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SugarSand
(OP) User ID: 77504359 United States 11/07/2020 10:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | In a lot of the local convenience stores, hole in the wall restaurants and such ... they know me, and they always will. They know me as a good, kind, happy person. I want them all to be happy too, for the same reasons. When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
SugarSand
(OP) User ID: 77504359 United States 11/07/2020 10:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ha! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79047442 Pondunk, backwater, Butt Fuck Idaho, doesn't count. You try this bullshit in my neighborhood and your granny-ass would've been yanked out of your vehicle and beaten to near death. Why the fuck do you live there?!?! This is America. Move somewhere safe! When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 78875812 Canada 11/07/2020 10:11 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "Remind people that they live in the best nation that ever existed on this Earth!" It's good that you love your country, but I hope that you are aware that there are lots of great countries, and saying that one is the best that ever existed on this earth is a bit of subjective opinion! |
SugarSand
(OP) User ID: 77504359 United States 11/07/2020 10:11 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Excellent post. Quoting: Accidental Stoner Taking every chance I get over here, to explain to younger acquaintances, that Suomi-Finland didn't become the best place to live ever seen by modern man out of nothing or for free. And the truth about what is going on in the world, as far as I can tell. With a big friendly smile on my face and polite manners. They look up to us! They really do! I've raised an adult and have a crazy teenager and two smaller ones. They are aged 21 to 8. I've heard some lip ... trolling ... crazy ideas .... emotional reactions. They look up to us. When it comes time for them to really think and do, they will remember what we told them. When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
SugarSand
(OP) User ID: 77504359 United States 11/07/2020 10:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "Remind people that they live in the best nation that ever existed on this Earth!" Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78875812 It's good that you love your country, but I hope that you are aware that there are lots of great countries, and saying that one is the best that ever existed on this earth is a bit of subjective opinion! How very American of you to say so! USA! When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
Chaz Aldrin
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Accidental Stoner
User ID: 78473529 Finland 11/07/2020 10:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Excellent post. Quoting: Accidental Stoner Taking every chance I get over here, to explain to younger acquaintances, that Suomi-Finland didn't become the best place to live ever seen by modern man out of nothing or for free. And the truth about what is going on in the world, as far as I can tell. With a big friendly smile on my face and polite manners. They look up to us! They really do! I've raised an adult and have a crazy teenager and two smaller ones. They are aged 21 to 8. I've heard some lip ... trolling ... crazy ideas .... emotional reactions. They look up to us. When it comes time for them to really think and do, they will remember what we told them. Well...I always gently steer away the conversation from my own person. People seem to get greater epiphanies when they take the advice to go look for themselves, not necessarily believe a word I say. |
SugarSand
(OP) User ID: 77504359 United States 11/07/2020 10:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Excellent post. Quoting: Accidental Stoner Taking every chance I get over here, to explain to younger acquaintances, that Suomi-Finland didn't become the best place to live ever seen by modern man out of nothing or for free. And the truth about what is going on in the world, as far as I can tell. With a big friendly smile on my face and polite manners. They look up to us! They really do! I've raised an adult and have a crazy teenager and two smaller ones. They are aged 21 to 8. I've heard some lip ... trolling ... crazy ideas .... emotional reactions. They look up to us. When it comes time for them to really think and do, they will remember what we told them. Well...I always gently steer away the conversation from my own person. People seem to get greater epiphanies when they take the advice to go look for themselves, not necessarily believe a word I say. You've been on here a long time. I remember at least 2005. You are doing them a world of good :) Keep on. When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
SugarSand
(OP) User ID: 77504359 United States 11/07/2020 10:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Bob Marley told us to tell the children the truth. That's the fundamental thing. When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
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SugarSand
(OP) User ID: 77504359 United States 11/07/2020 10:23 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Show the immigrants why you love America. There could very well soon be 11 million new Americans. Show them why the USA is EXCEPTIONAL. When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
SugarSand
