The Moderate and Balance Group is now an open group!
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The Moderates and Balanced Group is a place where we can discuss issues without insulting each other. If you can’t do that, do not join the group! A brief rundown of the rules:
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Do not publish articles whose titles are designed to be hurtful to others . There will be no acceptance of articles that denigrate other groups of people, including religion, party affiliation, race, etc. Articles that are newsworthy about a group i.e. “Muslim men are raping German Women" is acceptable as news story. An article entitled, “All Muslims Rape”, is a hate piece and will be removed. Please make sure your articles are factual, and do not publish “click bait” articles, unless they are of innocuous subjects, like cute dogs and cats, (as an example).
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Thank you,
Dowser
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Isn't this a bit contradictory?
"There will be no acceptance of articles that denigrate other groups of people, including religion, party affiliation, race, etc. Articles that are newsworthy about a group i.e. “Muslim men are raping German Women" is acceptable as news story."
Wouldn't such a story denigrate persons of a certain religion, in the case of your example, Muslims? (Even if it did not include all Muslims, it indicates that it is Muslims, persons of a specific religion, that tend to be rapists.) That kind of topic would be difficult to judge, would it not?
Well, no. It is a news article, as opposed to "All Muslims Rape". See what I mean? If I said, "Democratic National Chairperson Stinks" that's a news story, but if I say, "Democrats Stink", it isn't. IF the article said, "Buzz Stinks" that's denigrating to you and I'm not having it.
I guess you will all have to trust my judgement and know that I'll do the best I can by all of you! If in doubt, I'll ask Perrie, until we have a couple more moderators on line...
I'm very excited about this. I will get you a feed as soon as I can
I know you will!!! Thank you!
But why can't I talk about chili?
Can you really make a balanced chili? I don't really believe that's the idea, if ya know what I mean...
This is true Jon... I mean some like it hot..... really hot!
And you can't just make it "regular" and then put a bottle of hot sauce on the table.
Well ya can, but then you would have to resist the urge to want to bring on the heat.... Kind of like going out on a date, and she yanks up the skirt just a little higher, but you are in public.
What are you trying to say, Perrie?
YOU KNOW what I am trying to say.......
Why so tense, Perrie?
Whenever I get these thoughts..... I get tense
Well ya can, but then you would have to resist the urge to want to bring on the heat.... Kind of like going out on a date, and she yanks up the skirt just a little higher, but you are in public.
Yeppers, you know you WANT it, but just can't have it......
That would make anyone a bit tense.....
"This is true Jon... I mean some like it hot..... really hot!"
YeaH, but if you want to put the recipe for it on this group site it would be an offence. Everything here has to be MODERATE and balanced.
This topic reminded me that I haven't eaten chili for over a decade, and I used to love it. I'll have to try to prepare it myself.
Oh, come on, Buzz-- you can make hot chili here...
But, Dowser reserves the right to not allow you to talk about it anymore (See what I did, Dowser, I brought the discussion full circle......LOL)
LMAO Dean.
Well you'll have to wait and see if that is true or not. The group will be open.
Eating chili and listening to the ''Red Hot Chili Peppers'' is a must.
I still can't embed videos, frustrating.
That is the wrong code to use with the youtube embed.
You have to use the URL of the youtube video and put it into the youtube embed.
It doesn't work that way either....
MOST frustrating!
I've used something like this, and it has always worked... BUT, I just tried to upload it for you and it said it was unable to extract the video from the URL. Maybe it's a "special" song... You know, one they want to charge for...
It gives me that message on all the video's that I try to embed Dowser.
For me, some just won't work... I'm so sorry I'm not more help!
MUCH love to you!
I add red pepper flakes when sauteing the ground beef. I also add sweet corn in mine. Hot with a bit of sweet and a side of cornbread. yum yum
I love corn in chili!!! So good!