Still Waters No Longer Running, Derp.

Hotblack Desiato

robindch wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJh9W3Gcpmo

Search for "buddy rich bus tapes"

AllForIt wrote: »

I don't really see what any of the last few comments have got to do with Atheism & Agnosticism.

Rather, it show's that this forum, particularly it's moderation, is run by Left wingers, i.e. biased.

I used to like the intelligent threads on this board, some ppl with such learned intellect, but not any more, it's just a lefty sh*t show now.

You are all an utter disgrace.

AllForIt

I think the Mod is being deliberately thick here, a characteristic of intellectual non intellectual types I've noticed.

I never said this particular thread was a result of Lefty moderation, I'm saying it's totally non-intellectual in the first place. I never accused any Mod for starting it, but Mods encouraged it, or at least let it go for fun.

The mod says I have an opportunity to go to the feedback forum. sure, but the Mod completely ignored the primary point I made, yeah, no comment on it whatsoever, just some pathetic bolded text.

I trust my instinct's about people, what kind of people they are, combined with their views and how they behave, even on a text based interacton.

MOD

Yellow card for ignoring mod instructions to take feedback to the feedback thread, and discussing mod instruction in thread.
Do Not discuss this in thread. If you have an issue with being carded take it to PM.
If you wish to make general comments about moderation take it to the Feedback thread.

AllForIt

Bannasidhe wrote: »

MOD

Request denied.

I'll take if further on principle.

Timberrrrrrrr

Oh if we can make demands Could i get a full Irish and a black coffee delivered please?

Edit: That was more of a request, curse me and my lefty politeness:(

robindch

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

Oh if we can make demands Could i get a full Irish and a black coffee delivered please?

Comin' right up, Timberrrr.

Note that the full Irish is, naturally, well to the left of center.

robindch

AllForIt wrote: »

I'll take if further on principle.

breezy1985

robindch wrote: »

Comin' right up, Timberrrr.

Note that the full Irish is, naturally, well to the left of center.

But like a true lefty you have to share it with the rest of us comrade

Bannasidhe

breezy1985 wrote: »

But like a true lefty you have to share it with the rest of us comrade

I demand that tomato is removed.
No place for a fruiting vegetable in the midst of that homage to protein and saturated fat.

Timberrrrrrrr

And now for the sign of the grease


Grease be with you

breezy1985

Bannasidhe wrote: »

I demand that tomato is removed.
No place for a fruiting vegetable in the midst of that homage to protein and saturated fat.

Its ok if it's red fruit or veg

Hotblack Desiato

AllForIt wrote: »

I trust my instinct's about people, what kind of people they are, combined with their views and how they behave, even on a text based interacton.

"A man who will misuse an apostrophe is capable of anything." - Con Houlihan

robindch

breezy1985 wrote: »

But like a true lefty you have to share it with the rest of us comrade

And unlike a true right-winger, I'm not forcing you to eat it.

smacl

AllForIt wrote: »

I think the Mod is being deliberately thick here, a characteristic of intellectual non intellectual types I've noticed.

I never said this particular thread was a result of Lefty moderation, I'm saying it's totally non-intellectual in the first place. I never accused any Mod for starting it, but Mods encouraged it, or at least let it go for fun.

The mod says I have an opportunity to go to the feedback forum. sure, but the Mod completely ignored the primary point I made, yeah, no comment on it whatsoever, just some pathetic bolded text.

I trust my instinct's about people, what kind of people they are, combined with their views and how they behave, even on a text based interacton.