(OP) User ID: 77504359 United States 11/07/2020 10:29 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Vineland is in a red county surrounded by other red counties. They're country folk except for right in the city of Vineland. Cumberland County is 70% blue. Those young adults hanging on Landis ave at 10pm on a Friday are not red or blue. They did wake up in the USA, though. Would if make you happier if I did it in Camden? I'd buy a go pro for that. Last Edited by SugarSand on 11/07/2020 10:29 AM When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
SugarSand
(OP) User ID: 77504359 United States 11/07/2020 10:31 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'd do Millville and Bridgeton too, if you want. In Bridgeton they'd run and hide. I'd rather be more subtle so when they are legal, they'd really understand what that means. When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79047442 Canada 11/07/2020 10:31 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ha! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79047442 Pondunk, backwater, Butt Fuck Idaho, doesn't count. You try this bullshit in my neighborhood and your granny-ass would've been yanked out of your vehicle and beaten to near death. Why the fuck do you live there?!?! This is America. Move somewhere safe! Times change, things change and I will not be frightened or intimidated out of my home, I ain't going nowhere. I just wanted to counter your Kumbaya, happy horse-shit narrative with some opposite-truth. |
SugarSand
(OP) User ID: 77504359 United States 11/07/2020 10:34 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ha! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79047442 Pondunk, backwater, Butt Fuck Idaho, doesn't count. You try this bullshit in my neighborhood and your granny-ass would've been yanked out of your vehicle and beaten to near death. Why the fuck do you live there?!?! This is America. Move somewhere safe! Times change, things change and I will not be frightened or intimidated out of my home, I ain't going nowhere. I just wanted to counter your Kumbaya, happy horse-shit narrative with some opposite-truth. Well, I appreciate that. I understand urban situations. I've been all over this country. That's why I want them to understand their privilege as Americans. Perhaps in your neighborhood more subtle is key. Start working it. When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
SugarSand
(OP) User ID: 77504359 United States 11/07/2020 10:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Nowhere did I say whose "side" I'm on. (Most people know but still - there is no indication in this post, nor ANY obvious physical "tell" with me. I'm as generic as it gets.) I'm not trying to convert people to anything but proud, engaged Americans. I WANT these people in my area to feel the same way I do, having a dad who who fought in Vietnam and his dad and his dad ... all way back to when we came here. I want the Jamaican/Mexican/black guy on the corner to KNOW he is safe here and he can pursue happiness ... and any time he chooses he can avail himself of the same freedoms I exercise. I think we should all want that. It's how we all got here. They don't have the history. So, it's all promise. Kumbaya and shit! Last Edited by SugarSand on 11/07/2020 10:42 AM When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
wisconsin
User ID: 79600274 United States 11/07/2020 10:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | . Our family celebrates The Lord's Feasts: [link to www.grafted-promise.net] Fools and the dead don't change their minds. Fools won't and the dead can't. When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar. You are only telling the world that you fear what he might say. Quoting: CountryWise Amos 5:13 - Therefore at such a time the prudent person keeps silent, for it is an evil time. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79598230 United States 11/07/2020 10:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I managed to get people ... almost all young dudes who were not white ... to roll down their windows at stop lights while I blasted the part about Quoting: SugarSand "I'm proud to be an American ... for at least I know I'm free!" And they all smiled big and gave thumbs up. We're ok. The State of the Union is still strong! Not according to trinity the fear mongerer. God Bless America! Hang onto your hats folks the best is yet to come!!!:flag waver: |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79047442 Canada 11/07/2020 10:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ha! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79047442 Pondunk, backwater, Butt Fuck Idaho, doesn't count. You try this bullshit in my neighborhood and your granny-ass would've been yanked out of your vehicle and beaten to near death. Why the fuck do you live there?!?! This is America. Move somewhere safe! Times change, things change and I will not be frightened or intimidated out of my home, I ain't going nowhere. I just wanted to counter your Kumbaya, happy horse-shit narrative with some opposite-truth. Well, I appreciate that. I understand urban situations. I've been all over this country. That's why I want them to understand their privilege as Americans. Perhaps in your neighborhood more subtle is key. Start working it. No, I'm not some sort of social do-gooder. I'm simply one who notices things and complains. And despite my wife's irritation, I'm ok with this. As misguided as I believe it to be, I do admire your positivity. But, you really do need to spend some extended time in major cities, Houston, LA, Chicago, NYC, etc. These are not your father's immigrants. Come to my neighborhood. See how the immigrants from up/down/left/right, both legal and illegal, conduct themselves. I was, but I'm not going to itemize the lousy behaviors but it's suffice to say it's affecting, rampant, tragic and infuriating. But yes, USA! USA! |
