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FuzzySkinner posted:You know...I can't blame him for this attitude. Crowder is not a smart guy and not someone worth his time. I would understand if this was indeed someone who was conservative along the vain of Krauthammer or someone. But Crowder is a trolling dickbag that really adds nothing to a conversation. Yeah, Crowder's a disingenuous shithead who deserved all of that, but it doesn't really excuse engaging in the same behavior. In a similar vein, are there any prominent internet atheists who aren't competing for the 2016 Edgiest of Lords award?
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Rhjamiz posted:Holy poo poo these are amazing. It's off topic, but stuff like this? It's a perfect example of why it's easy to reject complaints lodged against the tumblr crowd.
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Keeshhound posted:Yeah, Crowder's a disingenuous shithead who deserved all of that, but it doesn't really excuse engaging in the same behavior. In a similar vein, are there any prominent internet atheists who aren't competing for the 2016 Edgiest of Lords award? Yeah I generally like Kyle when he discusses how republicans are poo poo heads, but I'm not thrilled with what he said about Christianity in those tweets. I don't know what is with Internet atheists and their  -ness when it comes to that overall topic. I mean if someone believes that their is a God, follows the bible, and is not actively finding a way to make your life miserable, then why should you care?I've met a lot of people who've gone through some really tough times in life and have relied on faith to help them get through it. Are you really going to scream at a cancer patient who has turned to Jesus, Allah or whatever to help comfort them while they feel so drat alone in this world? By all means attack evangelicals and fundamentalists. i'm on your side, but don't act exactly like them when you're discussing your beliefs.
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Phone posted:It's off topic, but stuff like this? It's a perfect example of why it's easy to reject complaints lodged against the tumblr crowd. That and also for anyone's complaints about what anyone on tumblr says you're not going to just have it shoved in your face. You have to look for it. It's kind of like twitter in that respect. But compared to Matt Walsh or Milo or Crowder, not many people on tumblr are probably also running websites on how women need to remember their place. Or running blogs in general. And yeah, I didn't want to push that too much since it was only all of two posts about Overwatch that were in here in the first place. I just remembered those and thought they'd brighten someone's day because I look at it now and I still giggle at McCree Fivenoons.
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FuzzySkinner posted:I don't know what is with Internet atheists and their Christianity gets a lot of poo poo from Internet Atheists simply because Christianity is the most likely religion to be encountered by the group. There are a lot of legit Islamophobes in the Internet Athiest group as well, mainly because Christianity mostly just tells us we're going to hell, whereas Islam is loving scary because their fundies still take all the kill all those who oppose bits literally. There are Muslim theocracies that we can not enter because atheists are criminals there, with a sentence of death. The smugness is because ... well, have you ever encountered a Young Earth Creationist? quote:I mean if someone believes that their is a God, follows the bible, and is not actively finding a way to make your life miserable, then why should you care? Because there are too many that are indeed actively trying to make our collective lives "miserable" or maybe you haven't seen the right wing Christian types impose their """"morality""" on the entire country by political force.
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McGlockenshire posted:Because there are too many that are indeed actively trying to make our collective lives "miserable" or maybe you haven't seen the right wing Christian types impose their """"morality""" on the entire country by political force. I think he's just talking about a person-by-person basis there and not like, on the internet.
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McGlockenshire posted:Because there are too many that are indeed actively trying to make our collective lives "miserable" or maybe you haven't seen the right wing Christian types impose their """"morality""" on the entire country by political force. Are you seriously suggesting that the problem with Christians being smug, aggressive douchebags about your chosen life philosophy is that they don't believe the right things? Newsflash: being an rear end in a top hat isn't a bad thing because some religious people are assholes; it's the "being an rear end in a top hat" part that's objectionable. The fact that I can point to a person being lovely doesn't excuse me being lovely.
