The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux) - Page 520

flippyshark · 09-28-2009, 06:04 AM

These guys are in their twenties and thirties? Wow, I feel old.

3894 · 09-28-2009, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by flippyshark

These guys are in their twenties and thirties? Wow, I feel old.

I could be 10 years out of date. It's happened once or twice before.

Strangler Lewis · 09-28-2009, 06:28 AM

Tod must be a king.

innerSpaceman · 09-28-2009, 07:26 AM

I saw Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" yesterday. It was really depressing and not quite funny enough. I don't think it was his best film, but it's his best-timed one. (His last film about health care was a little too prescient, coming out a year or so before the current big brouhaha).

Anyway, lot's of food for thought, and perhaps a new wrinkle to the discussion. If scaeagles is still hanging around, I welcome any cites to inaccuracies. Moore is always accused of them, and there have indeed been a few. Most, though, turn out in his favor. I think the opposition would do better to cite the 4 things that are really incorrect than have only 4 out of 50 accusations prove inaccurate.

Moore seems to have a pretty good track record to me.

So, like democracy, is capitalism really the worst possible system .... except for all the others??

BarTopDancer · 09-28-2009, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by wendybeth

Btw- when a person apologizes in a sincere manner, it's common courtesy to accept the apology, or ignore it.

1st - I took his apology to be full of sarcasm - that one can jump right in and have an opinion about the dynamics in a 100+ page thread when they are hardly around. If it was not then I also apologize for my 2nd post.

2nd - I'm pretty sure Leo isn't coming back anytime soon.

innerSpaceman · 09-28-2009, 08:00 AM

BTD, please knock it off.

The length of a thread has NOTHING to do with whether one may be allowed to participate. YOU do not get to decide who says what around here.

I suppose you want Tod to read the entire SOoooo thread?

Also, please recall this omnibus political thread was created by default when it became impractical to create a new thread for every political thought. There's no such thing as a coherent dynamic among the 100 or so pages of this mammoth thread that someone has to review and adhere to in order to participate.

And in fact I think it's rather easy for someone to come in and cut right through the bullsh!t of the usual suspects around here and their typical banter.

Whether that's true or not, you are not the Post Police and it's really rude to make people feel unwelcome.

Strangler Lewis · 09-28-2009, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Whether that's true or not, you are not the Post Police and it's really rude to make people feel unwelcome.

Oh, I don't know. I can see how allowing anyone to come in and post whatever they're inclined to post would interfere with good order and discipline.

BarTopDancer · 09-28-2009, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by tod

Simple solution: Stop making them. Don't lie about what people say, then pretend to be outraged by what wasn't said.
--t

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

BTD, please knock it off.

The length of a thread has NOTHING to do with whether one may be allowed to participate. YOU do not get to decide who says what around here.

What I quoted is what I am referring to. How can someone who just came in just jump on the bandwagon of so and so is just making up lies (even if he is).

Imagine if someone who is hardly around did that saying Wendy or JW is lying about what people say then pretend to be outraged by what wasn't said.

I could care less where he posts. I was calling out something I felt was not cool. Just like you guys think that it's cool that he randomly jumps in and starts attacking people, I don't.

Like I said, we used to be a board where we could discuss politics civilly. But not anymore, not if you disagree with the majority.

I'm done with this portion of the discussion. If a real political topic appears again perhaps I'll join.

3894 · 09-28-2009, 09:03 AM

tod is my friend. I hope he doesn't give up on this board.

innerSpaceman · 09-28-2009, 11:16 AM

Not only am I not going to re-read a hundred pages, I won't even read four. So please show me where things got "uncivil." I follow this thread pretty faithfully, and I just wasn't aware it went off the rails in the last 4 pages any more than it did in the previous 96. Feathers sometimes get a little ruffled and that's all it ever amounts to. Where's the big change where things got nasty? I haven't seen it.

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09-28-2009, 07:26 AM	#5194
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I saw Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" yesterday. It was really depressing and not quite funny enough. I don't think it was his best film, but it's his best-timed one. (His last film about health care was a little too prescient, coming out a year or so before the current big brouhaha). Anyway, lot's of food for thought, and perhaps a new wrinkle to the discussion. If scaeagles is still hanging around, I welcome any cites to inaccuracies. Moore is always accused of them, and there have indeed been a few. Most, though, turn out in his favor. I think the opposition would do better to cite the 4 things that are really incorrect than have only 4 out of 50 accusations prove inaccurate. Moore seems to have a pretty good track record to me. So, like democracy, is capitalism really the worst possible system .... except for all the others??
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09-28-2009, 08:00 AM	#5196
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	BTD, please knock it off. The length of a thread has NOTHING to do with whether one may be allowed to participate. YOU do not get to decide who says what around here. I suppose you want Tod to read the entire SOoooo thread? Also, please recall this omnibus political thread was created by default when it became impractical to create a new thread for every political thought. There's no such thing as a coherent dynamic among the 100 or so pages of this mammoth thread that someone has to review and adhere to in order to participate. And in fact I think it's rather easy for someone to come in and cut right through the bullsh!t of the usual suspects around here and their typical banter. Whether that's true or not, you are not the Post Police and it's really rude to make people feel unwelcome.
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09-28-2009, 11:16 AM	#5200
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Not only am I not going to re-read a hundred pages, I won't even read four. So please show me where things got "uncivil." I follow this thread pretty faithfully, and I just wasn't aware it went off the rails in the last 4 pages any more than it did in the previous 96. Feathers sometimes get a little ruffled and that's all it ever amounts to. Where's the big change where things got nasty? I haven't seen it.
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