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LL101 is actually making sense for once; there is no viable leftist party in the United States and the Democratic Party is populated by conservatives.
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Dr. Faustus posted:So, do all of the red guy blue guy "comics" end with the blue guy calling, "racist!!" Seems like it. Its the thing that conservatives always hear people tell them when they think they won the argument. In their minds, its a liberal giving up and admitting defeat.
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Jan 25, 2015 01:38
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Dr. Faustus posted:So, do all of the red guy blue guy "comics" end with the blue guy calling, "racist!!" Seems like it. I was thinking about this recently when an incredibly conservative guy I work with was saying some very racist things.
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Jan 25, 2015 02:24
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sweart gliwere posted:Yeah, American marketing culture. Probably a reference to GEICO, an insurance company which has previously used a computer-rendered Australian-accented gecko for advertisements. The idea back when people still used phone books is that you look for Geico in the phone book and make an honest mistake, accidentally harassing some poor talking gecko. I honestly can't remember when it started, I think it was TV commercials in the 1990s? It's a fine service, but they never dropped the gecko mascot. Apparently it got big in 2000, when the Screen Actors Guild went on strike and they couldn't use real people in their ads, so they used an animated character instead. Also, the original voice of the Gecko was Kelsey Grammer.
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Jan 25, 2015 03:08
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Since when did James Woods turn into a far-right shithead? Also, Fulchrum I'm so sorry that you have to do this in 2 or even 3 waves at a time now. Please pace yourself 
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Jan 25, 2015 03:39
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gradenko_2000 posted:Since when did James Woods turn into a far-right shithead? Literally  . He has a huge man crush on Rudy
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Jan 25, 2015 03:43
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gradenko_2000 posted:Since when did James Woods turn into a far-right shithead? iirc he was one of the people who got broken by 9/11
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Jan 25, 2015 04:12
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Who What Now posted:No, no, no, no, see, if gay marriage is legal than they will be forced to hold gay couples at gun point to get married. Imagine this, you're out on a date with your boyfriend and all of a sudden as you leave the restaurant to go hit the club some crazy man jumps out of the shadows with a gun. Realizing that he's not close enough to utilize his Krav Maga training without endangering you (what a manly hunk) your boyfriend reaches for his wallet. But the assailant doesn't want his money, but rather he demands your boyfriend get down on one knee and propose to you. He even provides a very tasteful ring to use. Well apparently that's the only way to get some men to commit! Right, Craig? E:  
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Jan 25, 2015 04:19
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Timett posted:I was thinking about this recently when an incredibly conservative guy I work with was saying some very racist things. If they turn"racist" into a meaningless term that liberals use for anything then it loses its power when they get called out for legitimate racism.
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Jan 25, 2015 04:35
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They're also likely to apply "he who smelt it dealt it" to racism.
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Jan 25, 2015 04:36
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VitalSigns posted:Well apparently that's the only way to get some men to commit! Men, amirite?  *puts hands on hips while laugh track plays*
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Jan 25, 2015 05:02
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VitalSigns posted:Well apparently that's the only way to get some men to commit! just the restaurant, not the animal all together you loving dolt whoever created this turd
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Jan 25, 2015 05:34
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VitalSigns posted:Well apparently that's the only way to get some men to commit! The argument makes little sense. I have no loving choice in the matter of buying gasoline for my car in the year of our Lord 2015. I live in a fairly rural area that's limited in terms of public transportation, and I really have a decent distance to travel in terms of going to work. Also I have no say in the matter as to whether I can buy gas from Saudi Arabia or a county like Canada. If I did? I would buy from the latter and be proud to support a great country. Chick-Fil-A? I have OPTIONS. Plenty of them. I can not only go to a rival chicken chain like KFC, Church's, or Popeyes. But I can also go to different types of fast food places or make my own. Also as someone who follows Christ? I hold "Christians" to a higher standard than other religions. We're supposed to be a very forgiving, loving and accepting faith. This is not to say that I don't think what people in the middle east are doing is very much...wrong, but at the same time that's something people of the muslim faith need to worry about. This whole argument is dumb. I'm also getting really sick and tired of the right claiming "dibs" on Christianity, then promptly making us out to be atheists because we don't share in their stupid racist, misogynist, and homophobic views. That's for the lack of a better word? Crap.
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Jan 25, 2015 06:20
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Fulchrum posted:Because the Republicans never do anything pandering. WHAT tax cuts? quote:Man look at all these idiots who don't want free hot dogs. Also this analogy only works if you assume that the stand in the middle is taking money from the customers in the other paying lines somehow. It's one of those things that only work if you already accept right-wing talking points before you read it, like I know it's implied that Dems are stealing from productive people and giving to the lazy moochers, but this image makes absolutely no attempt to show that in any way.