While you might trust your instincts, I'll think you'll find most regulars on this forum favour objective evidence. So for example, while you complain about Lefty moderation, the simple fact is that the vast majority of regular visitors to this forum are left leaning liberals;

A&A Group Graph
https://www.politicalcompass.org/crowdchart?&Kiwi+In+Ie=-3.6%2C-5.3&The+Chizler=-2.1%2C-4.5&Pherekydes=-6.9%2C-5.9&Sulla+Felix=-3.3%2C-4.8&Orion=-5.6%2C-6.5&Pope+Palpatine=-4.5%2C-6.8&Turtwig=-4.5%2C-7.4&Legspin=-8.3%2C-9.1&Ninja900=-5.3%2C-6.7&Calibos=-7.0%2C10.0&Bluewolf=9.8%2C-7.8&Thedoctor=-1.4%2C-0.8&Absolam=-5.6%2C-2.8&Redfacedbear=-4.3%2C-5.2&Bannasidhe=-6.8%2C-7.3&Skrynesaver=-8.4%2C-4.5&Obliq=-5.4%2C-7.7&Doctor+Doom=-7.0%2C-5.4&Diego+Simeone=-5.0%2C-6.5&Sink=-0.6%2C-5.1&Spacetime=-7.3%2C-8.2&Sw=12.0%2C10.5&Keane=-6.5%2C-6.9&Rughdh=-5.6%2C-8.1&Sciencenerd=-0.8%2C-5.8&Fouxdafafa=-5.4%2C-4.8&Agent+Smith=0.4%2C1.7&Marienbad=-5.9%2C-9.2&Mark+Hamill=-7.0%2C-5.5&Dazmarz=-2.5%2C-1.8&Benny+Cake=-8.8%2C-7.7&Robindch=-4.0%2C-6.4&Brian+Shanahan=-9.5%2C-9.0&Wprathead=-6.5%2C-6.8&Ulysses1874=-3.5%2C-5.4&Gvn=6.9%2C-7.0&Pauldla=-4.9%2C-5.9&Oscarbravo=-4.3%2C-7.5&Blowfish=8.3%2C-6.3&Smacl=-4.1%2C-4.6&name=recedite&ec=-4.75&soc=-1.38



(Source)

There are also long running threads that are specifically critical of the left

See Fully Baked Left Wing Vegan Cookies

and the right

See Half-baked Republican Presidential Fruitcakes (and fellow confections)

If you post to this forum with an intransigent right-wing Christian worldview you can expect to have provide a robust and rational defense of any assertions that you might make as they will most likely be diametrically opposed to the established and well considered views held by the majority of regular posters here.

Delirium

love that my position (SW) was included in the summary :pac:

CramCycle

smacl wrote: »

While you might trust your instincts, I'll think you'll find most regulars on this forum favour objective evidence. So for example, while you complain about Lefty moderation, the simple fact is that the vast majority of regular visitors to this forum are left leaning liberals;

(Source)

That was a really annoying questionnaire as the options were too restrictive, some things I was neutral on and the inability to pick neutral (or I don't care) meant I knew the quiz would skew me way further left wing than I am. I get the impression that such a quiz will make people seem more left or right wing than they actually are. Also I suspect it sways me more to Libertarianism than I am as well, the questions were clearly asked to divide than to get an answer, with many needing a neutral answer to specify you were neither for or against as both positions had equally valid values.

smacl

Delirium wrote: »

love that my position (SW) was included in the summary :pac:

Way to go, making Genghis Khan look like a moderate :pac:

smacl

CramCycle wrote: »

That was a really annoying questionnaire as the options were too restrictive, some things I was neutral on and the inability to pick neutral (or I don't care) meant I knew the quiz would skew me way further left wing than I am. I get the impression that such a quiz will make people seem more left or right wing than they actually are. Also I suspect it sways me more to Libertarianism than I am as well, the questions were clearly asked to divide than to get an answer, with many needing a neutral answer to specify you were neither for or against as both positions had equally valid values.

Any questionnaires that try to quantify restrictive answers to highly subjective questions are going to effect leading questions. My bigger issue with it, as pointed out at the time, is that of not considering balancing errors due to spread. i.e. someone answering with a mix of hard right and hard left responses can end up with the same score as someone answering entirely with centrist responses.

That said, from a statistical point of view, I think the conclusion that the majority of responses from this forum indicate a largely liberal left group is still reasonable.

