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Random Thoughts From Elsewhere
Jan. 5th, 2016 09:41 amRandom Thought #1 - Jamokes
We have a name for the people who took over the Oregon wildlife refuge, and it's not "terrorist" it's "jamoke."
Imagine the grade of sad, stunted halfwit who decks himself out in paramilitary regalia and lethal weaponry to stage a sit-in at what is for all intents and purposes a remote wildlife park’s visitor’s center. "Okay, men, when I kick in the door, you three move on the 74-year-old v0lunteer who shows the birdwatching slideshow to elementary-school field trip groups; if she makes a move, be ready to take her down with force. The rest of us will establish a defensive position behind the cardboard beaver." If bigger goobers than these exist on our planet, you identify them by the bruises from where they poked themselves in the eye while trying to pick their noses.
from the same source (in comments): The solution to disproportionate responses by the government to persons of color is not to call for disproportionate responses by the government to white people. It’s to stop disproportionate responses against persons of color.
Random Thought #2 - "Silencing"
Disagreeing with somebody is not the same as silencing them. Money quote: This whole argument about political correctness turns the concept of “free speech” on it’s head. It basically comes down to this: Conservatives are allowed to exercise their right to free speech. But when liberals do so, it is an attempt to silence the opposition.
We have a name for the people who took over the Oregon wildlife refuge, and it's not "terrorist" it's "jamoke."
Imagine the grade of sad, stunted halfwit who decks himself out in paramilitary regalia and lethal weaponry to stage a sit-in at what is for all intents and purposes a remote wildlife park’s visitor’s center. "Okay, men, when I kick in the door, you three move on the 74-year-old v0lunteer who shows the birdwatching slideshow to elementary-school field trip groups; if she makes a move, be ready to take her down with force. The rest of us will establish a defensive position behind the cardboard beaver." If bigger goobers than these exist on our planet, you identify them by the bruises from where they poked themselves in the eye while trying to pick their noses.
from the same source (in comments): The solution to disproportionate responses by the government to persons of color is not to call for disproportionate responses by the government to white people. It’s to stop disproportionate responses against persons of color.
Random Thought #2 - "Silencing"
Disagreeing with somebody is not the same as silencing them. Money quote: This whole argument about political correctness turns the concept of “free speech” on it’s head. It basically comes down to this: Conservatives are allowed to exercise their right to free speech. But when liberals do so, it is an attempt to silence the opposition.
