If you ever get to a Filipino grocery, they typically have pre-marinated pork sticks (or beef), pork is better.

Wondering if we can apply concepts from Meyers Briggs personality tests here. I have def read some unfortunate stuff here that triggers me as a minority. However - that's just the internet for you. You're going to see shit you don't like. My approach is to just deal with it. It's the world and it's reality. I guess I can be that way because in Meyers Briggs terms I'm not much of a feeling type. I instead rationalize what I'm seeing, why I'm seeing it, and then decide how much I want to let it get to me. For other types, especially the more feeling types, it's going to get to you. We can see that here. In the past I've reached out to ltg to sort of advise that he take my approach - don't engage the obvious trolls/troglodytes, just move on. Engage the more serious types with whom you can reason. He hasn't taken that approach and that's totally fine. At one time I seriously considered creating a mult called "I'm a LTG troll, Don't Respond," or something like that, just to troll ltg and simultaneously make a point to him. I fully expected him to respond to that mult. And in doing so I sincerely hoped he'd learn something about himself.

But by now I just think ltg is extraordinarily emotional and also incorrigible. So it is what it is. There's no point to this post other than to offer an interpretation of what I'm seeing. Carry on.

What have you found to be triggering? Asking with sincerity... I guess you can pm if you don't want to publicly answer ot you maybe don't reply at all if you think I'm being disingenuous (but I'm not).

When you have the same group posting vile crap within minutes of you posting, or the same Darren Bailey (the city ) is the problem dog whistle b.s., it's damned aggravating. And when you get 10-12 of the usual suspects and their enablers chiming in, it's disheartening.

When you have the same group posting vile crap within minutes of you posting, or the same Darren Bailey (the city ) is the problem dog whistle b.s., it's damned aggravating. And when you get 10-12 of the usual suspects and their enablers chiming in, it's disheartening.

Let's not use "worst"....I'll go with "Lowest on the List" or "Last Place". That honor goes to boneless chicken breasts.

Ribs are heavenly. BRick might have just given the board one of it's all-time worst takes

Wondering if we can apply concepts from Meyers Briggs personality tests here. I have def read some unfortunate stuff here that triggers me as a minority. However - that's just the internet for you. You're going to see shit you don't like. My approach is to just deal with it. It's the world and it's reality. I guess I can be that way because in Meyers Briggs terms I'm not much of a feeling type. I instead rationalize what I'm seeing, why I'm seeing it, and then decide how much I want to let it get to me. For other types, especially the more feeling types, it's going to get to you. We can see that here. In the past I've reached out to ltg to sort of advise that he take my approach - don't engage the obvious trolls/troglodytes, just move on. Engage the more serious types with whom you can reason. He hasn't taken that approach and that's totally fine. At one time I seriously considered creating a mult called "I'm a LTG troll, Don't Respond," or something like that, just to troll ltg and simultaneously make a point to him. I fully expected him to respond to that mult. And in doing so I sincerely hoped he'd learn something about himself.

But by now I just think ltg is extraordinarily emotional and also incorrigible. So it is what it is. There's no point to this post other than to offer an interpretation of what I'm seeing. Carry on.

There are things I hate about the city, but it's always going to be home. And honestly I've hated most suburbs since I helped desegregate a school district as a kid. That it's always been city vs suburbs and city vs the rest of shitty Illinois didn't help. And it's still that way. See Darren Bailey.

So... one such as yourself could see how maybe one from downstate or out of the immediate collar counties might hold a similar grudge against Chicago or Cook County based on the fact that that one county can bully the entire state politically.

So... one such as yourself could see how maybe one from downstate or out of the immediate collar counties might hold a similar grudge against Chicago or Cook County based on the fact that that one county can bully the entire state politically.

Wondering if we can apply concepts from Meyers Briggs personality tests here. I have def read some unfortunate stuff here that triggers me as a minority. However - that's just the internet for you. You're going to see shit you don't like. My approach is to just deal with it. It's the world and it's reality. I guess I can be that way because in Meyers Briggs terms I'm not much of a feeling type. I instead rationalize what I'm seeing, why I'm seeing it, and then decide how much I want to let it get to me. For other types, especially the more feeling types, it's going to get to you. We can see that here. In the past I've reached out to ltg to sort of advise that he take my approach - don't engage the obvious trolls/troglodytes, just move on. Engage the more serious types with whom you can reason. He hasn't taken that approach and that's totally fine. At one time I seriously considered creating a mult called "I'm a LTG troll, Don't Respond," or something like that, just to troll ltg and simultaneously make a point to him. I fully expected him to respond to that mult. And in doing so I sincerely hoped he'd learn something about himself.

But by now I just think ltg is extraordinarily emotional and also incorrigible. So it is what it is. There's no point to this post other than to offer an interpretation of what I'm seeing. Carry on.

I could say the same with you and guns

Actually I'm not "defensive" about anything

What "WE" try and tell you is that yes there is crime, but that is not all there is too Chicago. When "WE" try and illustrate the point, the brigade immediately claims that we are making excuses or minimizing the level of crime when we're not. I told you that I hadn't heard gunshots in 10-15 years here and you told me I was lying. 

I really don't care about the suburbs and rarely post about them. MANY here can't extend the same courtesy. And I always wonder why.

The events, elections, policies, and finances of Chicago can and often time does affect far more people than just those who live within city limits. You really wonder why people post about these things?

When you have the same group posting vile crap within minutes of you posting, or the same Darren Bailey (the city ) is the problem dog whistle b.s., it's damned aggravating. And when you get 10-12 of the usual suspects and their enablers chiming in, it's disheartening.

No I really don't think you could. Well, you could try but you'd be wrong. I'm always very willing to listen to the other side in guns and hear them out and for the most part have reasonable, measured discussions either them. You should know that. But see you think you got ke on this one but you don't know me well enough. You just think you have me on that but you really fumbled on this one based on your prejudices about me. Try again.

Ok. Convince me.

Poor job of selling it. Of course there's more to Chicago than crime. But you don't try to illustrate that... you try to normalize the increasing crime. It's just a pair of sunglasses. It's just a watch. There have always been riots. You did this in the very post im quoting from as a matter of fact. Yeah man, youre very, very defensive about chicago crime.
As for your not hearing gunshots comment no I don't believe it but I hear gunshots any time my windows are open so for me hearing gunfire is completely background noise.