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RareAcumen posted:I think he's just talking about a person-by-person basis there and not like, on the internet. Oh. No, people that do that poo poo IRL are jerks. Keeshhound posted:Are you seriously suggesting that the problem with Christians being smug, aggressive douchebags about your chosen life philosophy is that they don't believe the right things? Newsflash: being an rear end in a top hat isn't a bad thing because some religious people are assholes; it's the "being an rear end in a top hat" part that's objectionable. No, you're right, assholes will always be assholes, and humanity would still have plenty of excuse to be horrible to each other without religion because that's how horrible humanity is to each other by default. Protecting the in-group and fearing the strangers in the out-group is standard operating procedure for our brains. But when a religious person tells me that I should be killed, then yes, I am kind of going to blame their "chosen life philosophy" for not believing in "the right things."
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The Ape of Naples posted:Huh. I never clicked on this every time I've seen it. Not for any homophobic reason. I just didn't care. Electric Six is so good that Gay Bar is one of their weaker songs - that's saying something.
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The more I think about it, the more I think his argument for not debating crowder kinda sucks (well the global warming one is legit, and the fact that he's a dickbag troll is also a good reason to tell him to gently caress off). I think if one believes in Christianity, Islam, Judaism, is a theist or what have you? That shouldn't automatically disqualify someone from holding a discussion over issues. Now if the person believes in some shithead arguments in regards to say, Science? Then by all means, they should gently caress off. But if it's something like economic policy or something of that nature? Then no, that person shouldn't be disqualified because they have faith. That in itself is a very bigoted attitude to have and is indeed dangerous.
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I saw a guy do "Gay Bar" on karaoke on Halloween dressed in an Abe Lincoln costume that he was able to strip off. All he had on at the end was his fake beard and top hat, shoes, and an American flag speedo. No one at my table could breath because we were laughing so much.
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RareAcumen posted:I'm gonna give you a few more to try and cheer people up. Yooooooooo  
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Star Man posted:I saw a guy do "Gay Bar" on karaoke on Halloween dressed in an Abe Lincoln costume that he was able to strip off. All he had on at the end was his fake beard and top hat, shoes, and an American flag speedo. No one at my table could breath because we were laughing so much. Freedom comes in small packages.
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The Ape of Naples posted:Huh. I never clicked on this every time I've seen it. Not for any homophobic reason. I just didn't care. Does that mean you've never seen this?? Holy poo poo: https://youtu.be/1sJqROHxjDA Armani posted:Electric Six is so good that Gay Bar is one of their weaker songs - that's saying something. Welcome to the Good Opinion Zone, friend.
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FuzzySkinner posted:Yeah I generally like Kyle when he discusses how republicans are poo poo heads, but I'm not thrilled with what he said about Christianity in those tweets. I think a lot of it comes from growing up in Fundamentalist communities or homes, and not realizing that there is a lot more nuance and diversity in Christianity than what they were subjected to. And also not realizing how close their own attitudes are to the ones they deride. RareAcumen posted:I'm gonna give you a few more to try and cheer people up. Johnny Five-Aces rides again!
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FuzzySkinner posted:I mean if someone believes that their is a God, follows the bible, and is not actively finding a way to make your life miserable, then why should you care? He's not talking to or about those people. He's talking directly to and about Crowder. And Crowder, as a self-appointed spokesperson for those subjects deserves every bit of that derision.
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quote:RUSH: Here's Scott in Greeley, Colorado. Great to have you on the program. Hi. quote:... quote:RUSH: Let me add one more thing to the discussion of the impact of this vote on Muslims in the United Kingdom. It is true that Great Britain and the United Kingdom did not need any help from the European Union to increase immigration from all over the world and the vast majority of it came from Islamic areas. When it first started it was the same exact thing you hear in this country from the pro-immigration activists.
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Right Wing Media: So you wanted to revel in your stupidity and marvel at how it's triumphing? I love that the Gasbag and his sycophants haven't quite twigged to the fact the the economy has imploded overnight or that the supporters of Brexit are desperately backpedaling now that actual consequences have happened and linking it to their own idiotic causes. Keep on digging that hole for yourselves. Geostomp fucked around with this message at 06:35 on Jun 25, 2016 |
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If nothing else, Brexit has been good at showing how little some people on the far right actually give a poo poo about "the economy".
