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Poll: Do Houstonians like money more than politics?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by s3ts, Oct 19, 2020.

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I'm a Houstonian, and I support DNC while working in O&G because...

Poll closed Dec 14, 2020.
  1. I need a job

    1 vote(s)
    4.5%
  2. I act like a left-wing supporter and get by socially like this

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  3. My job is not as important as the reasons why I support DNC

    5 vote(s)
    22.7%
  4. Republican pigs piss me off

    6 vote(s)
    27.3%
  5. Who says I support the DNC?

    10 vote(s)
    45.5%
  1. s3ts

    s3ts Member

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    Houston is dominated by oil first and foremost, then the healthcare industry.

    Most of the city votes blue, especially in the presidential elections.

    I've lived in Houston for a long long time, worked in O&G, and I have no ill will against the industry because I worked in it.

    But the people of Houston who are clearly for the DNC, who clearly hate O&G companies, who depend on them for paychecks, -- where is your integrity? Why do Houstonians continue to support an industry in a half-assed manner like this at work, but then vote to kill your own job during elections?

    Is it because:
    1. You don't have a choice, need a job, but hate everything about the world that runs on oil
    2. You are socially adapting to the culture, but secretly are fine with O&G companies that clearly do not help pollution problems
    3. You're a moderate, stuck in both worlds, and voting for DNC for the other social programs
    4. Republican pigs piss me off
    5. Who says I support the DNC?

    I'm not putting Trump on that menu for obvious reasons -- Houston votes blue in pretty much every election cycle, and that has happened for quite a long time before Trump.

    Polls close in 8 weeks.
     
  2. donkeypunch

    donkeypunch Contributing Member

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    I thought I was in the D&D for a second.

    Just checked.

    Nope....
     
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    No, but this should be.
     
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  4. s3ts

    s3ts Member

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    How do I move a thread?
     
  5. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    Clearly.
     
  6. donkeypunch

    donkeypunch Contributing Member

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    You have no powers here... You are merely a pleb in the inner workings of the Clutchfans wheel.
     
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    We should hire Sam Hinkie
     
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    boomboom I GOT '99 PROBLEMS
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    I think Houstonians REALLY like guys that sideline as country music singers.
     
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  9. CCorn

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    Let me ask Jeff what he thinks
     
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    Houstonians ONLY PRETEND to like food critics on local papers who don't even blog about it...pssst I smell POS and it isn't the paella!!
     
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    I don't work in OG or live in Houston, but if I did, and choose to vote blue (actually a moderate), it'd be because I don't think DNC hates OG, just like I don't think DNC hates guns (I'm a gun owner), but want to do it in a more ethical and regulated manner.

    Also, regulations might not mean less jobs, might require more jobs to have proper controls around regulations. Also, energy companies are pivoting, maybe I'm an engineer that want the company to pivot faster?
     
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  12. TWS1986

    TWS1986 SPX '05, UH' 19

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    What this guy said. I'm in O&G, and I'd go DNC. Eventually this thread will be locked or moved. Hopefully moved.
     
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  13. s3ts

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    As a moderate myself, you're part of the political spectrum that has me constantly confused.

    I really would like to hear how you came to this conclusion that DNC 1. doesn't hate guns 2. doesn't hate O&G.

    Sandy Hook outrage by the left (DNC) and the climate change blaming by the DNC for all the forrest fires, I think the message is crystal clear where the DNC stands on those topics.
     
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    lol
     
  15. s3ts

    s3ts Member

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    You're the ******* that laughs and makes fun of people at meetings, huh?

    Glad you've made it obvious.
     
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    LOL. Sandy Hook.... is only the DNC outraged about kids dying?

    Sounds like you aren't such a moderate if Sandy Hook comes to mind.
     
  17. s3ts

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    Again, very curious about your position. Am I missing your category, or is it just "I hate the RNC"?
     
  18. dmoneybangbang

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    I'm the guy who calls out BS at meetings.
     
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    The DNC outrage was not at the kids dying. The whole world was outraged at the kids dying, not just the DNC.

    The entire world doesn't revolve around DNC, literally everyone in the country/world mourned the kids. A lot of shootings followed afterwards as well, and again, everyone mourned the losses.

    If sympathy was the indicator that made the difference between DNC vs RNC for you, you've been completely brainwashed.

    When I say the "outrage by the DNC", it was the outrage against the NRA and the RNC members who support them, the lobbyists, etc.
     
  20. s3ts

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    That's the real lol. The political spectrum is pretty wide, you don't get to categorize me by reading what I wrote above. It really says NOTHING about my political affiliation or position.
     

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