[quote]Beck is a Libertarian[/quote] o_O [e digicons]:rofl:[/e] Beck is to Libertarianism as Oreos are to health food; his actions (the repeated criticizing, bashing, slandering, etc.) of Barr/Paul, his followers, and most libertarians tends to cast a large shadow on his claim. Then again, some conservatives do reform. ;) :p
[quote]I am confused.. what exactly are you two going on about? And what does it have to do wth the debate about good vs evil in politics or ideologies? I find that issue more interesting than you guys snarling at each other. Even though there is an entertainment value to it, maybe I should get popcorn for the next time I check JU lol. Cheers[/quote] For me, it comes down to the fact that it pisses me off to no end (call it a pet peeve) when people make snide comments.
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[quote]"Palestinians" (exclusively Arab such) did not exist until the 1960s. The region you call "Palestine" was made up of the Ottoman provinces of Jerusalem and Beirut.[/quote] Wrong, first off, there has been a difference in that area's arabs and other regions arabs. secondly, it wasn't until the 1960s, it was 1834. thirdly, their identity today is merely a transition from what it once was. your own words do not deny that they were not palestinians before &nb
I do admit I may have jumped the gun - but - my point still stands, why do you fucking bash people who are liberals? What is the point in such bullshit? It's that type of crap that screws everyone over. That being said...you know, after reading this and then re-reading this, you've taught me something that I should've remembered. People just don't fucking give a damn about others, and they will do whatever they want, civility be damned. People like you and others
[quote]Oh it's nothing personal, just a response and a question. If you think that's harsh, I guess a traffic cop blowing a whistle is police brutality! BTW I predicted you'd show, but at least it's not about you (this time)... you're just protecting a friend from hurtful words like late and short.[/quote] Nothing personal, but yet you implied he was trolling, which, so far as I remember from the like 4-5 years ive been around here, has a negative connotation around her
[quote]You're a day late and a dollar short, as usual. What's the matter nowhere else to troll?[/quote] [e digicons]:annoyed:[/e] [e digicons] Wtf is up with the personal attacks Nitro?
[quote](because it all comes down to philosophy in the end, like your ideals of freedom and equality in the constitution stem from the enlightenment movement)[/quote] Which stemmed from liberalism. [quote]liberalism is evil. And the founding fathers would agree vehemently with the author of those remarks.[/quote] Many of the founding fathers were, in beliefs, liberal. Hell, one of the most vaunted people there is i
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[quote]Um, racism isn't about ethnicity or culture (specifically) - it's about race, so setting that and the fact of the lack of a real biological basis for race...there can be a palestinian people, for your information. In fact, they would fall under an ethnic group. Just as you have the Jewish people, americans, etc. It's a misconception to think of them as merely just Arabs. That's like saying that Sunni's and Shiites are simply Moslims. It ignores the differences and th
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[quote]I never said that I even believe that there is a "Palestinian people". I find the concept of a "Palestinian people" racist. It's like an "American people" that excludes blacks. If you name a people after a location but exclude a certain ethnic group, you are engaged in racism. I try to avoid that.[/quote] Um, racism isn't about ethnicity or culture (specifically) - it's about race, so setting that and the fact of the lack of a real biological basis for race
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[quote]You probably believe that Jews are so evil, they ENJOY spending lots of money to build a barrier for no reason other than the evil in their hearts.[/quote] Well you lump the Palestinian people in with the PLO and Hamas, why not lump them together, right? >_>
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[quote]Zionism is a Jewish movement.[/quote] Haha, so...Zionist positions?
