-
If you guys think Democrats and Republicans are that much different, think again. Check out this video where Edward Griffin make a good argument (start at 4 minute mark) that whomever is in the whitehouse, the major policies willl be the same.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jAdu0N1-tvU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by Smokey
If you guys think Democrats and Republicans are that much different, think again. Check out this video where Edward Griffin make a good argument (start at 4 minute mark) that whomever is in the whitehouse, the major policies willl be the same.
i think thats a fair assessment. Obama is a status quo politician and has continued with most of the Bush Administration policies that he inherited and i dont see that changing if he wins a 2nd term. even though the Republicans have spread out more to the right in recent years, historically Dems and Reps have been mostly moderate leaning parties.
-
Sir Terrence,
Glad to see you proofread your last post. Also, you seem to know just as much about my religion as you do about sarcasm. Lighten up.
Dingus,
Wait, so now I'm a non-Christian cultist? Yawn. Tell me something I haven't already heard. Mainstream Christians are among the most ardent in asserting that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are not Christian, like it matters. Prostestantism must have some sort of copyright on the term, I guess. Telling me I'm not a Christian doesn't make me any less so. Frankly, the honor isn't yours to extend or deny. Sling mud all you want, if it makes you feel better. Believe me, I can take it. But when you're through, and ready to stop being so bitter, I'll send you some missionaries to serve you the special conversion Kool-Aid. Mmmmm, it's delicious. Drink up, brother.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by natronforever
...Wait, so now I'm a non-Christian cultist? Yawn. Tell me something I haven't already heard. Mainstream Christians are among the most ardent in asserting that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are not Christian, like it matters. Prostestantism must have some sort of copyright on the term, I guess. Telling me I'm not a Christian doesn't make me any less so. Frankly, the honor isn't yours to extend or deny. Sling mud all you want, if it makes you feel better. Believe me, I can take it....
the mud i've slung has been aimed squarely at Romney, not for his religious beliefs, but for his business conduct.
you said it yourself, you are obligated to cast your vote for Mitt the twit. what Christian religions are making it their business to follow you into the voting booth? Mormons dont have private lives. their activity and behavior are monitored. teams are sent to your door (invited or not) and conduct interviews to make sure you are in compliance. there is a chain of command that must be obeyed, so if the Bishop tells you to do something stupid like quit your job, you must. your finances are monitored, and not just to ensure that you are tithing properly. your diet, dress, entertainment, who you are friends with, when and where you attend services are all restricted at all times. you cant just decide to quit, or resign from the church, they decide if you are still a member or not.
a religious organization that monitors and controls the private lives and finances of its members and forces membership on them despite their personal wishes, yeah thats a cult. plus you guys get into some really weird stuff too. the magic underwear. rites conducted on behalf of the dead, no matter if the deceased had ever heard of Mormonism. a mother is rendered subordinate to her son when he achieves the proper rank in the Priesthood as early as age 16. until fairly recently, apparently God was a racist. the belief that God engaged in physical sexual intercourse with Mary, which means he has a physical penis. its really bizarre, if God has a functioning penis does he also have a functioning anus? whats it like in the Mormon universe when God urinates, farts, or takes dump?
and then there is the anti-Christian doctrine where Mormonism invalidates itself as a Christian faith, just follow each point to its logical conclusion. the belief that Mormonism is the only true Christian faith, all others are false. that God was once a man and Mormons can become Gods themselves. that the Book of Mormon and the Bible that tells of Christ are the true word of God, yet the Sacrifice of the Cross as recorded in the Bible is insufficient for Salvation. this stuff is off the top of my head, i'm sure there is more i am not aware of.
-
The Mormon faith is nuts but I don't think mainstream Christianity can take any high ground on crazy. Different crazy but still crazy. The only difference between religion and cult is the size of membership.
Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree.
See that's crazy - and let's not even start with Catholics - draws in the pedophiles like crazy.
Maher on Catholicism - YouTube
-
It's a real shame but from my experience, most peoples political views are their religion, and the other way around. What ever happened to separation of Church and State.
