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13 Jun 2014, 4:09 pm

Buffalo National River.The only time to have peace and quiet in Park land is to go in the winter.
Tourists don't like the cold.Anyway the hiking is better then,most of the ticks are dormant and you can see the rocks and bluffs better.


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15 Jun 2014, 6:54 pm

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If this true it seems rather strange behavior. It seems counter intuitive that conservative would be more in accordance with nature by living within it, opposed to liberals who have isolated themselves from an environment that is more in keeping with their philosophy. I thought most liberals were green. Why would they live in an area that destroys habitat and causes pollution.


Living in a city has made me a lot more green than I used to be precisely because it is in your face a lot more. It is kind of sad that so many in the country take it for granted and don't seem to give a sh*t about the environment because they don't see what is happening.

And I live in the city because I cannot afford not to, not because I prefer it.


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15 Jun 2014, 6:56 pm

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What a waste of time and resources. This just in: if you marry someone who you largely disagree with, you are going to have a bad time.


That was about how unhappy the families were about it, not the couple themselves.


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15 Jun 2014, 9:09 pm

sonofghandi wrote:
Sherlock03 wrote:
If this true it seems rather strange behavior. It seems counter intuitive that conservative would be more in accordance with nature by living within it, opposed to liberals who have isolated themselves from an environment that is more in keeping with their philosophy. I thought most liberals were green. Why would they live in an area that destroys habitat and causes pollution.


Living in a city has made me a lot more green than I used to be precisely because it is in your face a lot more. It is kind of sad that so many in the country take it for granted and don't seem to give a sh*t about the environment because they don't see what is happening.

And I live in the city because I cannot afford not to, not because I prefer it.


Maybe Liberals live in urban settings because we are more community minded and care about each other than Conservatives who only care about themselves



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16 Jun 2014, 9:53 am

sonofghandi wrote:
Sherlock03 wrote:
What a waste of time and resources. This just in: if you marry someone who you largely disagree with, you are going to have a bad time.


That was about how unhappy the families were about it, not the couple themselves.
When was the last time a family never had an influence on a marriage?


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16 Jun 2014, 10:05 am

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Maybe Liberals live in urban settings because we are more community minded and care about each other than Conservatives who only care about themselves
Hmm, I am thinking probably not. How many people in the city know their neighbors names or help someone on the street when their car breaks down, etc?


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16 Jun 2014, 10:22 am

Sherlock03 wrote:
sonofghandi wrote:
Sherlock03 wrote:
What a waste of time and resources. This just in: if you marry someone who you largely disagree with, you are going to have a bad time.


That was about how unhappy the families were about it, not the couple themselves.
When was the last time a family never had an influence on a marriage?


Mine don't. The vast majority of them were pretty pissed that I was marrying a Polish Catholic, and it caused a lot of friction between me and my family (but not between me and my wife). A lot of them no longer speak to me over it.

Overall, I think our marriage is the stronger for it.


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16 Jun 2014, 11:18 am

Sherlock03 wrote:
khaoz wrote:
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Maybe Liberals live in urban settings because we are more community minded and care about each other than Conservatives who only care about themselves
Hmm, I am thinking probably not. How many people in the city know their neighbors names or help someone on the street when their car breaks down, etc?


That's been my observation.


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16 Jun 2014, 1:22 pm

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Mine don't. The vast majority of them were pretty pissed that I was marrying a Polish Catholic, and it caused a lot of friction between me and my family (but not between me and my wife). A lot of them no longer speak to me over it.

Overall, I think our marriage is the stronger for it.
Wow, that would put a lot of strain on most people. You two must really work well together. Weird thing is I tend to like girls who are the the direct opposite of me politically and religiously. Must be an Autism thing.


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17 Jun 2014, 7:22 am

Sherlock03 wrote:
sonofghandi wrote:

Mine don't. The vast majority of them were pretty pissed that I was marrying a Polish Catholic, and it caused a lot of friction between me and my family (but not between me and my wife). A lot of them no longer speak to me over it.

Overall, I think our marriage is the stronger for it.
Wow, that would put a lot of strain on most people. You two must really work well together. Weird thing is I tend to like girls who are the the direct opposite of me politically and religiously. Must be an Autism thing.


My wife and I do tend to disagree on many political aspects (although not drastically on most issues), but we are miles apart on the religious front. We both do well in discussing the differences rather than arguing them, so it works for us. I think our very strict no name calling rule probably has something to do with it.


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