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dpibel

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110. What am I supposed to refute?

Reply to Kaleva (Reply #106)

Thu Jul 27, 2023, 10:59 AM

Jul 2023

That you may be able to call people out without technically calling them out?

High standards, indeed.

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family of three went to live off grid in remote Colorado, found starved to death a year later [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 OP

Fearful of a lot of things so you go live in a tent in a remote area in Colorado. tanyev Jul 2023 #1

What a sad story. That poor kid. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2023 #2

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morons. Javaman Jul 2023 #3

died only 9 miles from a town. at least have a cell phone and way to charge it. BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #4

yup, morons. Javaman Jul 2023 #5

Sadly true. But there are many good Dems here as well, working hard to niyad Jul 2023 #11

The "right wing capital of religious nuts" just elected a Black immigrant as Mayor. former9thward Jul 2023 #30

Doesn't sound like a leftie here: TeamProg Jul 2023 #40

He's a Christian/missionary type loon. Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #46

Well they are now permanently off the grid malaise Jul 2023 #61

They died on purpose and took a kid with them. Maru Kitteh Jul 2023 #111

They hardly lived off the grid when going to the grocery store. jimfields33 Jul 2023 #6

how could they have starved? Javaman Jul 2023 #7

Ran out of groceries after the first snowstorm is my guess CanonRay Jul 2023 #23

Yes, I was going to add the Gunnison area IS often the coldest part of the state. yonder Jul 2023 #35

The article says cause of death not established yet canetoad Jul 2023 #103

must have been quite stubborn not to give up earlier treestar Jul 2023 #8

+1 2naSalit Jul 2023 #10

its suspected they died in winter... maybe reached the point of no return? BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #13

Umhm. Realization came rather suddenly perhaps. nt Hortensis Jul 2023 #80

Hmmm...bitter cold, roads buried in snow, and their only shelter was a tent. ShazzieB Jul 2023 #90

Stupid people do stupid things. NoMoreRepugs Jul 2023 #9

Maybe the plan was to commit suicide? Chakaconcarne Jul 2023 #12

I'd also wondered that. intheflow Jul 2023 #68

I have a respectably amount of outdoor experience, but I'd certainly not call myself a survivalist Victor_c3 Jul 2023 #14

it's hard to grow or catch sufficient calories... kudos to farmers. BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #17

Very, very true. Kaleva Jul 2023 #77

I think it is virtually impossible to live off the land in Colorado in winter CanonRay Jul 2023 #38

"(Rebecca) was fearful of a lot of things with the way she thought the world was going" Scrivener7 Jul 2023 #15

running from trans, CRT and round earthers?? BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #19

The proper term for a "round-earther" is "globe-tard" Victor_c3 Jul 2023 #27

Globetard!! I love this!! Bucky Jul 2023 #41

Yes, Globetard sounds like a great band name. n/t geardaddy Jul 2023 #54

____-tard has many possibilities not fooled Jul 2023 #81

christofashtard for instance, but what really makes Rethugs snap is when you call them conservacucks Celerity Jul 2023 #86

the gits also call us 'ballers' Celerity Jul 2023 #85

WTF? not fooled Jul 2023 #88

They forgot that the famous hermit Christopher Knight survived by stealing food from homeowners dalton99a Jul 2023 #16

"Officials have not named the son because he is a minor." Ummm, LeftinOH Jul 2023 #18

Interesting question Bucky Jul 2023 #28

A rule that is often good at doing the opposite of what it claims to do lostnfound Jul 2023 #32

There's a recent shooting case here where the sheriff won't release names nuxvomica Jul 2023 #34

something recently happened at a politician's house. Sheriff kept it under wraps BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #47

Did it inthewind21 Jul 2023 #57

This is very sad.. mountain grammy Jul 2023 #20

Very sad, especially because of the boy. The adults chose Hortensis Jul 2023 #63

I wonder about the social media, and I also wonder if they were Faux News devotees. ShazzieB Jul 2023 #89

Likely before Fox's LW bias drove them to Newsmax and OAN? Hortensis Jul 2023 #92

