The Simple Truths Silver Mine

[Antonio the Sixth]

This is an effort to cleanse the Good Post Gallery from those posts which, though of significant value, lack the thoughtfulness and intellectual elaborateness to belong in there. Quote here the posts written in short, straight and simple language which convey a particularly good message. And please, from now on, reserve the Gallery for very articulate posts.

I'll start with this:

People pretend that the supreme court have any kind of moral or judicial authority, when all it is; is a bunch political appointed hacks, who was able to brown-nose and lie themselves through the Senate hearings.

[Ban my account ffs!]

By that logic, we might as well go George Carlin...
 
We don't have any rights.  What the hell is a "right"?

Oh, you mean that social contract we're forced to sign at the point of a gun (well, if you refuse to sign it enough times.. guns come into it eventually) that gives us certain privileges that are just as easily taken away when push comes to shove?

You don't have rights.  I don't have rights.  Nobody has rights.  We have crutches that we cling to during the in between times when things aren't so bad that the government hasn't decided to throw them away yet.

And if they do it enough, then people get guns and force the government to sign a new social contract.

Such is life!

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Tony, your effort to find someplace Oldies won't post is noble but futile.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Tony, your effort to find someplace Oldies won't post is noble but futile.

Actually, I'd rather have Oldies post here rather than in the GPG.

Besides, several posters (me comprises) have been told that some posts they quoted didn't actually belong in the GPG, but there wasn't any other place to put them in, so I figured this could play a useful role.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Tony, your effort to find someplace Oldies won't post is noble but futile.

Especially because my posts are simple truths that people won't acknowledge because they contradict the far-left politics of most people on here.

[afleitch]

Tony, your effort to find someplace Oldies won't post is noble but futile.

Especially because my posts are simple truths that people won't acknowledge because they contradict the far-left politics of most people on here.

Simple-minded 'truths' perhaps.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

Tony, your effort to find someplace Oldies won't post is noble but futile.

Especially because my posts are simple truths that people won't acknowledge because they contradict the far-left politics of most people on here.

Simple-minded 'truths' perhaps.

You can't say that.  I have no idea what the process was for Oldies to believe what he does... but I very much doubt it was "simple". 

[courts]

By that logic, we might as well go George Carlin...
 
We don't have any rights.  What the hell is a "right"?

Oh, you mean that social contract we're forced to sign at the point of a gun (well, if you refuse to sign it enough times.. guns come into it eventually) that gives us certain privileges that are just as easily taken away when push comes to shove?

You don't have rights.  I don't have rights.  Nobody has rights.  We have crutches that we cling to during the in between times when things aren't so bad that the government hasn't decided to throw them away yet.

And if they do it enough, then people get guns and force the government to sign a new social contract.

Such is life!

[Napoleon]

This is an effort to cleanse the Good Post Gallery

So this is a petition to ban Oldiesfreak?

X Napoleon

[Antonio the Sixth]

And if anything the Christian right tells is correct,

Why in the world would you assume that?

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

The slippery slope is a logical fallacy... and a fact of life.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Do not judge Jesus by those who claim to be following him.  Too many of them are wandering around in circles following each other rather than him.

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

the Christian right doesn't talk about Jesus much at all, certainly not in a political context.  the Bible, yes they do, Christ, not so much.

That thread in general is really good for these.

[courts]

People pretend that the supreme court have any kind of moral or judicial authority, when all it is; is a bunch political appointed hacks, who was able to brown-nose and lie themselves through the Senate hearings.

[politicus]

People pretend that the supreme court have any kind of moral or judicial authority, when all it is; is a bunch political appointed hacks, who was able to brown-nose and lie themselves through the Senate hearings.

that is the one in the opening post.

People don't like pandering politicians, but they like it when politicians pander to them and they don't realize it.

[Napoleon]

I think the bigger question is why it's now so trendy among the left to trash him?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

The slippery slope is a logical fallacy... and a fact of life.

Actually, slippery slopes are not true logical fallacies.  They are informal fallacies.

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

The slippery slope is a logical fallacy... and a fact of life.

Actually, slippery slopes are not true logical fallacies.  They are informal fallacies.

Which are informally grouped with logical fallacies.

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

barfbag is in most respects one of the worst non-troll new posters we've had in a while, but the combination of the context, the pithiness of the post, and his username make this oddly insightful, if not exactly unique or original:

This thread makes me want to throw up.

[Napoleon]

barfbag...non-troll...

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

barfbag...non-troll...

I really don't think barfbag is a troll. I dearly wish that I did, and am open to being convinced.

[Napoleon]

barfbag...non-troll...

I really don't think barfbag is a troll. I dearly wish that I did, and am open to being convinced.

Do you think he typed this with a straight face?

It's fun to play around with different rules for the Electoral College but it's really one of the greatest things this country has to offer. It protects us from the majority.

I mean, there's defending the electoral college, and then there's this, which is laughable.

He comes off as someone who really wants to be Krazen, but lacks the self-awareness and sense of humor that only Krazen provides. Also, to put it simply, isn't nearly as intelligent.

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

I hadn't seen that post before. No, I don't believe that that, at least, could have been serious, at least not as it was phrased. Thank you.

[LastVoter]

My current signature.
"no you're a libertarian, which means almost by default that you have no idea what you are talking about" - TNF

[MaxQue]

barfbag is in most respects one of the worst non-troll new posters we've had in a while.

No, the worse is hifly15.