tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post884302842161304237..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: What is a racist?Always On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-63576209974902772962013-03-23T04:49:54.390-05:002013-03-23T04:49:54.390-05:00Jon,
I agree that some blacks have moved to the Ri...Jon,<br />I agree that some blacks have moved to the Right.<br /><br />But I'm not sure that I'll ever get over that one of my black clients, long a supported of Alan Keyes, became an Obamabot.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-58088661532616700392013-03-23T04:48:29.208-05:002013-03-23T04:48:29.208-05:00Marine4ever,
No doubt about it! Race relations si...Marine4ever,<br />No doubt about it! Race relations since Obama took office are worse than before.<br /><br />Really.<br /><br />Black clients and black friends that I had got all irate with me because they surmised that I had not voted for Obama. The basis for their guess: I had no bumper sticker supporting Obama on my vehicle. <br /><br />In fact, I have no bumper stickers at all. But my not having an Obama bumper sticker infuriated these people. I never seen any of them anymore.<br /><br />Because any dissent to Obama's policies is automatically deemed as racist, America is divided more than I've personally observed in the past. <br /><br />Now everybody seems so angry: those who voted for Obama despise those who did not, and those who didn't vote for Obama despise those that did not. <br /><br />The Vietnam War Era was also a divided period, but in ways different from what we're seeing now.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-68514704681425684742013-03-23T00:52:50.093-05:002013-03-23T00:52:50.093-05:00M4E,
"Ever since Down Low Barry made the sce...<br />M4E,<br /><br />"Ever since Down Low Barry made the scene, our race relationships have slipped to an all time low"<br /><br />Yes, but I've never seen so many real "Blacks" become so overtly Conservative, albiet still a small number, so far.JonBerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718776762194333398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-86076782564758675582013-03-22T22:46:05.309-05:002013-03-22T22:46:05.309-05:00Hmmm... y'all are getting too deep for me. I&...Hmmm... y'all are getting too deep for me. I'll just go along with my bud, Woodsterman (Odie,) and second the motion that I hate everyone.<br /><br />What I have noticed is this: Ever since Down Low Barry made the scene, our race relationships have slipped to an all time low that hasn't been seen since Down Low Barry made the scene.Marine4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316425122927213322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-38922232882233820262013-03-22T04:38:06.231-05:002013-03-22T04:38:06.231-05:00Robert,
FYI....There is no point in responding to ...Robert,<br />FYI....There is no point in responding to Liberlmann's comments here. All of his comments are deleted by an administrator as soon as one of us administrators becomes aware of those comments.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-90812553333972864542013-03-22T04:37:05.024-05:002013-03-22T04:37:05.024-05:00Black Sheep,
I don't see FT's comments are...Black Sheep,<br />I don't see FT's comments are <i>Verbiage</i>. I'm a lingua-phile.<br /><br />You bluntly said something interesting:<br /><br /><i>We are all racists. I don't care what your skin color is, there is at least one other racial type that you consider yourself superior to. To say otherwise is to lie...</i><br /><br />That may well be so. What matters is how people <b>ACT</b> on those beliefs, IMO.<br /><br />I think that such biased judgments extend to more than race.<br /><br />For example, I don't like the look of those with multiple piercings and tattoos. Indeed, I find those "decorations" on women ugly and stupid as well as defacing. Yet, one of the best veterinarian techs whom I know has herself all "decorated." I avail myself of her animal-care services, which include "animal talking." And I certainly don't persecute her because I recognize that, although she looks very different, she has certain skills. In other words, I know her as a person; on that level, I like her and gladly pay her for helping my pets.<br /><br />I know that my analogy isn't perfect. Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-38867792096176355742013-03-22T04:25:04.651-05:002013-03-22T04:25:04.651-05:00Z said: 97% of Blacks voted for Obama. WHO'S...Z said: <i> 97% of Blacks voted for Obama. WHO'S racist?</i><br /><br />Good point.<br /><br />But if a white person votes for a political candidate because that candidate is white, then that is racist. Or something.