Poll on Racism

[thegreekdog]

In our seminars you have people from all ideologies and backgrounds and the professors merely encourage debate and question why people what they believe.

Hmm... we obviously went to different schools. As I typed, I may have exagerrated a little. My law school professors were far worse than my college professors (law being subject to interpretation more than history and all).

Ironically to your statements, priests and Catholics and all religions rely on a lack of critical thinking. Religion does not promote debate or people questioning what going on or anything like that, and this happens throughout history and in the current day all over the world.

I couldn't disagree with you more, at least with respect to Catholics. "Angels and Demons" notwithstanding, the Catholic Church is very open to debate and critical thinking.

Greek, this is a bit off topic, but do your Orthodox ancestors know you are espousing Catholicism?

Um... yes. Long story short, my dad is Greek and has never been religious, though my extended family attends Orthodox church regularly. My mother is Italian, and is very religious. So, the deal was... since my dad wasn't religious and my mom was, thegreekdog and his brother and sister were raised Catholic.

[notyou2]

Ahhh......

[Phatscotty]

Seriously. What was it again that Trent Lott said that forced him out of his position?

[Timminz]

Seriously. What was it again that Trent Lott said that forced him out of his position?

Trent Lott? Isn't he the guy who resigned one month before the changes to the rules on lawmakers becoming lobbyists?

[Phatscotty]

Seriously. What was it again that Trent Lott said that forced him out of his position?

Trent Lott? Isn't he the guy who resigned one month before the changes to the rules on lawmakers becoming lobbyists?

I will give you that is the most interesting spin I've heard to date, however, I think.....maybe......unless I was living under a rock.....he said something........

racially insensitive?

yeah, that was it

sweep and clear: fail

[Timminz]

Seriously. What was it again that Trent Lott said that forced him out of his position?

Trent Lott? Isn't he the guy who resigned one month before the changes to the rules on lawmakers becoming lobbyists?

I will give you that is the most interesting spin I've heard to date

That's not "spin". Merely facts. He announced his resignation on November 26, 2007 (to be effective as of December 18th, 2007), and the rules changed as of January 1, 2008.

[Phatscotty]

Seriously. What was it again that Trent Lott said that forced him out of his position?

Trent Lott? Isn't he the guy who resigned one month before the changes to the rules on lawmakers becoming lobbyists?

I will give you that is the most interesting spin I've heard to date

That's not "spin". Merely facts. He announced his resignation on November 26, 2007 (to be effective as of December 18th, 2007), and the rules changed as of January 1, 2008.

it is not the date of resignation I was suggesting you spun. I'm taking notes on your trolling abilities though.

[Timminz]

Seriously. What was it again that Trent Lott said that forced him out of his position?

Trent Lott? Isn't he the guy who resigned one month before the changes to the rules on lawmakers becoming lobbyists?

I will give you that is the most interesting spin I've heard to date

That's not "spin". Merely facts. He announced his resignation on November 26, 2007 (to be effective as of December 18th, 2007), and the rules changed as of January 1, 2008.

it is not the date of resignation I was suggesting you spun. I'm taking notes on your trolling abilities though.

I'm flattered that a master, such as yourself, would think he could learn something from little old me.

[Falkomagno]

A is different to B and different to C

[AgentSmith88]

Seriously. What was it again that Trent Lott said that forced him out of his position?

He stated the country would have been better had Strom Thurmond won the presidency running as a member of the segragationist party.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strom_Thurmond

Lott said:

"When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We’re proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over the years, either."

[Phatscotty]

The poll question is completely fair.

[Timminz]

The poll question is completely fair.

Has it been a week already?

Kudos on your dedication.

[MeDeFe]

The first 6 pages were great, it's all gone downhill since then.

[thegreekdog]

The first 6 pages were great, it's all gone downhill since then.

I agree. Like you, I also thought my answer (on page 4), was fantastic. Thanks MeDeFe, thanks.

[GabonX]

You don't have a post on page 3...

[thegreekdog]

You don't have a post on page 3...

DAMMIT!

Page 4... I'll edit.

[Phatscotty]

The first 6 pages were great, it's all gone downhill since then.

oh cmon. This thread has served at least 3 separate racial instances worthy of attention, maybe more. perhaps my post on p11 was too much for you

[notyou2]

Your warped polls haven't swayed me to your cause Scotty, I'm still not a rascist

[Phatscotty]

Your warped polls haven't swayed me to your cause Scotty, I'm still not a rascist

who said you were a racist?

warped? the only thing that is warped is your reading abilities. the question is completely fair, you only thinks its unfair, because in your head, some racism is good, when it suits your agenda....

[notyou2]

Your warped polls haven't swayed me to your cause Scotty, I'm still not a rascist

who said you were a racist?

warped? the only thing that is warped is your reading abilities. the question is completely fair, you only thinks its unfair, because in your head, some racism is good, when it suits your agenda....

Ummm....okeeeeey. Please inform me of my agenda. I seem to have forgotten it.

[Phatscotty]

Matthews said of the president:

I was trying to think about who he was tonight. And uh, it's interesting. He is post-racial, by all appearances. You know, I forgot he was black tonight for an hour....

[Titanic]

Matthews said of the president:

I was trying to think about who he was tonight. And uh, it's interesting. He is post-racial, by all appearances. You know, I forgot he was black tonight for an hour....

Meh, so what. Matthews has been around long enough and done enough for us to know it was just a slip up and nothing vicious. Any controversy from this is just pathetic.

[Phatscotty]

Matthews said of the president:

I was trying to think about who he was tonight. And uh, it's interesting. He is post-racial, by all appearances. You know, I forgot he was black tonight for an hour....

Meh, so what. Matthews has been around long enough and done enough for us to know it was just a slip up and nothing vicious. Any controversy from this is just pathetic.

FIRED!

[Titanic]

Matthews said of the president:

I was trying to think about who he was tonight. And uh, it's interesting. He is post-racial, by all appearances. You know, I forgot he was black tonight for an hour....

Meh, so what. Matthews has been around long enough and done enough for us to know it was just a slip up and nothing vicious. Any controversy from this is just pathetic.

FIRED!

What?

[Phatscotty]

A person who is not racist, IMO, does not even consider the persons race, period.