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Columbus--The Man, The Myth...The Mercenary!
LOL! As Jim Carrey used to say so eloquently..."Aaaaaaallrighty then!" :-D— October 16, 2009 2:50 p.m.
UCSD's Gary Jacobson frets about polarization
You may not have said that you'd want hatespeech criminalized but in my eyes,educating people is the same thing. The article that gardenparty linked us to is a prime example. People who hate this country(SD & AG)will try to change it to their definition of morality. Education leads to reform which leads to the United States looking like those other a**hole countries. I like living in a place that allows me to express my opinions no matter how unpopular they are. If you don't like it,you have two choices. Choice A-Leave. Buh bye. Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya. Thanks. Come again. Choice B-Ignore what you don't like. How hard is that? I use hatespeech to get a point across. Sure,I'm smart and could use alternate words but I CHOOSE not to. I'm trying to get my point across. I'm not trying to buy the world a Coke and be in perfect harmony. I care about what happens in my neck of the woods. Do ya really care what happens in Haiti? yeah? OK THEN! MOVE THERE IF IT CONCERNS YOU SO MUCH! It doesn't concern me so I don't care. I ignore it. Not in the hopes that it'll go away so much as I don't care. I care about one country and one country only. MY country. America.— October 16, 2009 2:22 p.m.
UCSD's Gary Jacobson frets about polarization
Ok. Explain to me why I need to re-think what I said.— October 16, 2009 1:51 p.m.
UCSD's Gary Jacobson frets about polarization
Ok CuddleFish. I stand corrected and apologize. You're right. You didn't state that you would criminalize hatespeech. You just sympathized with it being done. That IS different. Again,I apologize. I was wrong.— October 16, 2009 12:25 p.m.
UCSD's Gary Jacobson frets about polarization
And for the record,I'm not condoning that movie's darker undertones. I hate nazis. Limiting speech no matter how ugly it may be IS naziism. A little food for thought. ;-D— October 16, 2009 12:22 p.m.
UCSD's Gary Jacobson frets about polarization
CuddleFish-"Pete, you need to re-think what you just said. Seriously." This was in response to what I wrote regarding potential draftees in the NFL not wanting to play for a Rush Limbaugh owned Rams. You and refriedgringo got into it for something you said shortly after that. Anon-I come from a military family so I can see where you're coming from. However,these soldiers signed up for war. I support our troops but if they die in vain,then that's their own damn fault. Russl-Jail is too good a place for thieves like this. Hell is better suited. Gardenparty-I too saw what you were alluding to. Unfortunetely,it's not going to happen. We gave up an opportunity for REAL change ala defeating Prop 8. It was barely defeated because blacks got up to vote only for a brother. What kind of change have we seen from the messiah? Diddly squat. We've been duped. Hoodwinked. Shanghaied. We could've had some real change in this state but it was sold for a $3 bill instead. AG-The"civilized"world isn't America. I hate to say it because I really do like what you contribute to our discussions but if you hate America so much and love to sing the praises of Europe,go over there! Then you'll have your utopia and you'll get a glimpse of what it's like living in a not-so-free country. I believe there should be limits on what people say on certain property or certain situations. CuddleFish pointed out one that I believe in. If AG or SD were queen of America,THIS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp9KFdEF6vo would be outlawed. Maybe not the movie itself but just talking about it would be. I actually agree with Edward Furlong's character when he talks about the black influence on white suburbia. Does that make me a racist? No,it doesn't. It just means that I'm tired of white boys trying to talk tough and look ghetto because it's cool without knowing the history behind it.— October 16, 2009 12:15 p.m.
Columbus--The Man, The Myth...The Mercenary!
??????????— October 16, 2009 11:21 a.m.
UCSD's Gary Jacobson frets about polarization
First off,I'm sorry SD,that you aren't feeling well. I said that in the Colombus Day thread. I didn't know you wanted me to come over and hold your hand while you threw up. I was simply stating the opinion that this whole swine flu scare is complete and utter bulls***. Yes,people have died of the swine flu. I regret the loss of innocent lives but it is what it is. S*** happens. Life's a bitch. Get over it. That may sound harsh but in reality,I'm only speaking the truth. I too would like to buy the world a Coke and sing on a hilltop singing Kumbaya,my Lord.....kumbaya". Guess what though? Ain't gonna happen. Which leads me to me and SD arguing over something so lame. SD? You're a smart woman. Maybe too smart to see the forest for the trees. How could any sane,rational person such as yourself not realize just how f***in' ludicris it sounds to say"Yeah. We should criminalize hatespeech"? What comes after that? Hatethought? What if I don't like the pants you wear on a Sunday because I'm a huge believer in women not being seen in jeans on a holy Sabbath day? Are ya startin' to see the slippery slope yet? I,like refriedgringo,saw that NOTHING we'd say to you,AG or CuddleFish regarding how absurd it would be to criminalize such a thing in a free country would make any difference. I took refried's cue and dropped the matter only for you,SD,to bring it right back up. As for me being narcissistic? Yeah. I'll own up to that. I really try not to because it goes against my nature but my narcissism has made me the truly Independent thinker that I am today. I may not be the most streetsmart and I may not be the most booksmart but I know enough of each to say when I smell a rat. My narcissism is my voice. It's the set of balls I use to overcome the evil I see in this world. You say that I enjoy using hatespeech. I say I don't exact enjoy using it but I'll be damned if I'm not going to because it may hurt someone's feelings. SD? I'd like you to dredge up ANY post where I've directly used a racial epitaph on anyone. You won't be able to. And if you DO find one,I'll admit that I was wrong in using it. A REAL narcissist would try to inject himself into any siuation he's dicussing. I don't do that. There are subjects discussed that I know about but never experienced first hand. AS for the respected Mr.Bauder,I disagree with you that violence isn't necessary. Violence,unfortunetely,is the only thing those Wall Street bastards will understand. If you don't kick the s*** out of the bully,how will you get him to stop?— October 16, 2009 11:14 a.m.
UCSD's Gary Jacobson frets about polarization
I'll check out Democracy In America tomorrow.— October 16, 2009 12:28 a.m.
Columbus--The Man, The Myth...The Mercenary!
Then I take it you didn't like what was in the mirror. got radical thinking? You can also quit trying to put words in my mouth.— October 15, 2009 11:59 p.m.