(March 31, 2016 at 7:20 pm)abaris Wrote: Quite correct. But a little more information, other than tabloids or rightwing netshit, couldn't hurt if your goal is to be perceived as more than a raving gnome. Until now you only regurgitated pretty much every prejudiced feces coming from there. And, to top it off, waved away the opinions of people actually having come in closer contact with the cultures and the people living there.
You're the only one here who hasn't said anything. As for me, I guess if what I said is rightwing netshit, whatever that is, I'll defend it nonetheless. You didn't understand what I was saying in the first place.
(March 31, 2016 at 7:28 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Given that you obviously have no understanding what my worldview is, or how amenable I am to changing my mind, I really don't care what you retract and what you adhere to.
The closest parallel is the transition to communism in Imperial Russia. The idea that the final outcome represents the will of the people doesn't really jibe in either case.
Yes, I'm sure it was all just an accident. Who knows what they could become if a butterfly somewhere on the other side of the world had flapped its wings differently, maybe Pastafarians! Maybe they would have voted in a Heaven's Gate cult government with massive popular support. Who can make any connections?!
