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RE: Those Political Memes
December 12, 2021 at 9:54 pm
(December 12, 2021 at 9:47 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: (December 12, 2021 at 9:42 pm)Oldandeasilyconfused Wrote: I have been doing so intentionally for several reasons.
(1) A member for whom I have respect got her panties in a bunch because I was criticising the US. On reflection, I concluded she was right and have tried not to do it. I hope to eventually find a middle way. In the meantime perhaps ignore any of my posts you don't like. Fair's fair ,that's what I do with yours.
(2) I happen to be Australian. .I know a lot more about my own country than I do about the US. I also think it's OK to make informed criticism of my own country
(3) Because you and others have failed to grasp the salient fact that Australia is the centre of the civilised world, not the US 
My panties aren't in a bunch, thank you very much. I was pointing out a pattern in your posts.
btw - it may be a good idea not to say out loud that you ignore the admins on the forum...you know, the people with their names in red.
M'kay.
You might have noticed the emoticon with the eyebrows. That was to indicate I was taking the piss.
It is neither my practice nor intent to argue with one or more moderators.
That is all I have to say on this thread.
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RE: Those Political Memes
December 12, 2021 at 10:35 pm
(December 12, 2021 at 9:54 pm)Oldandeasilyconfused Wrote: (December 12, 2021 at 9:47 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: My panties aren't in a bunch, thank you very much. I was pointing out a pattern in your posts.
btw - it may be a good idea not to say out loud that you ignore the admins on the forum...you know, the people with their names in red.
M'kay.
You might have noticed the emoticon with the eyebrows. That was to indicate I was taking the piss.
It is neither my practice nor intent to argue with one or more moderators.
That is all I have to say on this thread. I think that ignoring the management is non-punitive up until they contact you with a complaint about behavior, and find themselves blocked. Other than that, if I were to ignore management's posts, I'd be fine, until there was a legitimate problem with me. Difference being, not using the "ignore" function. I have a few people on ignore, due to stupidity/annoyance/ignorance.
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RE: Those Political Memes
December 13, 2021 at 5:10 am
(December 12, 2021 at 9:42 pm)Oldandeasilyconfused Wrote: (December 12, 2021 at 8:00 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Is it really necessary for you to try to turn every thread into a lecture about Australia? I’m sure it’s a fine place, and the handful of Aussies I’ve met seem to be very nice people.
But, come on.
Boru
I have been doing so intentionally for several reasons.
(1) A member for whom I have respect got her panties in a bunch because I was criticising the US. On reflection, I concluded she was right and have tried not to do it. I hope to eventually find a middle way. In the meantime perhaps ignore any of my posts you don't like. Fair's fair ,that's what I do with yours.
(2) I happen to be Australian. .I know a lot more about my own country than I do about the US. I also think it's OK to make informed criticism of my own country
(3) Because you and others have failed to grasp the salient fact that Australia is the centre of the civilised world, not the US
PS with only one exception, Americans I've met have been friendly and hospitable. The one exception was a petty official at the airport when I flew into New York. He was under the false impression that everyone is dying to live in America. Even the New Yorkers I met were friendly and courteous.
You seem to be labouring under the misapprehension that I'm an American. I'm not.
Boru
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December 16, 2021 at 6:05 pm
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December 30, 2021 at 5:20 am
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December 30, 2021 at 1:00 pm
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teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: Those Political Memes
December 30, 2021 at 11:55 pm
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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December 31, 2021 at 8:00 pm
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RE: Those Political Memes
January 17, 2022 at 5:11 pm
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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