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[PaulB47]

Wow, a lot of bad experiences, I had no clue. I suppose it depends on the neighborhood you end up in. Mine must be pretty good because I haven't seen any of what you guys are talking about. I don't use it to be overtly political as I would on Gab, but I haven't completely masked my opinions either. Never got a peep out of anybody.

 

[Alexx1401]

Wow, a lot of bad experiences, I had no clue. I suppose it depends on the neighborhood you end up in. Mine must be pretty good because I haven't seen any of what you guys are talking about. I don't use it to be overtly political as I would on Gab, but I haven't completely masked my opinions either. Never got a peep out of anybody.

I looked at it and signed up, with a fake name . Have no intention of sharing the stuff I share here or I would I am sure be promptly booted. Looked like it could come in handy for some other stuff though. I did see immediately a VERY skewed bent to one side in some comments. So not going to bother to join in conversations there. If they want to sell the burner phone # or e-mail addy, hey go ahead. I well see nothing from that.

 

[Defense Minister]

I'm on Nextdoor mostly to keep track of any crime that occurs in the area, but I don't divulge info about firearms or my personal habits and activities. Occasionally I will poke the bear by sharing my conservative opinion regarding anothers post and then get some popcorn and watch the meltdown... kinda fun once in a while!

 

[sobo]

Occasionally I will poke the bear by sharing my conservative opinion regarding anothers post and then get some popcorn and watch the meltdown... kinda fun once in a while!

Always fun when it comes to phuq'n with busybodies...

 

[GWS]

I really am lucky in my neighborhood It would appear that most of the posters are conservatives at least when the subject is guns.

 

[PaulB47]

I should add that, this is a communication channel, possibly the best one available to your local neighbors. So, despite any bad past experiences, the day may come when you are happy it is still there.

 

[The Heretic]

I got an invite years ago after my mom died (buried in a private local community cemetery at base of mountain) by the cemetery caretaker, who is a friend of the family.

I looked at it, but did not join, even though my family name is known in the area due to our family having a farm here for about 80 years.

1) It is public, from what I can tell, and I don't really want to publish all of my info, even if it is restricted to my local community. For one thing, I have an ex-wife who I do not want to know where I live or to contact me (long story), and there are others who I just do not wish to share that info with.

2) There is already a FB group for the larger community (outside my immediate neighborhood).

3) In my immediate neighborhood, we have each other's cell phone numbers and email addresses. We share things that we need to share via email or text messages or we knock on doors or we run into each other while out walking. We share a private road and its expenses/maintenance, and we have other issues we talk about (dogs, porcupines, etc.) so it isn't like we don't know what is going on - usually. E.G., when we are burning slash piles, we generally let everybody know.

 

[Member 52301]

I got an invitation in my locked, end of the street, 'physical' mail box (NOT my USPS Box mailbox.) a few times but I never joined it. I do not plan on joining it.

I don't know if there is a Fakebook neighborhood group for my area since I do not belong to Fakebook. I do not plan on joining FB.

I am sure that it serves it's place for some people in specific areas.

Right now, most of our close neighbors in this tiny, out of the way, dead end, newer subdivision TALK to one another in person, some of us talk on the telephone and we do not email one another.

When we hear about crime or loose vicious dogs - we speak to one another. Two to four of us actually pay attention to our surroundings!

Some of the other older people here MAY pay attention or they may not!

Some older people especially older women can be a BRICK SHORT in a chimney when it comes to their surroundings! They actually BELIEVE that nothing bad can happen to a good person in a nice, good area and those BAD THINGS only happen to other people.

LOL

I met some older men like that too. Educated men who have NO common sense and do not pay attention to the news or crime. One older man CLOSE to my age told us that he might have to get a big dog when we mentioned an especially vicious crime and shooting/stabbing. He never got a dog and his wife was/is anti gun. She was blunt about it too. (I do not have a dog now either but we have some self defense items in our home.)

I have the right to say this since I AM an older lady (Going on 70 years old.) and I have witnessed some really DENSE older women and men out here and not just younger people who walk around with their heads buried IN their cellular telephones. They really would walk off of a cliff too.

Their political signs tell you who they are ON their vehicles and ON their lawns.

