Re: Helping a tourist with STI problems

On Fri, 23 May 2025 08:41:35 -0700, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
wrote:

On Fri, 23 May 2025 05:45:14 -0400, Catrike Ryder
<Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
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On Thu, 22 May 2025 18:40:36 -0700, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
wrote:
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On Thu, 22 May 2025 19:29:53 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
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By the way, before 2024 Mr Musk was a darling of the left.
Tastes change.

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Prez Trump changed political parties quite often:
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Republican    1987 to 1999.
Reform Party  1999 to 2001.
Democrat      2001 to 2009.
Republican    2009 to 2011.
Independent   2011 to 2012.
Republican    2012 to present
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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump>
See right side bar under "Personal Details".

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I beieve not permently attaching one self to a political party is a
positive characteristic.

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I don't care what you believe.  What I consider to be important is WHY
you believe something and what logic you used to construct your
beliefs.  That's why I don't like one-line comments.
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I'll pretend you were preparing to vote in an election and was
considering the various available candidates.  You find a candidate
who's promises and claims are most closely aligned to your beliefs.
You vote for this candidate and they win the election.  A few months
later, your candidate gets a better offer (i.e. better bribe) from the
other side of the aisle and changes political party.  Do you feel
betrayed?  Would you trust him again to deliver on his promises?  Are
you considering joining a recall effort?  In my never humble opinion,
this politician can't be trusted and, given the oportunity, will
probably auction his vote (and his soul) to the highest bidder.
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"List of party switchers in the United States"
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_party_switchers_in_the_United_States>

Trusting people I don't know is not my nature, and seeing and hearing
their political propaganda is not going to help me know them.

Do I feel betrayed? Not so much, I didn't trust him/her in the first
place. If a politician changes his/her mind and goes against my
preferences, I chalk it up to "that's what politicians do."

Do I join a recall effort?  No, I'm not a joiner, but I may vote for
the recall.

My response to your "one line comment" issue is that I neither want to
hear others explain why they believe and do what they do, nor am I
particularly willing to offer the reasoning behind my opinions. If I
need to understand a person's motivations, I can figure it out better
without their obviously biased input. 

--
C'est bon
Soloman