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Old 03-19-2003, 02:18 AM
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Default Conspiracy theory

Think about it. Suddenly, out of the blue a guy arrives who's so far left, he makes Paddyboy look reasonable. Better yet for the conservative bunch, he can't argue to save his life. A few hints of his secret right wing agenda are thrown in (posting a picture of his supposed hero Tupac next to a monkey in a flagrant display of racism, for example). "Tupac" bombards the boards with inane threads, making liberals everywhere cringe and conservatives gloat.

Why would someone do this? Anyone seen Paddyboy lately? That's right, this is all a conservative plot to strip Paddyboy of his "most liberal" status and force him to abandon the boards. Soon "Tupac" will disappear, and this will be a conservative haven.

How's that for a conspiracy theory?
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(posting a picture of his supposed hero Tupac next to a monkey in a flagrant display of racism, for example).
That's George Bush, not a monkey.

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Old 03-19-2003, 05:44 AM
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It has been suggested before that Fruitcake Premire is part of the vast right-wing conspiracy.
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I wouldn't put TS in the "liberal" pile at all. His politics aren't coherent enough to meaningfully place him anywhere on the traditional left-right spectrum. TS isn't a liberal, he's just a paranoid, Jew-hating jackass.

I also don't consider Paddy to be particularly Left. He does share a good bit of TS's paranoia, but without the racist streak.
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I just assumed Two-crack was the reincarnation of Laocoan.
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Old 03-19-2003, 09:38 AM
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I'm not liberal. I don't take my cues about what it means to be right-wing or left-wing from Gore and Bush. I am more concerned with the axis of the political spectrum taht runs from robotic to truth-seeking. AB and Tupac and EB are firmly on the opposite end of that axis from me. I can't even think of a leftist position I hold. Fiscal responsibility? The supremacy of law? An end to corporate welfare? More transparency in government? Looser campaign finance regulation? Pro-life? Protection of due process? The separation of constitutional powers?

You just think I'm liberal because thats where you put all anti-PC talk that isn't ripped off from Limbaugh.
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Old 03-19-2003, 09:51 AM
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I'm not liberal. I don't take my cues about what it means to be right-wing or left-wing from Gore and Bush. I am more concerned with the axis of the political spectrum taht runs from robotic to truth-seeking. AB and Tupac and EB are firmly on the opposite end of that axis from me. I can't even think of a leftist position I hold. Fiscal responsibility? The supremacy of law? An end to corporate welfare? More transparency in government? Looser campaign finance regulation? Pro-life? Protection of due process? The separation of constitutional powers?

You just think I'm liberal because thats where you put all anti-PC talk that isn't ripped off from Limbaugh.
I actually am interested in where you stand on those issues.

All I ever hear from you is America is bad because...

What are your views on Fiscal responsibility? The supremacy of law? An end to corporate welfare? More transparency in government? Looser campaign finance regulation? Pro-life? Protection of due process? The separation of constitutional powers?
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I wouldn't put TS in the "liberal" pile at all. His politics aren't coherent enough to meaningfully place him anywhere on the traditional left-right spectrum. TS isn't a liberal, he's just a paranoid, Jew-hating jackass.

I also don't consider Paddy to be particularly Left. He does share a good bit of TS's paranoia, but without the racist streak.
Why do some people think criticizing Israel is racist?
People get more defensive about Israel criticism than criticism of their own country - America!
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