I don't give a rats ass if the candidate is Atheist or Buddhist. If they can run the country and keep it all in check, that is all that matters to me, as long as they themselves don't make political decisions based on religious brainwashing beliefs.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by natronforever
Sir Terrence,
Glad to see you proofread your last post. Also, you seem to know just as much about my religion as you do about sarcasm. Lighten up.
Dingus,
Wait, so now I'm a non-Christian cultist? Yawn. Tell me something I haven't already heard. Mainstream Christians are among the most ardent in asserting that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are not Christian, like it matters. Prostestantism must have some sort of copyright on the term, I guess. Telling me I'm not a Christian doesn't make me any less so. Frankly, the honor isn't yours to extend or deny. Sling mud all you want, if it makes you feel better. Believe me, I can take it. But when you're through, and ready to stop being so bitter, I'll send you some missionaries to serve you the special conversion Kool-Aid. Mmmmm, it's delicious. Drink up, brother.
The Book of Mormon is transparently a fabrication & fraud perpetrated by Joseph Smith. Assuredly there never were any "latter-day saints". This is what makes the LDS Church a "cult" and scam.
Personally I draw a pretty fine and grey line between cults and religions. They are both delusion, it's just the cults involve the element of fraud vs. just sincere if delusionary belief.
Yes, true: I have no problem insulting people's "religions". My Bad.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by natronforever
Sir Terrence,
Glad to see you proofread your last post. Also, you seem to know just as much about my religion as you do about sarcasm. Lighten up.
I am not much for sarcasm when it sounds more like condescension. The less I know about your racist religion, the better off I am. Your fore leaders had wonderful things to say about Blacks in the past.
Mormons and Black Skin
Not much here to be so lofty over........please troll somewhere else. .
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by RGA
Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by ea talking snake to eat from a magical tree.
Now you're just making' sh*t up. Where in the Bible does it say Christ ate brains?
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by noddin0ff
Now you're just making' sh*t up. Where in the Bible does it say Christ ate brains?
Not all zombies eat brains. Some of us like toast with PB&J.
-
You guys should really just leave a mans God and religion out of it. That is the ultimate thread killer in my opinion.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by noddin0ff
Now you're just making' sh*t up. Where in the Bible does it say Christ ate brains?
Everything is symbolic - you have to be somewhat brainless to buy into it - so yup Braaaaaains - are being left inside the church. :14:
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by frenchmon
You guys should really just leave a mans God and religion out of it. That is the ultimate thread killer in my opinion.
I'd be all for that if men would leave their religions out of my politics.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by dingus
i think thats a fair assessment. Obama is a status quo politician and has continued with most of the Bush Administration policies that he inherited and i dont see that changing if he wins a 2nd term.
Yes, I feel the pain already. When Obama came into office, cigarettes prices almost double (from $30 to $50 a carlton) due to new taxes :cryin:
And when the new health care law go into effect, it mean more taxes from the poor and working class pockets since if you don't have health insurance (which most poor poeple can't affort), IRS will fine you. That means on top of all the financial troubles one have, they will owe money to the government also :)
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by Smokey
Yes, I feel the pain already. When Obama came into office, cigarettes prices almost double (from $30 to $50 a carlton) due to new taxes :cryin:
And when the new health care law go into effect, it mean more taxes from the poor and working class pockets since if you don't have health insurance (which most poor poeple can't affort), IRS will fine you. That means on top of all the financial troubles one have, they will owe money to the government also :)
Parts of the new health care law are already in effect. My sons are still covered under my family plan because of the new health care law. It has saved us quite a bit of money and my premiums haven't gone up. I have no complaints.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by Smokey
Yes, I feel the pain already. When Obama came into office, cigarettes prices almost double (from $30 to $50 a carlton) due to new taxes :cryin:
And when the new health care law go into effect, it mean more taxes from the poor and working class pockets since if you don't have health insurance (which most poor poeple can't affort), IRS will fine you. That means on top of all the financial troubles one have, they will owe money to the government also :)
federal taxes are levied by the Congress....
