I am so tired of arrogant pretentious left wing extremists. Halifax seems to be overrun with these zubats. For some reason you think that because you are pro-everything makes you open minded and radical. All you are doing is being a complete hypocrite. In fact, that puts in the exact place of your arch-enemy, the dreaded right-wing extremist. Both are believe they are “correct” in how in the world should be, but both are missing the concept of “understanding”. —You Are No Different
This article appears in May 9-15, 2013.
And they buy twist top BBQ sauce, those fuckers!
Methinks, my dear OB, that YOU lack understanding of social development.
We must have the Arrogant, Pretentious, Left-Wing Extremist Zubats battle their arch-enemies, the Dreaded Right-Wing Extremist Golbats so that we, the Middle-of-the-Road Crobats can enjoy Life as we know it.
In other words, without movement on the left and movement on the right, there is no movement down the centre…
Sigh… I had to google “Zubat”… so old… LOLOL!
The operative word is extremist, OP. It doens’t matter a damn which side of the spectrum they are on. Concentrate on the open-minded people on both sides.
Perhaps if the right wing weren’t such religious zealots, more interested in taking away all the rights my ancestors fought and died for in the interest of “security and safety”, I might have the slightest inclination to agree with you. As someone who sees benefits from both sides of the political spectrum, I would say you are just a hypocrital ass!!!
examples? otherwise I will have to use my imagination.
pro-vinegar?
pro-pantyhose?
pro-awnings?
are conservatives all antis?
who gets to be uncle?
Just keep a pocketful of Repels handy! Solved!
just put up your clothesline and be quiet
Perhaps if the Left Wing weren’t such Marxist zealots, more interested in taking away all the rights my ancestors fought and died for in the interest of “social justice”, I might have the slightest inclination to agree with you. As someone who sees the benefits of both sides of the political spectrum, I would have to say that my statement is every bit as hypocritical and asinine as the one I’m parodying.
Not all right-wingers are religious. I know plenty of rightist atheists.
But i digress. Yeah op you’re right. The funny thing is.. when you stand back and squint and forget all the dogma you were brainwashed into following, both sides want the same thing. YOUR MONEY.
All you’re fighting about is how they’re asking for it.
You ask the average hard working bluecollar joe if life under either government has given him any change in his circumstances or made his life one iota better.
I know already what his answer will be.
It makes left whiners feel better as they see themselves as saviours and right wingers as knuckle draggers. Of course if you’re being attacked, who would you want to defend you, Montrealman or a soldier. Well I suppose MM could bore the enemy to death with his natterings.
MISSING THE CONCEPT OF UNDERSTANDING
“understand, v. t & i – to comprehend, perceive the meaning of, grasp mentally, perceive the significance or explanation or cause or nature of.” (The Concise Oxford Dictionary)
“Both are believe (sic) they are ‘correct’ in how the world should be, but both are missing the concept of ‘understanding.'” You Are No Different
You Are No Different clearly has neither an understanding the of the concept of understanding itself nor how this works to undermine his understanding of the distinction between left and right wing, whether extremist or otherwise. A few words if I may.
The first point relates to the question why the he put the word “understanding” as given in his concept of understanding in quotation marks. Is he speaking metaphorically? Is he giving the concept of understanding some unannounced extended or diminished meaning? We don’t know. We must conclude, however, that the poster has failed to perceive the meaning of the concept of understanding, has failed to grasp it mentally and has failed to perceive its significance or its nature. Paradoxically, the bitcher has himself missed the content of the concept of understanding which then works to undermine the entire meaning of his bitch. What is that content?
The views of the bitcher notwithstanding, the left-wing is not distinguished from the right-wing on the basis of “how the world should be” – whatever that might mean – but rather on the philosophical basis which differentiates the two. What is that philosophical basis?
I am not speaking of either right- or left-wing in totalitarian terms. Dictatorships can be either of the right or he left. I am speaking of both as consistent with the principles of liberal democracy. For the right-wing the highest principle is that of individual freedom. They have an “atomistic” view of society, one composed of competing individuals.
For those on the left wing on the other hand, the highest principle is that of social justice. The individual, while completely free within the context in of his basic charter rights, must recognize that the community resides at a higher level than the individual. They have an “organic” view of society, one which views society not in terms of an agglomeration of competing individuals but rather one which is animated by a living co-operative spirit. Put simply, the interests of the group trump the aspirations of the individual, whoever he may be.
The point is that these are both viable, fundamental philosophical principles which come into conflict only when one or the other is given undue emphasis. Now perhaps You Are No Different can re-construct his bitch on a more coherent foundation.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
RSVP
: Dim Bro Tim (10/5, 12:08PM)
Now Dim Bro, I want you to stop that. I want you to stop that right now.
And if I don’t, what are you going to do?
He’s going to lead an “organic” group of individuals animated by a living co-operative spirit and camp on your lawn.
Don’t spare that essential condiment of social justice – pepper spray!
HA! Right on cue. MM, you are the troll of the century.
I agree with OP. I love when so called “progressive” people appoint themselves the authority on what people can say or think. Such hypocrites.
I’ve never met a right-leaning athiest crayons.
I’m curious as to what horrors the extreme left would unleash on society. Gay rights? Clean environment? Pay equity for women? Animal rights?
