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Post by Fogg on May 27, 2022 14:38:14 GMT 12
When the extreme views of a vocal minority are imposed upon the bemused majority, then expect some valid questions to be asked.
And don’t instantly react by automatically labelling every one of those questions (and questioners) as racist / fascist etc. Listen to their questions / challenges objectively with no preconceptions - and then decide.
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Post by armchairadmiral on May 27, 2022 15:35:09 GMT 12
In today's society the accuser seems to hold the high ground. e.g. someone is accused of being a racist/mysogynist/fascist etc and it is left up to the accused to defend themselves. Instead,it should be incumbent on the accuser to defend his/her accusations. Too often these adjectives are used in an aggressive bullying put down manner that puts the accused on the back foot. Now I don't react. For example someone says they're offended by something I've said so my reaction is "that's OK,be offended as you like,it's your choice " .That stymies them and they don't try that line again
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Post by GO30 on May 28, 2022 11:24:54 GMT 12
I have a local gent, you all know, on a wee wokie crusade by the looks due to a logo we use. He bitched at me once but couldn't put forward a coherent or fair argument. I'm told he's now bitching about us at events we support about it. His bitching will not change the logo, quite the opposite, but it does run the real risk of seeing our support disappear. Last year that was a tad over 28K. To date, and we are talking decades now, 2 ladies (assuming) and him mention it in a negative manner. So as all 3 negatives have demanded (they never ask or request) we are going with the majority as we get positive comments frequently, we even get asked if we have T Shirts etc with it on often.
Yeap, it is the lack of asking questions first and only assuming that gets so many panties all twisted up. But then if they did ask questions first that would remove my fun.
Do say 'I'm restoring a dairy run off' which is a tad boring or do I say 'I've got a old dairy farm' and let the wokies just assume so we can play 'Whack that Wokie'. At times I get so conflicted  |
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Post by em on May 28, 2022 19:11:02 GMT 12
I have a local gent, you all know, on a wee wokie crusade by the looks due to a logo we use. He bitched at me once but couldn't put forward a coherent or fair argument. I'm told he's now bitching about us at events we support about it. His bitching will not change the logo, quite the opposite, but it does run the real risk of seeing our support disappear. Last year that was a tad over 28K. To date, and we are talking decades now, 2 ladies (assuming) and him mention it in a negative manner. So as all 3 negatives have demanded (they never ask or request) we are going with the majority as we get positive comments frequently, we even get asked if we have T Shirts etc with it on often.
Yeap, it is the lack of asking questions first and only assuming that gets so many panties all twisted up. But then if they did ask questions first that would remove my fun.
Do say 'I'm restoring a dairy run off' which is a tad boring or do I say 'I've got a old dairy farm' and let the wokies just assume so we can play 'Whack that Wokie'. At times I get so conflicted  I like the 1950s Monroesque logo and I prefer 4 stroke weed eaters over glyphosate so I’m a bit woke too . |
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Post by GO30 on Jun 7, 2022 15:42:29 GMT 12
I prefer 4 stroke weed eaters over glyphosate so I’m a bit woke too . No woke there, just plain old common sense.
My go to is a Sthil scrubby throwing a 40cm tungsten tip blade. Takes down gorse just as easily as it does fence battens  |
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Post by em on Jun 7, 2022 16:06:46 GMT 12
I prefer 4 stroke weed eaters over glyphosate so I’m a bit woke too . No woke there, just plain old common sense.
My go to is a Sthil scrubby throwing a 40cm tungsten tip blade. Takes down gorse just as easily as it does fence battens  Do you paste the gorse stumps afterwards ? I have used a borrowed heavy steel disc blade with 4 chainsaw teeth welded on it at 12 , 3 , 6 and 9 o’clock . It took awhile to build up enough impetus to start the cut but man it could cut . I used it for small Manuka that was dense like bamboo and 7-8 foot tall |
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