DC Tom Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 young, black men are disproportionately represented in the us prison system. is that racist? ageist? no, its a statement of fact just as old, white men disproportionately make up the talk radio audience. do you have an argument or just the usual ad hominem attack? But you didn't say "old white men comprise a shrinking percentage of the electorate." You said "the fact that old white men comprise a shrinking percentage of the electorate is a good thing." And if you said "the fact that young, black men are disproportionately represented in the us prison system is a good thing," it would in fact be racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 But you didn't say "old white men comprise a shrinking percentage of the electorate." You said "the fact that old white men comprise a shrinking percentage of the electorate is a good thing." And if you said "the fact that young, black men are disproportionately represented in the us prison system is a good thing," it would in fact be racist. Isn't that DaveInElma's bumper sticker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) But you didn't say "old white men comprise a shrinking percentage of the electorate." You said "the fact that old white men comprise a shrinking percentage of the electorate is a good thing." And if you said "the fact that young, black men are disproportionately represented in the us prison system is a good thing," it would in fact be racist. you have a point. as romney recently said after a few days reflection (and his advisors likely screaming at him), i should have worded it differently. how bout: the decreasing proportion of old white men talk radio listeners in the electorate is likely to enhance the chances of future liberal candidates and policies" and i think that is a good thing. Edited February 8, 2012 by birdog1960 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 you have a point. as romney recently said after a few days reflection (and his advisors likely screaming at him), i should have worded it differently. how bout: the decreasing proportion of old white men talk radio listeners in the electorate is likely to enhance the chances of future liberal candidates and policies" and i think that is a good thing. That probably more accurately reflects the intent of your statement. It also makes it that much more clear precisely what kind of an idiot you are, that you equate "old white men" with "conservative"...as though granola-crunching tie-dye wearing hippies never age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 That probably more accurately reflects the intent of your statement. .as though granola-crunching tie-dye wearing hippies never age. no, we just don't listen to talk radio unless you consider npr to be that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 was at at a dinner party recently when a poltical discussion started. the women all saw trouble coming and went in another room. one of the guys began spouting the standard hannity fare of liberal media, entitlement mentality, get what they deserve etc, etc, etc. i interjected that before we went any further, he should be aware that i held very different views on everything he mentioned and that i was a liberal. he then asked me two questions: do you own a gun? and, do you own a bible? when i answered yes to both he told me i wasn't a liberal. so what do you all think of this litmus test? personally, i had to laugh and tried to change the subject to football, thankfully, with some success. The problem is that conservatives demonize liberals, but painting the image of them as being completely whacko and far left on everything imaginable, without the reasoning power to see the validity of the counter-arguments. Liberals do the exact same thing to conservatives. Neither side really notices they do this, either. Me, I just keep circling- Like a vulture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Me, I just keep circling- Like a vulture! Or a sheep with scrapie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Or a sheep with scrapie. It was the internal conflict between our avatars, which made you say that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnykterstein Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Absolutely. Much in the same way that "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" means government-run health care. You cannot have Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness if you do not have Life. You cannot have Life if a private insurer decides it's in the best interest of their profits for you to die instead of them paying for your treatments/medicine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 You cannot have Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness if you do not have Life. You cannot have Life if a private insurer decides it's in the best interest of their profits for you to die instead of them paying for your treatments/medicine. conner's back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 You cannot have Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness if you do not have Life. You cannot have Life if a private insurer decides it's in the best interest of their profits for you to die instead of them paying for your treatments/medicine. Ah, the old "Right to Not Die" argument. Still retarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
....lybob Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Ah, the old "Right to Not Die" argument. Still retarded. entropy makes everything retarded in the end or is that the beginning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 You cannot have Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness if you do not have Life. You cannot have Life if a private insurer decides it's in the best interest of their profits for you to die instead of them paying for your treatments/medicine. What if happiness is death and insurance company profits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 You cannot have Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness if you do not have Life. You cannot have Life if a private insurer decides it's in the best interest of their profits for you to die instead of them paying for your treatments/medicine. Note to Buftex, Bigfat and DIN...it's time to bring your A game because the gold standard has returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Note to Buftex, Bigfat and DIN...it's time to bring your A game because the gold standard has returned. What would happen if pBrain returned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) entropy makes everything retarded in the end or is that the beginning entropy doesn't have anywhere close to the retardifacation effect that conner has Edited February 13, 2012 by /dev/null Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 entropy makes everything retarded in the end or is that the beginning Conner makes entropy look like Martha Stewart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCinBuffalo Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Note to Buftex, Bigfat and DIN...it's time to bring your A game because the gold standard has returned. I wouldn't put Buftex on that list. Bigfat hasn't been here long enough to warrant conner comparisons. Hey, I'm an optimist. Actually, if that really is conner? Hell, I'm pretty sure that even DiN only has a probationary place on any list that includes conner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I wouldn't put Buftex on that list. Bigfat hasn't been here long enough to warrant conner comparisons. Hey, I'm an optimist. Actually, if that really is conner? Hell, I'm pretty sure that even DiN only has a probationary place on any list that includes conner. Only because we're still not sure if DIN's serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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