The Seriously? Theatre of Absurdity, Ignorance, and Bad Posts V

[Ebsy]

The two of you represent the moral and intellectual bankruptcy that plagues liberalism. Things like integrity mean nothing to you. For you it is all about the short term win.

Liberals today are driven by hate. Hatred of conservatism. What conservatives stand for, liberals reflexively oppose. A great example is the Ex-Im bank. Something liberals opposed for 30 years until conservatives also started opposing Ex-Im. Then liberals decided Ex-Im was important for American jobs. Their real motivation was to oppose conservatives.

[Sumner 1868]

Naturally American leftists want the same. Should we care what Euros who are bankrupt and have a worse immigration problem than the US think? Most of whose countries when adjusting for cost of living would be among the poorest states in the USA. American Exceptionalism use to be embraced by the left before they made their mission desconstructing America.

[Simfan34]

also, why do we always get this sh**t?  do the families get paid off?

The mayor’s remarks were accompanied by pleas from Freddie Gray’s family: “Can ya’ll please, please stop the violence?” said Fredericka Gray, saying her twin brother would not want it.

if Tweed were an urban black and had his 15 minutes of fame, I'd say something like "respond in the way in which you are comfortable.  calls for 'peace' are an offense against the concept of peace, the concept of "true Shalom".  the calls for such false 'peace' as calls for allowing the ruling order to rule.  respond in the way you see fit."

can't charge me for inciting a riot on that one, can they? besides, they probably wouldn't even if they could.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

SSM is the great human catastrophe of our lifetime. The elephant of inequality is sitting in the middle of the room, but people are too self-hating, uneducated, and apathetic to see it.

Half of the country has conferred upon itself a title of nobility, and subsequently helped themselves to whatever they please. Allowing gays to exercise the same right is not a solution to anything.

We are merely keeping with our long-standing American tradition of expanding the problem.

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

Election Stealer vs. Governor who is unpopular on Atlas.

I'll take the governor.

When did Nader steal an election?

Because they can't face the fact that Gore lost fair and square.

[Joe Republic]

I have also long believed that CU has benefited liberals the most.  Soros and Steyer have significant more influence over our elections than the Kochs or Adelson

[Morning in Atlas]

Even by NewYorkExpress terms this is bad:

She's trying...but Democrats still should be making every effort possible to defeat her. We don't need Monica Lewinsky-part 5 in November.

[Ebsy]

Statements without a track record are pointless. She's pandering at its finest. She doesn't actually care about black people.

[Hatman 🍁]

His floor would be a shutout.  If this country has any brains whatsoever, they would not even think about voting for a socialist.

[Morning in Atlas]

I`m brony too
I love my little pony.. n.n
congratulations for that mein freund
and more tolerance, please uwu

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

From watching Toy as a child, apartheid South Africa, it is very similar to what the US went through and what the OLD SOUTH has transitioned to; to new South today, MO, FL, NC, AR, La, Va and NC.

No one wants to live in that way, but New South Africa, yes.

[JerryArkansas]

I'm not saying that all of god's commandments are things I would be willing to publicly campaign on/advocate for if one asked me to do so. I don't feel god expects me to do so. But if they were to come up at the ballot box as refrendums, then I believe god expects me to vote for them out of faith. Sure, god is the eventual final arbiter on whether someone has been truly repentant and deserves forgiveness. But that doesn't mean he expects man to show a nonchalant attitude towards others' sin.

Ok, well let's cut right to the chase here. Would you vote in favor of the following referendums if they were on the ballot in your state?
1. A ban on all non-Christian marriages (i.e. no state recognition of marriages between Jewish or Muslim couples, etc.)?
2. The establishment of Christianity as the official state religion?
3. A ban on the construction of mosques within the state?
4. A flat-out ban on the practice of Islam?

1. Contrary to what you may believe, god does not declare that a marriage between two unbelievers is a sin (However, a christian who knowingly marries an unbeliever is sinning: https://bible.org/seriespage/17-marriage-matters-1-corinthians-76-24). So, it falls to personal opinion, and I would vote No in this case.

2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Not sure. While this is something god would likely expect me to support, I'm not sure if I could bring myself to actually support it.

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When and if I knowingly go against a commandment of god when taking a position on an issue, there is always a reason for doing it. Maybe I feel it's unenforceable, too intruding, or ridiculously expensive. I do not want to give into those temptations, but the devil finds ways of convincing me that it's what's best for society as a whole.

But when it comes to SSM, my devoted opposition comes with no hesitation whatsoever. Excluding gay couples from marriage is not something that I feel uneasy about doing at all. Some of the people in this world are asking god to change the union of marriage from what it has been for essentially all of time. They are telling god, not even out of temptation, but out of pure wanting to do it without any provoking from the devil at all, that the unions he created aren't good enough for us even though they were good enough for centuries upon centuries. And they should be ashamed of themselves.