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Geostomp posted:Right Wing Media: So you wanted to revel in your stupidity and marvel at how it's triumphing? I also think "Right Wing Media: Conservatives like me for years and years have been too stupid to understand the experts" would be a really good one too, albeit a bit long perhaps.
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a bloated gasbag posted:How do you explain the United States becoming the world's lone superpower? We didn't do it by joining some group. We didn't do it by having a leech run the show. That's not at all how we attain greatness, and this is what people are finally realizing. There's nothing great in the EU. So much wrongness in so little space. How can you be so stupid and live?
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Hodgepodge posted:I think a lot of it comes from growing up in Fundamentalist communities or homes, and not realizing that there is a lot more nuance and diversity in Christianity than what they were subjected to. And also not realizing how close their own attitudes are to the ones they deride. That's always been the vibe I've gotten from Bill Maher of all people. I used to despise him growing up as a young republican and I thought in retrospect it was because I disagreed with his politics. Now that I'm on the left side of the aisle? No..no..that's not the case at all. He's just an rear end in a top hat that thinks he's smarter than everyone else for some reason.
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eNeMeE posted:Wait, does he think the US didn't join the Allies? Like it was the Axis and ... I dunno, some mishmash of other nations that totally weren't a group that the US totally didn't join? The Marshall Plan played a huge role as well. You know, the part where America gave their allies and former enemies in Europe huge amounts of money to rebuild after WWII. Also, one of the more rational causes and ultimate successes of the Vietnam War was reassuring America's allies in the region that their backs were covered in the case of a Communist insurgency. I don't think his brain even functions anymore. Oxycontin goes in and wind comes out. FuzzySkinner posted:That's always been the vibe I've gotten from Bill Maher of all people. I was thinking Dawkins, but the behavior pattern remains the same: they know THE TRUTH and anyone who disagrees with them is to be looked down upon. Socrates was the wisest man in the world because he understood that he knew nothing. This agnostic wisdom is sorely lacking in American politics. Hodgepodge fucked around with this message at 08:38 on Jun 25, 2016 |
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Hodgepodge posted:I was thinking Dawkins, but the behavior pattern remains the same: they know THE TRUTH and anyone who disagrees with them is to be looked down upon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCqGH-hq2nE I see things like this and am just kinda amazed at the ness involved in kinda looking down at one's beliefs in this clip. I realize that I (and many in this thread) are in the group he's mocking, but the point remains that he does indeed seem to look down upon the average person that is not in his little tight circle. We mock the entire concept of Dana Loesch's book (and RIGHTFULLY SO), but there's a small, microscopic, sub atomic grain of truth (sadly) to it. It's not a political ideology thing, but more so some sort of political class that only various elites are really taken seriously in. There are right wing elitist snobs that reside in...I don't know, Texas in the same way that there's humble left leaning bernie sanders voters in New York or something. This is something that more and more people need to come to terms with rather than getting wrapped up in the politics as a team sport concept that has put a stranglehold over the country. Maher doesn't seem to understand any sort of empathy towards anyone that wouldn't be in his stupid circle. Much like how I imagine he views people that practice religion because it provides them with some sort of comfort, fulfillment and purpose during the day. He just frankly comes across as kind of a miserable guy. (same with Dawkins really).
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Some idiot posted:How do you explain the United States becoming the world's lone superpower? We didn't do it by joining some group. We didn't do it by having a leech run the show. That's not at all how we attain greatness, and this is what people are finally realizing. There's nothing great in the EU. Yes, truly, there's nothing about the United States that even remotely resembles something like a Union of separate States forming a larger federation. Nothing at all, nuh-uh. 
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Perestroika posted:CALLER: I just wanted to point out how not listening to the experts might change the country. I've bee Poe's Lawed. Did anyone hear this live? It reads like someone made it through the call screener to gently caress with Rush. That's what it is right? Please say yes.
