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appalachiablue

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10. Right, Boris did bend some and the banking in Sweden went

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #8)

Fri Nov 13, 2020, 05:08 PM

Nov 2020

down with the libertarian ship. That movement concerns me, the rapid growth and ideology in the last 30+ years and the Ayn Rand 'sacrifice the weak' scary eugenics stuff.

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Second Wave, Same Strategy: Swedish COVID-19 Czar Defiant Despite Surge [View all] appalachiablue Nov 2020 OP

The only thing that has saved this idiot is that Swedes naturally socially distance. SunSeeker Nov 2020 #1

So anyone still want to keep waving them around like a flag for "what to do"? BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #2

Not here, I read too much about this. In the 1990s Sweden appalachiablue Nov 2020 #3

"rigid". That's a good word for describing many Scandinavians and germans who now populate erronis Nov 2020 #5

Well said, good stock 'like the hogs and cattle' tee-hee.. appalachiablue Nov 2020 #9

Spent way too much time in the mid-west during my youth. Glad to be back with people erronis Nov 2020 #11

"...just like their hogs, cattle". Nice ethnic slur. You must be very proud of yourself. RelativelyJones Nov 2020 #12

So are you saying racism against White People is a thing? mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #16

Yeah, it seems to be fine to denigrate some ethnicities around here. That's complete bullshit. RelativelyJones Nov 2020 #18

There is literally no way to be racist against white people in the way you suggest obamanut2012 Nov 2020 #20

Complete BS. But go with that and see how far it gets you. RelativelyJones Nov 2020 #21

Care to point out the non-existent "ethnic slur"? obamanut2012 Nov 2020 #19

Sure, it's just fine to compare people of Germanic descent to hogs. Classy. RelativelyJones Nov 2020 #22

Unless JK Rowling does so. LanternWaste Nov 2020 #23

When you have someone like this go so far out on the limb BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #6

That extended to banking too bucolic_frolic Nov 2020 #8

Right, Boris did bend some and the banking in Sweden went appalachiablue Nov 2020 #10

So Sweden messed around with banking and brand corporations appalachiablue Nov 2020 #14

I've been having that argument with a Conservative friend all day genxlib Nov 2020 #4

This "Liberty" nonsense is completely distorted to be nothing more than a "symbol" BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #7

Selfish is the essence of libertarians, and freedum to steal appalachiablue Nov 2020 #15

mmm, ba-dic-a-doo, ba-dic-a-doo, DUMB, DUMB, DUMB steelyboo Nov 2020 #13

Scientifically I think it's useful to see what happens there honestly ... mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #17