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fshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-28-04 12:40 AM
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I am, again, appalled at what I'm reading
on the Election forum. I don't even mention GD, or LBN and its the-pope-is-not-with-us-real-Xians-type posts. No, I'm talking about the complete blindness of otherwise apparently intelligent people, who maintain all sorts of bizarre beliefs about Kerry this, Kerry that, and who don't even react any longer to the mere fact that not a fucking single heavy-weight democrat (including those who wouldn't have a cent to lose) has opened his/her professionally trained big mouth to risk a statement exposing the fact that this election has been squarely stolen! Instead, these people behave like cultists who will cling to their belief even if, or even more if, it is completely contradicted by reality. The space-ship did not come pick us up today as announced, well that's because it will come in 10 years from now. Minor glitch, that's all. People, I'm telling you, this is, again, about belief! In the mean time, instead of waiting and chanting for the mother-ship to appear out of the cumulus lenticulus, the same people could have spent the same energy, perhaps with better results, yelling and screaming at the so-called "leaders" who don't lead a fucking thing except comfy lives. Instead of lighting a freakin' fire under their asses, they worship their power and enervingly await for a judgement day where "you'll see what you'll see". It is the same belief. The exact very same.
And since skies are cloudy tonight, I can't even go out and gaze at the Cassini division. Hence my venting.
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NoodleBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-28-04 05:09 PM
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1. dude,
what?
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toddzilla Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:06 AM
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2. sheep mentality, even in free thinkers
We cling to the notion that our government gives a shit about anything.


i don't.
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Biased Liberal Media Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 08:52 PM
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3. It's simple, really
Stay OUT of GD or LBN.

It works wonders...trust me!
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fshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:02 PM
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4. Yep.
That's why I insist on us here talking about all kinds of stuff. And not just religions or the opposite.
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onager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 02:40 PM
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5. I think it's ironic...
...that I can go to one thread where a bunch of DU'ers are patting themselves on the back for being smarter than "the ignorant right-wing Fundies."

Then I can go to another thread, and see some of the very same people SERIOUSLY discussing stuff that makes Fundamentalism sound almost rational.

It's even more fun to see them backtracking after the predictions from their psychic vision/astrological forecast/tea leaves/palm reading didn't work out. Again.

I know, I know. The Invisible Powers don't work in the presence of skeptics. Or when Conditions are not right. Or when the relative humidity is above 30%. Etc.

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fshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 09:53 PM
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6. Lol. Is the fridge's light really off when the door is closed?
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