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Jan 25, 2015 06:21
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Twelve by Pies posted:Also this analogy only works if you assume that the stand in the middle is taking money from the customers in the other paying lines somehow. Counterpoint:  A person getting something for free ruins their ability to enjoy the things that they've paid for.
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Jan 25, 2015 06:47
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Dr. Arbitrary posted:Counterpoint: Children doing children things that children have been doing for centuries because they don't have incomes: thieving jerk-wads
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Jan 25, 2015 06:52
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Yawgmoft posted:Children doing children things that children have been doing for centuries because they don't have incomes: thieving jerk-wads Children don't pay taxes 
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Jan 25, 2015 06:53
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Fulchrum posted:
So they're admitting he was a great senator?
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Jan 25, 2015 07:53
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VitalSigns posted:Well apparently that's the only way to get some men to commit! We don't have Chick-Fil-A here but I have not driven a car in 14 years for this exact reason.
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Jan 25, 2015 08:33
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IslamoNazi posted:We don't have Chick-Fil-A here but I have not driven a car in 14 years for this exact reason. You're not driving a car and using gasoline? Why do you hate America???
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Jan 25, 2015 09:45
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Fulchrum posted:
Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great President Obama is delivering State of the Union tonight. Go and see him. That should inspire you." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor...I am Obama.”
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Jan 25, 2015 09:49
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IslamoNazi posted:We don't have Chick-Fil-A here but I have not driven a car in 14 years for this exact reason. I bet your power grid uses oil, some of which had to have come from the Saudis. Checkmate liberal, now you have to admit you hate gays too and also drive to Chick-Fil-A rolling coal all the way,
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Jan 25, 2015 11:45
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List of fungible commodities: Oil Soybeans Sugar#11 Chicken Sandwiches
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Jan 25, 2015 14:23
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FuzzySkinner posted:This whole argument is dumb. I'm also getting really sick and tired of the right claiming "dibs" on Christianity, then promptly making us out to be atheists because we don't share in their stupid racist, misogynist, and homophobic views. That's for the lack of a better word? Crap. I would also posit that one can still eat at Chic-fil-a with total disregard to the owners' political leanings, since they have no bearing whatsoever on the singular transaction of a few dollars for a fast food sandwich. I just need something to eat on the road, I'm not making a goddamn statement with my quick calorie intake. Lemma fucked around with this message at 15:00 on Jan 25, 2015 |
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Jan 25, 2015 14:57
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quote:So.... why don't Republicans do the same thing if it works? Are they loving incompetent? Let's not pretend they're too principled or noble, this isn't preschool, if they thought that was what it took to win elections they'd loving offer free monster trucks. Or free guns. In fact I'm amazed that there hasn't been a serious push to provide free vouchers for handguns or rifles by a Republican, that poo poo would get some coverage... ...I'll be right back, I need to get into the Ohio Straw Poll. Jokes on you lady, we get more gasoline from Canada than we get from Saudi Arabia and Canada has nationwide gay marriage. 
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Jan 25, 2015 15:16
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Our oil is just several times magnitude more destructive to the environment and we poison our first nations people with its byproducts. I imagine they welcome this. *sigh*
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Jan 25, 2015 15:27
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Why would they use a picture of someone making the Delores Umbridge crazy face to represent themselves?
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Jan 25, 2015 15:30
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flu-like symptoms posted:Why would they use a picture of someone making the Delores Umbridge crazy face to represent themselves? I imagine its their, "we are mocking you while delivering a masterstroke of logic," face. Or at least the one they think they would make. That is actually common for a lot of raging assholes when they think they have the upper hand in an argument.
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Jan 25, 2015 15:38
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flu-like symptoms posted:Why would they use a picture of someone making the Delores Umbridge crazy face to represent themselves? It looks like the face from that Willy Wonka meme, so I assume it serves the same purpose of condescending smuggery.
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Jan 25, 2015 16:28
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Dameius posted:I imagine its their, "we are mocking you while delivering a masterstroke of logic," face. Or at least the one they think they would make. I sometimes think some of these people don't care about solving problems and making America strong or any of the other stuff they claim to be about and all this poo poo they do is more about the prurient/visceral joys of poking someone they don't like in the eye with a sharp stick.. Like they get a buzz off of being a shithead to people and the actual ideology is just a rationalization.
