The Deluge of Absurdity, Ignorance, and Bad Posts

[Oakvale]

traditional marriage.

You see, it's posting stuff like that turns this thread into a pile of steaming crap rampant with political hackery.

^^^

Seriously, let's not let this Deluge go off the rails like the last one did.

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This forum needs more prog rock references.

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This forum needs more prog rock references.

Stop.

Seriously?

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North American literature is Faulkner + A Confederacy of Dunces + the first half of Catch 22.

Everything else is "fine" and that's all. I've always felt sympathy for Fitzgerald, but his novels are quite irrelevant. Twain is G rated.

Hemingway is trash.

In poetry Whitman and Ginsberg are great.

And that's the end of North American literature.

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 Stones (money)!! – WHO; receives’, earn or give. WHY? … game on, this produces heat. Its bottled, sold, consumed by those WHEN the WANT must be satisfied, depending on ones’ entry point and what expectation is/need(s) taught. In comparing the pass to the present; the stones are bigger, there are no machines big enough to move them, and so, Dynamite (elections) “the heat” is required. It is a good thing recognized by many when considering the political heat of the alternate life (The Masses) – Russia, china, Libya, Egypt, Syria…
  The game just has to be played out, for reasons… well… they do, and, we’re in it, the question is, what position do you want to play?

I know, I know, but just look at it!

e: Could also, of course, fit in the Institute, but you need to spread t_host posts around.

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I love that the Deluge has apparently reached critical mass and become self-perpetuating.

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On Obama being a socialist-

No. He's more of a fascist, really

I interpretted it to be more of an "Oh, snap!" sulphur mine post... I thought he was making the point that calling Obama a socialist was just ludicrous, by giving an equally ridiculous response.

I see you haven't encountered ModernBourbonDemocrat before.

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I know I'm taking the trollbait, but I love this.

Now, New England does have some good leftists. I absolutely adore Joe Lieberman

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I think that was an attempt at understated comedy.

Unfortunately I think seeing it context makes that look unlikely -

Oh, there's plenty. As a group, New England leftists are probably the worst.

Hi.

Hey. Wassup, man?

No, in all seriousness, we're talking about politicians, not posters...and, yeah, Bernie Sanders and Lizzy Warren suck. Chris Dodd sucks, so does Dan Malloy. John Kerry. Barney Frank & Dan Cicilline. John Tierney. Chellie Pingree. New England has a lot of really awful leftists.

Now, New England does have some good leftists. I absolutely adore Joe Lieberman (please don't lynch me) and there are some 'worthy opponents' I have a deal of respect for, like Peter Shumlin, Carol Shea-Porter, John Lynch, or Jeanne Shaheen.

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The things you find when you check out the second wave feminist subforum in DU (that basically everyone else hates, including other feminists. It's like their equivalent of the 2012 forum) I'd say "LOL" but it's so dumb it's not even funny.

You're acting as if this were an isolated, radical fringe. There are a lot more of these people than you'd think especially among the white upper class.

White upper class women don't have political views. They're too busy shopping and scolding the nanny. In any case, the man haters are usually the unattractive girls who haven't been treated right. Money has very little to do with it.

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https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?action=profile;u=1442;sa=showPosts

Seriously. We have a left-wing CADan I guess? Even including the not-so-subtle racism!

I know it's considered bad form to post a response to your own post in here but... look at this. Just look at it.

Bro, we can't let Sarah Palin win! Forward(TM) with BrObama! Forward(TM) with Simpson-Bowles!  Most pwogwessive pwesident ever!!! Wants bros to marry each other!

Good Lord you're insufferable.

What's insufferable is the usual women-bashing and/or vapid memes being trotted out, the opportunity cost of which is discussing the austerity BrObama will inflict during his second imperial term. Had them figured out five years ago: Just as right-wing on punishing the poorest 99+% supposedly to balance a meaningless accounting identity (which isn't the intention anyway, just to redistribute wealth upward) but deriving their libewal/pwogwessive cred by assuming "culturally" transgressive affectations. Romney would be an all-too-obvious villain for handing Social Security to the banksters, droning civilians into red mist, normalizing/expanding/usurping executive power, retroactively legalizing foreclosure fraud, normalizing (8% nominal / 20% real DISemployment), and approving reckless resource extractions for his bankster bros to speculate on. Better to pick someone who can hide behind identity "politics." And they really hate ambitious women ...

If anyone has any doubt about Obie's second term policy objectives and/or cares about the implementation of austerity, all they need to do is google his Hamilton Project speech from 2006. The guy was handpicked to privatize* SS/Medicare under the pretext of "fiscal prudence" - and his bros [paper towel, Jon Stewart?] are completely in favor of all the imperialism and austerity.

* Privatize, not cut, because like Shrub's/Pinochet's/Ray-gun's approach, it's about "shock-and-awe" responses in the face of ["]crisis["] - "fiscal cliff" included.

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Dude Meat Loaf f--king rules

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I'm probably falling for trollbait here considering the source, but oh well -

I would not contend that the primarily white far left, as is sadly prevalent here, does not hold a degree of self-resentment and wishes to engage in a morbid self-flagellation through things like condoning gang culture, single motherhood, affirmative action, historical revisionism, anti-Westernism, Native American and/or Latino nationalism, etc, etc.

These sort of things might be construed as a "war on whites" as a whole, yes. But are Barack Obama or the mainstream Democratic Party engaging in such efforts? I don't think so- not yet, at least.

