The Deluge of Absurdity, Ignorance, and Bad Posts

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Islamic Republic of Persia.

No more wrong than saying "Federal Republic of Germany" instead of "Bundesrepublik Deutschland."  In fact, it's probably better not to mix and match languages.

Not the same thing. Its Iran in modern English, Persia is no longer correct, its like saying Mesopotamia instead of Iraq.

Well yes I know that their government prefers "Iran" to "Persia" in English, but I was just thinking about what I think should be the general rule.

(Also not quite the same; Mesopotamia is the name of a region but Persia has always been used to denote a government).

General rule is that Iran is used in a political context but Persia is appropriate in a historical or cultural context (Islamic Republic of Iran vs Persian rugs or cats).

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Can we agree that this gem is absurd?

Goes to show that even the scientific community is divided. The evolution side may have a 1% edge but we have Ron and Rand Paul.

I'm a realistic Paultard and what is this

I'm an unrealistic Paultard (Johnsontard?) and still think JCL's being nutty, especially since it was in response to me talking about Project Steve.

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I don't like the feeling that I'm picking on someone, and I'm not even convinced that a thread like the deluge should be permitted, but this is exactly the kind of atrocious post that this thread is intended for.

Look at the Islamic world, they are having kids at the rate many western Christians once did and at some point may out populate the Christian world. That is something I don't want.

Why? Changing demographics is a fact and they will have huge consequences in the long run.

Because his thesis is that the use of contraceptives will lead to the fall of western civilization.

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Yeah, that's probably a sock account, too.

Could he be created by the same person who made Kenyanobama? Double trolling?

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Clarence has compromised by moving one disastrous policy to another. Quite a low standard if you ask me. I really hope it doesn't become a trend for this Senate to ignore common sense because the sponsor of a bill expresses a willingness to compromise. After all, the Fugitive Slave Act was a compromise.

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Clarence has compromised by moving one disastrous policy to another. Quite a low standard if you ask me. I really hope it doesn't become a trend for this Senate to ignore common sense because the sponsor of a bill expresses a willingness to compromise. After all, the Fugitive Slave Act was a compromise.

Um............

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850

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Yes, what an ABSURD statement.

Though if you are arguing semantics here, it would be inaccurate to call the Fugitive Slave Act a "compromise" in itself.  It was, after all, part of the much larger "Compromise of 1850".  Likely, it would've been very hard to pass it as a standalone act.

It's absurd that Nappy's saying compromise is bad because the Fugitive Slave Act was a compromise.

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Fidesz (apart from their altering the constitution) look like Freedom Fighters

Yeah, this Rhodie person doesn't sound too good.

To be fair, Hungarian political parties are awful. There's Fidesz, who are awful, there's Jobbik, who are extremely awful, there's a couple Christian conservative parties (Christian Democratic People's Party and Hungarain Democratic Forum) who are awful, and there's the socialists (who are by default awful). Really the only thing approaching decent is a small green liberal group called Politics Can Be Different.

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Fidesz (apart from their altering the constitution) look like Freedom Fighters

Yeah, this Rhodie person doesn't sound too good.

To be fair, Hungarian political parties are awful. There's Fidesz, who are awful, there's Jobbik, who are extremely awful, there's a couple Christian conservative parties (Christian Democratic People's Party and Hungarain Democratic Forum) who are awful, and there's the socialists (who are by default awful). Really the only thing approaching decent is a small green liberal group called Politics Can Be Different.

OK, so Fidesz is bad because they are wannabe dictators, and MSZP is just as bad because they are... left-wing (and not even that much so) ?

Didn't say just as bad, but they are a socialist party so they're kinda bad (from my perspective).

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My brother is big-time Brony. The Brony Community, on the side, has other obsessions they usually incorporate into their fascinating fan community. (Thinksome of the Spiderman macros that include MLP) A big part of the community really loves the Portal franchise. Just look up "My Little Portal" on YouTube.

Watching a video of two bronies (well, a brony and a pegasister) playing Portal co-op mode peaked my interest in the game. It seems to be much more cerebral than most games of its class, and should be fun.

Do you all have any advice?

I do have some advice.  Don't admit the stuff you talked about in the preceding two paragraphs to the world at large.

This does not belong here. It belongs in the Good Post Gallery. Some of the best advice anyone could have given him on that topic.

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He's probably molesting children and seniors without Medicare in his basement as we speak.

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The most left-wing Southerner is probably still not very leftist.

That this was even controversial just shows what a horrible and un-American place Tennessee is.

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He's probably molesting children and seniors without Medicare in his basement as we speak.

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The most left-wing Southerner is probably still not very leftist.

That this was even controversial just shows what a horrible and un-American place Tennessee is.

To be fair, that last one is kinda true.

If he'd used something like 'intolerant' it wouldn't go here, but to call Tennessee un-American when Tennessee is one of the most MURICA states is just absurd.

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!!!

Well I have a theory on that. The vast majority of those falsely convicted were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Most crime tends to happen in unpleasant, seedy places, or at times when law-abiding people are less likely to be out. Therefore I have a theory that most of these people in these areas are probably criminals, or of a criminal bent, so in reality its just saving the trouble of arresting them for an offence they might commit in the future.

I knew that would end up here.

Well when you're advocating for eliminating the justice system...

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!!!

Well I have a theory on that. The vast majority of those falsely convicted were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Most crime tends to happen in unpleasant, seedy places, or at times when law-abiding people are less likely to be out. Therefore I have a theory that most of these people in these areas are probably criminals, or of a criminal bent, so in reality its just saving the trouble of arresting them for an offence they might commit in the future.

I knew that would end up here.

Well when you're advocating for eliminating the justice system...

I never said that...