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by dean_martin
Parts of the new health care law are already in effect. My sons are still covered under my family plan because of the new health care law. It has saved us quite a bit of money and my premiums haven't gone up. I have no complaints.
Lets see how this new law will work out with the poor and those that can not afford health insurance.
Quote:
Originally Posted by dingus
federal taxes are levied by the Congress...
But it was Obama who signed the tax hike in February 2009. Former president George Bush vetoed it.
Biggest U.S. tax hike on tobacco takes effect - USATODAY.com
-
You can't take religion out of it. When you believe in the total insanity of the Mormon faith it says a LOT about the individual who believes it. I don't want nutbars with their finger on the biggest trigger in the world. I would rather have a Cat in charge of the country than Romney.
smokey - stop smoking.
I am a lefty from Canada but it is bothersome to see young people (under 40) smoke. I get old geezers - they got addicted and it's difficult to quit but lung cancer from smoking is one of the most expensive medical treatments that government (me) has to pay for because some putz thinks it's cool. The least they can do is pay a hefty tax so that when they get their operation they will have helped PAY for their future operation.
There should also be a MASSIVE increase (for tax) on High Fructose Corn Syrup. This is costing the system massive sums of money. in heart attacks and diabetes all the way down to things like Gout.
The U.S. medical system is one of those compromises - they should have pretty much copied the Canadian System. The Canadian system "mostly" works. I would make the case that the system if completely 100% copied in the US would actually work MUCH better in the US because of much denser populations. The big drain on Canada is transportation to small communities - suck money. You can't put a full out facility in a tiny town so you have to fly them everywhere - including the U.S. because it's faster to get them there than to a Canadian hospital in some cases - and Canada pays the full American hospital bill (which is probably jacked up once they know a country is footing the bill).
Doctors in the States would make similar money - but they'd cut their workloads by at LEAST 1/2 and would not have to hire staff to deal with HMO's. Everyone in the U.S. would have a LOT LESS stress - you will never lose your home because of a medical bill, less stressed people means less people shooting 20 people in a theater because they can actually afford the schizo pills and actually have a doctor who is not overburdened and can take more time on each case. Too many mentally ill walking the streets who should not be. It's not perfect in Canada - either but the problem in Canada is the lack of humanpower to cover a wide enough net. That's less so in the States.
And we don't pay the taxes you might think we pay either.
Here is the Income tax rate in 2012 in Canada (the first $10k is tax free)
15% on the first $42,707 of taxable income, +
22% on the next $42,707 of taxable income (on the portion of taxable income over $42,707 up to $85,414), +
26% on the next $46,992 of taxable income (on the portion of taxable income over $85,414 up to $132,406), +
29% of taxable income over $132,406.
This is not a bad trade for free medical, highways, fire, etc etc.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by Smokey
Yes, I feel the pain already. When Obama came into office, cigarettes prices almost double (from $30 to $50 a carlton) due to new taxes :cryin: ...
But smoking is a choice, eh? So you can easily (?) avoid the tax.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Smokey
...
And when the new health care law go into effect, it mean more taxes from the poor and working class pockets since if you don't have health insurance (which most poor poeple can't affort), IRS will fine you. That means on top of all the financial troubles one have, they will owe money to the government also :)
This is a puzzling perspectivve. First, health insurance is a good thing I'd think. True, with an acute problem you can stumble into an emergency department, but what about preventive and routine care? People die because they don't have insurance.
Further, under the ACA, you actually have a choice. Don't want to buy insurance, pay a tax. (Don't want to pay the tax, buy insurance.) Initially the tax/penalty will be very low.
Under our Canadian systems, (each province has its own), typically people pay no premiums. The systems are funded from general tax revenues. Given the poor play lower taxes, they have negligible extra burden on account of healthcare.
Suck this up, my friend: the USA needs a universal healthcare system like all other developed countries. You guys down there need to stop being stupid about his.