You’ve never met me, Reg.
Lets see, what sort of horrors could the extreme left left unleash on society?
Property confiscation, liquidation of “class enemies”, famine as a deliberate policy of population pacification, a whole litany of “thought crimes”, including thought itself, slave labour, concentration camps, show trials, secret police.
“Oh, but Ethan. That could never happen here”
You’re right. I forgot that it only qualifies as a “slippery slope” when Conservatives do it.
What was I thinking?
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: Dim Bro Tim (05/10, 5:18PM)
Now stop that, Dim Bro. Stop it right now.
: Ethan Edwards (5:34PM)
Are you speaking metaphorically?
: T902 (5:50PM)
The “troll of the century?” Are you using the concept in some unannounced and extended fashion?
(5:51PM)
How about when reactionaries appoint themselves as the authority on what people can say or think? (See Ethan Edwards below.)
: Reg LeCrisp (11:32PM)
You have the right idea, Reg.
: Ethan Edwards (05/11, 7:56AM)
Reg was using the word “horrors” in a tongue-in-cheek fashion, Ethan. On the other hand, in your harangue against the left, you were illegitimately caricaturing that position in its totalitarian and dictatorial manifestation. (See my reference to the legitimacy of both the right and left when they respect the principles of liberal democracy.) For shame Ethan, for shame.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
Ian, don’t forget appeasement and hug-a-thug, along with “don’t blame the criminal or terrorist because it’s our fault they’re that way”. And of course give them what money they want but they don’t have to work for it.
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: Dim Bro Tim (05/10, 5:18PM)
Let’s stop for Dim Sum. Stop right now.
: Ethan Edwards (5:34PM)
Are you sneaking morphine?
: T902 (5:50PM)
The “roll of a spent penny?” Are you using condoms in some pronounced and extended passion?
(5:51PM)
How about when mercenaries anoint their shelves with pleurisy so people can enjoy a round on the links.
Reg LeCrisp (11:32PM)
I desire your buttocks carnally, Reg.
Ethan Edwards (05/11, 7:56AM)
“Whores” crave my meat and two veg nd place their tongues between my cheeks while huffing ether. In the other hand my wang dresses left because the ill Minute Men captured the position for total masturbation of my dick tutorial. (See my preference for illegitimate boys to the right and left of me, respecting their Principal and his glib bollocks.) I salute you Ethan, you Magnificent Bastard.
My derriere makes vile haze.
Feel my “O”!
RSVPs
: Dim Bro Tim (05/11, 11:11AM)
Ian? I want you to stop that, Dim Bro. I want you to stop it right now.
: Pennis Playdoh (11:15AM)
Good afternoon, Penis.
I’m starting to worry about myself. I’m beginning to find your ramblings amusing. Is there some elusive insight to be gained by reflecting on their possible covert, concealed meaning? Do they contain a hidden philosophical dimension? Or, and this is the worrying part, does my amusement indicate incipient brain-rot?
Anyway, Penis, keep a stiff upper lip (or something like that).
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
Yeah, I get your drift Ethan, the operative word is “extreme”. Funny how a lot of things on your list can be tools for the extreme on either side.
I’ll be honest. I haven’t met a whole lot of admitted atheists and those I have met tend to be on the left.
“I’m starting to worry about myself.” – Starting?
You see, I don’t know how to ride a motorcycle, actually. – Henry Winkler
100 % in agreement, Reginald.
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: Dim Bro Tim (05/11, 11:11AM)
Sean? I want you to stop reading Rimbaud. The actors name is either pronounced Shawn Bawn or Seen Been. Ontologically you cannot have it both ways.
: Pennis Playdoh (11:15AM)
Bloody afterbirth hygienists.
I’m pouring slurry upon myself. I’m begging for some shambling self-abuse. In that reclusive midnight, my spavined erect “ontos” (It’s Greek -look it up) is inert, congealed and leaning to the left. The duvet is stained like a midden with my biological effusions. For, and this part sees me scurrying away, my basement is the recipient of dry-rot.
Anyway, Your Highness, you’re spiffy radar blip (and blinking on my flatscreen)
My fissures extend a long way.
Remember the Alamo!
Hans, for a philosopher, MM doesn’t have a clue about names.
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Pennis Playdoh (05/12, 12:17PM)
Good afternoon Penis.
I’m gradually coming to the conclusion that my amusement at your ramblings is not the consequence of any incipient brain-rot on my part but, on the contrary, that your delightfully surreal comments bespeak a subtle and probing intelligence. The analogy of one confronting a modernist abstract work of art would not, I think, go amiss. There is that initial bewilderment, perhaps even mirth, but nonetheless there is also the concurrent realization that something significant and profound is being transmitted.
I especially enjoyed the reference to your “spavined erect ‘ontos'” – I didn’t need to look it up but, thanks to you, I did have a wonderful chuckle. It’s not often that the Greek appears on these pages and I salute what is obviously your considerable classical background. They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but your sensitive yet penetrating parody transcends all attempts at any one-dimensional imitation. Keep up the excellent work!
: Dim Bro Tim (2:49PM)
Hans? Now I want you to stop that, Dim Bro. I want you to stop that right now.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
Ain’t gonna happen isn’t that right, Giovanni.