That's a good way to look at it, imo. ShazzieB Jul 2023 #95

Maybe a good idea when attempting to live "off grid" ToxMarz Jul 2023 #21

No kidding! ShazzieB Jul 2023 #93

Walden gone bad. SYFROYH Jul 2023 #22

! MorbidButterflyTat Jul 2023 #98

Well that takes a special kind of stupid Snooper9 Jul 2023 #24

Record snow IbogaProject Jul 2023 #26

Even with a compass and a map, I bet you many people would struggle Victor_c3 Jul 2023 #37

When I was young I used to hunt on my grandpa's land, gab13by13 Jul 2023 #44

This CanonRay Jul 2023 #39

This mom probably had her son scared absolutely shitless of sticking his thumb out there in the big, 2live is 2fly Jul 2023 #56

They were "rugged individualists"... llmart Jul 2023 #25

Rugged individualist is not the same as rugged survivalist. A winter escape in an early snow ... marble falls Jul 2023 #52

Off-the-grid living AverageOldGuy Jul 2023 #29

Building a sustainable home off grid & camping in a tent are two very different ways of life womanofthehills Jul 2023 #78

If all humans decided to live off-grid, we'd have much less of a population problem. Bucky Jul 2023 #31

That's really sad. NH Ethylene Jul 2023 #33

Chopping wood Johnny2X2X Jul 2023 #36

reality show, Frontier house, about surviving in the 1800s addressed the wood issue. BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #43

Good show. miyazaki Jul 2023 #72

One of my favorites leighbythesea2 Jul 2023 #100

I remember them being hungry and expert pointing out food in garden BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #101

Hahaha leighbythesea2 Jul 2023 #113

Nature is no joke. Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2023 #42

Where are the tenderhearted defenders? dpibel Jul 2023 #45

I called the billionaires stupid as well. AllyCat Jul 2023 #49

Some people like to ridicule sarisataka Jul 2023 #53

There were numerous posts calling those rich people idiots Kaleva Jul 2023 #79

So sorry if I was too subtle dpibel Jul 2023 #84

I commented up thread that I felt sorry for these women, and I do. ShazzieB Jul 2023 #97

That's a really thoughtful essay dpibel Jul 2023 #104

Can you provide links to the threads where billionaires were defended? Kaleva Jul 2023 #99

You read the threads dpibel Jul 2023 #105

You made the claim so it's up to you to provide the evidence Kaleva Jul 2023 #106

What am I supposed to refute? dpibel Jul 2023 #110

Just provide the links Kaleva Jul 2023 #112

I'm so old that I remember when people's first reaction was to feel sorry for the loss of life... Kid Berwyn Jul 2023 #102

Thank you XanaDUer2 Jul 2023 #107

You are most welcome! If I may add... Kid Berwyn Jul 2023 #109

And a kid is dead because of his family's lunacy. AllyCat Jul 2023 #48

.. iluvtennis Jul 2023 #50

You have to be in a good place financially JI7 Jul 2023 #51

Lord of the Flies n/t geardaddy Jul 2023 #55

Cannot believe the idiocy. Wingus Dingus Jul 2023 #59

"..was fearful of a lot of things with the way she thought the world was going..." GoCubsGo Jul 2023 #60

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LOL mercuryblues Jul 2023 #64

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Hello. GP6971 Jul 2023 #66

You do know what word salad is a mercuryblues Jul 2023 #69

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Hungry? lapucelle Jul 2023 #70

Sure you're in the right place? I prefer gas and hate electric, but I know gas is not good for us .. marble falls Jul 2023 #74

Sounds serious Torchlight Jul 2023 #75

Mebe next time. Them overlords is everywhar! marble falls Jul 2023 #96

Wow I know exactly where this is AntivaxHunters Jul 2023 #67

What a shame they took that child with them. yardwork Jul 2023 #76

of all things, there's a magazine onethatcares Jul 2023 #82

Even 1800's mountain men couldn't survive completely off grid Kaleva Jul 2023 #83

Many trappers and traders married Native women Retrograde Jul 2023 #87

They don't have CPS in Colorado? leftstreet Jul 2023 #91

Will people make a shrine out of their dying spot misanthrope Jul 2023 #94

Who would be so stupid as to think they could survive a Colorado winter in a tent? kentuck Jul 2023 #108