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   On Sat, 21 Feb 2026 17:14:05 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
      
   >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.   
      
   You mean I agree with you guys on none of those issues.  That does not   
   mean I don't understand what you say.  I simply refuse to accept it.   
      
   >It's like comparing an ant hill to Mount Wilson!   
   --   
   Noah Sombrero mustachioed villain   
   Don't get political with me young man   
   or I'll tie you to a railroad track and   
   <<>> to <<>>   
   Who dares to talk to El Sombrero?   
   dares: Ned   
   does not dare: Julian  shrinks in horror and warns others away   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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