Music Banter - The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

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Tristan_Geoff

02-19-2017 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goofle (Post 1807372)

Edit: ^ The actual quote "We have horrible things happen. I can’t think of anything more horrible. But, nevertheless, we have to make the best out of a bad situation.". Essentially I am pro-life myself, but this isn't the most insane comment I have heard.

Some of those are edited quotes, but can we agree that it's ridiculous to quote mine some idiots (yes, some of these are pretty legitimate comments) and attribute their opinions to a whole group of people? The idea that republicans don't care about rape might be the stupidest thing I have read on this forum.

Like I said I'm not talking about the sensible ones. I realize the party as a whole doesn't believe this but hivemind mentality is a thing.

Trollheart

02-20-2017 05:12 AM

I don't particularly care whether they're quotes from Republicans, Democrats, or members of the Compulsory Eating of Aspargus Party: anyone who makes a comment like that (and means it, more crucially) is scum. Simple.

Goofle

02-20-2017 05:27 AM

I meant to say "pro-choice" in the post earlier.

djchameleon

02-20-2017 05:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goofle (Post 1807372)

So because it's not the most insane comment you've heard then it's okay to say that.

Or do you also believe that rape victims should make the best of a bad situation?

Goofle

02-20-2017 08:03 AM

Argue against why I've said.

The Batlord

02-20-2017 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djchameleon (Post 1807403)

So because it's not the most insane comment you've heard then it's okay to say that.

Or do you also believe that rape victims should make the best of a bad situation?

I mean, it's kinda tone deaf, but it's not like he's saying rape victims deserve to get raped or whatever. Maybe the rest of the speech would put that quote in worse context, but from just what I've heard it's more of a mildly eye rolling comment than anything.

Frownland

02-20-2017 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goofle (Post 1807372)

The idea that republicans don't care about rape might be the stupidest thing I have read on this forum.

Agreed. It's just as ill-informed as defining the left by hyperbolized perceptions of some college students.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard

02-20-2017 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1807432)

Agreed. It's just as ill-informed as defining the left by hyperbolized perceptions of some college students.

i believe the PC term is "SJWs"

innerspaceboy

02-21-2017 09:07 PM

Likely common knowledge to some, but this was novel and fascinating to me.

A feature about Zipf’s law, the Pareto Principle, the Principle of least effort, self-organized criticality, Hapax Legomenon, the learning/forgetting curve, and the least common word in the English language.