The Irony Oremine

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"I don't see the appeal of it, so it should be banned!"

I'm surprised BRTD isn't saying heavy metal should be banned.

Obviously banning heavy metal would be quite problematic, but so is the music itself with the frequent promotion of Neo-Nazism and brutal misogyny, and in causing teen suicides.

You're a punk fan right? There is (or at least was) a very large neo-Nazi punk movement which at its peak was far more influential than National Socialist Black Metal. The National Front (UK) had its own Punk youth organisation. Skrewdriver and other such punk bands fronted the far-right activist movement 'Rock Against Communism'.

My point is we can't condemn entire genres because of a minority of loathesome performers. I don't know jack about metal, but even a casual glance at Wikipedia tells me that National Socialist Black metallists have been condemned by a large amount of Death metallers.

I don't listen to that kind of punk.

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Don't patronize me.

Regards
NT

If you're reading all these R&P threads, perhaps you'd feel like making a contribution some time?

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Just like before, the post I highlighted had already been quoted right here in this thread.  As the most recent post in fact.  I didn't even need to visit the original topic this time, nor would I have cared to; the irony spoke for itself here.

I haven't otherwise visited the R&P snoozefest in quite some time.  Plus, your responses to my last contributions there were so very receptive. 

Rich, coming from someone who oozes vacuous liberal contemptuousness from every pore, but okay.

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Wow, good one! I'm slain!

You tend not to post in a way that indicates that you believe other posters really exist, so I suppose it costs you nothing to treat us with something you think resembles respect.

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I care--I'm genuinely baffled that you ostensibly don't realize this about yourself (I realize it about myself; I just don't need you to point it out) and am honestly, sincerely curious as to why that is--but fine, if you don't then I'll leave you alone and stop taking cheap shots at you if you leave me alone and stop taking cheap shots at me.

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These threads are for cheap shots.  The one I posted here was too irresistible to let pass.  Get over it.

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Why not try being nice?

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blind assertions are bad arguing.

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Man made global warming will go down as the greatest corruption of science in history - fueled by money and politics being mixed in with science.

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Major HP. Doesn't get what's going on.

-Hey; I get what's going on and am a major FF.

Could we say you're "woke"?

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Cross-posted to Simple Truths

The lower caste folk are being duped.

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you are profoundly arrogant,

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Might it be that you yourself are biased? That you are so radical, you dismiss even other radicals as insufficiently radical?

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The Schiff "story" is not going to change anything for Republicans.   They seem to be laser focused on it but it's actually a moot point and doesn't alter what Trump actually did.

All it really does is breed crazy conspiracy theories,  it doesn't prove or provide evidence for anything.

It shows how majorly Democrats are going to flub this.

What impact does this alleged handling by Schiff have on the fact Trump released a memo damning himself?

What is the point of all of this if Trump just gets reelected?

The pursuit of justice maybe...?

Pursuing justice in a serious way would mean that you would want your efforts to uphold rather than undermine civic norms.