Fail Quotes

[R.E.H.W.R.]

You're making an unwarranted assumption.  Who claimed he THOUGHT about this?

Maybe I am. But, just the way he says that pretty much all people are stupid, except him of course, what else can you really think the guy thinks?

[R.E.H.W.R.]

"You are not a politician, stop pretending to be one. You are beyond obsessed with this to conspiracy theorist levels. I think you need some help."

How many times have we heard this?
A "friend" just sent this to me.

[evensgrey]

"You are not a politician, stop pretending to be one. You are beyond obsessed with this to conspiracy theorist levels. I think you need some help."

How many times have we heard this?
A "friend" just sent this to me.

I've gotten that for pointing out that pointing out that Obama has started more wars than the second Bush (Libya, and those relatively small but persistent things in Yemen and central Africa, how can they not be wars when they are definitely combat missions, and they're definitely rather long-term, and the one in central Africa was cal gal.sent into a country where the alleged target was known not to be and has to go into a different country to even try to achieve it's official  goal).  Of course, at least one person who babbled that sort of thing also claimed that Libya was only enforcing the "no-fly zone", to which I suggested they Google libya+"air strikes", unless they're afraid of "conspiracy news" sites like CBS and the BBC.

[R.E.H.W.R.]

I've gotten that for pointing out that pointing out that Obama has started more wars than the second Bush (Libya, and those relatively small but persistent things in Yemen and central Africa, how can they not be wars when they are definitely combat missions, and they're definitely rather long-term, and the one in central Africa was cal gal.sent into a country where the alleged target was known not to be and has to go into a different country to even try to achieve it's official  goal).  Of course, at least one person who babbled that sort of thing also claimed that Libya was only enforcing the "no-fly zone", to which I suggested they Google libya+"air strikes", unless they're afraid of "conspiracy news" sites like CBS and the BBC.

The conversion I was having was about the TSA. Pointed out to them that the TSA hasn't caught a single terrorist. He came back with, "Well, its a good placebo effect for paranoid schizos and people with anxiety problems get on airplanes and have that extra bit of calm to keep them from flipping out and trying to get out of the door midflight?"

Asked him why we don't have our junk touched at swimming pools, because more people have drowned somebody else in panic than opening a plane doors. And that was the response I got. 

Weirdly enough, this guy is a gay liberal. You'd think he'd care about the right to privacy.

[evensgrey]

The conversion I was having was about the TSA. Pointed out to them that the TSA hasn't caught a single terrorist. He came back with, "Well, its a good placebo effect for paranoid schizos and people with anxiety problems get on airplanes and have that extra bit of calm to keep them from flipping out and trying to get out of the door midflight?"

Asked him why we don't have our junk touched at swimming pools, because more people have drowned somebody else in panic than opening a plane doors. And that was the response I got. 

Weirdly enough, this guy is a gay liberal. You'd think he'd care about the right to privacy.

He would, if he wasn't stuck in Niemöller Mode 1.  Unfortunately, most people are stuck there and reflexively claim that anyone in Mode 2 must be subject to delusional paranoia for not being stuck in Mode 1.

[MrBogosity]

He would, if he wasn't stuck in Niemöller Mode 1.  Unfortunately, most people are stuck there and reflexively claim that anyone in Mode 2 must be subject to delusional paranoia for not being stuck in Mode 1.

You, sir, get a cluon for that!

[Goaticus]

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Made today. These people need to seriously get a clue. His candidacy is over. He could die and these idiots would still talk about running him.

[R.E.H.W.R.]

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Made today. These people need to seriously get a clue. His candidacy is over. He could die and these idiots would still talk about running him.

You should see people like this snap at me when I bring up Gary Johnson.

[AnCap Dave]

Sorry Stef, I like ya, but this is something that had to be posted:
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While I never got into martial arts, simply passing it off as an excuse to hit people is just stupid.

One direct quote from the video:
"No, no, but sorry. When you say, 'I wasn't attracted to martial arts for the hitting.' That sounds to me, like saying, 'I wasn't attracted to tennis for knocking a ball around and I wasn't attracted to dancing for the music and the rhythm.' But that's what it is, it's hitting."

The difference between martial arts and just beating the shit out of people is 1. it's usually taught as either self-defense, or it is done for sport which is completely voluntary.

[Ibrahim90]

I was under the impression that Martial arts as practiced today is often a spiritual exercise, in addition to self defense or as a sport. take [wiki]Yabusame[/wiki] for example, which is a Japanese style of horse archery: it started off, as all martial arts do, as a style of using a weapon in combat in as efficient a manner as possible. Nowadays, it is a ritual performed at shrines for religious and ceremonial causes.

[MrBogosity]

I wonder what he would say about aikido, which is completely 100% defensive?

[Ibrahim90]

I wonder what he would say about aikido, which is completely 100% defensive?

or certain schools of Judo, which involves little to no hitting? frankly though, whether it has offensive or defensive emphasis matters little. what matters is what it is used for, and why--in much the same way as a firearm or an edged weapon is.

[R.E.H.W.R.]

or certain schools of Judo, which involves little to no hitting? frankly though, whether it has offensive or defensive emphasis matters little. what matters is what it is used for, and why--in much the same way as a firearm or an edged weapon is.

Kinda seems like he's speaking from ignorance. I have been in a life or death fight( step father tried to kill me, won't go into it anymore.) and most of the martial arts stuff I learned went out the window, except the really basic stuff, like how to dodge and strike. Pretty much stunned him than ran. That's what most self dense situations are.

But, When I was in Martial arts, it helped improve my balance and learn how to focus a little bit better.

[AnCap Dave]

Sure, he probably didn't mean to say this, but let's be honest here. Republicans definitely think this.
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[Ibrahim90]

Kinda seems like he's speaking from ignorance. I have been in a life or death fight( step father tried to kill me, won't go into it anymore.) and most of the martial arts stuff I learned went out the window, except the really basic stuff, like how to dodge and strike. Pretty much stunned him than ran. That's what most self dense situations are.

But, When I was in Martial arts, it helped improve my balance and learn how to focus a little bit better.

OK, so the reply confuses me slightly: I only refer to why one chooses to learn martial arts or to practice it, and I am well aware of how theory doesn't always turn to practice in a fight (try doing platoon fire with a fast shooting weapon). I also allude to other uses for martial arts.

If you refer to Stefan's comments, I would actually agree with you on that particular point. and in fact, I agree with your whole post.