Hotblack Desiato

Needs to be borne in mind that that is an American survey - what is regarded as 'liberal' or 'far left' there would often be pretty much centrist in Irish or European politics. Especially on social issues like secularism, abortion rights etc. which are a big deal in America for some reason.

Peregrinus

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Needs to be borne in mind that that is an American survey - what is regarded as 'liberal' or 'far left' there would often be pretty much centrist in Irish or European politics. Especially on social issues like secularism, abortion rights etc. which are a big deal in America for some reason.

This. I think there's an inescapable bias that comes from identify the notional "centre" from which everyone's relative left or right position is expressed, and also from picking the specific questions that will be used as a proxy for general left/right or authoritarian/libertarian sentiment.

Thus we have the paradox that if I were in the US I would be regarded as a left/liberal, but I may actually vote for a party that in Ireland is regarded as distinctly right of centre. (I suspect that particular combination of characteristics is extremely common.)

CramCycle

There is also the other issue that political commentators/columnists in the US go along the lines that Republican = right and Democrats = left whereas in reality, while their base might not be to far off it, those in power for the Democrats are clearly Centre Right. The Simpsons episode done it best when offered the option between Kang and Kodos, the Americans choose enslavement rather than a 3rd party. Americans will never vote Green en masse, even when they have a strong reasonable candidate because of their electoral system and fear of change.


Anyway, this is miles away from Gemma and John. I see Gemma is doing the honerable thing and avoiding court summons as best she can: https://www.thejournal.ie/gemma-odoherty-high-court-defamation-5172461-Aug2020/

oscarBravo

https://twitter.com/n_sweeny/status/1299389877532979201?s=21

robindch

GO'D suggests that she might become an asylum seeker!

https://twitter.com/aciquestion/status/1299632847955857409

In other news, GO'D declares that foreigners and refugees must submit to Irish Law, but Irish Law doesn't apply to her incompletely-perfumed self.

lsjmhar

GO'D Bless All Here!

Odhinn

She's gone full mental
https://twitter.com/aciquestion/status/1301430738718470145

El_Duderino 09

That's actually very sad to watch. Are herself and John Waters just having the craic to be relevant or do they actually believe this stuff?

CramCycle

El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

That's actually very sad to watch. Are herself and John Waters just having the craic to be relevant or do they actually believe this stuff?

I've said it before but beliefs aside, she has shown, consistently over the last few years all the signs of a mental breakdown. John Waters has shown all the signs of an abuser, it's actually really uncomfortable when you start to see it. In other countries health services would have moved in for her protection.

Odhinn

El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

That's actually very sad to watch. Are herself and John Waters just having the craic to be relevant or do they actually believe this stuff?

They're believers I'd say.

robindch

CramCycle wrote: »

I've said it before but beliefs aside, she has shown, consistently over the last few years all the signs of a mental breakdown.

A relative in my own extended family who follows GO'D extensively and avidly appears to be suffering from Behaviour Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD) - from the Mayo Clinic:

Mayo Clinic wrote:

Behaviour Frontotemporal Dementia is characterized by prominent changes in personality and behavior that often occur in people in their 50s and 60s [...] the nerve cell loss is most prominent in areas that control conduct, judgment, empathy and foresight, among other abilities.

Odhinn

Colonel My Arse-He hasn't gone away ye know
https://www.broadsheet.ie/2020/09/08/best-served-cold-2/?fbclid=IwAR2kOJ46NpwFIi1qeOWl7PbGMmsdioSdZocPXdzHOA1gcdK5yzRLl9gOD-A

Odhinn

Our lizard overlords can't handle the truth, it appears.

Twitter has permanently suspended the account of the conspiracy theorist David Icke.
A spokesman for the social media platform said Icke had violated its rules regarding coronavirus misinformation.
The move follows the decision by YouTube and Facebook to terminate Icke’s accounts in early May for the same reason.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/04/twitter-permanently-bans-conspiracy-theorist-david-ickes-account