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Dutch Mike's avatar

It's definitely not a Dutch name, I can assure you; it's more likely German or maybe of Jewish descent. But to me he always seems like Sméagol who turned into a creature that lived in a cave under the Misty Mountains and was constantly repeating itself with his signature sound "gollum, gollum"... Everytime someone mentions Ukraine or Zelensky, he immediately comes crawling out of his cave stating that HCR spouts "baseless propaganda" and Biden is supporting "the right wing thug regime" in Kyiv... His postings echo standard pro-Putin talking points and are more than tiresome...

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John Schmeeckle's avatar

The origin of my name is in the Toggenburg, a mountain valley in St. Gallen canton, Switzerland. This subject actually came up on a different thread today:

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-18-2023/comment/36767491

"Dutch Mike," AKA "Mike S.," is a bully who "grooms" others to be abusive.

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Dutch Mike's avatar

Thanks :) But I am curious about another thing: you said you are a teacher. Where do you teach, if I may ask?

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Jen Andrews's avatar

I don’t think he’s particularly bright. He goes to a topic most people don’t know much about and spouts nonsense like credit card debt is a sure sign of…whatever. Kind of a clever idiot. But not smart.

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Bryan Sean McKown's avatar

I agree with you Jen, but the Troll has "successfully" disrupted the thread today. Now he has a Co-Troll.

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John Schmeeckle's avatar

Bryan Sean McKown seems to be acting like a McCarthyist social monitor.

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John Schmeeckle's avatar

Jen Andrews,

Perhaps I didn't phrase my earlier comment clearly. Right now we have the highest level of credit card debt in history. This is a sure sign of distress among people with little to spare.

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