Rev. Rick Warren to give the invocation on Inauguration Day?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by OzzyKP
Che recognizes the reasons why the theory is implausible. But he is just saying that there is enough shady stuff the government has done to give black folks that suspicion. Same with the 9/11 truthers and any other nut out there.

If you are filled with so much distrust, then implausible theories that confirm that distrust are seen as more credible.

But no one even tries to defend 9/11 truthers.

[DinoDoc]

Would anyone care to defend the OP's claim that this isn't just about teh gheys?

[RGBVideo]

you know, aids isn't actually a virus. it's a syndrome following infection by hi-virus

[Elok]

Originally posted by VJ
you know, aids isn't actually a virus. it's a syndrome following infection by hi-virus

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

[tinyp3nis]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Seriously, if I were designing a genocidal bioweapon, it would look NOTHING LIKE AIDS. AIDS is a ****ty virus.

Come on now, you aren't even trying. Clearly if genocidal doesn't fit think of something else.

[tinyp3nis]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui


But no one even tries to defend 9/11 truthers.

Sure they did. Ted Striker

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
But no one even tries to defend 9/11 truthers.

I'm not defending it, I'm explaining. People believe in far more BS things than HIV being bio engineered or 9/11 being a government plot, religion for the obvious example.

[DinoDoc]

So we're agreed that Wright is a little touched in the head your trolls notwithstanding?

[tinyp3nis]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
So we're agreed that Wright is a little touched in the head your trolls notwithstanding?

Not as much as people who believe in god but if you want to define "little touched in the head" like that sure.

Edit: yes he also probably believes in god too being rev, but that is the more irrational belief here

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Naked Gents Rut


Neither. Obama is quite obviously a bigot according to the standard of MrFun and others on Apolyton.

I'm upset with Obama's choice for a speaker, but I am not calling Obama a bigot.

This inaugural is going to have extreme contrasts - Obama is having a gay and lesbian band marching and participating directly in the parade, and in turn, he's having an anti-gay evangelical speak at this event.

[RGBVideo]

Originally posted by Elok
elok-kuci circlejerk

[Imran Siddiqui]

I think he's saying that you've articulated an idea that anyone who doesn't back gay marriage is a bigot. Obama doesn't back gay marriage, ergo... bigot.

[Elok]

VJ, are you familiar with any other method of replying to someone who contradicts or criticizes you in any way? Just asking.

[RGBVideo]

VJ, are you familiar with any other method of replying to someone who contradicts or criticizes you in any way? Just asking.

i'm sorry, i know that i should usually pay attention to your internal forum cliques, but during the past few weeks it's been too much effort

it's just so pathetic, people spending a gigantic amount of effort creating status and supporting the status their RL friends, even if it means falsifying reality

the point was that IF kuci were such an expert on hi-virus as he apparently presumes himself to be, THEN he would realize even in casual conversation that repeatedly referring to it as "aids virus" is incorrect and misleading and would mentally, automatically correct himself even before writing it down. i pointed this out without naming any names because i wanted to note kuci that he isn't such an expert (because i wanted him not to have false delusions about his knowledge, id est i wanted to help him). i also tried to be a bit discreet about it, not naming any names, not posting the correction immediately after the names, or making fun of kuci, because i fundamentally dislike forum drama.

but no. simple correction isn't enough. because you are kuci's rl friend or dislike me, you have to jump on every correction of his mistakes and start defending them in order to criticize (as you just admitted, i think it's awesome that you yourself admit that your motive in giving a possible explanation for kuci's mistake was to contradict or criticize me.) people who point out mistakes kuci has made.

****ing retarded flame-fights over social status on an internet forum. the only thing i can do is to at this idiocy.

[RGBVideo]

and yes, confusing that syndrome with that virus is a metonymy. no, it doesn't change the point that confusing the two doesn't indicate particularly deep expertise on either of them.

thus, pointing out that it's a metonymy is a ****ing retarded point to make in that context