Most of them are still dense about some important GUN issues coming up in Montana that may turn us into another Oregon, WA state, etc. when it comes to counties/cities/small towns going against the MONTANA Constitution too.

Those people WILL want to turn us into Seattle or Portland or LA too. They have some hard core Ds in this town and not just transplants. Ugh.

I am a 'transplant' and I am far more of an old fashioned, FISCAL conservative - Constitutionalist than most MT born/raised people with a libertarian slant too. MT natives tell me this and so does my MT born and raised husband.

YOU can't get them to pay attention to GUN issues. Some of them did pay attention to a long ago issue which our AG only screwed up. The Supreme Court ruled in our favor FINALLY but NOW the ballot will be out there and we are going to be RULED by some larger cities and SJW types in this state.

Those SJW young and old people are not only 'some transplants' - there are a BUNCH OF THEM (MT born!) who are VERY socialistic in their views even with criminal justice reform.
The criminal gets a slap on the hand if that and they always make EXCUSES FOR THE PERP.

Cough- cough!

Most gun people don't believe the issue at hand or think that you are bs-ing them about the ballot down the road too.

I have met several active and retired military people AND Veterans who are anti gun in their own way. They do not believe in open or conceal carry and some of them do not believe in some types of rifles for 'civilians' too. Holy moly! Those men come in ALL ages and from all backgrounds too.

Oh well - they have the right to believe what they choose to believe just as much as I do but they don't get to change the RKBA - U.S. Constitution or the Montana Constitution just because they outnumber some of us.

I am quite sure that if I joined those types of groups - I would get KICKED OFF of them for my old fashioned, fiscal conservative, and beliefs in the U.S. Constitution and in the Montana Constitution. Plus I believe that if a person is too VIOLENT and/or CRAZY to be out there as a criminal or as a nut job and IS a clear and present danger to SOCIETY aka a THREAT while they walk around the streets and rural roads - they should be locked up with the KEY THROWN AWAY or put down if they committed a MURDER or murders.

That goes for drug runners and human traffickers AND a whole bunch more. Keep the streets and rural roads safe. Stop giving them a slap on the hand or an early release/parole.

Old Lady Cate

 

[Member 52301]

I was kicked off Nextdoor. All I did was say that I liked the new Walmart neighborhood store that opened up and I was gang stalked by a gaggle of anti-walmart Harper Valley PTA types. The technicality they kicked me on was that I used a pseudonym instead of my real name. The idiots were trying to find out who I actually was so that they could take their crap to the next level, simply because I like Walmart. They were also pretty tight with the local coordinator so he stood fast on their rule that I had to use my real name so I basically told him to shove it and never went back. They still keep sending me post cards to join. I also know a couple of other people who use pseudonyms but they were never asked to use their real name.
NextDoor can suck a big Internet EMP.

Harper Valley PTA types?! Man, long time - no hear - no read!

I LOVE it!

Take care.

Cate

 

[Member 52301]

My wife to this day still insists I am pulling her leg when I tell her we loved doing this when I was a kid. She lead a shall we say "sheltered life"

I never heard of that either until I was told about it several years ago.

Old Lady Cate who did lead a sheltered life in some SPECIFIC things but not in others when it came to safety and personal responsibility issues.

 

[Member 52301]

I use my real first name here and I have used it all over the WWWeb.

I would not want to join neighbor thing ONLINE and give out my last name, my only telephone which is a landline - house telephone or physical address because I think that there may be some perps casing homes or some SJW type may go after you because you show a conservative slant.

I believe that there are more of THEM (SJW-anti gun folks.) out there that hate or dislike old fashioned, opinionated, gun owners, conservatives, etc.

They have made NO bones about their feelings and hatred for us 'deplorables' even if some of us (Like me!) did not vote for President Trump or HC.

