🫂 Clint. My dad wasn't a great thinker or reader but he was a 'great wordsmith' I don't know where he got this 'skil' from. Maybe if events of his meeting my mum and my brother and myself coming along had been different, who knows, maybe his wordsmith' might have taken him elsewhere in life. He was a good provider but only as an young guy myself I became aware of his 'regrets' in life. Sadly he died before I could change the script. Now that's one of my regrets. I see myself in that position now too. One of my re-evaluations this last couple of weeks is to reconnect with the 🌈 male cancer group. I joined the zoom meeting today, even though I'm in long term remission it's only folks that's been through or living with it that helps new diagnosed guys understand things. Now I need to get on with understanding my current events your familiar with, put more effort into managing my mobility issues, instead of feeling like 'a victim's. It will be a long process, so bear with me if I go AWOL a few times. I'll always be here and reading your posts, and drooling at the odd nuddy guy 😮😎 Cheers DougT 🇫🇴
Oh, Doug...I'm so glad you're doing whatever you need to do, boo. Sounds like your parents did good with you. And no worries about AWOL-ness. I might do the same from time to time. But I'm exporting a new NSFW video I think you'll enjoy...so drool whenever you want. Or not. Cheers to you and to helping more folks get to remission. 🌈✌️
Yay! I don’t see any comments in my feed. Maybe Substack is being a brat. Dunno. No worries. I saw your lovely comment over on YT. I think it was YouTube. Too many videos and platforms to keep track of. It’s nap time! :-)
Well said. I quit Twitter a couple of years ago for just that reason. I don't need any "extra" blood pressure -- hard enough to deal with what I got.
Unfortunately, because the stakes are so high in November, I've been spending an unusual (for me) amount of time on PoliticsTube. I can take the stories -- I'm enough of a critical thinker to soft out what's important & what's just drama for clicks. But the comment sections! OMG. I know blatant lying is the currency for some folks, but c'mon. I'm not spending my evenings plotting to torture & abuse you! I don't even KNOW you! AND have no desire to.
I (also unfortunately) have lived through Anita Bryant, Phyllis Schaffley, & their ilk. Hell, I even interviewed Jerry Falwell for a my h.s. newspaper. Added to the number of young friends I had to put in the ground before I was 30, shows I've got a pretty thick skin. But the pure hatred & vitriol spewed at me for embracing a value I thought had finally become accepted as a moral value stuns me. YOU DON'T KNOW ME & I DON'T KNOW YOU. How could you possibly hate me that much?
So that's a very verbose way of saying, Clint, that I know exactly where you're coming from. I plan to take a tip from you and liberally exercise my block button. I also, for my own health, have to watch the video & ignore the comments. The fact that we find ourselves here in 2024 is one of the great tragedies of my life. Good to know others are making it through, too. Thanks for all you do!
I follow Russia's invasion of Ukraine as closely as I can and I find the same thing. I avoid the 'drama' content focus on the more serious stuff. But the comments on both sides have become more unhinged as time goes by. It doesn't help that there seems to be a flood of Russian bots. I now limit myself to pointing out searchable, verifiable errors of fact. Ex. Kyiv dates back to just before the fall of Rome while first mention of Moscow is 1147. The name 'Rus' referred to Kyiv/Ukraine until a Muscovy tsar around 1600(?) stole it using an excellent P.R. department.
I'v never heard of PoliticsTube and can't decide if I want to..,.