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Jan 25, 2015 16:42
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flu-like symptoms posted:I sometimes think some of these people don't care about solving problems and making America strong or any of the other stuff they claim to be about and all this poo poo they do is more about the prurient/visceral joys of poking someone they don't like in the eye with a sharp stick.. Like they get a buzz off of being a shithead to people and the actual ideology is just a rationalization. For some people politics is simply a team sport like football. It's not about what the politicians actually do for them for the most part, it's about their team winning and the other team losing, even if that means wrecking objectively good things. It's like this but in real-life.
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Jan 25, 2015 16:49
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Lemma posted:I just need something to eat on the road, I'm not making a goddamn statement with my quick calorie intake. The company, however, is. Also, I have never seen a Chik-fil-a anywhere remote enough to not have other options. So basically you are, too.
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Jan 25, 2015 17:21
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Lemma posted:I would also posit that one can still eat at Chic-fil-a with total disregard to the owners' political leanings, since they have no bearing whatsoever on the singular transaction of a few dollars for a fast food sandwich. I just need something to eat on the road, I'm not making a goddamn statement with my quick calorie intake. It's not a great analogy, but it shows that you can still be complicit in wrongdoing even if your actions aren't really a huge contributor to wrongdoing.
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Jan 25, 2015 17:37
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VideoTapir posted:The company, however, is. I'd like to eat at White Castle but then I'm a racist, and I'd like to eat at Five Guys but then I'm a sexist. I could go to Arby's, but... it's Arby's.  On a related note, I actually don't order Papa John's because of their CEO being a terrible person who whines about paying higher wages while living on an absurd amount of wealth. Is it really that hard to just shut up and enjoy making ridiculous amounts of money without belittling the poor or gay people or immigrants? gently caress sakes. Mo_Steel fucked around with this message at 18:41 on Jan 25, 2015 |
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Jan 25, 2015 18:39
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Lemma posted:I would also posit that one can still eat at Chic-fil-a with total disregard to the owners' political leanings, since they have no bearing whatsoever on the singular transaction of a few dollars for a fast food sandwich. I just need something to eat on the road, I'm not making a goddamn statement with my quick calorie intake. Unless it is literally the only restaurant around, this just seems like a lame justification. If you don't care you don't care, but don't try and absolve yourself.
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Jan 25, 2015 18:44
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Mo_Steel posted:On a related note, I actually don't order Papa John's because of their CEO being a terrible person who whines about paying higher wages while living on an absurd amount of wealth. Is it really that hard to just shut up and enjoy making ridiculous amounts of money without belittling the poor or gay people or immigrants? gently caress sakes. I ordered for them one semester of college when I found out that due to the CEO's obsession with football you can get half priced orders from the website almost every week in the fall. Buy a bunch of half-off pizza, give a massive tip to the driver (as a former pizza driver myself I like to tip very heavily), repeat until I got a free pizza. Hate myself every time but it was cheap and I couldn't get out of the house at the time due to pulverizing my ankle. That ended the moment I could walk again and found a local pizza shop I liked, and I never looked back. Papa John's was the only delivery pizza I liked and I absolutely despise the company and CEO. "What, pay about twenty cents per delivery to gently caress your drivers? What do you think I am, made of money?" *Raises the price of delivery by the insurance cost anyways, cuts hours, pockets it all, drives around his massive estate and golf course in a golfcart made out of gold*
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Jan 25, 2015 18:56
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Mo_Steel posted:I'd like to eat at White Castle but then I'm a racist, and I'd like to eat at Five Guys but then I'm a sexist. Uh, is this a reference to their names, or is there actually something you want to share about them?
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Jan 25, 2015 18:57
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Real talk, that's a joke, but if it wasn't Five Guys is the only place that would make me consider eating there in spite of lovely politics.
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Jan 25, 2015 18:58
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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:Real talk, that's a joke, but if it wasn't Five Guys is the only place that would make me consider eating there in spite of lovely politics. Clearly you have never ate at in-n-out
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I would have sincerely not given a poo poo about Chick-Fil-A either way. I mean for a few months I'd have not eaten there to prove a point, but eventually I'd have wound up there again wanting to eat their food. The tipping point came when Mike Huckabee was whining about it. His argument against it would have been sincere and had a point had he simply said something like this: "You know what? Screw this country being this divided on stuff like this. Find a Christian Business to support, and find a pro-LGBT Business to support. Let's show how pointless boycotts are for BOTH sides" Nope. It was used as a rallying point for the worst people this country possibly had to offer. . Him pouting about people boycotting a restaurant chain is idiotic. People have the right to boycott either way, that's the loving point of Capitalism and living in Democracy.
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