The Atlas Deluge of Absurdity, Ignorance, and Bad Posts

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I'm not going to even bother quoting it, but just refer to BigSkyBob's proposal in the Ohio redistricting thread and his straight-faced defense of it. I mean that makes pbrower's airhub theory, "age wave" and "approval plus six" stuff look like top notch quality political analysis.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Leader Gaddafi and Muatassim Gaddafi's images reminds me not of Mussolini, but of Guevara's martydom. Libya's future under people that make extrajudicial executions is more tyranny, poverty and war. We'll miss you Gaddafi.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Basically the thread was just me and whoever Conservatarian was (Roachambeau, Kyle, Jewcon, whoever) exchanging...insults? Not exactly sure what to call them.

[Paul Kemp]

Obama's base is very simple: Folks who get more from government than they put in.

If you advocate robbing Peter to pay Paul, you can generally rely upon the support of Paul.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I'm not going to even bother quoting it, but just refer to BigSkyBob's proposal in the Ohio redistricting thread and his straight-faced defense of it. I mean that makes pbrower's airhub theory, "age wave" and "approval plus six" stuff look like top notch quality political analysis.

Any chance of a synopsis? Because if it's crazy enough I must just read it...

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I'm not going to even bother quoting it, but just refer to BigSkyBob's proposal in the Ohio redistricting thread and his straight-faced defense of it. I mean that makes pbrower's airhub theory, "age wave" and "approval plus six" stuff look like top notch quality political analysis.

Any chance of a synopsis? Because if it's crazy enough I must just read it...

He proposed that if the current hideous gerrymander gets challenged in a referendum the GOP should try to pass a new map that consists of a majority black district around Cleveland/Akron and the rest of the state being a huge 15-member multi-seat district and then continued to argue with a straight face that this is no different from multi-member State House districts in states like New Hampshire and West Virginia and that it would not violate federal law.

[Paul Kemp]

He still has the support of Blacks, Unions, White liberals, and youths, though all of them have become disenchanted with him compared to three years ago. However, when looking at the current Republican field, there's no doubt that they will support him for reelection.

He'd lose the youth vote to Ron Paul.

[Stranger in a strange land]

He still has the support of Blacks, Unions, White liberals, and youths, though all of them have become disenchanted with him compared to three years ago. However, when looking at the current Republican field, there's no doubt that they will support him for reelection.

He'd lose the youth vote to Ron Paul.

ROFLMAO

[Paul Kemp]

Let's talk about class...

When FDR died, Japanese Government, although the two sides waged a total war against each other, actually did offer condolences to the American people, following death of "the great man".

Now, compare it to some Western leaders reactions (especially laughing Hillary) on Gaddafi death, even if they were almost bowing to him before revolution started.

So, regardless of our opinions of Gaddafi himself, let's compare behavior of those "savage Japs" with current Western, civilized leaders.

[Paul Kemp]

Obama tried to "spread the wealth around" but instead succeeded in spreading poverty around.

[Paul Kemp]

Lolwut. Thinking of Bill Richardson maybe?

Is Richardson a Hispanic?

My assumption is not that dumb since Johnson looks a bit like a spic.

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

Actually, America lost all those wars.

It is amusing that DINO Bush-clone Obama adopted Bush's exit date.

[Paul Kemp]

Why should the Federal government be giving out loans. The states should be doing these programs.

Why do conservatives/libertarians worship the 'states"?

It's not because of the Constitution, btw. There are plenty of parts of the  Constitution that conservatives and libertarians ignore/dislike.

Because, the US is made up of 50 sovereign "states". "States". A state is a country, not a province. The logic behind the Federal government was to keep peace between the states and protect them as a whole. Not to pay for your higher education.

Tell me, what do Conservatives ignore in the Constitution, and dont use the PATRIOT ACT as an example, that is NOT Conservative.

Why should the Federal government be giving out loans. The states should be doing these programs.

Why do conservatives/libertarians worship the 'states"?

It's not because of the Constitution, btw. There are plenty of parts of the Constitution that conservatives and libertarians ignore/dislike.

Name some.

4th Amendment
14th Amendment
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
Necessary and Proper Clause
Commerce Clause

Search and Seizure--PATRIOT ACT. The Patriot Act was supported by Neoconservatives, like Bush and Cheney, not Paul.

14th Amendment--Stop playing the race card. Birthright citizenship is something we oppose to people whose parents were not born in the US or are here illegally. Not the anchor baby thing either.

