is Rick Santorum more or less objectionable because he is a Roman Catholic?

[Simfan34]

Santorum is a lapsed Catholic who lapsed into fundamentalism.

"Going to Latin Mass" (which is no longer part of the Catholic tradition) just proves that point. 

Nonsense. The Latin mass is at the core of the Catholic tradition. Benedict XVI fully resanctioed it a few years ago.

As for Santorum, I think his strong Catholicism instills a sense of social responsibility,  which helps to moderate what would otherwise be more extreme economic induvidalist positions, so I would say it makes him less objectionable.

[Simfan34]

There are definite regional sounds though, often with odd counterparts, for example there is a very distinctive German sound that is primarily influenced by New England in the late 90s, a French sound (and similar but not the same French Canadian sound) which is primarily influenced by San Diego circa 1990, and an Italian sound which is most like the Midwest in the mid-90s. Interestingly Brooklyn and Queens sound absolutely nothing alike. South Africa sounds like Queens or South Florida around the turn of the century.

I feel weird being able to identify all this, since most people upon hearing it are like "It's all just noise".

You know my whole neutral hoodie/band shirt/jeans outfit? People wear that EVERYWHERE. You can go to a show in Europe or even South Africa and people will be dressed the exact same way.

I spent many years going to a scene where everyone dressed the exact same way.....


it was Catholic school

It's obviously not a uniform or the "exact same way": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnWX85PnnfM

There's a ton of different fashion styles there. Just not any you'll likely see anyone wearing at mass.

How is this different from an environment, like a Catholic church, where it's acceptable to wear jeans, suits, chinos, bow ties, cords... whereas your people seem truly uniform.

[Simfan34]

BRTD, that Church is weird. It's like some Obama-government-funded, Lena-Dunham-inspired state-run community center. Secondly, what on earth distinguishes a show from a concert?

[Simfan34]

BRTD, that Church is weird. It's like some Obama-government-funded, Lena-Dunham-inspired state-run community center.

EXACTLY. That's the whole point. Especially the Lena Dunham part.

Well that's terrible. Completely revolting.

Secondly, what on earth distinguishes a show from a concert?

Size. You can't have a concert in someone's basement.

Sure you can. Is Dude Fest a concert, by that metric?

[Simfan34]

She strikes me as an apatheist but if she was a Christian she'd be very funny and interesting. Certainly more so than most Catholic priests.

That's like saying if Hitler was a Rabbi, he'd give a solid sermon. You can't divorce facts from reality.

Now, Sarah Silverman on the other hand... but the point in that that church appears to be a legitimately terrible place, and the coffee's probably atrocious too.