[quote]What BO's team is doing i s wrong - you should do more than just 'imply' it and then say it isn't so bad given what other presidents have done when there is in fact no equivalence.[/quote] I'm not saying it's any less bad than what others have done Daiwa, what I'm saying is that it's wrong period, no matter who does it. While you're attempting to say that Obama is doing it much worse, thereby shrugging off any wrong doing by the previous admi
[quote]I found a new talent.[/quote] Ladies and gentleman, we have found our real life average joe! (Hey, you did agree with being anti-climatic, lol) N'ah, you're a cool guy. [e digicons]:rofl:[/e] ~AJ
[quote]These are all totally beside the point, anyway. Lame excuses don't justify what they are doing, which is nothing, repeat nothing, like anything Bush did.[/quote] Jesus christ Daiwa, are you serious? Just like that? Dear gawd...I've implied that what I think Obama is doing is WRONG, repteadly. If I think it's wrong, why would I be excusing it. And they're not beside the point daiwa, what is the point is that it is being done; It has been done. You seem to th
[quote]Could you please provide an example at this level. Even at the high of Dan Rather's hit piece, the Bush's never tried to block access to the ABC. Clinton's Press room still took questions from FOX during the Dress scandal. Major Garret had gone two weeks without being picked for a question in the Press room, until the rest of the Press Pool refused to enter in protest. Bush planted a question in the pressroom once and was dragged over the coals and the reporte
[quote]This place, no matter how many times you write, hardly constitutes knowing a person.[/quote] [e digicons]o_O[/e] [e digicons]-_-[/e] [e digicons] Couldn't have said it better myself, though I have attempted to... [quote]Of course this medium is partly to blame as it is hard to gage a person by written words.[/quote] >_> o_O Indeed... </p
I think it depends on the person blacklisting and the specific case. There are times where I just say fuck it to a "discussion" because the person is going beyond debating, and getting too damn personal. I don't know about you but I don't particularly care for personal attacks, it's crap. In that case, as well as when someone is spamming/trolling/harrassing, I think blacklisting is just fine and likely the only reasonable choice. ~AJ
Nitro, the question pertains to you, I cannot find the answer. It's a personal question. ~AJ
[quote]That they can't see the difference between being ignored and being the target of official, orchestrated demonization, repulsive even to a sizable portion of their sympathisers, says a lot.[/quote] As opposed to "fair and balanced" FoxNews? Come on Daiwa, Fox is nowhere near fair or balanced; they've got zero credibility anymore. (Neither does MSNBC, but I love to watch Maddow) Daiwa, you're being naive, if not willfully ignorant. Bush did the exact sam
I had a thought Nitro. What are you thoughts concerning how some media personalities have tossed around communism, mao, socialism, and so on so forth. Heck, there was a claim that our country is becoming communistic. I seem to remember you and others calling people who claimed that we were in a dictatorship under Bush, crazy. That he was no dictator, and to call him that was assinine and trivialized the true dictatorships that happened and the crimes they committed. Tell me, are you the same
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[quote] I don't think you know. I do not believe that you are an anti-Semite because you are evil, like the "Stormfront" guys. I do, however, find that you have internalised the common anti-Semitism of the west, the weird belief that somehow the Jewish state must be guilty of _something_, that in the case of Israel anything but perfection is a crime and that Israel is either perfect or guilty of war crimes.[/quote] Leauki, you're being thick. I'm
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[quote]And you base that opinion on what? Stories people tell you about Israel? What you yourself saw? Your opinion that Israel cannot possibly be innocent?[/quote] What I read and research, as well as realistic expectations, etc.. [quote]You are wrong. The IDF goes to more extreme lengths than any other army in the world to avoid civilian casualties and has had much better results than any other army in the world.[/quote] My point still stands - there's a point where,
I agree that what Obama is doing is stupid, but...tell me...would it still be wrong if say a republican administration did it? Like say, how Bush did it during his admin.? Not going down the road of "oh bush did it," just asking...would it be wrong still. ~AJ BTW, a few interesting links. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#33441578 <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.co
Happy Bday M, and good luck! ~AJ
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[quote]When it comes to defending life, shooting at the attacker is necessary.[/quote] There's a point where it goes beyond merely defending yourself or your country/family. There's a point where you begin to use that noble concept as a justification for any over step, miscues, etc. Israel has gone past that a number of times in my opinion. What's the more reasonable/rational concept: Israel is being conspired against by the vast majority of the world so that they're al