The Medicare funding problem in the USA is a self-inflicted. The problem is caused by (1) ageing populations, (unavoidable), and (2) general healthcare costs increasing far about inflation or the GDP, (definitely avoidable). The latter is caused by for-profit insurance and for-profit delivery. N.B. it's a lie that Obama is de-funding of Medicare; Medicare will be made cheaper by spreading costs to the ACA expanded coverage.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by Smokey
Yes, I feel the pain already. When Obama came into office, cigarettes prices almost double (from $30 to $50 a carlton) due to new taxes :cryin:
And when the new health care law go into effect, it mean more taxes from the poor and working class pockets since if you don't have health insurance (which most poor poeple can't affort), IRS will fine you. That means on top of all the financial troubles one have, they will owe money to the government also :)
You see Smokey...that simply is not true.....for those who can't afford it, like the poor, there is something called hardship. And for those who can afford it but don't purchase, they will have to pay the penalty, no one else....the way its stands now, you are paying for all the dead beats.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by dingus
federal taxes are levied by the Congress....
The funny this is...when the Health Care as proposed by President Obama first hit congress....it had no mandate....it was the republican congress that suggested the mandate, hoping it would be turned down...so it was added and now they are crying because it back fired.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by Smokey
Lets see how this new law will work out with the poor and those that can not afford health insurance.
You need to educate your self on this issue
What better way to get you to stop using something that has addicted you to its harmful effects.....the Person who signed it into law is/was also a smoker.....what a great example for you. Saves your health and your wallet....its your choice.....poor health and an empty wallet, or better health and more money in your wallet. Don't get mad at the President for making it clear for you.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by RGA
Just wondering which country will be attacked in order to "help the economy." Iran seems like a pretty difficult target. Canada has lots of oil and fresh water and we do have that commie health care.:biggrin5:
"If Romney gets in which country will America start a war with next?"
Well I for one don't think Romney will get in....
-
Quote:
"If Romney gets in which country will America start a war with next?"
the USA obviously... (though its been ongoing for some time now).
Quote:
Originally Posted by Feanor
...the USA needs a universal healthcare system like all other developed countries. You guys down there need to stop being stupid about his.
as a US citizen, i am as puzzled about our lack of health care as those in other countries. its more than stupid... its this way solely to profit from the misery of others, which is insidiously evil . i dont care who you are or where you are in the economic landscape, anyone who doesnt believe that universal access to quality comprehensive health care is a fundamental right, is either just plain cruel, ignorant, a complete idiot, an evil greedy bastard or a combination thereof. our borders are surrounded by proven working models, we need only decide to adopt the policy.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by dingus
the USA obviously... (though its been ongoing for some time now).
as a US citizen, i am as puzzled about our lack of health care as those in other countries. its more than stupid... its this way solely to profit from the misery of others, which is insidiously evil . i dont care who you are or where you are in the economic landscape, anyone who doesnt believe that universal access to quality comprehensive health care is a fundamental right, is either just plain cruel, ignorant, a complete idiot, an evil greedy bastard or a combination thereof. our borders are surrounded by proven working models, we need only decide to adopt the policy.
+1:thumbsup::thumbsup:
-
How true this all is... What a shame.
-
1 Attachment(s)
One other little picture - it's odd the lefty presidents are said to not care about the military (Clinton made Fox News look stupid but that's easy)
Still Obama VS Romney
-
It may be that even the Mormons don't trust Romney - some are claiming that Romney has lied for 20 years to the Mormon church about his finances - and he may be "shunned" by them. According to the comment section anyway.
Romney smiles about American soldier deaths. Yup - sociopath - not surprised.
Romney Smiles At News Of American Deaths In Libya (IMAGE) | Addicting Info
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by RGA
It may be that even the Mormons don't trust Romney - some are claiming that Romney has lied for 20 years to the Mormon church about his finances - and he may be "shunned" by them. According to the comment section anyway.
...
Don't worry about it. If you gives as much to the LDS Church as he says he does, their attitude will be remarkably forgiving.