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Damonic posted:I also think "Right Wing Media: Conservatives like me for years and years have been too stupid to understand the experts" would be a really good one too, albeit a bit long perhaps. Right Wing Media: I didn't let education interfere with my learning. eNeMeE posted:Wait, does he think the US didn't join the Allies? Like it was the Axis and ... I dunno, some mishmash of other nations that totally weren't a group that the US totally didn't join? Well that and we're also a GROUP of States. "United States", if you will. Perestroika posted:Yes, truly, there's nothing about the United States that even remotely resembles something like a Union of separate States forming a larger federation. Nothing at all, nuh-uh. This.
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UFOTofuTacoCat posted:I've bee Poe's Lawed. Did anyone hear this live? It reads like someone made it through the call screener to gently caress with Rush. That's what it is right? Please say yes. Yea, that's absolutely what it reads like to me. If you suck up to Rush enough and don't say anything like "I'm a liberal" he'll let you get away with a lot.
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eNeMeE posted:So much wrongness in so little space. The very premise itself is flawed; there really aren't superpowers in the world anymore. The U.S.can exert considerable influence over global affairs through a variety of means, but the recent wars in the Middle East and Russian invasion and subsequent annexation of parts of Ukraine paint a pretty clear picture of how significantly our influence has waned. Put bluntly, the superpower model of world affairs doesn't really work anymore, but even if it did, anyone with the barest grasp of current events can see that Britain is giving up significant political capital by leaving the EU.
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UFOTofuTacoCat posted:I've bee Poe's Lawed. Did anyone hear this live? It reads like someone made it through the call screener to gently caress with Rush. That's what it is right? Please say yes. quote:RUSH: ... And I'm gonna tell you to look out for this, too. From this point forward, anything that goes wrong -- be it economic, be it cultural, I don't care what it is. Anything that goes wrong -- if there is a rise in the crime rate, if there is an increase in the murder rate, I don't care what it is -- it's gonna be blamed on this vote. It will be blamed on the exit from the European Union. Now, what happens now is we have a two-year process whereby or wherein Great Britain will disentangle itself from the European Union in Brussels.  At Greenspan talking about economic calamities. And by the way those other reasons referred to in that verbal diarrhea was (of course) alluding to the rant about Islam in the UK that was in my other post.
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FuzzySkinner posted:https://twitter.com/BretBaier/status/743212257882996736 i know its pages back but it warms my heart to see fox news being respectful and friendly to anyone in buddhist robes at all, such a pleasant surprise thanks a lot for sharing!
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Rush posted:RUSH: ... And I'm gonna tell you to look out for this, too. From this point forward, anything that goes wrong -- be it economic, be it cultural, I don't care what it is. Anything that goes wrong -- if there is a rise in the crime rate, if there is an increase in the murder rate, I don't care what it is -- it's gonna be blamed on this vote. No. It'll blamed on Obama or liberals. At least by Rush, Sean, FOX...
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kik2dagroin posted:The elites, the rich, the ruling class have finally made no pretense about it. They act as though they're betters; they treat everybody else as though they are lessers. There are lines of demarcation. I mean, he's not wrong. People who voted leave are by and large people who are getting hosed by global capitalism and this is a rebellion against that. It's just weird to hear Rush say it even if I know he absolutely would never frame it in those terms (Soros is a loving communist, etc etc).
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Phone posted:I didn't realize that "happy, sexy fun times during the solstice" only happened in gay bars. stonehenge, stonewall . . . hmm are they brothers?
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mrbradlymrmartin posted:stonehenge, stonewall . . . Both are rock hard 
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mrbradlymrmartin posted:stonehenge, stonewall . . . Sometimes your Bacchanalia orgy just ends up having some unintentional sword fights.
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George Will's leaving the Republican Party over Trump. Also kinda comes off like he's endorsing Hillary too.quote:WASHINGTON – Conservative columnist George Will has left the Republican Party, and he is urging others to make sure the GOP’s presumptive nominee, Donald Trump, doesn’t win.
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mrbradlymrmartin posted:stonehenge, stonewall . . . Crabtree posted:Sometimes your Bacchanalia orgy just ends up having some unintentional sword fights. Homoseaxual orgies.
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