tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post760699611309234379..comments2024-03-16T05:00:38.826-04:00Comments on Egnorance: Nelson Mandela R.I.P.mregnorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-37279096876999776312013-12-10T01:02:00.487-05:002013-12-10T01:02:00.487-05:00So now Reagan isn't a real conservative, accor...So now Reagan isn't a real conservative, according to Egnor. Of course, more evidence of Egnor's utter stupidity is superfluous at this point.<br /><br />BooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-65209729975004027432013-12-08T17:28:37.523-05:002013-12-08T17:28:37.523-05:00troy, the ubl comparison is not exactly helping yo...troy, the ubl comparison is not exactly helping your cause. <br /><br />naidooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-62158150409783655002013-12-07T17:57:20.984-05:002013-12-07T17:57:20.984-05:00Sure, our atheist, communist president talks that ...<i>Sure, our atheist, communist president talks that meaningless holy garbage all the time and doesn't believe a word of it.</i><br /><br />I wouldn't call Obama a communist, but I do suspect he is an atheist, as most US presidents were of course. <br /><br /><i>So besides being a terrorist, a communist, and a liar, what other attractive traits does he have?</i><br /><br />One person's terrorist is another person's freedom fighter. Remember that Reagan supported Bin Laden when BL was considered a freedom fighter against the evil communists?<br /><br />Of course Mandela was a liar. All politicians are. We all are. But some lie more than others. Egnor is a pathological liar, for example.<br /><br />Mandela helped kick out the white conservative protestant racists from power without much of a bloodshed. He could have gone Mugabe's way and take away the whites' properties, but he didn't because he knew it would destroy the economy. Clever man. He saved a lot of lives that way, though.<br /><br />It's true that SA is still a racist society. You can't do business there without some kick backs to black politicians' friends. But no different from anywhere else really.troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05136662027396943138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-74246126365018568232013-12-07T17:23:20.360-05:002013-12-07T17:23:20.360-05:00Michael,
If you call 80 million years between pig...Michael,<br /><br />If you call 80 million years between pigs and apes a 'small difference', then you're probably right with your prediction that Romney would win the 2012 presidential election with 53% of the vote. His actual result was so close, he should have been given the election. And some conservatives wanted some of the delegates to the electoral college to change their votes.bachfiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14752055891882312204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-8008077294811563412013-12-07T15:18:59.982-05:002013-12-07T15:18:59.982-05:00Whoops... I meant to say the Afrikaners and the Zu...Whoops... I meant to say the Afrikaners and the Zulus.Adm. G Boggs, Glenbeckistan Navynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-42747134980606038452013-12-07T15:17:48.283-05:002013-12-07T15:17:48.283-05:00Speaking of books, an absolutely wonderful book ab...Speaking of books, an absolutely wonderful book about the history of South Africa and the clash between the Afrikaners, the Boer War, and the origins of apartheid is Michener's <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Covenant-James-A-Michener/dp/0449214206" rel="nofollow">The Covenant</a></i>. It's dated, but it's comprehensive right up to the threshold of the 1994 elections.<br /><br />And it's a damn good read.Adm. G Boggs, Glenbeckistan Navynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-54392311145648188762013-12-07T15:07:13.744-05:002013-12-07T15:07:13.744-05:00I had never heard of Winnie Mandela until you ment...I had never heard of Winnie Mandela until you mentioned her name. I checked out her Wiki page. Nice lady. She ordered kidnapping and murder and endorsed the practice of necklacing. Necklacing is when you put a tire around your enemy's neck, douse it with gasoline, and light it ablaze. <br /><br />JQAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-82824399662117603402013-12-07T15:02:58.841-05:002013-12-07T15:02:58.841-05:00The old South African government was oppressive in...The old South African government was oppressive in more ways than one. I was reading a book the other day that briefly mentioned the old South African system. According to the book, there were only 3 television stations and all were