16th Amendment--Thats theft. Your taking from one person to help another. That, while not having a bad motive, is still theft.

17th Amendment--Granted, I don't know why anyone would oppose this.

Necessary and Proper Clause--Obama is just as bad with executive orders as anyone else is/would be.

[memphis]

Your average union boss is considerably better-compensated than your average corporate executive.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Only in America...

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Yeah:  Many Christians understand Islam is the enemy of individual freedom and that the US is the champion of individual freedom.

[Paul Kemp]

I have no idea how this connection is made:

So, her daughters wanted princess costumes, and she refused because of her own social agenda. Deplorable.

Really?!  If this is "deplorable" then what would you call illegally invading another country based upon a lie?  This is silly perhaps but deplorable?  You must have spent the better part of the last decade constantly seething.

[Хahar 🤔]

Yeah:  Many Christians understand Islam is the enemy of individual freedom and that the US is the champion of individual freedom.

I can't believe that people actually think like this.

[Lief 🗽]

Yeah:  Many Christians understand Islam is the enemy of individual freedom and that the US is the champion of individual freedom.

I can't believe that people actually think like this.

Really? Where have you been the last decade?

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

Yeah:  Many Christians understand Islam is the enemy of individual freedom and that the US is the champion of individual freedom.

I can't believe that people actually think like this.

Really? Where have you been the last decade?

he's been enjoying the freedom of Sharia law...and each Tuesday, he gets together with his Christian neighbors and together they run a local food bank

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Really, everything that jmfcst has said in that thread has struck me as absurd and ignorant, though to be fair I know that he feels the same about what I've said.

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

Really, everything that jmfcst has said in that thread has struck me as absurd and ignorant, though to be fair I know that he feels the same about what I've said.

as I said, arguments for waiting out Iran are viable, but claiming [SWAT teams are a "sin" but that sin is sometimes justifiable] is pure deception.  Once thing you'll discover about me is that I HATE attempts to distort language in an blatant attempt to piss down my back.

And when it comes from Christians, it is ALWAYS wrapped in some smiley face “why can’t we be friends” BS.  And when I say ALWAYS, I mean always.  The atheist don’t do it, rather it is always some Christian attempting to peddle BS that thinks wrappering their BS in “love” somehow is going to fool me.  It just makes it more sickening.

Deception is the antithesis of love.  Many have attempted it in the past and I’ve always called them out for it, and you are no exception.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Really, everything that jmfcst has said in that thread has struck me as absurd and ignorant, though to be fair I know that he feels the same about what I've said.

as I said, arguments for waiting out Iran are viable, but claiming [SWAT teams are a "sin" but that sin is sometimes justifiable] is pure deception.  Once thing you'll discover about me is that I HATE attempts to distort language in an blatant attempt to piss down my back.

People who think that only slightly unconventional uses of language are 'distortions' have only their own simplistic view of language to blame. I never said that sin is 'justifiable' (I used words like 'understandable', 'tragic', 'forgivable', and even 'necessary' in response to an absurdly extreme hypothetical that nobody asked you about, always conditioning this by trying to point out the fallenness of the world only to realise that you think that this excuses your own love of crudeness and cruelty, but at no point 'justifiable', a word that you insisted on using after I tried repeatedly to clarify this point) and if you keep saying that I did I'm seriously considering reporting you.

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If you find it half as sickening as I find your aggressively ignorant, arrogant, in-group out-group stupidity and complacency in the face of a sick and fallen world, then that's more sickeningness than anybody should have to deal with.

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Gee, I would've thought that the antithesis of love involved things like demonizing entire populations and describing atomic strikes against civilian targets as completely acceptable and decent.

Calling people out for deception when they weren't trying to deceive anyone and kept trying to steer you in directions that explained the points they were trying to make better than they could, to no avail because of the predetermined remorselessness of your own assumptions and obsessions, is called bullying, sweetie.

[Хahar 🤔]

Yeah:  Many Christians understand Islam is the enemy of individual freedom and that the US is the champion of individual freedom.

I can't believe that people actually think like this.

Really? Where have you been the last decade?

Northern California

[minionofmidas]

Yeah:  Many Christians understand Islam is the enemy of individual freedom and that the US is the champion of individual freedom.

I can't believe that people actually think like this.

Really? Where have you been the last decade?

Northern California

Thankfully, "understand" can be used in the sense of "believe to know", rendering the sentence (though not the sentiment) sensible.