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Fossil climber
Trad climber
Atlin, B. C.
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Jan 23, 2017 - 10:48am PT
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Black armband.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jan 23, 2017 - 10:55am PT
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Secondly, spellcheck bro!
sure thing mangina!
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Jan 23, 2017 - 11:17am PT
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Participated in the women's march on Saturday in Denver. I love women! I despise our new president.
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Bad Acronym
climber
Little Death Hollow
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Jan 23, 2017 - 01:32pm PT
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Jensen, you disappoint.
I've read hours of your posts defending your aid lines and impugning the tactics of others. Your arguments were well-reasoned and showed an appreciation for the scientific method. They were a pleasure to read.
So you can't countenance another anti-Trump thread. Okay. But why forego a rational argument for an intellectually embarrassing tirade? Show some self-respect, man.
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chill
climber
The fat part of the bell-curve
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Jan 23, 2017 - 03:16pm PT
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Will - I appreciate your attempt to wind us up. Trump is certainly an embarrassment, but I don't really understand what you get out of twisting the knife. I've been to Australia, its a pretty nice place, but not without its own problems. You've go an economy that is not especially innovative, that depends heavily on exporting raw materials to China, devastation among aboriginal populations and environmental degradation. Perhaps you should direct your outrage closer to home.
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Will_P
Trad climber
Melbourne, Victoria
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 23, 2017 - 07:48pm PT
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Hey Chill. Well that’s an interesting position you have. Actually, I’ve found it’s quite common amongst Americans. Let’s call it the ‘let he who is without sin cast the first stone’ attitude to global politics and social justice. The country I live in isn’t perfect, therefore I have no right to criticise yours. I just don’t know about that one buddy, not when America plays such an exaggerated role in world affairs, and when the policies and positions taken by your government have such far-reaching influence and consequences.
I’m not much a fan of Michael Moore generally (I find him to lack objectivity and be a bit snarky), but check out his film ‘Where To Invade Next’. It takes a look at specific policies of specific countries that America could benefit from adopting. That said, I thought the ending was sh*t, because it basically said, ‘wait, we invented all these wonderful concepts, and therefore we have nothing to learn from the rest of the world’. This, again, is another common attitude amongst your compatriots. It’s arrogant, naïve, and dangerous. America can learn a lot from the rest of the world, just as other countries can learn from the mistakes and the successes of America.
Hey, you can start by importing our gun laws lock, stock and barrel. They work.
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jgill
Boulder climber
The high prairie of southern Colorado
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Jan 23, 2017 - 08:07pm PT
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Hey, you can start by importing our gun laws lock, stock and barrel. They work
There are an estimated 300 million guns in The USA. How would "they work" here?
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Will_P
Trad climber
Melbourne, Victoria
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 23, 2017 - 09:01pm PT
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Mmmm... fair point. Not sure how effective the buy-back grace period would be over there. Lemme give that one some more thought.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Jan 23, 2017 - 09:15pm PT
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It was a dark Friday & a tough weekend for Heidi & me.
We arrived in Seattle at 8:00 A.M. Friday morning after enjoying 11 days in Maui. After flight delays, we drove into Choss Creek at 5:00 P.M. Friday & dug through snow to open our front gate & get bags up our sidewalk.
Protest day was devoted to much more snow & ice removal.
On Sunday we rested, but of course we are spared driving to an indoor church.
It's great to be Pagan!
OH!
And fuk Trump & his evil minions.
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Jan 24, 2017 - 10:59am PT
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Will, the nastiest urban Hellhole you can find in Australia bears no resemblance to MANY such places in the diverse densely populated urban holes you will find in the US. Come over on a holiday for a summer tour of Chicago (not the touristy "windy city"), Detroit, Gary, Camden, Newark, St. Louis, etc.
Conversely this is where most of the shootings are taking place.
Gang violence fueled by poverty and the absurd War on Drugs since our country has this need to wage war on everything and everyone.
Until we end our "war" on drugs, the violence will only get worse since the demand for drugs is historically insatiable.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Jan 24, 2017 - 11:04am PT
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Enough about Australia, already. Here's the view from Europe:
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Jan 24, 2017 - 01:45pm PT
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Then, I guess I shoulda said, you seem like a real jerk, mate.
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jgill
Boulder climber
The high prairie of southern Colorado
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Jan 24, 2017 - 08:14pm PT
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Me too Craig. I'd rather see my daughter groped than to have seen Hillary in the white house!
Well, that's a thought. If Trump keeps sexually spiraling down he may reach rock bottom and . . . have blow job in the Oval Office! Impeachment for sure!
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