Catherine aka 'Cate'

 

[PaulB47]

Well, there was an interesting post a couple days ago:
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Systemic Racism Conversations. Is anyone in my community (White) interested in understanding racism on a deeper level and how we, as White people, are able to use our privilege to show up now in support of this Historic Civil Rights moment we are in? I believe that Black Lives Matter and feel compelled to offer to facilitate these conversations. I would love to hold these conversations on Zoom with my neighbors. One idea would be a book study. I'd suggest "White Fragility" by Robin DiAngelo. However, I'm open to any ideas. As a community, Old Evergreen Hwy is made up of many highly educated and influential community leaders. Please lend your voice to this national conversation locally and help us figure out, together, how we can support this movement and stand together on the right side of history. Please do not respond if you think your skin makes you superior in same way, shape, or form. Not interested in Nextdoor agitators. No judgment safe space for collaborative learning. Though Old Evergreen Hwy is my neighborhood, all seeing this are encouraged to join in. All Love
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Of course a lot of bootlickers signed up for this; I'm surprised at how many. I responded, "No, I'm not interested. I'm tired of all this race hustling, and find it oppressive."

We'll see how it goes...

 

[PaulB47]

Well, several people jumped in and scolded me. I responded with this:

Oh, don't get me wrong. I know the world is full of bullies and thugs. I just don't imagine it is connected to race, other than as a standard ruling class tactic for "divide and conquer". I have no "white guilt". I won't take a knee to feed the power lust of rioters. I have no appetite to be lectured by "holier than thou" types; I'm perfectly capable of reading and forming opinions myself without such "help".

The guy who started the thread said this:

This everyone is a perfect example of White Fragility. Paul, please leave or I'm reporting you and having you removed from my thread... Everyone, please mute Paul. We only need 30% to create a societal tipping point. We have to lose the racists and instigators along the way.

I responded:

My, what a friendly fellow. I guess you're not up for a conversation after all, eh? BTW, my wife of 42 years is Chinese, so the accusation of racism might be a tad off. But do what you will, and let the show continue.

 

[sobo]

You had to have expected such insightful opinions and informed thinking from that group...

 

[PaulB47]

I did expect it. I was surprised though at how many of my neighborhood jumped on his bandwagon, but then I realized it was not just my neighborhood but people all over Vancouver responding. So that explains the numbers.

I'm now waiting to see when I get evicted from that thread. Leftists and liberals are pretty intolerant these days. The last thing they want is to have to defend their views. Even the conservatives are more open-minded.

 

[sobo]

Tolerant Liberal:

 

[Siglvr]

I was discussing a rape in the neighborhood with a neighbor. She'd heard of it on Nextdoor. It had occurred only a few hours before, a literally @half a block where we were standing, some A###@!Hole pulled a woman walking home into the bushes and raped her: the rapist was still at large. Shocked, and fearing for my wife and daughter, I signed right up. The illegal immigrant that committed the crime got caught 4 blocks over when the next woman he walked past was smacked in the face and had the i-phone she'd had stuck to her ear taken away by this jackalope. They tracked him down via the I-phone in short order and off to jail he went. For that kind of thing it is unparalleled and very helpful.

Since then I've learned that most folks do not have my leanings, and to generally avoid them and avoid exposing my power level or inner feelings on anything to do with politics, protests, societal trends, guns and the like. Most people in my neighborhood want their emotions stroked, they want agreement - and they don't want to hear facts and truths -even honest statistics from a non-believer. I'll refer you to Sobos photo above A large crew of those types all angrily looking for a rapist: effective. LOL

I am seeing a change in opinion on not tolerating crimes and homelessness with folks hardening up, so there is some positive change. They have a lot of catching up to get up with me though At least if I decry the homeless woman I see with her pants down leaving a pile of excrement right next to the childrens swingset and then leaving about 12-20 McDonalds napkins tossed around I'm not horrifically condemned by all the "progressives" as if I'm the 2nd coming of a major serial killer for my "lack of tolerance, acceptance mean spiritedness" for complaining about it and reposting the city email for complaints for such things like in the past. Progress.

 

[parallax]

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[Magnusst]

Site is a bubblegumshow.

 

[chief_shotts]

I was kicked off Nextdoor. All I did was say that I liked the new Walmart neighborhood store that opened up and I was gang stalked by a gaggle of anti-walmart Harper Valley PTA types. The technicality they kicked me on was that I used a pseudonym instead of my real name. The idiots were trying to find out who I actually was so that they could take their crap to the next level, simply because I like Walmart. They were also pretty tight with the local coordinator so he stood fast on their rule that I had to use my real name so I basically told him to shove it and never went back. They still keep sending me post cards to join. I also know a couple of other people who use pseudonyms but they were never asked to use their real name.
NextDoor can suck a big Internet EMP.

This is an awesome story.