government-controlled. Controlling ideas was the goal. They wanted to ensure that nothing quote-unquote subversive ever reached the people, which is to say ideas that were subversive to the apartheid system. <br /><br />Mandela was a complicated person, like us all. It's inaccurate to think of him as completely villainous or completely saintly. He was basically a terrorist in his youth and I'm sure he hated white people. He was an angry young man. Yet he was fighting a government that oppressed him. <br /><br />JQAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-36656906557966099612013-12-07T14:44:38.094-05:002013-12-07T14:44:38.094-05:00Mandela probably wasn't a bad sort, considerin...Mandela probably wasn't a bad sort, considering everything, but he was no saint as he is being portrayed in the hagiographies one sees in the mainstream press. His ex-wife Winnie Mandela is, of course, a murderous lunatic.<br /><br />Geographically, South Africa is a near-magical country. My wife and I spent our honeymoon there in the early 90's and had a wonderful time. It was uncomfortable and weird, to say the least, to see apartheid in action, but overall we had an unforgettable honeymoon. <br /><br />Our tour of wineries along the Garden Route took us to Hunter's Country House, an establishment with lovely gardens and individual thatched guest cottages with fireplaces. I've argued it is - or was, anyway - one of the best hotels in the world. We still have bottles of a wonderful cabernet we bought at a winery, and, amazingly enough, it's held up! I still shop for South African wines, but I worry that the racial farm attacks will eventually destroy the wine industry. The Blue Train (you can see a marketing video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o6MqRtrE88" rel="nofollow">here</a>, which is not overstated) was an amazing experience after traveling on government-run American Amtrak dirtbag trains.<br /><br />I would love to visit South Africa again, but the murder, rape, carjacking (we always rent cars when we travel abroad) and assault rates are off the scale. Not worth the effort and the long flight just to go somewhere and risk getting mugged, or worse. I expect South Africa to ultimately go the way of Zimbabwe.Adm. G Boggs, Glenbeckistan Navynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-87622359733809850032013-12-07T14:30:08.013-05:002013-12-07T14:30:08.013-05:00You got it, Michael.
Now go ahead and surprise m...You got it, Michael. <br /><br />Now go ahead and surprise me again by issuing a retraction.<br /><br />HooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-22312730827450474092013-12-07T14:24:21.390-05:002013-12-07T14:24:21.390-05:00Hoo:
So ape-ape f**k evolutionary biologists are ...Hoo:<br /><br />So ape-ape f**k evolutionary biologists are mainstream, and ape-pig f**k evolutionary biologists are the mavericks?<br /><br />The narcissism of small differences.mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-90240573426245394632013-12-07T14:13:34.983-05:002013-12-07T14:13:34.983-05:00My behavior? When have you ever seen me behave?
J...My behavior? When have you ever seen me behave?<br /><br />JoeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-78083913249953981412013-12-07T14:03:28.287-05:002013-12-07T14:03:28.287-05:00Egnor,
There are two lies in your very first par...Egnor, <br /><br />There are two lies in your very first paragraph, Michael. (1) The McCarthy is affiliated with the University of Georgia. (2) That he is a mainstream evolutionary biologist. <br /><br />Your pig-headedness doesn't let you admit that you are wrong about (1), let alone (2). <br /><br />You <i>know</i> that you are wrong on both counts, yet you still are trying to dance around it. <br /><br />Hoo Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-49925506026751647322013-12-07T13:59:34.728-05:002013-12-07T13:59:34.728-05:00Pig-headedness, Joey, isn't about which opinio...Pig-headedness, Joey, isn't about <i>which</i> opinions you hold, it's about <i>how</i> your opinions influence your behavior. <br /><br />HooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-2365408349509621342013-12-07T13:57:46.260-05:002013-12-07T13:57:46.260-05:00Hoo;
Hoo:
