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utard gang rise up

Or is the capital of this

I'd like to be the first one to say, good luck to the Hawaii guys who try to work with the rest of the west. Y'all deserve extra credit

https://katu.com/news/local/western-states-ask-for-1-trillion-in-federal-coronavirus-relief

With the states in this much need, if the taxes could go unpaid by essential workers for even one pay cycle maybe 2 .... hmmmmmmm

What's up! Any PNW guys in here?

Yes

East, west, or central WA?

@MrBoogaloo13 you a fellow man from sasquatch country?

I'm central, Kittitas county

I see

Got a quite a few dudes on the west side in my chat

Was hoping to see more people in here in general

Yeah, it is what it is

I'm down in the thurston county area myself

For sure. Fb is fucked, bunch of goobers have infiltrated most the b**g groups on there

Sounds about accurate

Trying to get everyone organized onto a single platform to communicate, heard a lot of talk about this but not seeing much action.. 🤷‍♂️

Yeah, it's growing pains

But, you know, it's pretty active during the day

It's in a nice groove for me personally, where there's always at least one convo going but I'm not swamped with shit going on that I can't keep track of

For sure. Any idea what the encryption/security level for discord if any?

Not much

It's alright

But I'm pretty sure discord records everything

Yikes..

Not that they're actively spying, but it gets stored on a server I'm pretty sure

But, discord is quite user friendly, so we made a concession and use it and avoid saying buzzwords i.e. b**g

Ought to try the Wire app, best encryption available and deliberately hosted and operated in Europe, little more difficult for infiltrators to get in. Still user friendly too, I got about 20 PNW guys in there and we all love it.

Keeps free speech in tact

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/judge-rules-oregon-govs-stay-at-home-orders-unconstitutional-and-are-now-null-and-void/

@MrBoogaloo13 I'm down to try a new platform

> @MrBoogaloo13 I'm down to try a new platform
@SOG JAMESON#3964

Message me your username and we'll get you vetted

Damn.. west coast dead as fuck

Sometimes

Past few days it has

Well I generally stay in the cali chat so..

Anyone heard of the Cascadian bio region movement? They are quiet too but quite the group

I have heard of the cascadia movement

I think the idea is bullshit, but that's me

I mean most eco groups are buttt splitting the west up based on its watersheds and river routes seems decent

Why you no like

Mostly because the of idea of separating the west to form it's own country

Politicians in the western states aren't necessarily the most keen on defending individual rights

So I'd much rather maintain within the larger union and at least hope that the supreme court gets it's shit together

Oh we wouldn't keep the same bigwig dems that are embedded with the rest of the country , idk I would rather see the US split into 4 territories, you can't tell me the people here on the west aren't way different than the east coasters or canjuns in the south

Celebrate diversity and let the us run itself in 4 different ways

And how would folks in Kansas get lobster if the proud nation of Massicontuckey refuses to lower seafood tariffs?

And how would folks in Kansas get lobster if the proud nation of Massicontuckey refuses to lower seafood tariffs?

Same way Washington got sugar when the US had a tarrif on it , he imported it cheaper from another country

Cuba

Or Japan

But kansas Will be the the new Cuba. Minus the beaches. And with more jazz

Wow...

Interesting convo...lol

Different ideas at least

I mean, you can't have a meaningful discussion without differing points of view

How do y'all feel about labor unions. Disclaimer: I am part of one.

They deff had a necessity to be created but I think some work as mobs in the modern game

I don't necessarily think that labor unions are necessary at the current point in time, however, it's your right to organize and lobby if you think something is unjust.

And to that point, I will defend unions

I will say though, what I'm not a fan of is certain jobs requiring you to be in a union.

But at that point, the struggle becomes, which right is more important? The right of the business to hire whomever they choose, or is the individual's right to not have to be coerced into joining a group against his choosing?

I've done it both sides, and I can say now I'm more in favor of union. I was almost seriously hurt many times before, and now it's so so safe I'm bored.

Yeah, I totally get that. If it works for you, be my guest.