Democrats turn Washington D.C. into America's Forbidden City

[mossrose]

I will certainly give that a mull.

I don't think that CD is the actual derailer here.

And gracious! What a lot of barbed wire!

A travesty to the concept of freedom.

[Hypatia_Alexandria]

You seem upset that your own grammar nazi behavior is being applied to you. Again, why do you think your conversational context should be used to judge your statements when you don't offer that to others?

That or you could not make blanket statements.

You accused me of trying to derail a thread a few days ago. You are now persistently engaged in the very thing for which you criticised me.

[CivilDiscourse]

You accused me of trying to derail a thread a few days ago. You are now persistently engaged in the very thing for which you criticised me.

Yes, that is one of your tactics. It seems odd that you are concerned that your own tactics are being directed at you.

Perhaps you should not make blanket statements.

Or better yet. Perhaps you should actually change your behavior.

[Hypatia_Alexandria]

Yes, that is one of your tactics. It seems odd that you are concerned that your own tactics are being directed at you.

Perhaps you should not make blanket statements.

Or better yet. Perhaps you should actually change your behavior.

I do recommend you stop digging. Your knowledge of English grammar is not particularly good as you have demonstrated on numerous occasions here and elsewhere.

However, I am not the one who derailed this thread.

You did that with your comments to me about my not using a qualifier in my reply to Sparko. I gave an explanation to you in my first two replies this morning. That should have ended the exchange, but you could not let it lie.

Nor have you had the probity to actually admit that at post #31I acknowledged that I should perhaps have used a qualifier.

However, why should I be surprised by such pusillanimous behaviour?

[CivilDiscourse]

I do recommend you stop digging. Your knowledge of English grammar is not particularly good as you have demonstrated on numerous occasions here and elsewhere.

Yet you were the one who made an unqualified statement.

My position is clear. Communication is about delivering information. If that is done successfully, the rules of grammar are irrelevant. Grammar Nazi's tend to lean no rules as a way of expressing classist or white supremacist disdain on others. Not surprising a German would be a Grammar Nazi given what's often hidden behind it.

[rogue06]

You did that with your comments to me about my not using a qualifier in my reply to Sparko. I gave an explanation to you in my first two replies this morning. That should have ended the exchange, but you could not let it lie.

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[Thoughtful Monk]

So what happened to the "second attack" they were claiming was going to happen on March 4? I think they are just inventing new threats as a way to keep things locked down and demonize republicans.

I wondered about that second attack myself. I wonder how long they can keep coming up with threats and remain credible.

[CivilDiscourse]

I wondered about that second attack myself. I wonder how long they can keep coming up with threats and remain credible.

Not sure. So long as there are partisans like kccd then they'll keep it there and the mouthpieces will keep talking up the threat regardless of it's believability. They've been wrong twice so far, but they'll keep parroting what the party leaders tell them in order to keep power.

[Cow Poke]

OK, back on topic! Let's take the derail elsewhere.

Maybe to the boys' prison!

[Hypatia_Alexandria]

Yet you were the one who made an unqualified statement.

But not to you. And I later acknowledged to you that with hindsight perhaps I should have used a qualifier.

However, you still refuse to accept that I made that acknowledgement.

Why is that?

[CivilDiscourse]

But not to you.

No, but that never really stops you from interjecting with pedantic games. Your behavior is now just being applied to your posts.

[Cow Poke]

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[oxmixmudd]

So what happened to the "second attack" they were claiming was going to happen on March 4? I think they are just inventing new threats as a way to keep things locked down and demonize republicans.

Is it possible that the presence of thousands of troops in and around the capitol might have discouraged it?

[seanD]

Is it possible that the presence of thousands of troops in and around the capitol might have discouraged it?

The troops have been there since the years beginning. Why would there be "chatter" about attacking the building (which is the excuse they used to keep them there) with troops already there? Seems sparko's 100% correct.

[Sparko]

Is it possible that the presence of thousands of troops in and around the capitol might have discouraged it?

I am sure that will be the story they go with.

"I have this magic rock that keeps dragons away!"
"how do you know it's working?"
"do you SEE any dragons?"