-
The original question may have been answered
According this link it looks like the entire muzzie world has declared war on us. Nobody can be dumb enough to think this is all because of a movie that hasn't even been released yet.
Funny, I don't recall such rancor directed towards us in 2008, even after four years of the evil Bush. It looks like the anointed one stuck his male appendage in a real hornet's nest. Whoever wins this election will certainly have their hands full.
And then our illustrious leader has one of his flying monkeys make the speech embedded in this link???
What's really scary is that some will actually believe it.
So, we're forced to ask ourselves: "Are we better of than we were four years ago?" What do you think?
Bankrupt green company executives and union auto workers need not answer.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by markw
According this link it looks like the entire muzzie world has declared war on us. Nobody can be dumb enough to think this is all because of a movie that hasn't even been released yet.
Funny, I don't recall such rancor directed towards us in 2008, even after four years of the evil Bush. ...
You're right that the rancor isn't just caused by this one movie. However if you don't recall the like directed at the USA back in 2008, you must have being napping at the time.
What has changed is that the rancor isn't suppressed today as it was back then by dictators in places like Libya and Egypt.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by markw
.... So, we're forced to ask ourselves: "Are we better of than we were four years ago?" What do you think? ...
really? nobody is forcing me to ask that or any other question. you're just trotting out the prescribed talking point. i think that particular question only has relevance to people who want to maintain the political status quo.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by Feanor
You're right that the rancor isn't just caused by this one movie. However if you don't recall the like directed at the USA back in 2008, you must have being napping at the time.
What has changed is that the rancor isn't suppressed today as it was back then by dictators in places like Libya and Egypt.
So, you're saying that brutal, oppressive, dictatorships are the only thing that works in the ME?
Perhaps that's so, but don't you find it odd that two countries we helped "liberate" were the first to stab us in the back?
First, there's Libya, who we helped free from Qaddafi, and we allowed them to oust (by inaction) Mubarak in Egypt, one of our oldest allies. ...and then all the little duckies fell in line.
Boy, Obama sure can pick 'em, can't he? Whose side is this schmuck on, anyway.
And, no, the e was not this hatred in 2008. I was alive and sentient then. Apparently, you were under the influence of some strong meds if you think it was this ugly.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by dingus
really? nobody is forcing me to ask that or any other question. you're just trotting out the prescribed talking point. i think that particular question only has relevance to people who want to maintain the political status quo.
You've got quite a provincial view of this whole situation, haven't you?
In case you haven't notice the current political status quo, both domestic and foreign, is heading straight down at 32 fps squared. ...unless, of course you're one of the beneficiaries of the ill-fated stimulus monies.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by markw
You've got quite a provincial view of this whole situation, haven't you?
In case you haven't notice the current political status quo, both domestic and foreign, is heading straight down at 32 fps squared. ...unless, of course you're one of the beneficiaries of the ill-fated stimulus monies.
you Faux News much?
that political status quo isnt going to change much, if at all, regardless of who wins the white house.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by markw
So, you're saying that brutal, oppressive, dictatorships are the only thing that works in the ME? ...
No, and I didn't say that -- on the contrary.
By the "thing that works" I guess you mean what suppresses latent anti-Americanism? I don't call that working. Hello! the dictators' suppression increased anti-Americanism.
Quote:
Originally Posted by markw
...
Perhaps that's so, but don't you find it odd that two countries we helped "liberate" were the first to stab us in the back?
First, there's Libya, who we helped free from Qaddafi, and we allowed them to oust (by inaction) Mubarak in Egypt, one of our oldest allies. ...and then all the little duckies fell in line. ....
The USA can take credit for everything that happens in the world. Equally there are things it can't prevent happening, whether good or bad. But this isn't for lack of trying.
In fact trying to trying control things in various countries in aid of supposed "American interests" is precisely what has provoked the anti-American we see today, that provoked 9-11, and that will continue until the USA adopts a radically different approach to foreign affairs. And mere acceptance, passive or active, of the overthrow of a few dictators won't be enough.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by markw
So, you're saying that brutal, oppressive, dictatorships are the only thing that works in the ME?
