Nobody sees themselves as an extremist - they see everyone else. In other words, your right hand is pretty far away from your left hand.
Nobody sees themselves as an extremist - they see everyone else. In other words, your right hand is pretty far away from your left hand.
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(1) Eric Clapton is God.
(2) Therefore, God exists.
Pretty much. There's really too much partisan bickering in America and abroad for that matter too. Neither side is "evil", they just have different views. So, the right brands the left "extreme" and vice versa, while neither can claim that they really know any better.
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Define "extreme". Seriously. Something is saying "extreme left" as in meaning "anarchist or communist, not social-democrat", and something else is saying extreme as in "dogmatic and violent".Originally posted by DocFrance
Nobody sees themselves as an extremist - they see everyone else. In other words, your right hand is pretty far away from your left hand.
I wasn't being rude, I was being scatologic. I hope that word exists in English.*snip* No need to be rude. ~ Leeza
Scatology is usually considered 'rude' in English~ Big D
In this day and age, extreme can mean anything to anyone. If you have a slightly different opinion that another, you could declare they are extreme. The word has really been overused and lost all its meaning to me.
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O_oScatology is usually considered 'rude' in English ~ Big D
In Spanish it is considered the polite word for "something gross involving excrements".
OOC: Yes, that's exactly what it means in English, too... but it's awfully rude to be scatological, especially about someone else.
Oh, I thought you refer the word "scatology" was rude. Yeah, well, it's rude to be scatological here too, but hey...at least I wasn't refering to someone else >_>
Great. Now this thread has EVOLVED into a discussion about... well, $hit. :P
When fighting monsters, be wary not to become one yourself... when gazing into the abyss, bear in mind that the abyss also gazes into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
The rightful owner of this Ciddie can kiss my arse! :P
Sort of to make a point, in a recent book released by Sean Hannity, the subtitle said, and I quote: "Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and liberalism". Seems an extreme opinion eh? It exists everywhere, because the two sides, at least in America, have become so far apart, that they seem to be viewing the other as terrible war criminals who should all be exiled or worse.
Take care all.
What a strange book, you can use it as toi....
*gets a brick thrown at his head*
OK, OK, I'll quit flooding.
I do believe, that if you changed "liberalism" to "conservatism" in that title, you'd be branded in league with terrorists.
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Why do you keep saying things like that? Are you just mocking, or do you honestly think that you'll be branded as a terrorist for expressing "different" ideas? It makes me sad that someone in my country would even think that for a second.Originally posted by The Captain
I do believe, that if you changed "liberalism" to "conservatism" in that title, you'd be branded in league with terrorists.
ARGUMENT FROM GUITAR MASTERY
(1) Eric Clapton is God.
(2) Therefore, God exists.
It's perhaps an exaggeration (however I don't live in the US so I'm not fit to judge accurately), but not too much of one. It's consistent with the idea that "if you're not with us you're with the terrorists", and it's reminiscent of the communist witch-hunts of the '50s.
I say it because it's true, sadly. I've sat in on New York State Senate meetings, and it's very gritty. Democrats and Republicans not even talking about issues, just yelling and name calling. Plus, just look at the title of that book: "Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism". It's not exaggeration, sadly, tis fact. Is it just lumped there for no reason? That's a REAL belief. That book is a best seller too, so unless people are buying it to burn it, they must have some sort of agreement with what the book represents.
Take care all.
I see... so liberals are considered to be a similar class of enemy as terrorists and despots by that book? That's horrific, really. Still, who or what is Sam Hannity? I'm hoping he's an ultra-conservative or 'extremist' rather than a mainstream politician or commentator.
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