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Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30640 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Tolerance, Clyde? FacePalm Seems I remember a poster here who complained about safe spaces and microaggressions. It would seem his version of tolerance is everyone must accept the bully screaming vile hate filled rants in their face 24/7. Must tolerate others, but they are given the power to not tolerate you by not allowing you to say shut up! I could say something about posting style, but I'll let the reader make that inference. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
Then rather than spending all your time antagonizing the lefties of the forum, why not spend more time talking about how you can better help Women's Rights, the LGBTQ community, etc.? Why do you seem to spend an exorbitant amount of time focusing on what you perceive as the Anti-Trump yelling, screaming, and stomping rather than focusing on what positive you can bring to this world? Absolutely! How do you propose we stop the right and left? And what is your proposal to fight for not only religious tolerance, but tolerance of atheism? What is your proposal to help equality of the sexes? What is your proposal to helping the LGBTQ community? As soon as I see your detailed plan, and if your plan is a good one, I'll align right behind you. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
Then rather than spending all your time antagonizing the lefties of the forum, why not spend more time talking about how you can better help Women's Rights, the LGBTQ community, etc.? Why do you seem to spend an exorbitant amount of time focusing on what you perceive as the Anti-Trump yelling, screaming, and stomping rather than focusing on what positive you can bring to this world? Murder is a human sin, and we attempt to control that through laws and consequences that say it isn't acceptable. Stealing is a human sin and we have laws against stealing and consequences against theft. Both are examples of humans trying to fix human sin through their Right to Control people. I assume you're OK with those laws, so why not laws that also restrict sinful human behavior such as the barbaric need to control a woman's body? Or laws to control sinful human behavior to stop people from controlling how a person identifies sexually and how they choose to live their lives? However, their are a few thing that need to be done immediately. Your answers are not specific enough. Everyone already believes they do those things from their own perspectives, even if they are what you (specifically) call socialist/Marxist/etc. Try to answer the questions again but this time with more details to each. For example, (and only as an example) how would you ensure someone who identifies themselves opposite of their birth sex that they can live their life according to their sexual identity and be safeguarded from those who would force their opinions of how they should live their lives out? Or, how would you ensure a woman's right to make decisions regarding her own body and not be forced to keep an unwanted child or give birth that may cause her to lose her life? How would you ensure an atheist has the right to voice concerns about the spending of public dollars on religious themes? How would you ensure that natural science is guaranteed to continue finding natural causes and explanations for that which we see around us without being forced into religious dogma? |
betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11361 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
Your answers are not specific enough. Everyone already believes they do those things from their own perspectives, even if they are what you (specifically) call socialist/Marxist/etc. Totally valid point Ozz |
bobby Send message Joined: 22 Mar 02 Posts: 2866 Credit: 17,789,109 RAC: 3 |
[Trump] has had a negative influence not only on the USA, but the entire world. Many [Trump supporters] have a false sense of superiority which needs to be put in its proper place. This is a false statement, at best a mis-characterization. If you're going to reference a post, why not link it? Message 1840830 which says: And, there are experiments in communism that continue to survive, and even thrive. And some other experiment that possibly could have survived or thrived if the world had been different. This is not making excuses, nor justifying mass murder and enslavement. Has Cuba survived? Has China thrived? Does Ex say these are good things? Address what is said, not what you want others to believe is said. I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that ... |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30640 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Address what is said, not what you want others to believe is said. But mama, that's where the fun is No messages intended to annoy or antagonize other people, or to hijack a thread. I'd say having fun at the expense of another poster by deliberately mischaracterizing his meaning might fit into the above. Doing it over and over with many posters is a characteristic of an under bridge dweller. |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
I'd say having fun at the expense of another poster by deliberately mischaracterizing his meaning might fit into the above. Doing it over and over with many posters is a characteristic of an under bridge dweller. Well I have tried and tried to see what is wrong with what Gary said in "message 1834379" However all I see is him using the two opposite to make a valid point. Not sure what your problem is. All land everywhere belongs to those who have the power to control it now. What a mixed up world it would be if all land was returned to the control of the descendants of those who originally settled it, if they even still exist. +2 So the Jews should be kicked out of Palestine because their ancestors originally settled it, then they left, so they can't come back? I don't see that as a racist statement. I suppose I am reading it wrong. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30640 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
