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Do you have an actual goal in

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:50:52 +0000

In reply to I agree with the writer 100%.

Do you have an actual goal in this, and does arresting someone actually achieve it?

Once upon a time, people thought that arresting 1-3 million black men would stop America's drug problems. Do we have to keep looking for over-simplistic and caustic solutions?

Our could there be a better way to deal with the graffiti-ish uninspired?

If we hadn't let 9/11 derail our cultural values, wouldn't we be better off?

If we didn't go into a big tizzy because someone wrote some stupid scrawling, wouldn't it send a message of self-confidence and control?

Really, the best thing you can do to support terrorism is act terrorized.

I agree with the writer 100%.

Dr. O — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:30:29 +0000

In reply to Racism in Paradise

I agree with the writer 100%. As a person-of-color (this week being called African American) I think the closing of the school was a mistake. The college should have the guts to raise a reward of at least $5,000 to anyone who gives information leading to the arrest of those responsible. If the college doesn't do it, the money and reward should come from the alumni and the community.

Thanks for the response, but

A Guy Called LULU — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 01:13:56 +0000

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Thanks for the response, but you have said nothing here that I can confidently take as reason to modify or somehow add nuance to my thinking about what made me state what I said above. Is it the mix of issues that is bizarre? Are the real estate opportunities bizarre? Is he selling a bridge to the Bahamas? Does he hold bizarre political positions? Is it hard to get hold of an alumni mailing list? Is it weird or unusual to target an audience?
Maybe all of my questions could be answered with a "yes". Maybe,... I honestly do not know because I never heard of the guy before today. You, apparently, could be more specific.
As to unsolicited emails, the very nature of the beast is that you will receive some that you are not interested in, or, in your word, "into", just as is the case with hosting a blog site and putting up with the blogs and responses which come into it. Saying, as you do, that you got unsolicited emails from him for a couple of years seems to be a pointless point here unless you are using it as a jumping off point to imply that the sender of those emails has somehow lessened his credibility because he has, for a few years, been reaching out with both/either his business ideas and/or his political views, both of which might be bizarre, and you did not know, before, why they came to you. Now that you know why you were on his mailing list is anything new and significant revealed about his positions?

I've been receiving emails

Michael Wolraich — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:43:39 +0000

In reply to All in all, I think I like

I've been receiving emails from Lissack for a couple of years--a bizarre mix of political issues and Florida real estate opportunities. I never knew who he was or why I was chosen to benefit from his wisdom until he started sending emails about the racist graffiti. I assume that he must have somehow gotten hold of an alumni mailing list. While he seems like an interesting character, I'm not into unsolicited email.

All in all, I think I like

A Guy Called LULU — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:43:50 +0000

In reply to Racism in Paradise

All in all, I think I like this guy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lissack

please see

Michael Lissack — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:43:55 +0000

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please see http://censoredbywilliams.com re recent events at Williams College which were overlooked due to the focus on the Penn State mess

You do realize that my

Verified Atheist — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:28:24 +0000

In reply to "You know, it's OK to not

You do realize that my disdain for you usually starts with you showing disdain for me, right? We can both be stubborn people, there's no doubt about it. What's funny is that you actually seem to be unaware of just how supercilious you yourself can be:

where would you look for illegal Latinos? In Chinatown?

Do the Crime...... Do the time..... thats what I was taught in the schools.

What side are you on?

What naivety?

So, why are you complaining about me being supercilious? I know the answer, do you?

Anyways, it's clear to me we're not making any progress.

Peace, Resistance. I'll avoid responding to any of your comments for a while, as it seems to get us both worked up.

"You know, it's OK to not

Resistance — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:27:10 +0000

In reply to You know, it's OK to not know

"You know, it's OK to not know things. by Verified Atheist 11/18/2011 - 9:49 am

"What did you think I meant when I referenced median wages? (If you don't understand "median" from that article, it's a type of average by Verified Atheist 11/17/2011 - 4:35 pm

"Those aren't complicated statistics, and I'm quite convinced that you're capable of understanding it…….. but they apply most to those least familiar with statistics. Remove yourself from that group by educating yourself on statistics. It does not require a formal education. by Verified Atheist 11/18/2011 - 6:48 am

Really VA? …I’m convinced VA, that your quite capable of understanding the word supercilious. But in the event you're not.

So you can remove yourself from that group, (1) I have included a link, so you can educate yourself, so you could rid yourself of a very undesirable trait. Hopefully you will be persuaded, to make the necessary changes

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=supercilious

(1) The group has been known to include

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=assholes

You know, it's OK to not know

Verified Atheist — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:49:05 +0000

In reply to then you're basically saying

You know, it's OK to not know things. It's even OK to not know what a median is (although that's easy to fix). However, when you start questioning whether 2+2 is 4 and assert that anyone who says that it is must be a liar, the only one you're insulting is yourself. (PS. Which link did you find unpersuasive? The one that explained what a median was or the one providing a link for to the R software package? Neither one was meant to be persuasive. They were meant to be helpful. It's never even occurred to me before that I'd actually have to persuade someone to believe in a median.)

then you're basically saying

Resistance — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:49:00 +0000

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then you're basically saying that the average voter is stupid.

I've read plenty of Richards blogs to know; .....YES they are...... Richard and and I know them as Republicans. Which side are you on?

I read your link, and found it unpersuasive.

It was time to drop this thread, when Donal interjected his misleading inquiry and you continually being supercilious