SugarSand
(OP) User ID: 77504359 United States 11/07/2020 10:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No way. This country is full of Americans who want what's best. Don't let them tell you otherwise. When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
SugarSand
(OP) User ID: 77504359 United States 11/07/2020 10:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Times change, things change and I will not be frightened or intimidated out of my home, I ain't going nowhere. I just wanted to counter your Kumbaya, happy horse-shit narrative with some opposite-truth. Well, I appreciate that. I understand urban situations. I've been all over this country. That's why I want them to understand their privilege as Americans. Perhaps in your neighborhood more subtle is key. Start working it. No, I'm not some sort of social do-gooder. I'm simply one who notices things and complains. And despite my wife's irritation, I'm ok with this. As misguided as I believe it to be, I do admire your positivity. But, you really do need to spend some extended time in major cities, Houston, LA, Chicago, NYC, etc. These are not your father's immigrants. Come to my neighborhood. See how the immigrants from up/down/left/right, both legal and illegal, conduct themselves. I was, but I'm not going to itemize the lousy behaviors but it's suffice to say it's affecting, rampant, tragic and infuriating. But yes, USA! USA! I work in Camden. I've lived around here m whole life. I went to college in Newark. You really don't have to tell me! You'd be a good do-gooder, as much as you love your country. My dad was a stealth do-gooder. He was an old hippie factory worker who used ever pack of smokes he bought and every lottery ticket as a chance to remind whoever would listen that he was so lucky to have been born in the USA. That's how I'm going to deal with this. Like the starfish on the beach! "It mattered to THAT one". When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79047442 Canada 11/07/2020 10:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79047442 Times change, things change and I will not be frightened or intimidated out of my home, I ain't going nowhere. I just wanted to counter your Kumbaya, happy horse-shit narrative with some opposite-truth. Well, I appreciate that. I understand urban situations. I've been all over this country. That's why I want them to understand their privilege as Americans. Perhaps in your neighborhood more subtle is key. Start working it. No, I'm not some sort of social do-gooder. I'm simply one who notices things and complains. And despite my wife's irritation, I'm ok with this. As misguided as I believe it to be, I do admire your positivity. But, you really do need to spend some extended time in major cities, Houston, LA, Chicago, NYC, etc. These are not your father's immigrants. Come to my neighborhood. See how the immigrants from up/down/left/right, both legal and illegal, conduct themselves. I was, but I'm not going to itemize the lousy behaviors but it's suffice to say it's affecting, rampant, tragic and infuriating. But yes, USA! USA! I work in Camden. I've lived around here m whole life. I went to college in Newark. You really don't have to tell me! You'd be a good do-gooder, as much as you love your country. My dad was a stealth do-gooder. He was an old hippie factory worker who used ever pack of smokes he bought and every lottery ticket as a chance to remind whoever would listen that he was so lucky to have been born in the USA. That's how I'm going to deal with this. Like the starfish on the beach! "It mattered to THAT one". Didn't know the story. I like, thank you. "One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?” The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.” “Son,” the man said, “don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!” After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said…..“I made a difference for that one.”" |
SugarSand
(OP) User ID: 77504359 United States 11/07/2020 10:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: SugarSand Well, I appreciate that. I understand urban situations. I've been all over this country. That's why I want them to understand their privilege as Americans. Perhaps in your neighborhood more subtle is key. Start working it. No, I'm not some sort of social do-gooder. I'm simply one who notices things and complains. And despite my wife's irritation, I'm ok with this. As misguided as I believe it to be, I do admire your positivity. But, you really do need to spend some extended time in major cities, Houston, LA, Chicago, NYC, etc. These are not your father's immigrants. Come to my neighborhood. See how the immigrants from up/down/left/right, both legal and illegal, conduct themselves. I was, but I'm not going to itemize the lousy behaviors but it's suffice to say it's affecting, rampant, tragic and infuriating. But yes, USA! USA! I work in Camden. I've lived around here m whole life. I went to college in Newark. You really don't have to tell me! You'd be a good do-gooder, as much as you love your country. My dad was a stealth do-gooder. He was an old hippie factory worker who used ever pack of smokes he bought and every lottery ticket as a chance to remind whoever would listen that he was so lucky to have been born in the USA. That's how I'm going to deal with this. Like the starfish on the beach! "It mattered to THAT one". Didn't know the story. I like, thank you. "One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?” The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.” “Son,” the man said, “don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!” After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said…..“I made a difference for that one.”" You are a good dude. Keep noticing, complaining, and staying the course. Your neighborhood is better off with you and I respect that you stayed! They are all the starfish. When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
