Stupidity

[August]

At least Steed talks about his own country. The poster in question here likes to make a habit of badmouthing other countries, mine especially, and it's getting old.

[kurtz]

Originally Posted by HunterICX

Americans calm down:p ,
Europeans play nice now (we ''might'' need to be liberated again in the future)

and ALL lets have a good laugh at the following example of stupidity



HunterICX

How come no one has dubbed the Dam Busters March over the cheese bouncing down the hill?

[Letum]

Originally Posted by August

At least Steed talks about his own country. The poster in question here likes to make a habit of badmouthing other countries, mine especially, and it's getting old.

He is far from flattering about the UK or Germany either. And good on him for it.


...but, no one upset the Americans!

[bradclark1]

I just wanted to be the 32nd comment on a thread that has yet to go beyond the title.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Letum

Nah, I don't think something should be avoided just because you disagree with it.

Not disagreeing with what? A thread title, or the content of a stupid campaign website? Some people here are snapped, because bad boy Skybird used the words "stupidity" and "America" in one sentence. If I were American I would snap if some of my countrymen fire up a website like Belchday - and by that show me what a total brain-amputated idiot they think I am, not to mention that they add to the already very bad reputation of america regarding environmental protection policies, and attempting to prevent these at any opportunity possible.

The thread title is not offensive to Americans - they should be offended that the makers of Belchday dare to to tell them into their faces how stupid they think Americans are - and getting away with it.

[August]

Originally Posted by Letum

He is far from flattering about the UK or Germany either. And good on him for it.

Sheer volume my British friend. Picking fringe movements and satire and arguing that they represent the American mainstream. Those are my issues with him. Yeah he may toss in the occasional anti-German or anti-British thread occasionally but his anti-American threads are pretty much a constant first page feature of this board and it's becoming tiring.

[Letum]

Originally Posted by August

Sheer volume my British friend. Picking fringe movements and satire and arguing that they represent the American mainstream. Those are my issues with him. Yeah he may toss in the occasional anti-German or anti-British thread occasionally but his anti-American threads are pretty much a constant first page feature of this board and it's becoming tiring.

Where does he say it represents the "American mainstream"?

You seam a little over sensative to me, but that said; no one upset the Americans!

[joegrundman]

Originally Posted by August

Sheer volume my British friend. Picking fringe movements and satire and arguing that they represent the American mainstream. Those are my issues with him. Yeah he may toss in the occasional anti-German or anti-British thread occasionally but his anti-American threads are pretty much a constant first page feature of this board and it's becoming tiring.

The reason they stay at teh top is maybe because you all respond to them, whereas his many posts about germany and other european issues just die since no one cares.

Face it. You love it. You, and many others, cannot resist them.

If you are really tiring of it, don't answer, and they'll drop down too.

For any of you who can't remember when you last posted outside of general topics - this stuff is your bread and butter!

[Edit] :rotfl:

[August]

Originally Posted by Letum

Where does he say it represents the "American mainstream"?

I was not talking about just this thread Letum.

[Letum]

Originally Posted by August

I was not talking about just this thread Letum.

What makes you think I was?

[August]

Originally Posted by Letum

What makes you think I was?

Because "it" is singular, implying a single subject, post or thread.

Besides you're demanding that I provide a specific phrase, another cheap debating tactic, whereas you know that i'm talking about meaning and intent. The title of this thread and his subsequent replies clearly shows his intent is to be provocative and insulting.

[Letum]

It's a little more fundamental than a "cheep debateing tactic".

If you are only getting SB's "meaning and intent" by reading between the lines, then
that is your reading that is causing you to get upset and not SB's writing.

A really cheep debating tactic would be to point out that there is only one 'e' in
"debating", but of course I would never stoop to such a low level; I make enough typos
myself.

/post-irony

[August]

Originally Posted by Letum

It's a little more fundamental than a "cheep debateing tactic".

If you are only getting SB's "meaning and intent" by reading between the lines, then
that is your reading that is causing you to get upset and not SB's writing.

A really cheep debating tactic would be to point out that there is only one 'e' in
"debating", but of course I would never stoop to such a low level; I make enough typos
myself.

/post-irony

Sorry, that was a bit over the top on my part but for the record I didn't spell cheap or debating with two "E"s Letum. You did.

In any case one doesn't have to read between the lines to get the insult in "Stupidity, made in the US".

[Letum]

Originally Posted by August

the top on my part but for the record I didn't spell cheap or debating with two "E"s Letum. You did.

:rotfl::rotfl:
So I did!

I coulda sworn I copy & pasted it, then when I reviewed wht I had written I saw a spelling mistake.

Well, I certinaly proved my self right: I make enough typos myself!

*edit*

How rude of me, please accept my apologies!



*edit2*

Originally Posted by August

In any case one doesn't have to read between the lines to get the insult in "Stupidity, made in the US".

Well, it (the website) is, arguably, stupid and it is made in the US.
It is also about a predominantly US attitude to carbon, all be it at the extreme end.

But as I said:
Whilst I don't think the topic title is "offensive", I do think it is a little ironic to use the
word "stupid" in such a stupid way. Less than tactful. It detracts from the content
of the topic.

And that is something of an understatement.

Any topic title discussed more than the topic is a poor choice of topic title.

[TteFAboB]

Where do I sign?