<br /><br />For my part, I've pretty much given up on trying to figure out how voters decide for whom to vote. For example, I know someone who would have voted for McCain but did not because that voter "did not like the sound of Sarah Palin's voice." How odd is that?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-88339338628605210842013-03-22T04:21:20.840-05:002013-03-22T04:21:20.840-05:00If tendentious means Marked by a strong implicit p...If tendentious means <i>Marked by a strong implicit point of view</i>, then almost the entire blogosphere is tendentious to a large extent -- as are all media and all people.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-23420098463736012812013-03-22T04:18:06.850-05:002013-03-22T04:18:06.850-05:00About the link that Liberalmann left and that stor...About the link that Liberalmann left and that story from West Virginia....<br /><br />Racism and hate exist; they can be found all along the political spectrum. I suppose that one can force people not to say such things, and certainly legal steps can be taken to reduce taking action on people's hate. But people's views will remain what they are unless they have reason to believe otherwise.<br /><br />Perhaps the truth is this: people are automatically suspicious of "the other." As Sam said in the body of the blog post: <i>there are differences among men, and nothing is ever going to change this</i>.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-48038729179989909262013-03-21T22:12:49.091-05:002013-03-21T22:12:49.091-05:00Maybe racism would go away if we stopped talking a...Maybe racism would go away if we stopped talking about it all the damned time.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-46266747014444290062013-03-21T20:34:28.461-05:002013-03-21T20:34:28.461-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.JonBerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718776762194333398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-47091731934868252552013-03-21T20:31:09.768-05:002013-03-21T20:31:09.768-05:00Exactly ... West Virginia is heavily progressive. ...Exactly ... West Virginia is heavily progressive. Good find, Liberalman ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230399044647334018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-20810882639650844792013-03-21T18:54:04.758-05:002013-03-21T18:54:04.758-05:00VerbiageVerbiageBlack Sheephttp://www.newsbleat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-91450448233853227062013-03-21T18:45:08.538-05:002013-03-21T18:45:08.538-05:00SANCTIMONIOUS:
1. Feigning piety or righteousness...<b>SANCTIMONIOUS:</b><br /><br />1. Feigning piety or righteousness<br /><br />2. Affecting piety or making a display of holiness<br /><br />3. Descriptive of someone who tries to show that they have better moral or religious principles than other people<br /><br />4. Hypocritically pious or devout<br /><br />5. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious.<br /><br />6. Feigning an appearance of saintliness; a showy, hypocritical pretense of virtue<br /><br /><br /><b>TENDENTIOUS:</b><br /><br />1. Marked by a strong implicit point of view<br /><br />2. Exhibiting bias: biased, one-sided, partial, partisan, prejudiced, prejudicial, prepossessed<br /><br />3. Having or showing an intentional tendency or bias, esp a controversial one<br /><br />4. Expressing a strong personal opinion, attitude, or intention that other people are likely to argue with<br /><br />5. Marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased<br /><br />6. Characterized by a deliberate tendency or aim; esp., advancing a definite point of view<br /><br />7. Having or expressing a particular point of view; not impartial; biased. <i>a tendentious editorial</i><br /><br />Thank you, Jon. I just saw your answer after I put these definitions together from various online dictionaries. I never thought we were at odds. I just wanted to understand the context of your remark a little better.<br /><br />If you meant that everyone enters a discussion or debate with a particular point of view, I couldn't agree more. I'm just not sure that all those who dare enter the arena of public discussion are necessarily sanctimonious, that's all. <br /><br />Sanctimonious started out meaning saintly or saint-like, but its use has long since become almost exclusively pejorative.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-72912688761783302772013-03-21T18:29:25.288-05:002013-03-21T18:29:25.288-05:00Ask ABC or CBS or NBC or CNN or MSNBC or every maj...Ask ABC or CBS or NBC or CNN or MSNBC or every major paper, etc etc....their definition of RACIST is REPUBLICAN.<br /><br />Ridiculous, but true.<br /><br />I particularly think that's funny when we know that 97% of Blacks voted for Obama.<br />WHO'S racist? :-)Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-11408001459220991622013-03-21T17:54:41.270-05:002013-03-21T17:54:41.270-05:00FT,