Of course I'm partisan, ace. I ro...Hoo;<br /><br /><br />Hoo:<br /><br />Of course I'm partisan, ace. I root for the truth. <br /><br />McCarthy is mainstream in the sense that he believes humans can be explained entirely as the consequence of an animal f**k. <br /><br />A little squabble among atheists about which animals did the f**king doesn't make him out of the mainstream. <br /><br />Just because an astrologer believes that Saturn, not Venus, will make you wealthy this month doesn't mean that astrologer is out of the mainstream, even if the astrology consensus is Venus.<br /><br />If you live in your own corner of the insane asylum, you still live in the insane asylum.<br />mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-40253836099193782392013-12-07T13:57:29.567-05:002013-12-07T13:57:29.567-05:00What's pig-headed about being opposed to racis...What's pig-headed about being opposed to racism, communism, and terrorism? <br /><br />JoeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-65155247919576046312013-12-07T13:32:46.990-05:002013-12-07T13:32:46.990-05:00Because you are a partisan, pretty much like your ...Because you are a partisan, pretty much like your friends here. You still can't admit that you have mischaracterized Gene McCarthy. You're as pig-headed as Joey. <br /><br />HooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-2115215557869234562013-12-07T13:31:16.216-05:002013-12-07T13:31:16.216-05:00And the continuing racism should be decried, just ...And the continuing racism should be decried, just as the old racism should have been. <br /><br />I don't see Mandela as the problem here. In fact, he seemed (imperfectly) to work for racial reconciliation. mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-47109936231625337782013-12-07T13:29:19.207-05:002013-12-07T13:29:19.207-05:00Hoo:
[Today you surprised me.]
Why would my supp...Hoo:<br /><br />[Today you surprised me.]<br /><br />Why would my support for color-blind policies and racial reconciliation surprise you?mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-6435833561902951232013-12-07T13:15:28.809-05:002013-12-07T13:15:28.809-05:00Oh, yeah. They display the same pig-headed partisa...Oh, yeah. They display the same pig-headed partisanship that you display most of the time. Today you surprised me. <br /><br />HooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-84954710407875888992013-12-07T13:12:46.739-05:002013-12-07T13:12:46.739-05:00I note here genuine bitterness from several of my ...I note here genuine bitterness from several of my friends regarding the current racial policies in South Africa. I think the bitterness is justified.<br /><br />Where is the corresponding bitterness about apartheid, which I rarely hear those who justly oppose anti-white policies condemn?<br /><br />Why is the bitterness about South African racial policies always about the racial advantages of the OTHER race.<br /><br />All racial discrimination should be condemned. mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-59376621677241309132013-12-07T13:05:23.932-05:002013-12-07T13:05:23.932-05:00Hoo:
Sometimes folks who are on my side let their...Hoo:<br /><br />Sometimes folks who are on my side let their (justifiable) disdain for leftism dominate the better angels of their nature. It's a disagreement among friends. <br /><br />I have a lot of respect for Mandela. He lived his life in whirlwind of intrigue and hate, and came out of it with remarkably benevolent policies. That is something to celebrate. mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-56850069638503795572013-12-07T13:04:33.395-05:002013-12-07T13:04:33.395-05:00you phrased it well, joey. it is a majoritatrian r...you phrased it well, joey. it is a majoritatrian racism that prevails in south africa. the racist black majority seized control of the racist white minority and the whole world cheered. this guy got a noble peace prize for it too. <br /><br />naidooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-25404072954102557742013-12-07T13:02:39.169-05:002013-12-07T13:02:39.169-05:00It's true that he didn't kill any whites, ...It's true that he didn't kill any whites, but you can see that the sentiment is there. The song is both racist and violent. He isn't appalled by it. He sings right along.<br /><br />JoeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-19013818213747076842013-12-07T12:59:46.809-05:002013-12-07T12:59:46.809-05:00Egnor: Yes, that's true. But let's not pre...Egnor: Yes, that's true. But let's not pretend that Mandela had nothing to do with it. Read your own words above: "When he was released from prison, many feared that he would seek vengeance. There is no doubt that the policy he fought-- apartheid-- was manifest evil and a crime against humanity. Oddly, Mandela was a (tempered) socialist, although he devoted his life to tearing down a government-imposed system of racial stratification that was the last full measure of socialism."<br /><br />Stop saying crap like that. It isn't true.<br /><br />JoeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com