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Author Topic:   radical liberals (aka liberal commies) vs ultra conservatives (aka nutjobs)
Taz
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Message 1 of 300 (658732)
04-08-2012 6:39 PM


The more I read the news, the more angry I become at what the world politics have become. On the one hand, we have liberal commies who are deathly afraid of offending people, so they let anything goes. What's that? You tortured and murdered a 5 year old boy? That's ok, we'll put you in jail for 6 years and give you a new identity and a monthly tax payers' pension. What's that? You imgregnated a 9 year old girl? That's ok, since you belong to a certain tribe, you are free to do whatever the hell you want to very young girls.
Then on the other side, we have the ultra conservative nutjobs who only want to do everything they can to bring about the apocalypse so that they can meet their creator a little sooner. What's that? You shot an Asian international student who was on your lawn because he went to the wrong house for a party? That's ok, we'll simply give you more ammo to shoot more innocent people who just happens to step on your land.
Why the hell do people lean either very far to the left or very far to the right at the cost of common sense? Is there some kind of mental block at work here that I'm not aware of?
This just in. A 10 year old girl just gave birth in Columbia. But the police can't do a damn thing to the father because... wait for it... it's some kind of tradition in that tribe and we have to respect and be polite to their backwatered ways of life. I don't care how politically incorrect this sound, I don't care if it's your tribal tradition or whatever. If it doesn't make sense, then screw your traditions.

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Taz
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Message 13 of 300 (658812)
04-09-2012 9:48 PM
Reply to: Message 11 by Panda
04-09-2012 12:01 PM


Are you saying a 9 year old is mature enough to make the decision herself? What about a 5 year old?
Your response is a perfect demo of what I meant by being in the extreme of anything. Sure, we respect other cultures. Does this mean we should stand idly by and watch the pope resurrect another inquisition or the Chinese to resurrect linchi as a form of punishment?
Again, if anything, the responses in the thread so far proves my point. People seem to think that since one extreme is bad the other extreme must be good. Or something like that. I'm not screwed up enough to understand the extreme positions that people have taken.

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Taz
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Message 27 of 300 (658873)
04-10-2012 2:54 PM
Reply to: Message 16 by Panda
04-10-2012 8:05 AM


Panda writes:
Are you going to invade Ireland to prevent people having sex before 18?
Extreme. So, just because I don't condone impregnating a 5 or 10 year old then I must want to invade the country and make them have sex at 18. Yeah, again, perfect demo as to how you think in the extreme.
I'll give you a hint. I think people are completely capable of having sex long before 18. Unlike you, I don't think in terms of extremes.
Who died and made you fucking king?
Again, you're demonstrating my point exactly. Either I don't have an opinion on these things at all or I am king of the universe. 2 extreme positions.
How ironic that you guys are demoing exactly what I'm saying about holding extreme positions at the cost of common sense.
I'll start talking to you for real once you get out of this mind set of either one extreme or the other.
Edit.
I might also add that it's people like you (incapable of thinking anything except the extreme of anything) is why we have scary candidates like santorum, gingrich, and romney. People can't seem to think beyond the extremes of anything anymore. Either we all pray in school or we wage war on religion. Either we completely unregulate business practices or we turn everybody into communist. You seem to think that I'm also incapable of thinking anything beyond the ridiculous extreme positions that you can understand.
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Taz
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From: Zerus
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Message 40 of 300 (658913)
04-10-2012 9:54 PM
Reply to: Message 39 by Panda
04-10-2012 7:57 PM


Panda writes:
I think that you are incapable of thinking anything beyond your own ridiculous extreme positions, which you have more than clearly demonstrated.
Um, go back and read what you wrote. I said society shouldn't tolerate impregnating 10 year olds just because it's some tribal tradition. You then asked me if I wanted to invade other countries to impose what I believe. In other words, in your mind one can either believe anything goes OR we invade other countries to impose our beliefs on others.
And that's exactly what I've been trying to point out. You seem incapable of thinking beyond those 2 ridiculous extreme positions.

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Taz
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Message 70 of 300 (659063)
04-12-2012 10:21 AM
Reply to: Message 69 by New Cat's Eye
04-12-2012 10:08 AM


CS writes:
That's religious people. They've hijacked conservatism.
I used to think this.
But recently, I started looking in the past and I realized that religion had always been hand in hand with conservatism.
Can you give us an example of when conservatism wasn't based on religious ideals?

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