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Ned
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of Aptos, CA
Oct 1999 time: 21:28
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quote: Originally posted by Spiffor
quote: Liberals enjoy claiming that they are intellectuals, thrilled to engage in a battle of wits. This, they believe, distinguishes them from conservatives, who are religious fanatics who react with impotent rage to opposing ideas. |
Ned, why do you believe such drivel? How can you believe it when somebody "flamboyant" paints about 50 millions Americans with a broad brush, especially when you know how biased she is?
Is the unemployed who gets some aid at GePap's office in NY an intellectual who engage in battle of wits? Is the average balck man a member of the intelligentsia? Is the unionized worker a caviar-champagne elitist?
Ned, it's sad to watch your intellect getting wasted on prejudice. Painting people with a broad brush, without having a base for it, is the first step to bigotry |
Come on, Spiff, I couldn't resist poking some fun at the left.
Besides, I simply asked why the Dems are throwing pies. Not one single Dem has really answered that question yet. There has been a lot of "divert your attention" type of responses though.
Spiff, even though you are not an American, can't you see that there is a "small" problem with conservative speakers being routinely targeted for assault, and prosecutors doing nothing about it?
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Spiffor
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CPA - Evil Clone brigade
Nov 2001 time: 06:28
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quote: Originally posted by Ned
Come on, Spiff, I couldn't resist poking some fun at the left. | Fair enough I feared that you were really believing her words. Since you often paint your political opponents with a charicatural brush, I don't really know when you're trolling and when you're serious 
quote: Besides, I simply asked why the Dems are throwing pies. Not one single Dem has really answered that question yet. There has been a lot of "divert your attention" type of responses though. |
I think the response they would all agree about is "because we have our dumbasses, too"
quote: Spiff, even though you are not an American, can't you see that there is a "small" problem with conservative speakers being routinely targeted for assault, and prosecutors doing nothing about it? |
I think there is a problem whenever parts of the society take upon themselves (in a vigilante fashion) to stamp out free speech, whether conservative or liberal. It's bad, regardless of which side it comes from.
I may be more prone to see a problem when society exrts pressure than the average American, because the American ideology focuses on the fear of the State, which means that there is no room anymore in the "bad" department for societal pressures. Besides, I'm strongly against all forms of vigilantism, which is why I think the pie-throwers should have been punished proportionally to their assault by justice, and that's why I hope the vigilantes who broke these dumbasses' bones will be punished in a much harsher fashion. Not because they're rightwing dumbasses as opposed to leftwing dumbasses, but because they are violent and caused much more serious damage 
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