You say we should convict innocent people simply because of where they live. That's eliminating the justice system and turning it into, in the words of Jonathan Crane, "just a sentencing hearing".

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!!!

Well I have a theory on that. The vast majority of those falsely convicted were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Most crime tends to happen in unpleasant, seedy places, or at times when law-abiding people are less likely to be out. Therefore I have a theory that most of these people in these areas are probably criminals, or of a criminal bent, so in reality its just saving the trouble of arresting them for an offence they might commit in the future.

I knew that would end up here.

Well when you're advocating for eliminating the justice system...

I never said that...

You say we should convict innocent people simply because of where they live. That's eliminating the justice system and turning it into, in the words of Jonathan Crane, "just a sentencing hearing".

I was merely talking about wrongly convicted people, not the whole bloody ghetto.

Why not? They're in an unpleasant seedy place, so they're probably criminals.

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Social Security survivor benefits? How many gay relationships last through till old age? I am not saying that to be mean-spirited. Let's be realistic here.

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Haha, no. Paul Ryan's ideas are rather tame and mainstream, and you can't get at him by attacking Ayn Rand, as most people haven't heard of her and most of the ones who have are fans.

In the context of American politics, something supported by essentially the entirety of the Republican Party is mainstream even if you disagree with it.

You do realize that polls have shown 54% of CONSERVATIVES opposed to Ryan's plans for Medicare, right? Also, your comment suggests you think the Republican Party is mainstream...LOL

Thank you for saving me the trouble by posting directly here.

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Haha, no. Paul Ryan's ideas are rather tame and mainstream, and you can't get at him by attacking Ayn Rand, as most people haven't heard of her and most of the ones who have are fans.

In the context of American politics, something supported by essentially the entirety of the Republican Party is mainstream even if you disagree with it.

You do realize that polls have shown 54% of CONSERVATIVES opposed to Ryan's plans for Medicare, right? Also, your comment suggests you think the Republican Party is mainstream...LOL

Thank you for saving me the trouble by posting directly here.

Technically the modern Party officials are rather extreme.

They are, but they're still 'mainstream'.

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Most foreigners love seeing America struggle, so naturally they love Obama and want the next four years to be like the past four years.

I'm going to start interacting with him as if he were the Scarlet Pimpernel.

Are there a lot of trolls on this forum?

Yes, and Politico is one of our most notorious ones. The 2012 board is pretty much open season for even good posters to be trolls, though. Welcome to the forum!

Be prepared to say goodbye to RhodieIII, Nathan.

I knew it was him, and I considered saying something, but decided against it. I guess I was right

Is there a way we could let all the trolls in but confine their posting privilege to a specific area, one that's already barren and devoid of intelligent life where their presence wouldn't be notable, like, say, the 2012 board? A sort of quarantine zone?

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I see so far that many of our pro-abortion members openly discuss and even cheer on this hypothetical action, which makes them more evil than I even expected.

Pictured: pro-abortion member; more evil than you even expected!

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A good argument could be made for banning all libertarians:

One of the top 3 presidents ever, easily. Vietnam is a huge black mark but overshadowed by the 1964 CRA, the 1965 VRA, Medicare, and the Great Society.

Nah. Lincoln is clearly #1 (though I can understand non-Americans liking FDR), while #2 and #3 go to FDR and Washington. Fourth and fifth are tougher, but I'd go with Teddy and Harry.

You never fail to amuse me with your comically backwards presidential rankings.

I stand by that remark and shall continue to stand by it. Your later response also earned a place in my signature. Congratulations.

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My big problem with the South is not past racism but past treason, and the fact Southerners idealize such treason, boast about it, and have made an integral part of their entity. What the South needs is a German-style attitude towards the Civil War, and I used to think I'd wish that on no one.

For example, the Confederate Battle Flag is a treasonous symbol, and ideally it would be treated much like the NSDAP flag is treated in Germany.

...I don't see the problem with this.

See: speech, freedom of.

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Per request, and since the Mondale84 posts are clogging up the main Deluge/Ore Mine/Institute.

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Examples of what goes here:

High tech drones which have killed tons of innocent individuals, including targets wrongly accused, also including at least one American citizen.

Your point?

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Texans get exactly the kind of government they deserve. They are only Texans, after all. They wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

^^^This. Texans (or at least the conservative mental midget types) don't deserve any government. They can live in the Stone Age and die in poverty for all I care.

I figure SurveyUSA's polls are typically about 7 points off from the rest. Obama's doing about as well as he did last time.

I agree. But I just add a standard 5 points to Obama's margin in every SUSA poll, 7 in every Rassy poll, 2-4 in every PPP poll, and usually about 8-10 in all Republican internals.

It's way too early to say that. If the situation is like this on October 11, than it will be different.

Obama will probably have a 15-point lead by then, so yes it's too early to tell how big Obama's mandate will be.

Surprised that Obama underperformed.

Well, that depends on how polling stands on election day.
As of now, I certainly wouldn't call this "underperforming."

It certainly is with the current map:

The only issue being that's not the current map.

Well yes, I know that I'm being a little optimistic for the GOP, but the current polling certainly wouldn't exclude a map in this ballpark.

Anywhere he says "Obama easily." for random conservative counties, or Mikado's sig.

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This thread is a waste of space, much like the main Deluge/Ore Mine. But even more of a waste of space because it's dedicated to a single person.

Instead of making useless threads, I recommend the usage of the block function - of which this specific case is the only one that motivates me to use it. Because that's what it's for.

As long as the Deluge/Ore Mine continues to exist, Mondale's posts shall continue to go there. It's a space-saving mechanism so the Deluge can be used for more out-of-the-ordinary absurdity/ignorance.

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Hopefully, state rights will have been eliminated in 10 years.