From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/21/2026 11:12 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   > On Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:01:11 -0500, Wilson    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/20/2026 10:21 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>> On Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:42:12 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>> On 2/18/2026 3:16 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>> On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:04:13 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> Apparently, you have not thought this through. California will get   
   >>>>>> refined gasoline from where?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> The same place as the other 49.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> Obviously, you have not thought this through.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Because California requires a unique, environmentally mandated fuel   
   >>>> blend and has no pipelines connecting it to other U.S. refining hubs, it   
   >>>> acts as a "fuel island," making it reliant on imported fuel.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> California still has some refineries in the Bay Area and Los Angeles,   
   >>>> but it is increasingly forced to import over 60% of its gasoline needs   
   >>> >from foreign sources.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Where does California get refined gasoline?  From the Bahamas, Asia, and   
   >>>> other international suppliers.   
   >>>   
   >>> Where does montana get it?  Rhode Island?   
   >>   
   >> "So much of the discourse from the left is pretending not to understand   
   >> opposing viewpoints and deliberate misrepresentation. As a tactic this   
   >> makes honest discussion impossible.   
   >>   
   >> Pretending to not understand is a strategic debate tactic used to force   
   >> opponents to repeatedly explain their position, which is more like a war   
   >> of attrition than it is genuine dialogue. This makes it seem as though   
   >> the left is simply seeking clarity when actually the goal is to   
   >> undermine the argument without providing a real counter-argument."   
   >   
   > Pretending that my refusal to accept your ideas is simply a matter of   
   > not understanding them is a strategic tactic used to force...   
    >   
   Comparing your points in the debate against Wilson, you have made zero   
   valid points in the current debate. Nick seems to be less educated than   
   a fifth grader.   
      
   You blew it on he human rights debate; you failed the gasoline imports   
   to California debate; you failed to understand right to work laws; and   
   you failed to present any new evidence about the Epstein sex ring   
   conspiracy.   
      
   It's like comparing an ant hill to Mount Wilson!   
      
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