The greatest obscenity in the world?

Damocles said:
The part where the "outside groups" would "more than make up" for the shortfall for the republican candidate. Basically I was saying, "Only if you ignore the fact that outside groups will be adding to "The One's" total as well.
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Well, that's not what you said. Had you said that, I would have responded thusly: "We shall see. I think outside group spending on the Republicans side will dwarf outside spending on the Democratic side."



Damocles said:
Really? You get people from Hong Kong spouting derisive comments about only one of the candidates because of the SCOTUS?
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What? Not exactly following you here, Damo. The amount of money spent on presidential elections is obscene and the primary reason that elections are so expensive is the SCOTUS ruling that money is speech.
 
Lowaicue said:
Y'know what? If you could read you'd see that he IS mentioned. Allow me: 'Oh, its not only the fools on the right it's the fools on the left, too. Obama will be spending even more than Romney to stay in his nice little home on Pennsylvania Avenue.'

No need to apologise. I know yanks dont do apologies.
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.....we're sorry.....:pokerface:
 
General Buck Turgidson said:
Well, that's not what you said. Had you said that, I would have responded thusly: "We shall see. I think outside group spending on the Republicans side will dwarf outside spending on the Democratic side."





What? Not exactly following you here, Damo. The amount of money spent on presidential elections is obscene and the primary reason that elections are so expensive is the SCOTUS ruling that money is speech.
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Agreed, I think "Citizens United" will go down with Dred Scott as one of the worst SCOTUS decisions ever and that the 5 justices who voted for it will have their reputations permanently tarnished.
 
Lowaicue said:
You show yourself here to be an ignorant fool.
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You show yourself to be a heartless meatbag.

Now that we've traded insults can you answer about the "outrage" you show over forced abortions? How about the fact that the government in China, who owns your little city, doesn't do much for the starving peasants in China?

A bit of mote in your eye there?
 
Damocles said:
You know what's interesting. Obama is going to spend 1 Billion Dollars and you don't even mention him.

You live in a nation where they force abortions on women and this is what you got? (And yes, you can pretend you don't live there because you are in Hong Kong, but it is a lie).
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Jeepers, Damo - you have the most partisanly selective reading skills of anyone on this site. It's just so consistent....
 
Onceler said:
Jeepers, Damo - you have the most partisanly selective reading skills of anyone on this site. It's just so consistent....
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:rolleyes:

And you have the most consistent ability to never post anything but drab ad hom. Do you think that somebody who lives in a nation with forced abortion, starving "peasants", people in political prison, etc. should really try to pretend to have a moral high ground?

Oh... I know he lives in Hong Kong, where they are a bit nicer to personal freedoms, but the reality is, his little paradise is an island in a nation where all of the above happens. It is sick to ignore what happens under your nose, try to take a moral high ground and infer that you are better when the place you live in is governed by totalitarians.
 
Damocles said:
:rolleyes:

And you have the most consistent ability to never post anything but drab ad hom. Do you think that somebody who lives in a nation with forced abortion, starving "peasants", people in political prison, etc. should really try to pretend to have a moral high ground?
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No; I was basically just commenting on your selective reading skills.

Seriously, man - I respect your smarts, and as far as the righties go here, you present the case as well as anyone. But the reading thing drives me bananas sometimes. You have such a partisan filter, and it isn't just a few times here & there...
 
Damocles said:
:rolleyes:

And you have the most consistent ability to never post anything but drab ad hom. Do you think that somebody who lives in a nation with forced abortion, starving "peasants", people in political prison, etc. should really try to pretend to have a moral high ground?

Oh... I know he lives in Hong Kong, where they are a bit nicer to personal freedoms, but the reality is, his little paradise is an island in a nation where all of the above happens. It is sick to ignore what happens under your nose, try to take a moral high ground and infer that you are better when the place you live in is governed by totalitarians.
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So people who live in countries with repressive regimes aren't allowed to have opinions on the morality of other countries? Interesting. What if he, like, renounces his citizenship? Can he have an opinion then? What if he advocates for a violent overthrow of the governing regime? What about then?
 