When the younger left that holds these views comes into the political sphere, more Lena Dunhams and Lincoln Restlers and Occupiers come of age, then yes, I think we can say such a thing is happening. I have good friends, great people, great arguers, but their politics are just mortifying.

Today's politicians, shall find themselves asked whether or not they are "with" this latest bout of progressivism. Being as they are, most will likely say yes- lest they find themselves derided as "reactionary". (With the Soviet Union and its brutal reality fading into the pages of history, I think this latest generation is less afraid to find Marxian thought valid and use its terminology)

Just look at Jimmy Carter's contortions, for one thing. Does anyone truly believe this Georgia Democrat could have ever endorsed 'homosexual marriage"? Likewise, we shall one day see Barack Obama endorse the latest left-wing fad.

So does this make me racist? Well, we've had this discussion before.

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Massively Horrible Party, like amy secessionist party.  (Sound familiar, Democrats?)

Checkmate, Dumbocrats.

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I suppose I'll be the one who puts  these in here -

The Southern strategy had nothing to do with pandering to racists.

Didn't you read my links?  The Southern strategy had nothing to do with race.  It was about convincing Southern moderates who supported civil rights to fight against the segregationist Democrats by voting Republican.  And it's not ludicrous to point this stuff out.  If Republicans had been the party of slavery and segregation (as many high profile Democrats already suggest in their alternate history), no matter how long ago it was, would you want to support the GOP today?

And if Romney was really using racist "dog whistles", then surely you would have heard more controversy over it in this day and age.

The links in question -

First of all, race may have been a factor in 1964, but it wasn't after that.  And stop making fun of me on the Southern strategy.  Read these articles to prove my point:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/100265457/The-Truth-Nixon-s-Southern-Strategy
http://www.wnd.com/2002/12/16477/

Your move, liebirals.

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I suppose I'll be the one who puts  these in here -

The Southern strategy had nothing to do with pandering to racists.

Didn't you read my links?  The Southern strategy had nothing to do with race.  It was about convincing Southern moderates who supported civil rights to fight against the segregationist Democrats by voting Republican.  And it's not ludicrous to point this stuff out.  If Republicans had been the party of slavery and segregation (as many high profile Democrats already suggest in their alternate history), no matter how long ago it was, would you want to support the GOP today?

And if Romney was really using racist "dog whistles", then surely you would have heard more controversy over it in this day and age.

The links in question -

First of all, race may have been a factor in 1964, but it wasn't after that.  And stop making fun of me on the Southern strategy.  Read these articles to prove my point:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/100265457/The-Truth-Nixon-s-Southern-Strategy
http://www.wnd.com/2002/12/16477/

Your move, liebirals.

I cannot abide these quotes being lost forever at the end of the previous page.

[Oakvale]

So which was funnier this past week: Texas, where 4 veterans died when the parade float they were on was hit by a train, or Egypt, where 50 or so school kids died when the school bus they were on was hit by a train?

I would say the one with the veterans. School kids likely didn't have the time to kill anybody, so we can actually be sad about them dying.

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cc: Deluge

space biker

Is this some lesbian slur I've never heard of? Mods, please ban.

No.  It's a reference to My Life as a Teenage Robot.  On that show, there was a group called the Space Bikers (who I never really cared for).  Janet Napolitano always reminded me of Letta, the leader, (especially after the 2008 DNC) because she was a loudmouth who looked and sounded kind of like her.  One of them was also named Tammy, so that name always reminds me of them.  Hence the space biker comment.

http://teenagerobot.wikia.com/wiki/Space_Bikers

[Oakvale]

Haha, that's awesome. Really, he shouldn't get more than a slap on the wrist, though unfortunately he'll probably end up getting some significant jailtime.

You didn't think that psychopath was being totally "awesome", bro?

[Oakvale]

Click for context.

its comedic value.

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Gubernatorial Election:
[ 2 ] Tmthforu94
[ 1 ] drj101

Assembly Election:

[ 1 ] drj10
[ 2 ] Gass3268
[ 3 ] TexasDemocrat
[ 4 ] Clinton1996
[ 5 ] Write-In: someone who isn't a goddamn pony fycking creeper
[ 6 ] Write-In: a nosepeg, a pair of disposable rubber gloves and a shower
[ 7 ] Write-In: Dear God, what did I ever do to deserve this?
[ 8 ] Write-In: I mean, other than that, obviously...
[ 9 ] Write-In: Very well. Point taken...
[ 10 ] a Person
[ 11 ] Write-In: I feel dirty now
[ 12 ] Write-In: so, so, so dirty...

Question: Can anyone explain to Mr Widdershins why he is a fycking idiot?

Nobody, eh?

Similar reasons to here are a part of it…

(1) A candidate's television preferences (because, again, that's all you can infer) have got to be up there with height, hair, and handsomeness on the list of retarded voting criteria.
(2) Look… I've specifically stopped posting about ponies, because it's clear the forum doesn't like it. Whether I agree with that or not is irrelevant. And still you persist with this infantile nonsense… What more do you want me to do? Stop responding to direct attacks as well? Change my fycking username?
(3), and most hilarious of all, drj101, to whom Mr Widdershins gave both of his first preferences without a murmur, is also a *cough* "pony fycking creeper."

"Infantile" may not be the best word to use considering the television program in question.

[Oakvale]

The juxtaposition is pretty funny. You have the stuff about wars, the PATRIOT Act (which I don't personally care at all about but some people do) and then "Obama defended body scans at airports!!!!!111".

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I'm so glad someone preserved that for the ages.

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Here for not ignoring the fact that men get raped too.

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I know, I know, it's poor form to post IRC quotes in here, but this is a gem.

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