The rules of this forum, V4, as posted by our Mod, Hatterasguy include the following:
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Personal Attacks - READ!
Personal attacks will not be tolerated in this forum! Debate and criticism are fine as long as posts are kept civil and do not personally attack individuals.
"That viewpoint is idiotic" is OK.
"You are an idiot for posting that viewpoint" is NOT.
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Thus, in fully keeping with the letter, as well as the spirit of the rules enacted by our mod (who for a young guy has a lot on the ball) I will state the following:
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KGB thugs used to get tired of people badmouthing the Soviet Union, more than just a little tired, in fact, they'd lock up 'em up and torture them over it.
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Stupid comparison. KGB thugs couldn't care less one way or the other. they were simply acting under orders given by their superiors, who were intent on preserving the status quo and their privileged position.
Stupid comparisons reflect a large measure of intellectual dishonesty as well as an inability to put things into their proper content and accurately compare and contrast them. Apples and oranges...apples and oranges...apples and oranges. You'd think that picking oranges and apples would make a person an expert in their differences. Apparently not. Ay que lastima.
Still, what a wonderful fantasy...for one day to be able to lock up people exhibitng the same levels of intellectual dishonesty and turn them over to the KGB. Do you think that Putin would be interested?
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Respiteme meine freunde, patriotism is a knee-jerk emotion, which may or may not be worth a damn.
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Mierda es mierda es mierda y toda apesta igualmente, En Ingles, en Aleman o en cualquier otro idioma. As long as that jerking knee is attached to a boot-wearing leg, it ain't so bad. It seems to be a sport, among some, to criticize patriotism. Normally such criticism comes from effete, nattering naboobs of negativism.
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Surest way for our country to screw up is to have a majority of citizens willing to rubberstamp any GD thing our gubmint wants to do.
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In the words of Larry, the cable guy:
I don't care what anyone says, that's just stupid (opinion) there.
And...to hold such stupid opinions...well, that just speaks volumes about a mindset that can fashion such stupid utterings.
Oh lordy Lord, where would we ever be w/o the highbrow intelligentsia hailing from the more clever and progressive regions of California telling the rest of us less fortunate commoners how to be proper citizens and to properly discharge of our civic duties. Oh mighty ones, oh please tell us how to be good little citizens...
Of course it would be stupid to rubberstamp anything that the government does. DUH!!!
We all can think of a number of things that our government has done that were just wrong.
Turning our backs on Hungary and Czechoslovakia in 1956 and again in 1968.
Not going into WWII sooner and waiting, instead, for the Japanese government to destroy more than half of the Pacific fleet.
Opening our borders to illegal aliens.
I am sure that others can add to that list.
I certainly hope that my comments have not run afoul of the OD Rules, V4.
Now, if you excuse me, I am going to have a couple of cups of coffee, harvested from a country that we are either currently raping, invading or intervening in (your choice) in behalf of corporate interests.
I am hoping to get my kidneys to generate enough excess waste water to join my new hero, BHD, at the trough...I am getting the urge to "discharge" on some heads buried in the sand.