Mist Walker
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Keilani
User ID: 77232079 United States 11/07/2020 10:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I always beep loudly when there is a Trump gathering on the corner. The other day there was a Biden gathering on other corner, so I made the point of backing around and going by them really slow and when they made eye contact, I put my thumbs down and drove by them all really slow, LOL, they looked so confused. It was mostly what looked like white school teacher type, LOL, yah, know the people that know it all, but are dumber than a box of rocks. |
SugarSand
(OP) User ID: 77504359 United States 11/07/2020 11:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You sound like a cool lady. Quoting: Keilani I always beep loudly when there is a Trump gathering on the corner. The other day there was a Biden gathering on other corner, so I made the point of backing around and going by them really slow and when they made eye contact, I put my thumbs down and drove by them all really slow, LOL, they looked so confused. It was mostly what looked like white school teacher type, LOL, yah, know the people that know it all, but are dumber than a box of rocks. We haven't had any of that here except the flotillas. There were lots of boat parades at the shore. No Biden things. The teachers are too busy at the convention, lol. I really thought Trump would flip Cumberland county, but hopes were dashed. Same old. Other posters seem to know the demographics of the area, and they will also know that people with cars in this area are regularly in multiple counties every day just to live. Also, it's a food desert. My pet peeve. I try to tell people it should be different. We should look at that, Americans. We should look at ACCESS to the american dream ... actual, physical access to the tools. It would win us a lot of voters. Life is rough inside a beltway, with no grocery stores and no car. What does everyone expect these residents to think and do? I reside just over the line in a red county where I'd have to drive an hour to get a good deal at the grocery store. I grew up in and do everything else in the neighboring blue county. I shop in puerto rican stores, buy jamaican takeout, greek, polish, italian, irish ... it's pretty jersey ... 25 miles southeast of Philly and really just as mixed up as it gets. In any given week I'm in Cape May or Atlantic counties for something as stupid as donuts, or a high school field hockey game. I work in Camden county. I drive like a maniac. I put 30,000 miles on my new car in 9 months of normal (locked down lol) life. NJ is like a quilt. All these folks are hustling. All of them. They love working and capitalism. Legal or not. They probably will be legal soon. That really doesn't bother me - it would save some friends a lot of money as they have been paying for immigration lawyers for their best guys. It's complicated. The small business owners are angry at the governor - I really thought that would flip us red - not enough. So ... all I can do is try to impart my love onto all of them. They will realize it. They will come around. USA! When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
SugarSand
(OP) User ID: 77504359 United States 11/07/2020 11:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | We should flip this shit on its head and start really looing at things like food deserts and mass transit (because that matters!) .. just like our President did with HBCUs! Don't punish people for the shit the other party forced them into in the past. When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
SugarSand
(OP) User ID: 77504359 United States 11/07/2020 11:31 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | And I THINK (but do not know, because Cali would hate my guts and run me off) ... I think California is the same as New Jersey. With a little administrative TLC ... And that's what it should be ... Tender Loving Care ... Cali and NJ could both flip red on freedom grounds. We didn't get it this time, but we sure can. I remember the 80s and the 90s! When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |
SugarSand
(OP) User ID: 77504359 United States 11/07/2020 11:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Don't keep punishing people because they thought wrong before because they didn't know better. Teach them the truth. Last Edited by SugarSand on 11/07/2020 11:33 AM When the shit hits the fan and the end is just nigh, will you cry out to Heaven? Will you lie down and die? Not me, my dear one - THIS IS MY SACRED LIFE - to no one nor no thing I'll surrender. For how does one know where when dead she will go, or if sweet Mother Earth he'll remember? - Sug |