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[I followed this thread about

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 04:53:09 +0000

[I followed this thread about *gay marriage*, not the flag, but whatever]

A list for 100 million white people across the South? Try "don't be a dick - there are individuals in there".

1/4 of South Carolina whites voted for Obama in 2012, 1/3 of North Carolina & Tennessee whites voted for Obama in both elections. (Not that a vote for Romney = racist)

Not all white Southerners are asking to wave the flag. 64% percent have neither positive nor negative reaction to the flag.

No. It seems reasonable to me

ocean-kat — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 21:57:32 +0000

In reply to I explained the first part.

No. It seems reasonable to me that someone who argues for tolerance would have some relatively specific explanation of what that means to them and some idea of what changes he would want both politically and socially.

I explained the first part.

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 20:15:04 +0000

In reply to Oh yeah, this comment

I explained the first part. Re: 2, most nonaffiliated groups don't run around with joint wishlists. "Hey white southerners, what do you want?" "oh thanks for asking, let me pull out my list". Sounds pretty stupid, doesn't it?

Oh yeah, this comment

ocean-kat — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 20:14:13 +0000

In reply to Ah, you're the voice of

Oh yeah, this comment contained some really dickish questions.

As we hear talk of tolerance in these abstract terms I'm not sure exactly what this means. What exactly are we talking about when right wing christians ask for tolerance of their anti-gay marriage views? When southeners ask for tolerance of their waving of the Confederate flag? What are they asking for in the legislative and social realms? Maybe I agree they should have it and maybe I don't, but until they articulate some definition of what tolerance means to them and a clear list of what they want I can't even address it. Face it, you don't have any answer to those questions so you want to call me a dick to weasel out of admitting it.

Ah, you're the voice of

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 20:08:42 +0000

In reply to Wow, two comments to one post

Ah, you're the voice of reason - nice work if you can get it. No, my point wasn't to be praised by you - it was that you didn't always have to be a dick - even I step out of costume about 25% of the time - gives some dynamics to the performance, ya know? And humor - you're as humorless as dried skunkweed. A bit of comic relief here and there keeps the cabbage growing, know what I mean, Vern? Anyway, I'll let you go - you have tough responsibilities to take care of pulling the heavy load.

Wow, two comments to one post

ocean-kat — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 19:52:37 +0000

In reply to Whether Oxy liked it or not,

Wow, two replies to one comment. Don't want to talk about tolerance but you sure want to talk about me. I think I'm a boring subject and I'm not really interested in discussing it.

It's true I don't much like your rants. They are extremely high on emotional content and extremely low on substance. Every time I try to move to a less emotional more reason based discussion on what is for you the big issue of tolerance you drop out. But you get kudos from some here for them. Why isn't that enough for you? Does everyone have to praise you for ranting?

Whether Oxy liked it or not,

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 15:21:54 +0000

In reply to I totally understand, I call

Whether Oxy liked it or not, why do you have to be a disagreeable fuck? Oh look, someone's having fun on the Internet, I must "call them on their bullshit". What's the matter, ran out of cats to kick? Try telling a joke, dude, it'll do you good.

Too cool for words. Never

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 10:52:36 +0000

In reply to I totally understand, I call

Too cool for words. Never mind.

You know your buddy

Richard Day — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 06:37:27 +0000

In reply to The Problem of Waiting on Civil Rights Issues

You know your buddy castigated me for 'whilst'. hahahahahahha

And now you use the word 'athwort'.

hahahahah

I never understood this freedom, gay rights thingy.

How can gay rights have anything to do with other people's rights?

As I told Stilli today, the issue or underlying issue has to do with SS and pension rights and estate rights....

Follow the money as they say.

Nice blog, as always.

I totally understand, I call

ocean-kat — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 06:20:56 +0000

In reply to No, I just don't have much

I totally understand, I call you on your bullshit and you can't come up with a rational response. That can't be very fun for you. I'm sure it was a lot more fun when Oxy was patting you on the back.