Thanks, Tom. Maybe it was all those "letters to the editors," but on anyone else's content I'm good at ignoring. But like you, when the hate, ignorance, and vitriol are aimed my way, I struggle to remain keep calm and carry on. Like you so beautifully said, you, me, and most of our LGBTQ family members have been through hell and back. I'm doing my best not to become even a modicum of more hateful just to sink to "some" people's level. But I am willing to block, report, and respond with humor and snickers. Cuz...SHAME ON THEM! I remember back when people were ashamed of their hate and ignorance. Now we got an entire party calling all trolls. Oy. I'm independent af, but definitely understand this election year assignment: Don't let assholes get elected! :-p
🫂 Clint. My dad wasn't a great thinker or reader but he was a 'great wordsmith' I don't know where he got this 'skil' from. Maybe if events of his meeting my mum and my brother and myself coming along had been different, who knows, maybe his wordsmith' might have taken him elsewhere in life. He was a good provider but only as an young guy myself I became aware of his 'regrets' in life. Sadly he died before I could change the script. Now that's one of my regrets. I see myself in that position now too. One of my re-evaluations this last couple of weeks is to reconnect with the 🌈 male cancer group. I joined the zoom meeting today, even though I'm in long term remission it's only folks that's been through or living with it that helps new diagnosed guys understand things. Now I need to get on with understanding my current events your familiar with, put more effort into managing my mobility issues, instead of feeling like 'a victim's. It will be a long process, so bear with me if I go AWOL a few times. I'll always be here and reading your posts, and drooling at the odd nuddy guy 😮😎 Cheers DougT 🇫🇴
Oh, Doug...I'm so glad you're doing whatever you need to do, boo. Sounds like your parents did good with you. And no worries about AWOL-ness. I might do the same from time to time. But I'm exporting a new NSFW video I think you'll enjoy...so drool whenever you want. Or not. Cheers to you and to helping more folks get to remission. 🌈✌️
Ta Clint, I've already seen the NSFW and I'm sure you'll soon see my cheeky comment. Cheers DougT
Yay! I don’t see any comments in my feed. Maybe Substack is being a brat. Dunno. No worries. I saw your lovely comment over on YT. I think it was YouTube. Too many videos and platforms to keep track of. It’s nap time! :-)
Yuppers Clint,
Well said. I quit Twitter a couple of years ago for just that reason. I don't need any "extra" blood pressure -- hard enough to deal with what I got.
Unfortunately, because the stakes are so high in November, I've been spending an unusual (for me) amount of time on PoliticsTube. I can take the stories -- I'm enough of a critical thinker to soft out what's important & what's just drama for clicks. But the comment sections! OMG. I know blatant lying is the currency for some folks, but c'mon. I'm not spending my evenings plotting to torture & abuse you! I don't even KNOW you! AND have no desire to.
I (also unfortunately) have lived through Anita Bryant, Phyllis Schaffley, & their ilk. Hell, I even interviewed Jerry Falwell for a my h.s. newspaper. Added to the number of young friends I had to put in the ground before I was 30, shows I've got a pretty thick skin. But the pure hatred & vitriol spewed at me for embracing a value I thought had finally become accepted as a moral value stuns me. YOU DON'T KNOW ME & I DON'T KNOW YOU. How could you possibly hate me that much?
So that's a very verbose way of saying, Clint, that I know exactly where you're coming from. I plan to take a tip from you and liberally exercise my block button. I also, for my own health, have to watch the video & ignore the comments. The fact that we find ourselves here in 2024 is one of the great tragedies of my life. Good to know others are making it through, too. Thanks for all you do!
I follow Russia's invasion of Ukraine as closely as I can and I find the same thing. I avoid the 'drama' content focus on the more serious stuff. But the comments on both sides have become more unhinged as time goes by. It doesn't help that there seems to be a flood of Russian bots. I now limit myself to pointing out searchable, verifiable errors of fact. Ex. Kyiv dates back to just before the fall of Rome while first mention of Moscow is 1147. The name 'Rus' referred to Kyiv/Ukraine until a Muscovy tsar around 1600(?) stole it using an excellent P.R. department.
I'v never heard of PoliticsTube and can't decide if I want to..,.
Thanks, Tom. Maybe it was all those "letters to the editors," but on anyone else's content I'm good at ignoring. But like you, when the hate, ignorance, and vitriol are aimed my way, I struggle to remain keep calm and carry on. Like you so beautifully said, you, me, and most of our LGBTQ family members have been through hell and back. I'm doing my best not to become even a modicum of more hateful just to sink to "some" people's level. But I am willing to block, report, and respond with humor and snickers. Cuz...SHAME ON THEM! I remember back when people were ashamed of their hate and ignorance. Now we got an entire party calling all trolls. Oy. I'm independent af, but definitely understand this election year assignment: Don't let assholes get elected! :-p
Amen!!!!
Thanks, Clay! 🌈✌️