Lowaicue said:
Y'know what? If you could read you'd see that he IS mentioned. Allow me: 'Oh, its not only the fools on the right it's the fools on the left, too. Obama will be spending even more than Romney to stay in his nice little home on Pennsylvania Avenue.'

No need to apologise. I know yanks dont do apologies.
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It is more a guy thing, women are more likely to apologize.
 
Onceler said:
No; I was basically just commenting on your selective reading skills.

Seriously, man - I respect your smarts, and as far as the righties go here, you present the case as well as anyone. But the reading thing drives me bananas sometimes. You have such a partisan filter, and it isn't just a few times here & there...
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It's a political website, man. The idea of a perfect non-partisan in the world according to Onceler is silly. Personally I see you as pretty much somebody who has the same filter, just on the other side. I just don't have to point it out every time I see it from you. Usually when I'm pointing it out I'm reading a post about how I had an opinion you disagree with that you call "selective reading"....

For some reason you seem to pay more attention to my posts and expect some sort of soft "no opinion" from me.
 
Damocles said:
It's a political website, man. The idea of a perfect non-partisan in the world according to Onceler is silly. Personally I see you as pretty much somebody who has the same filter, just on the other side. I just don't have to point it out every time I see it from you. Usually when I'm pointing it out I'm reading a post about how I had an opinion you disagree with that you call "selective reading"....

For some reason you seem to pay more attention to my posts and expect some sort of soft "no opinion" from me.
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Opinion is fine. Partisanship is fine.

Mischaracterizing or otherwise twisting someone else's words? Not so fine.

That's it.
 
Damocles said:
It's a political website, man. The idea of a perfect non-partisan in the world according to Onceler is silly. Personally I see you as pretty much somebody who has the same filter, just on the other side. I just don't have to point it out every time I see it from you. Usually when I'm pointing it out I'm reading a post about how I had an opinion you disagree with that you call "selective reading"....

For some reason you seem to pay more attention to my posts and expect some sort of soft "no opinion" from me.
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I just expect you to be in perfect harmony with life :ribb:
 
Superfreak said:
Yet when guys get in fights with friends, they usually have moved on within days. Women hold grudges FOREVER, often times over STUPIT SHIT.

just sayin'
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I've never held a grudge against any friend, male or female. And women do apologize more, it's terrible, ingrained or something. I've had to work on that a lot. The first words out of my mouth used to be "i'm sorry", and like, what the f was I apologizing for? It was ridiculous. All learned behavior; woman, appeaser.
 
Damocles said:
You show yourself to be a heartless meatbag.

Now that we've traded insults can you answer about the "outrage" you show over forced abortions? How about the fact that the government in China, who owns your little city, doesn't do much for the starving peasants in China?

A bit of mote in your eye there?
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So as long as China practices forced abortions it OK for Americans to go hungry.
Love your logic.
 
Damocles said:
:rolleyes:

And you have the most consistent ability to never post anything but drab ad hom. Do you think that somebody who lives in a nation with forced abortion, starving "peasants", people in political prison, etc. should really try to pretend to have a moral high ground?

Oh... I know he lives in Hong Kong, where they are a bit nicer to personal freedoms, but the reality is, his little paradise is an island in a nation where all of the above happens. It is sick to ignore what happens under your nose, try to take a moral high ground and infer that you are better when the place you live in is governed by totalitarians.
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You have no idea whether I 'ignore' the policies of China or not. This, let me remind you, because it belongs to you (as far as I am aware), is an American forum not Chinese, not Pakistani, not Kenyan, not British. Therefore it is wholly right and proper to express opinions about America without having to take or assuming to have taken 'the high ground' be it moral or immoral.
 
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