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Is Fox News evil or stupid?
- Thread starter sparkchaser
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beer good
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So which bits in the video, exactly, were incorrect?
Jon Stewart was born in New York and went to College at William and Mary.
Stewart was born in Scotland.
Landslide
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Sparks, don't confuse Aqua, I don't think he needs any help with that...
Aqua, as far as I know Jon Stewart is American. The Scottish Stewart Sparkchaser was refering to is "our" Stewart.
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Litany
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What nonsense. Is there a whole bunch of stuff the US government does that I don't like. Yes, there most certainly is. Does that mean I hate America? No. Trouble is, it seems like a fair few people can't separate criticism of government with criticism of the entire population of that particular nation. Guess what. I don't like a awful lot of what my government does either. Doesn't mean I hate myself. I don't like the sabre rattling of the Russian government, doesn't mean I hate Russia and the Russians. I don't like the shitty way the Chinese government treats people, doesn't mean I hate China and the Chinese. I don't have time to list every country on the planet, but rest assured if you're reading this there's definitely something that your government is doing that I don't like. It's not my intention to make anyone feel left out.
Like it or not, decisions made by the US government have an impact on the rest of the world, so the rest of the world gets to have an opinion. Same as you get to have an opinion on what the rest of us get up to. I do not think that the whole of America is shit. The whole of the rest of the world does not think that the whole of America is shit. But being reasonable about such things isn't nearly as interesting as arrogant paranoia and the cry of persecution. It's fun to be righteous about such things. It's awesome being a martyr.
The fact is that your facts are wrong.
But feel free to ignore all my observations and opinions. It's ever such a healthy policy.
Landslide
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Yes, I'm sure there is...
Peder
Well-Known Member
No, Aqua, I did not call you a blithering idiot. My remark was prompted by a post earlier than yours where that term was used. I tried not to use the person's name because I think talking about people is unwise. So I can see where you thought my post was directed at you, coming after a post of yours as it did.
Aqua, I am sorry for the confusion. My apologies.
Peder
Aqua, I am sorry for the confusion. My apologies.
Peder
Aha! So you're one of those people who would say "mistakes were made". Awesome.
All kidding aside, I think you are a very respectful sort of debater, albeit slightly on the conservative side.
Peder
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Well, Polly, if you don't see it you don't see it.
I thought The Mature Discussion section was set up for politics and religion and other "mature" discussion topics. Hence my comment. If I am wrong, I stand corrected. However, please check the guidelines before invoking your own ideas on how the forum should be run.
Thanks for the stern lecture, but I think I knew all of that already.
As I suppose this discussion proves?
Yes, I must be blind.
I'm not invoking my own ideas on how this forum should be run, thanksverymuch.
Not lecturing.
You think this is Mature? :lol:
Landslide
Well-Known Member
The fact that it hasn't been done in this discussion doesn't mean it can't be done.
Peder
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Sparky,
re: My comment about the original post inviting this sort of discussion.
1) Fox is well-known to be a polarizing topic among politically minded people.
2) The poll question used the words "stupid" and "evil," which are not exactly irenic. (Good word!
)
3) The fact of asking such a question invites responses using similar terms, it seems to me.
4) So, put the match with the tinder and we get what we now have.
Respectfully,
Peder
re: My comment about the original post inviting this sort of discussion.
1) Fox is well-known to be a polarizing topic among politically minded people.
2) The poll question used the words "stupid" and "evil," which are not exactly irenic. (Good word!
)3) The fact of asking such a question invites responses using similar terms, it seems to me.
4) So, put the match with the tinder and we get what we now have.
Respectfully,
Peder
Peder, have you watched the actual clip? If so, you can easily see why those words were used. I'm sure that Sparkchaser would've said something more PC if that weren't the case.
Sparky,
re: My comment about the original post inviting this sort of discussion.
1) Fox is well-known to be a polarizing topic among politically minded people.
2) The poll question used the words "stupid" and "evil," which are not exactly irenic. (Good word!
3) The fact of asking such a question invites responses using similar terms, it seems to me.
4) So, put the match with the tinder and we get what we now have.
Respectfully,
Peder
Ah, but I merely took the same words from the article/video. It's not as if I came up with those descriptors all by my lonesome.
And yes, Fox is indeed polarizing.