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kman wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 9:22 pm Yep, that's a good point. No one wants to see our beloved rations community up in arms (figuratively!) over controversial topics.

No one is getting banned here for stating and defending their views. They'd only get banned for not playing well with others. We don't have to agree with each other, but we do have to at least be respectful.

As I like to joke, "We won't tolerate intolerance!!"

Militaryration_guy wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 9:26 pm Yeah we've got to help respect, I hope that if I attend a meet up that people don't the I'm a nut just because of this thread.

kman wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 9:39 pm

Militaryration_guy wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 9:26 pm Yeah we've got to help respect, I hope that if I attend a meet up that people don't the I'm a nut just because of this thread.

I don't think you have to worry about that. Meetups are fun. At first, everyone is all awkward and shy because...you know...seeing people in real life!?! But then you start chatting with them about rations and getting to know them as people and it turns into a real fun thing.

I've met a lot of people on these forums over the years, but the ones who really stick in my mind are the ones I've met in person at the meetups. Second to that are the ones I've interacted with a lot on Slack or on Oldsmokey's live streams (every Saturday night - be there!). Live(ish) interaction really takes the community to the next level.

Smitty wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 9:48 pm Agreed, heck of a good time. I don’t care if someone doesn’t share my radical centralism and non-religious views, or my belief that If I just put a couple more thousand dollars into my Land Rover...it’ll be reliable for a time.

I’ll listen to anyone but convincing someone to change their views is impossible. It’s much more realistic to explain why you believe in something with rational and reliable information and let them make up their own mind. To disregard either side as being fundamentally wrong while blinding yourself to their views is what gets us historically into confrontation.

People just gotta be ready to love humanity and all it’s varied greatness. Well, unless you’re an A-hole....

Smitty wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 9:48 pm I don’t care if someone doesn’t share [...] my belief that If I just put a couple more thousand dollars into my Land Rover...it’ll be reliable for a time.

kman wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 10:06 pm

Smitty wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 9:48 pm I don’t care if someone doesn’t share [...] my belief that If I just put a couple more thousand dollars into my Land Rover...it’ll be reliable for a time.

Wait a minute...you're a Land Rover guy? I saw some memes about you just a minute ago...

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I kid!! I kid!! Remember, I'm the guy who broke his Honda Pilot while towing his last 4000 lbs. of stuff 800 miles down to Florida. After I blew up my radiator driving 600 miles to Cleveland.

kman wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 10:06 pm Wait a minute...you're a Land Rover guy? I saw some memes about you just a minute ago...