.

“The radicals on the left are the problem. They’re vicious, and they’re horrible,” Trump said. “And they’re politically savvy, although they want men in women’s sports. They want transgender for every one. They want open borders.”



Shocking that people listen to this guy and support him. He wants to take down the USA. That's what he's doing. With everything I used to feel about Hitler, as he arrogantly and psychotically took down Germany, I feel the same way about what Trump is doing right now. He's doing the same things that Hitler did early in his time of unlimited power, years before WW2. My parents lived through that hell and family suffered massively. It's just so shocking we have that type of leader and so many Americans are fully buying into it. Making a martyr out of Charlie ****ing Kirk is just another step in the authoritarian playbook. On the same day as the assassination Congress quashed the Epstein files and The Supreme Court said ICE could profile and drag people away. That is what Hitler did to his own populace. It's so ****ing disgusting I really wish I could move away. So when will Trump invade Poland?
 
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Welcome to the fold. I deleted my Facebook account well over a decade ago. Never had any of the others. The only one I did with any earnestness was Google+ and that was only for maybe a year. You'll be happier without it. Ping me if you wanna chat, I'll be your sponsor for dropping the Facebook habit. :)
I deleted mine just as the 2020 Presidential campaign was getting going. I realized that there were facebook "friends" that in real life I got along with just fine. Then I'd read their idiotic nonsense on Facebook about the transgenders and socialism and conspiracy BS and it affected how I felt about them. At the same time I realized that I posted my own dumb opinions and even sometimes got into "debates" with people I was only just mildly associated with and it was all there to see by anyone and everyone on my friend list and figured I wasn't doing myself any favors.. I deleted my account and never looked back.

In doing so I lost contact with all my old military buddies who, as much as I love them like family, I was probably never going to have any contact other than Facebook.
 
My wife was asking why this particular shooting was the one that got people so passionate and at first I couldn't think of why.

Then it hit me. We saw the bullet enter his neck and blood gush out and watched him slump over as if dead.

Maybe if we all watched a man dressed as a cop knock on the door of Melissa Hortman and shoot her, her husband and her dog at point blank range and saw the blood gush and the life leave their bodies then we would care more.

Maybe if we all watched the bullets entering the elementary school kids bodies and saw the blood gush and saw the life leave the children's bodies then maybe we would care more.

Instead no one really cares all the much. I see much more passionate discussions on Facebook in the last few days than I ever did for any murdered children.

Any thoughts?
No, that's it. Same reason Ray Rice got a harsher sentence for his domestic abuse, it was on camera.
 
My wife was asking why this particular shooting was the one that got people so passionate and at first I couldn't think of why.

Then it hit me. We saw the bullet enter his neck and blood gush out and watched him slump over as if dead.

Maybe if we all watched a man dressed as a cop knock on the door of Melissa Hortman and shoot her, her husband and her dog at point blank range and saw the blood gush and the life leave their bodies then we would care more.

Maybe if we all watched the bullets entering the elementary school kids bodies and saw the blood gush and saw the life leave the children's bodies then maybe we would care more.

Instead no one really cares all the much. I see much more passionate discussions on Facebook in the last few days than I ever did for any murdered children.

Any thoughts?
Damn, you talking about seeing the children actually die really hit me. It would change my entire life to see something like that.. I hope I never have to see anything even close to that. I haven't seen the footage of Kirk getting shot. I actively avoid that kind of stuff.

I think you make a really good point. I also think that's not all of it. For a lot of people it was "their guy" and that is why it hurts so much.
 
My wife was asking why this particular shooting was the one that got people so passionate and at first I couldn't think of why.

Then it hit me. We saw the bullet enter his neck and blood gush out and watched him slump over as if dead.

Maybe if we all watched a man dressed as a cop knock on the door of Melissa Hortman and shoot her, her husband and her dog at point blank range and saw the blood gush and the life leave their bodies then we would care more.

Maybe if we all watched the bullets entering the elementary school kids bodies and saw the blood gush and saw the life leave the children's bodies then maybe we would care more.

Instead no one really cares all the much. I see much more passionate discussions on Facebook in the last few days than I ever did for any murdered children.

Any thoughts?
I agree. People need to see the grim reality of gun violence. For many people if its out of sight its out of mind. Unfortunately, I do think people needs to see kids die for it to finally sink in.

Look at Palestine. Children and innocent people are getting their bodies blown apart on a daily basis without a single moment of silence from the people currently outraged over Charlie. This outrage should be applied to other acts of violence as well not just when their favorite podcaster is the victim.

Also, I think specifically Utahns can be quite naive and they are struggling with the fact this could happen in Utah County of all places.
 
One of the reasons I got rid of Facebook is because I realized I'm a lot like Charlie Kirk. He goes around arguing with strangers and trying to win those arguments with his truth.

On Facebook I would go around arguing with strangers trying to win with my truth.

But he was getting rich off his arguing. And he often had a big fan club cheering section at his arguments that would cheer everything he said and boo and laugh at Charlie's opponent when Charlie humiliated them.

I didn't make any money from my arguing and remained poor and had no cheering section. I argued with people using my real name and profile and realized that I was putting myself and my family in danger of getting killed. I often had people say horrible violent things to me. Pretty easy to use google to find out where someone lives.
 
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