"tendentiousness"
According to &qu...FT,<br /><br />"tendentiousness"<br /><br />According to "RogetsII:The New Thesaurus" the word is synonymous with "prejudice"and "bias", as well. JonBerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718776762194333398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-21850307197864442852013-03-21T17:52:05.114-05:002013-03-21T17:52:05.114-05:00At least you know that JonBerg was talking about y...At least you know that JonBerg was talking about you. Tendentious means argumentative. Sanctimonious and argumentative fits. You're definiton is skewed into the far corner of left field.<br /><br />When you constantly try to talk over everyone's heads all you do is make an ass of yourself while insulting your audience.Black Sheephttp://www.newsbleat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-8461007724984438372013-03-21T17:40:07.632-05:002013-03-21T17:40:07.632-05:00Yattata yattata yattata. My god in heaven. Whateve...Yattata yattata yattata. My god in heaven. Whatever happened to the thread?<br /><br />Oh. This is all about one person? How silly of me to forget. We're not here to discuss racism or anything like that, we're all here just to focus on one person. Black Sheephttp://www.newsbleat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-81014665731566709022013-03-21T16:23:14.003-05:002013-03-21T16:23:14.003-05:00Jon, usually your meaning is very clear whenever y...<br /><br />Jon, usually your meaning is very clear whenever you write, but I wish you'd please explain what you mean by "tendentiousness."<br /><br />Sanctimony usually indicates a pompous show of self-righteousness that may or may not be hypocritical. It's usually taken as sign that the speaker or writer thinks too well of himself and too little of his audience.<br /><br />Tendentiousness involves writing or speech making designed to serve an agenda or promote a particular point of view while trying to disguise itself as something of more general interest. <br /><br />In tendentious writing characters are treated more as <i>symbols</i> than as real multi-dimensional, warm-blooded individuals. Allegorical or polemical would be suitable terms to describe that kind of writing.<br /><br />So, if those definitions are correct, I don't understand what you were trying to say. Please elucidate.<br /><br />Thanks.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-6924936820240714112013-03-21T15:53:14.901-05:002013-03-21T15:53:14.901-05:00One thing is for sure. That is Islam is not a race...One thing is for sure. That is Islam is not a race. It's a religious, political, cultural system that contrial the mind and lives and millions of people around the world. This sadly that led to much murder and mayhem. All this "Islamophobia" is in reality Islamorealism in that some people see and are aware of the dangers of this death cult that oppress girls and women. As Thomas Jeffersom explained "have sworn upon the alter of God eternal hositlity against every form of tyranny over the mind of men."Walter Sieruknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-35429053574801192172013-03-21T14:43:45.122-05:002013-03-21T14:43:45.122-05:00"Critics are those who have failed [in life]....<i>"Critics are those who have failed [in life]."</i><br /><br />~ Albert SchweitzerFreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-77753066776419380792013-03-21T14:40:57.281-05:002013-03-21T14:40:57.281-05:00A show of things worthy of pride
Will attract tho...<b><i>A show of things worthy of pride <br />Will attract those compelled to deride <br />Any person at all<br /> Who has more on the ball <br />Than those who enjoy being snide.</i></b>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-67769682537762345132013-03-21T14:33:54.980-05:002013-03-21T14:33:54.980-05:00I think that no matter how sanctimonious people ma...I think that no matter how sanctimonious people may appear to be most have some degree of tendentiousness.JonBerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718776762194333398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-46134184759232172602013-03-21T14:21:21.099-05:002013-03-21T14:21:21.099-05:00You've got some live ones today, AOW.You've got some live ones today, AOW.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-19593406545599121642013-03-21T12:37:29.397-05:002013-03-21T12:37:29.397-05:00I hate everyone ... so, I'm a _ _ _ _ _ _ ?I hate everyone ... so, I'm a _ _ _ _ _ _ ?Woodsterman (Odie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00423574390748358762noreply@blogger.com