Why I love the Stonewall Fleeties
Whenever I play, and especially when I can get on Vent (when my connection is decent) I love the fun and conversation with the fleeties. Now it has gotten needlessly heated for some strange reason time to time, but generally just a fun and informative exchange with intelligent and level-headed people from across the globe.
For those who might not know, here in Southern California recently a former LAPD officer killed two innocent people and took down another officer in my home town of Riverside. It's been flooding the news here for days, and naturally they are hyping this thing up like crazy to drive the ratings. This has the unfortunate effect in my area among my general tax bracket of stirring up some rather frightening opinions.
There are those of course who are your general conspiracy theorists who thinks this is all faked -somehow- by Obama to take their guns away. A few over-grown punks who are delighted about the idea of someone targeting cops because it sounds so like a bad 1980's action flick. And of course there are those surprisingly many people who have read his publicly posted manifesto and believe that the murder of 3 uninvolved and innocent people was somehow justified. THAT, is the most frightening of all.
You cannot reason or debate with these people on any intellectual level. These are basically the same that think 9/11 was committed by the Bush administration (some have even tied Obama into it using some of the most amazing cognitive gymnastics I have ever had the displeasure of experiencing), that our government is putting mind-control chemicals in our water supply, is planning mass genocide of most of the African and Eurasian continents, and that every scientist on the planet is somehow in the pocket of the CIA and federal government to hide "the truth" (aliens, killer asteroids, a structurally collapsing planet, etc.). When I go out for a drink at my local gay bar this is what bombards me from every angle... and is a primary reason why all my money goes into savings so I can move ASAP.
This is why I love you all. I can have nice, intelligent conversations wuth people that have a generally scientific perspective. There is an open exchange of information and opinion that is civilized, entertaining and riddled with gay sex innuendo. I guess it comes from enjoying media that wishes to explore the better aspects of our nature and a glorious future that can be attained with hard work and open minds. Still, it sucks I am limited from playing, but when I'm back on it will be with a vengeance.. and really makes me want to meet you all in Vegas :lol:
For those who might not know, here in Southern California recently a former LAPD officer killed two innocent people and took down another officer in my home town of Riverside. It's been flooding the news here for days, and naturally they are hyping this thing up like crazy to drive the ratings. This has the unfortunate effect in my area among my general tax bracket of stirring up some rather frightening opinions.
There are those of course who are your general conspiracy theorists who thinks this is all faked -somehow- by Obama to take their guns away. A few over-grown punks who are delighted about the idea of someone targeting cops because it sounds so like a bad 1980's action flick. And of course there are those surprisingly many people who have read his publicly posted manifesto and believe that the murder of 3 uninvolved and innocent people was somehow justified. THAT, is the most frightening of all.
You cannot reason or debate with these people on any intellectual level. These are basically the same that think 9/11 was committed by the Bush administration (some have even tied Obama into it using some of the most amazing cognitive gymnastics I have ever had the displeasure of experiencing), that our government is putting mind-control chemicals in our water supply, is planning mass genocide of most of the African and Eurasian continents, and that every scientist on the planet is somehow in the pocket of the CIA and federal government to hide "the truth" (aliens, killer asteroids, a structurally collapsing planet, etc.). When I go out for a drink at my local gay bar this is what bombards me from every angle... and is a primary reason why all my money goes into savings so I can move ASAP.
This is why I love you all. I can have nice, intelligent conversations wuth people that have a generally scientific perspective. There is an open exchange of information and opinion that is civilized, entertaining and riddled with gay sex innuendo. I guess it comes from enjoying media that wishes to explore the better aspects of our nature and a glorious future that can be attained with hard work and open minds. Still, it sucks I am limited from playing, but when I'm back on it will be with a vengeance.. and really makes me want to meet you all in Vegas :lol:
