Courageous as in politically courageous; daring to be deeply unpopular.Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonyvop
Please, while you're about it, offer us your definition of a 'real man'. I should imagine it's predictably narrow.
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Courageous as in politically courageous; daring to be deeply unpopular.Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonyvop
Please, while you're about it, offer us your definition of a 'real man'. I should imagine it's predictably narrow.
In adopting a stance that's clearly deeply unpopular, I would argue that she's being politically courageous. I do take the point about the hypocrisy, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigelred5
Again I ask: are you going to apologise for this assertion?Quote:
Originally Posted by chuck34
You may as well say I'm anti-British when I, for example, criticise the culture of under-achievement amongst boys in schools. It's exactly the same thing: criticism of the culture relating to one specific area, yet, predictably, you saw it as an attack on all your fellow countrymen.
God, and we thought Somalia was bad...Quote:
Originally Posted by nigelred5
I'd don't call it courageous when she and her like have essentially. run everyone opposed to a disgustingly socialist view from her state. She's popular in her home state because people that value handouts and a nanny state over hard work and personal accountability are what's left. Take a poll of people in this country that would gladly give California its independence. Hell, half the state would gladly separate California in pieces to get away from their liberal counterparts. My state is a bastion of conservatism compared to California. And I generally consider myself a relative moderate.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
Which you have said several times in this thread. Why then do you continually post the same position over and over? I respect your thought whether I agree with it or not. Some of my personal friends are anti gun, but I like them anyway. Why then do you continually try and beat us over the head with your views? Obviously I can't speak for everyone, but I got your position the first time. You have brought nothing new to the table since. Your continually posting the same thing in this thread reminds me of a three year old who, when someone says something they don't like, covers their ears and goes "lalalalalalala" at the top of their voice. I'm pretty sure you are better than that. You stated your position so perhaps you should move on to another subject, since you choose not to participate, in any meaningful way, in the ongoing discussion.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
I wouldn't consider you to be a moderate.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigelred5
The reason I keep posting is because I disagree vehemently with a lot of what I see here, and because few others seem willing to enter into the discussion and disagree with you. Numerically, it appears dominated by pro-gun Americans. And I seem to have to rebut a lot of absolute nonsense regarding my own position — that I'm a fascist, that I'm anti-American and so on, much of it coming from people whose political compasses seem terribly skewed, or worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Starter
One other thing — I have no idea why you respect my thoughts, given that you disagree with them. By all means respect the right to have them, but I think respecting the thoughts themselves is a cop-out when you oppose them.
At this rate who knows how much longer this thread is going to last before we get shot down.
I know a guy....that can be arranged ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by race aficionado