I don't see that as a racist statement. I suppose I am reading it wrong. But bringing it up every five minutes is an attempt to annoy and/or hijack |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
In that case, you should use your academic contacts to have "horde of Mongols" erased from the history books - You know that horde of Mongols known as "The Golden Horde". |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
In that case, you should use your academic contacts to have "horde of Mongols" erased from the history books - You know that horde of Mongols known as "The Golden Horde". No two ways about it - You're nothing but a broken 78rpm. Suggest you buy a new needle for the player as the one in use is way beyond its sell by date. So far on 2 similar themed threads you were asked a direct question, we're still awaiting a coherent answer. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
A horde is defined as a large group of people. Jews is their nationality or religion (depending on identity). Why is the phrase "horde of Jews", or indeed "horde of Muslims", or "horde of Atheists" labeled as "disgusting" to you? It is a non-offensive term and you seem to have applied offense to it. Seems it reveals more about you and your sensitivities than it does about Gary. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
I don't accept anything you say because at the end of the day the worst one for bias/racism on these boards is you. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
A horde is defined as a large group of people. Jews is their nationality or religion (depending on identity). Why is the phrase "horde of Jews", or indeed "horde of Muslims", or "horde of Atheists" labeled as "disgusting" to you? It is a non-offensive term and you seem to have applied offense to it. Seems it reveals more about you and your sensitivities than it does about Gary. Yet another non-answer. You take a legitimate question that I'm asking and say I've confirmed something for you. Can you please explain why the term horde is deemed offensive to you? |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Sorry don't like taking pills, and Viagra is a pill is it not? :-) |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
A horde is defined as a large group of people. Jews is their nationality or religion (depending on identity). Why is the phrase "horde of Jews", or indeed "horde of Muslims", or "horde of Atheists" labeled as "disgusting" to you? It is a non-offensive term and you seem to have applied offense to it. Seems it reveals more about you and your sensitivities than it does about Gary. No, a horde of blacks in and of itself is not an offensive phrase. I would add that it depends on usage and intent from the person using the phrase, therefore there is a shade of gray here that you seem to be missing. You seem to want to take a very black and white approach to speech. Either it is allowed or it is not allowed. Sorry, I can't agree with that approach. You asked me if I would join you in battling this kind of stuff. I said to you I needed more detail. If this is an example of one such detail, then I'm sorry but I can't join you as long as you take this black and white approach. There are shades of gray. Knowing Gary as long as I have, and knowing the context with which he used the phrase, he did not use it in an offensive way. I still want to understand why you see it that way? |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
If the word "horde is seen as racist/bigoted then a lot of erasing of history books are required. Hordes of Zulus - 1879 Hordes of Arabs - 1948 Hordes of Chinese - 1950 Hordes of Arabs - 1967 Hordes of Arabs - 1973 Pretty sure there are many more references throughout history. Too many are using political correctness on normal speech & where it is against a PC person's belief one is tagged as bias or racism, when in fact it is the PC person that is biased/racist. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
And yet CLYDE has rallied against using Politically Correct speech. ... and I'm still waiting for an answer to my questions about how he plans to make the world a better place in detail. I'm sure if I hold my breath I'd pass out waiting for a response. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
A horde is defined as a large group of people. Jews is their nationality or religion (depending on identity). Why is the phrase "horde of Jews", or indeed "horde of Muslims", or "horde of Atheists" labeled as "disgusting" to you? It is a non-offensive term and you seem to have applied offense to it. Seems it reveals more about you and your sensitivities than it does about Gary. So... what he said was "So the Palestinians should be kicked out of Gaza by a large group of people who identify as Jewish with an army?" Using synonyms to say the same thing a different way sure puts a different light on it. Are you still disgusted by that statement? If so, why? And whos is the "we"? Do you have a mouse in your pocket? |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
Note to other Posters. Translation: "Help! I'm being attacked and I sure could use some help from some of the people that have been battling these lefties on the forums. They're starting to make me defensive and I'm losing my cool. Sure could use some backup!" |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
Once again you've avoided answering a direct query. How am I supposed to join you in your battle against the oppressive if you never tell me where you're coming from? |
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