Marka Ragnos
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I hear you. Unfortunately, it's for both threads. That's my chilling point. I wish it were only in the religion thread.
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Mostly, yes, but it's a bit more complicated than that, too, Bickster. I think this goes beyond a mere Religion is Bad problem. Lots of Catholics don't agree with church doctrine and don't insert the latest Vatican bull into their brains like some new software operation system code. My larger point is that a prominent cleric in small American town is telling parishioners to see a highly disputed upcoming election through a prism that suggests the olitical opposition is "evil." This may not be hate speech, but it's kissing cousins to it. Priests here normally keep elections out of their mouths. But my views are quite distorted, too, I'm sure, so I don't know if I can be objective. I don't know. I think it's worrying.
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I don't know. Any ideology where In-Groups and Out-Groups are set up can be used to foment political violence, theft, sexual assault, ad nauseam, can't it? I can tell you that this particular manifestation of it in my community in this context is aberrant. There are plenty of peace churches (esp. those from English dissenters) in these parts, too. You don't hear this shit in those spaces, or at least, I haven't heard of it.
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Priest at my local RC church today said, from the pulpit, that this election year was "a battle of good against evil." He's Republican. No question what he meant. It's absolutely despicable behaviour from him. I know many of you aren't believers and may see this as just more amusing proof that America's crackpots are in charge, but this kind of rhetoric is downright dangerous and it will resonate in my community and cause anxiety among vulnerable people. It's also, for my area, new. It's just not something local mainline clerics say. It's not illegal, but it's unethical, for sure, and I plan to complain. I doubt it will make any difference. It's really **** up. You see what's on the news, etc., and that tends to be exaggerated, but here you go -- a depressing report from a small town in America that's normally very middle-of-the-road politically. The fascists are afoot.
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PHEW!
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We can win this one!
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The ref is attempting to get things back under control. But it’s a reckless way to do it.
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Louder!!!! So they can hear you.
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Dude. Please.
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Can’t watch the game today. How is Rogers doing on the left? Is Duran fast enough for what we need? Should we bring diaby on?
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You got the funk going, @VILLAMARV. I bet this one is up your alley ...
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They're awesome. I gotta tell some of my friends about them. Brings back happy memories of ... ... and of course ...
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Yes, thanks for passing that on. Love that those phat moogy synths.
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Sounds kind of like Sebadoh to me. Never heard before, but like.
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Oh no, the vibe police are here. I surrender, officer. Do two positive energy posts count as a negative? Do a - and + cancel themselves?
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I love markets! I love that feeling of getting lost in discoveries. The main fish market in Dar Es Salaam in Kivokoni blew me away when I visited 25 years ago. But there are so many great outdoor markets in the world. Which would you recommend?
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And don't forget, they have Billy the Badger.
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The problem with trying to be diplomatic in post-matches is that it sometimes comes across as a cheap shot, and yet, a well-disguised cheap shot can also seem like a sort of backhanded compliment. Damned if you do ... That's why I just prefer bluntness.
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Come on, guys. How about just a little sympathy for poor Spurs fans?
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Oh, shit, this is good.
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A lot of very clever, interesting people like the Dunes. Usually the kiss of death for me.
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We should challenge people when they use the "b word" because, no matter how casually or innocuously it may be meant, it always* carries the gendered freight of ugly sexism, and ultimately, its meaning is based on denigrating women. It's especially a problem when we use it for women as a noun. * The one exception may be in dog breeding, where the term is still used widely, if awkwardly.
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I hope you're right. I feel like Emery has a slight history of understating injuries, maybe trying to keep spirits up, etc. But I hope as we all do Ollie heals quickly.
