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 Mannahnin wrote:
Of course we use "laconic".

I don't think it's a good comparison, though.

Thats a $5.00 word.. I try to limit myself to half dollar words.

 Frazzled wrote:

 Mannahnin wrote:
Of course we use "laconic".

I don't think it's a good comparison, though.

Thats a $5.00 word.. I try to limit myself to half dollar words.

Never use a word with more than two syllab...

Never use a word with more than two mouth movements.

Out of curiosity, why is it most of your off-topic threads have something to do with Nazis or Germany?

 SoloFalcon1138 wrote:
Out of curiosity, why is it most of your off-topic threads have something to do with Nazis or Germany?

Ooh I can answer that.
Germans - river beer cruises. BEEER!
Nazis- got started in a beer hall.

Texas is basically almost German, except for the Mexican parts...

 d-usa wrote:
Texas is basically almost German, except for the Mexican parts...

Theres a ton of Dutch and Scottish too, which reminds me of Kolaches, mmmm Kolaches.

Kovnik Obama wrote:Oh come on! I hadn't even posted in it yet !!!

On topic, the thread title is stupid, and you'd have to explain to me why we can't be critical of tolerance, even in preference of alterity.

There literally hasn't been a single thing said on this. I posted yesterday and was looking forward to the replies, but it seems like the is no rational backing towards tolerance *whatsoever*. That's a shame.

Squigsquasher wrote:
I wish I was still 13...

I'm 16. And incredibly violent.

How many fights have you gotten in in the past year?

Eh, the thing that most people don't seem to grasp about tolerance is that it's a two way street. Yes Catholics should tolerate gay people and people's opinions on gay people, but likewise non-catholics should tolerate Catholocism's attitude and opinions towards the matter.

When most people think tolerance they really mean political correctness.

 Ratbarf wrote:
Eh, the thing that most people don't seem to grasp about tolerance is that it's a two way street. Yes Catholics should tolerate gay people and people's opinions on gay people, but likewise non-catholics should tolerate Catholocism's attitude and opinions towards the matter.

When most people think tolerance they really mean political correctness.

True dat

Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional illogical liberal minority & rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous liberal press which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
-some fething genius.

 Ratbarf wrote:
Eh, the thing that most people don't seem to grasp about tolerance is that it's a two way street. Yes Catholics should tolerate gay people and people's opinions on gay people, but likewise non-catholics should tolerate Catholocism's attitude and opinions towards the matter.

When most people think tolerance they really mean political correctness.

I Tolerate their opinion and i know they have to right to express them.
But i can still think they are idiots for holding those opinions.

 AustonT wrote:
Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional illogical liberal minority & rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous liberal press which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
-some fething genius.

I bet you can't say that five times in a row...


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 hotsauceman1 wrote:

 Ratbarf wrote:
Eh, the thing that most people don't seem to grasp about tolerance is that it's a two way street. Yes Catholics should tolerate gay people and people's opinions on gay people, but likewise non-catholics should tolerate Catholocism's attitude and opinions towards the matter.

When most people think tolerance they really mean political correctness.

I Tolerate their opinion and i know they have to right to express them.
But i can still think they are idiots for holding those opinions.

Thats not very tolerant.

Tolerance doesn't mean you have to like it. It just means you have to accept it exists.
Remember, You Tolerate a crying baby, you Tolerate a bad cold, but you dont have to like them.

 AustonT wrote:
Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional illogical liberal minority & rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous liberal press which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
-some fething genius.

And here I thought the idea of political correctness was to minimize offending people, but apparently a lot of people seem to have problems with that on the internet I guess we should go back to a time when white people would regularly call black people , words don't hurt people

after all.

 Cheesecat wrote:

 AustonT wrote:
Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional illogical liberal minority & rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous liberal press which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
-some fething genius.

And here I thought the idea of political correctness was to minimize offending people.

Only favored groups. No one cares about offending Nazis, or Paris Hilton.

That's because those things are not people.

 Frazzled wrote:

 Cheesecat wrote:

 AustonT wrote:
Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional illogical liberal minority & rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous liberal press which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
-some fething genius.

And here I thought the idea of political correctness was to minimize offending people.

Only favored groups. No one cares about offending Nazis, or Paris Hilton.

Oh I'm not saying people should be politically correct all the time, but you should at least consider using it when communicating.

I think people should be considerate when communicating but an idea of political correctness is slightly odd in some cases...

Tolerance doesn't mean you have to like it. It just means you have to accept it exists.
Remember, You Tolerate a crying baby, you Tolerate a bad cold, but you dont have to like them.

But likewise you don't yell at a crying baby or cut it's throat or tell its mother that she should abort the darn thing because it's crying.

Yes, it's entirely possible to be tolerant of something and not like it. The difference comes when you start pushing your views on others in an aggressive manner. Operative word being aggressive.

Political correctness is a form of linguistic fascism with the additional gross irony of purporting to be the vehicle of progressive reform but is in fact an Orwellian substitution of the euphemisms of social equality for social equality itself.
-Dora the Explora.

Um, I dont think that we should hurt people who have different beliefs as mine. Where did you get that?

 AustonT wrote:
Political correctness is a form of linguistic fascism with the additional gross irony of purporting to be the vehicle of progressive reform but is in fact an Orwellian substitution of the euphemisms of social equality for social equality itself.
-Dora the Explora.

You're good. You're real good.

 AustonT wrote:
Political correctness is a form of linguistic fascism with the additional gross irony of purporting to be the vehicle of progressive reform but is in fact an Orwellian substitution of the euphemisms of social equality for social equality itself.
-Dora the Explora.

Putting big words in your description doesn't mean you actually know what political correctness is.


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 purplefood wrote:
I think people should be considerate when communicating but an idea of political correctness is slightly odd in some cases...

I agree.

Um, I dont think that we should hurt people who have different beliefs as mine. Where did you get that?

I was likely reading some anti religion aggression into it that in all likelihood wasn't there.

Political correctness is tyranny with a happy face
-Big Bird

Small enough words for you?

 AustonT wrote:
Political correctness is tyranny with a happy face
-Big Bird

Small enough words for you?

Where can I learn more from this large avian? It seems a wise creature.

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:

 AustonT wrote:
Political correctness is tyranny with a happy face
-Big Bird

Small enough words for you?

Where can I learn more from this large avian? It seems a wise creature.

Unfortunately he caught a flu and had to be put down.

Nazi! Nazi! Nazi!

Am I edgy and cool now?!

How long will it take before the word means nothing, and history's lessons are forgotten?

Do we really want to associate men like this with things that mean nothing?

I find your lack of tolerance intolerable.

Wheres the Downfall parody when its most needed?