Gibber Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 You'll like this EM, its very funny and such a biting satire don't you think? http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/1598/egypitancartoon.jpg http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3912103,00.html http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/news/comparing-islamic-anti-semitism-to-nazi-germany-at-its-worst-1.4854 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 You'll like this EM,Really? I actually find it quite lame.... its very funny and such a biting satire don't you think?I think not. I don't expect they care much, but it is quite disrespectful to octopuses to portray them associated with the NSDAP or the IDF. At one time I was quite an admirer of octopuses and their apparently very high intelligence. Mind you, I did subsequently go off them somewhat after being savagely attacked by one. Read into that whatever you want, and I'm sure you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibber Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 You shouldn't judge a whole group because you fell foul of a individual, that makes you an anti-octopodite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 You shouldn't judge a whole group because you fell foul of a individual,...I agree completely. ... that makes you an anti-octopodite.Not so. I am very aware of the fallacy of tarring groups on the basis of isolated negative personal or anecdotal evidence. Consequently, my opinions on octopuses generally are made with diligent awareness of the possibility that my personal experience is influencing my analysis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibber Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 At least you're aware that you're doing it. Just don't do it is probably the best course of action though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Just don't do it...Don't do what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibber Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Anti-octopodism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 ^There you go again. You take my statement that "I did subsequently go off them somewhat" and convert that into the entirely different conclusion that I am an anti-octopodist. Not only is that twisted behaviour, it also completely ignores my subsequent explanation as to why your allegation of anti-octopodism is incorrect. Given that my opinion on octopuses was initially very favourable, to have gone off them somewhat does not even reduce my current opinion to an unfavourable one. I am just more careful now about keeping clear of their sharp pointy bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibber Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 [mod] Falsified quote removed. Mis-quoting another poster in a defamatory manner is totally unacceptable. Desist from behaviour such as this or be barred.[/mod] This wouldn't be ok would it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 This wouldn't be ok would it?Of course not, that would be racist. I don't see any point in such a question. It is, I believe, merely a conceit to enable you to post a dubious non-quote in a "passing off" manner. Presumably you think that is useful in some way. Dream on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjool Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Gibber, it is entirely inappropriate to deliberately misquote and attribute racist comments to another poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibber Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 My apologies, I thought it was obvious I wasn't trying to deceive but to bring the statement out from the octopedal metaphor within the bounds of You shouldn't judge a whole group because you fell foul of a individual... by substituting octopuses with black people in this statement I was quite an admirer of octopuses....Mind you, I did subsequently go off them somewhat after being savagely attacked by one. I assume both EM and I were talking about metaphorical octopuses. If not it probably should be moved to some aquatic themed thread. As it is I'm just glad the term Anti-octopodism now exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 I've heard the standard argument presented by those trying to justify the Gaza import embargo many times, namely that it is to stop arms and military supplies getting to the strip. In the light of the partial easing of the import restrictions, I note that the export embargo is still in place. I completely fail to see how exports fit into that argument, and realise I've never encountered any attempted explanation as to why an export embargo is in place. Has anyone heard why Israel is doing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibber Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Gaza shouldn't be an disease ridden sh** hole, it shouldn't be an Islamic fundamentalist, genocidal anti-semitic Monaco either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibber Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 .... it shouldn't be an Islamic fundamentalist, genocidal anti-semitic Monaco either. http://www.israellycool.com/2010/07/30/wheres-the-siege/ "My point is not that there is no hardship in Gaza, but rather that the situation is a far cry from what is being presented by the palestinians, their supporters and the mainstream media." Don't they realise that if they do this... http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/gaza-rocket-strikes-ashkelon-two-mortar-shells-hit-west-negev-1.304966 ...their new hotels, malls and swimming pools end up like this? http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/8877/gazadamage.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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