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

The US, assuming I don't live in a Deep South state. Otherwise, Apartheid South Africa.

:?:

Even if we assume that the modern-day US is just as discriminatory as Apartheid South Africa, which is bogus, the standard of living for blacks in the United States is pretty decent, whereas in Apartheid blacks lived in 1-room shacks with no running water or electricity.

Say what you want, but I don't want to live in a region where racist Republican Senators win reelection with 97% of the vote and where Republicans pass Jim Crow voter suppression laws. We're not in the 19th century anymore!

[RogueBeaver]

What about Jane Norton or Scott Gessler?  And what about Sue Lowden or Brian Sandoval in Nevada?

[Clarko95 📚💰📈]

I'm not saying that all of god's commandments are things I would be willing to publicly campaign on/advocate for if one asked me to do so. I don't feel god expects me to do so. But if they were to come up at the ballot box as refrendums, then I believe god expects me to vote for them out of faith. Sure, god is the eventual final arbiter on whether someone has been truly repentant and deserves forgiveness. But that doesn't mean he expects man to show a nonchalant attitude towards others' sin.

Ok, well let's cut right to the chase here. Would you vote in favor of the following referendums if they were on the ballot in your state?
1. A ban on all non-Christian marriages (i.e. no state recognition of marriages between Jewish or Muslim couples, etc.)?
2. The establishment of Christianity as the official state religion?
3. A ban on the construction of mosques within the state?
4. A flat-out ban on the practice of Islam?

1. Contrary to what you may believe, god does not declare that a marriage between two unbelievers is a sin (However, a christian who knowingly marries an unbeliever is sinning: https://bible.org/seriespage/17-marriage-matters-1-corinthians-76-24). So, it falls to personal opinion, and I would vote No in this case.

2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Not sure. While this is something god would likely expect me to support, I'm not sure if I could bring myself to actually support it.

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When and if I knowingly go against a commandment of god when taking a position on an issue, there is always a reason for doing it. Maybe I feel it's unenforceable, too intruding, or ridiculously expensive. I do not want to give into those temptations, but the devil finds ways of convincing me that it's what's best for society as a whole.

But when it comes to SSM, my devoted opposition comes with no hesitation whatsoever. Excluding gay couples from marriage is not something that I feel uneasy about doing at all. Some of the people in this world are asking god to change the union of marriage from what it has been for essentially all of time. They are telling god, not even out of temptation, but out of pure wanting to do it without any provoking from the devil at all, that the unions he created aren't good enough for us even though they were good enough for centuries upon centuries. And they should be ashamed of themselves.

The only people who should be "ashamed of themselves" are people life Wulfric.

[Beet]

I keep getting him and Trotsky confused.

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

Jackson is criticized for the IRA, but Lincoln is praised by you guys even though he caused a war murdering 600,000 Americans and didn't care about slavery? Lol ok

[King]

lol Lincoln caused the Civil War.  That's a new one.

[Mechaman]

lol Lincoln caused the Civil War.  That's a new one.

I'm still lost at the part where Jackson was involved with the IRA.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

lol Lincoln caused the Civil War.  That's a new one.

I'm still lost at the part where Jackson was involved with the IRA.

refers in this case to the indian removal act, rather than the irish republican army

[Mechaman]

lol Lincoln caused the Civil War.  That's a new one.

I'm still lost at the part where Jackson was involved with the IRA.

refers in this case to the indian removal act, rather than the irish republican army

Sorry bro, too much weed.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Perhaps one of the most ridiculous and utterly laughable posts I've ever seen:

Jackson is criticized for the IRA, but Lincoln is praised by you guys even though he caused a war murdering 600,000 Americans and didn't care about slavery? Lol ok

[Lief 🗽]

In fact, [Nick Clegg] was one of the best leaders ever. He took what he knew would be a politically damaging step to allow the UK to have a stable government in a time of financial crisis when that is what the UK really needed, and acted with honor and steadfastness in the coalition, even when it was politically difficult for him to do so. I salute him for his courage - and for putting Britain first over any party interest. Kudos to him. Would that more politicians act so selflessly.

[Oakvale]

I actually agree with that post.

[Torie]

In fact, [Nick Clegg] was one of the best leaders ever. He took what he knew would be a politically damaging step to allow the UK to have a stable government in a time of financial crisis when that is what the UK really needed, and acted with honor and steadfastness in the coalition, even when it was politically difficult for him to do so. I salute him for his courage - and for putting Britain first over any party interest. Kudos to him. Would that more politicians act so selflessly.

Yes, I am quite proud of that post actually. It came from the heart, and I felt just so much better having pounded out the keyboard letters, and hitting the "post" button. I wish Clegg were around to read it.