Soren wrote on Nov 16
th, 2014 at 5:41pm:
Brian Ross wrote on Nov 16
th, 2014 at 4:45pm:
Soren wrote on Nov 11
th, 2014 at 5:31pm:
I don't know what they were. Repost them.
For those whom appear to enjoy tap dancing...
Brian Ross wrote on Nov 10
th, 2014 at 12:58am:
Soren, if someone posts something that is obviously "racist" (and the issue of "race", not religion - just to stop your usual tap dancing), what do you refer to it as? Say, if someone was to call Nelson Mandella an "n-i-g-g-e-r"?
So, if someone posts something that is obviously "bigoted" (towards religion), what do you refer to it as? Say, if someone was to suggested that, "All Catholics kiss the Pope's arse and worship Satan"?
So, if someone continually criticises one religion and it's adherents, without let up and in an often unwarranted way, despite being criticised themselves for doing it, what do you call it?
If someone jumps to the accusation of 'racists!!!!' I condemn that. Nelson Mandela was a black man. Nige r is an unpleasant word for black people but it's a word, like f vck for making love. Whatchagonna do? Honkey is a white person. Pom is an Englishman. Chink is an east Asian. Using these words is impolite and in most settings unwelcome. But blacks call each other n iggers all the time, so they are switched onto the po-mo irony of language in a way you, po-faced little heresy sniffer, never will be.
So, then I take it you're perfectly OK with and accepting of the concepts of racism - that one race is superior to another on the basis of biological determinism - the colour of one's skin, the shape of one's eyes/nose/ears/etc, determines one's psychological and intelligence characteristics, Soren? Afterall the use of racist language is merely the outward expression of such beliefs, right?
Quote:Bigoted - well, kiss my Lutheran arse, you little anti-religious equal opportunity knocker of all religions (except Islam of course). Is that bigoted? Is any disagreement with Islam bigoted? You never worry about religion, numpty, you only ever worry about Islam. Can you please model for us the correct criticism of Islam? (we will be waiting foir a very, very long time).
You seem to miss the point - again - perhaps deliberately. Bigotry is when an argument's rightness or wrongness is determined on the basis of the belief and prejudice of the person making it, not on the basis of its merits. ie, "He is a Muslim, therefore he is wrong!" or "Catholics are all Papists and their church is corrupt, therefore they wrong!" Doesn't matter whether the argument is wrong or right, what is more important is the source, Soren. So therefore, the point, "Islam has a big emphasis on charity and respect for the aged," is immaterial, it is damned in the eyes of the bigot because it is Islam, not whether or not it is correct or commendable. According to you, it seems, this is perfectly OK. Which suggests what about your viewpoint?
Quote:Criticising religion - why the bloody hell can't anyone criticise any religion as long as they want? There are people where who criticise the Libs and Labor, left and right without letup. What the bloody hell is so special about Islam (other than the underlying, seething threat of violence) that it cannot be criticised without letup? I don't think it has any redeeming features. Are you going to censor what I think? Why can't Islam be criticised without letup?
So I have to cuddle Nazism for 10 minutes in every hour of criticism? 20 minutes? Half and half?
Comparing apples and oranges again, Soren?
So, I take it you have no problems with anti-Semitism?
Quote:What I like about this Forum is that I can come across people like you, who do not exist in the real world because they would not dare to be so amazingly stupid in front of people who know them.
You call it "stupidity", I call it common decency. How often do you rail about a person's religion in front of them the way you go on about Islam? You must lead a very lonely existence if you have no consideration of the feelings and emotions of others...