Perhaps that's so, but don't you find it odd that two countries we helped "liberate" were the first to stab us in the back?
First, there's Libya, who we helped free from Qaddafi, and we allowed them to oust (by inaction) Mubarak in Egypt, one of our oldest allies. ...and then all the little duckies fell in line.
Boy, Obama sure can pick 'em, can't he? Whose side is this schmuck on, anyway.
And, no, the e was not this hatred in 2008. I was alive and sentient then. Apparently, you were under the influence of some strong meds if you think it was this ugly.
I betcha you think Obama is a Muslim don't you?
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by Feanor
No, and I didn't say that -- on the contrary.
By the "thing that works" I guess you mean what suppresses latent anti-Americanism? I don't call that working. Hello! the dictators' suppression increased anti-Americanism.
The USA can take credit for everything that happens in the world. Equally there are things it can't prevent happening, whether good or bad. But this isn't for lack of trying.
In fact trying to trying control things in various countries in aid of supposed "American interests" is precisely what has provoked the anti-American we see today, that provoked 9-11, and that will continue until the USA adopts a radically different approach to foreign affairs. And mere acceptance, passive or active, of the overthrow of a few dictators won't be enough.
+1:thumbsup:
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by Feanor
No, and I didn't say that -- on the contrary
Yeah, you did. Man up.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Feanor
By the "thing that works" I guess you mean what suppresses latent anti-Americanism? I don't call that working. Hello! the dictators' suppression increased anti-Americanism
No, I mean killing anyone they don't agree with. Saddam was no friend of Iran if I recall correctly and even tried to take Kuait and was preparing to move on Saudi Arabia. Did your dementia wipe that from your memory?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Feanor
The USA can take credit for everything that happens in the world.
If you're referring t our turning the tide of WW1 and WW2, casting an umbrella (and manning it with our troops) over all of Europe (and Canada) for over sixty years, rebuilding Germany, Japan and a goodly portion of the rest of the world, then I thank you for noticing it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Feanor
Equally there are things it can't prevent happening, whether good or bad. [I]But this isn't for lack of trying.
Well, like I said in my initial post, since he threw Mubarak under the bus and helped Libya oust Quadaffi to play kissy-face with the muzzies, we'll never know. Let's just say that whan it comes for his choice who to back here, he "chose unwisely". And IIRC, wasn't Canada in charge of the attack on Libya? Youse guyz got to wear big daddy's shoes and play with his big guns, just like the big boys. How did it feel?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Feanor
In fact trying to trying control things in various countries in aid of supposed "American interests" is precisely what has provoked the anti-American we see today, that provoked 9-11, and that will continue until the USA adopts a radically different approach to foreign affairs. And mere acceptance, passive or active, of the overthrow of a few dictators won't be enough.
Let's be honest here. Our work has kept you, and the rest of the world, safe for over sixty years so far. ...but you gained more than the rest of the world by your proximity to us and safely cowering in our shadow. Don't try to play the all-wise-and-knowing guru when your participation in world affairs amounts essentially to a fart in a windstorm. That goes for you personally as well. Jealousy is an ugly emotion.
It's a good thing that most of your country sees the truth. They know how much they have benefited from us. Of course, very few post here.
-
Quote:
Originally Posted by markw
...
Let's be honest here. Our work has kept you, and the rest of the world, safe for over sixty years so far. ...but you gained more than the rest of the world by your proximity to us and safely cowering in our shadow. Don't try to play the all-wise-and-knowing guru when your participation in world affairs amounts essentially to a fart in a windstorm. That goes for you personally as well. Jealousy is an ugly emotion.
It's a good thing that most of your country sees the truth. They know how much they have benefited from us. Of course, very few post here.
This is the astonishing thing that a few Americans, such as you, feel they can so handily dismiss criticism of the USA as being purely ingratitude or jealousy. That is, despite the truth that the criticisms comprise, they are nevertheless invalid on this account.
This is numb-brained, bigoted anti-intellectualism at its worst.
|