Of course you are wrong! As stated I became very comfortable with the word in black ghettos. Brothers owning that word gives them pride and well it should. In using the word "niggerwise" I pay them homage. It acknowledges the wisdom born of their suffering while challenging the book wisdom you pretend with. It is used for a reason. I am an inventor. I do now have a degree but it was acquired after the fact to meet ISO 9000 requirements because many of my inventions are automotive. I did it without training. I did it niggerwise.
I am a successful artist. I was Elvis Presley's gift artist for many years. I started working in an old fashioned hard type print shop at the age of ten. I can paint as well as any master. I have never had an art lesson in my life. I do it niggerwise. I am a certified master engraver. No training at all. I knew the man who started the certification program before he passed on. I said he would not even presume to test me. I did it niggerwise. I adopted a child who all said had no chance to survive even to see her fifth birthday. They said lots of things. That she couldn't learn. That she wouldn't even experience emotions. A quarter of a century I fought to keep her alive. Not just alive ~ beamingly happy. No one showed me how to do that. I did it niggerwise. I could go on. There is a way one can pay attention to mind that makes all things possible. I call it niggerwise because it is discovered only in extreme adversity. http://niggerwise.com On Nov 5, 4:08 pm, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm sorry you feel that way. If you were a real freethinker, then you would > know not to question the legitimacy of those of us already on this board. > Real freethinkers understand what must seem to some as "ranting and raving," > but unfortunately not everyone has the capacity to do so. Those who > tragically are unable to accept that we of the MFA mailing list have > transcended the usual understanding of what it means to be a freethinker are > missing so much. But hey, maybe there is only so much wisdom to go around. > Some of us have been allotted massive intellects with which to make deep > intellectual journeys into the outermost fields of inquiry, and some of us > have not been so truly "blessed." > > As for the use of the word "nigger." I really don't care. You keep > repeating it, I suppose because you like the reaction you feel you get from > it, but really it's just a word. I agree with you there. None the less, it > is a very loaded word, and I have yet to be shown the significance as you > are using it. I think perhaps it is only for the perceived shock value and > as a potential cursor magnet and does not have any particular symbolic > value. Correct me if I'm wrong. I originally asked the question in the > spirit of curiosity. > > Liz > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of BBDD > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 3:38 PM > To: Memphis Freethought Alliance > Subject: Re: democrats rule > > Look, you are not free thinkers. In reacting the way you did, you were > Palinist. That is NOT A PERSONAL INSULT! A free thinker knows a word > like "nigger" is not offensive in itself. Friends call each other > "nigger". To point out that your reactions betray that you are not all > you imagine yourselves to be is reasonable. I question any here are > capable of REAL free thought. I make my living at it. I have some > bases for questioning your legitimacy based in your reactions to me. > My posts were in response to negativity expressed in TOPICS I STARTED > that had nothing to do with the topic or points made. Now, if you take > my response to defending myself as attack, that is just more evidence > of how much you lack in capacity for free thought. I not once > suggested anyone was mentally ill. I didn’t pretend to diagnose to > discredit. That was you folks. I merely suggest that if you do such > things you have a whole lot of growing up to do. That is not attacking > you personally. It is attacking your behavior; bnehavior that > definitely constitutes "ranting and raving". > > http://niggerwise.com > > On Nov 5, 3:20 pm, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I didn't insult you. I asked about the link name you post. Then someone > > else expressed their dislike of the link name by writing that they would > not > > click on the link. Since that time, some of us have merrily responded to > > your ranting and raving. I suggest you go back and reread the various > posts > > and do an insult count. You will find that although some, like myself, > had > > some fun at your expense (since your posts seem to be intentionally > inviting > > it) almost all of the insults and accusations that have been hurled have > > been by you. > > > But whatever. > > > Liz (Who is busy not clicking your link.) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of BBDD > > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 12:27 PM > > To: Memphis Freethought Alliance > > Subject: Re: democrats rule > > > lsparklaria, I am sorry for insulting you. When I first arrived in > > this group I was roundly insulted. I challenged it to stop or I would > > return in kind. It did not stop. The mode of communication was set by > > others here who feel threatened by anything new. One need not suggest > > another is crazy or wrong in not seeing things as one does themselves. > > Frankly, I find the approach asinine and will gladly abandon it with > > an apology from those who so welcomed me here so rudely. In the mean > > time, just don't take anything personally. Others set this junior high > > school mode of exchange ~ not I. > > >http://niggerwise.com > > > On Nov 5, 12:14 pm, Isparklaria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Nov 5, 12:03 pm, BBDD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > You, like most here spew regardless of fact. > > > > I don't claim to have any "facts." I am only working from my > > > observations and thinking. There are some intellectually honest > > > conservatives, in my opinion. Like most honest folks they rarely find > > > success in politics. > > > > I have a question for you, BBDD? Why do you attempt to insult me? Is > > > it to draw attention to yourself? > > > > On Nov 5, 12:03 pm, BBDD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > You, like most here spew regardless of fact. All here have expressed > > > > nothing but the most hockey primitive notions of politics. There is a > > > > camp within the Republican party that is very much like you. It is the > > > > idiots that think it is some kind of game one watches at the bar, that > > > > has a winning side and a losing side. These are the Carl Roves who > > > > think they merely need to more effectively hoodwink. You are no better > > > > than Carl Rove. The world is evolving past your sport of politics to a > > > > realization that real problems are reaching proportions that require > > > > we see things in a more mature, less sportsman like way. The defining > > > > moment in all this political season is when those they call "the > > > > Christophers" suggested that all fiscal conservatives vote straight > > > > Democrat to protest the direction the party has turned in coddling the > > > > redneck base. The Christophers are the real intellects... you know... > > > > that thing you pretend to be. > > > > >http://niggerwise.com > > > > > On Nov 5, 7:45 am, Isparklaria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Nov 5, 6:28 am, BBDD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > That is a childish conclusion. Things are no longer about how long > > any > > > > > > silly political party predominates. > > > > > > Tell that to the necons and others who have taken over the > Republican > > > > > party. Above all else, it has been their goal to dominate. > > > > > > >This election, more than > > > > > > anything else, thankfully will force conservatives to redefine > > > > > > themselves. > > > > > > It is more likely that any redefination done by the so called > > > > > conservatives will be *ALL* about fooling the gulible into thinking > > > > > that they are out for them rather than becoming honest conservatives > > > > > who deserve a place in the policy debate. You can't fool all of the > > > > > people all of the time, but you can fool enough of the people enough > > > > > of the time to get elected. If it wasn't for the timing of the stock > > > > > market crash McCain may have won. This is not the old "straight > talk" > > > > > McCain either (who really wasn't all that straight talking. The > McCain > > > > > who ran against Obama is a sellout to the worst elements of his > party. > > > > > And Sarah Palin is likely to be their future. > > > > > > I hope you are right BBDD, and the conservatives rethink their game, > > > > > moving in the direction of honesty. This would likley make the dems/ > > > > > libs more honest too. I hope your're right, but I'm not betting on > > > > > it! > > > > > > On Nov 5, 6:28 am, BBDD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > That is a childish conclusion. Things are no longer about how long > > any > > > > > > silly political party predominates. In a desperate world it is > about > > > > > > what works beyond such considerations. This election, more than > > > > > > anything else, thankfully will force conservatives to redefine > > > > > > themselves. The situations created by Cheney/Bush rule and will > for > > > > > > some time. NO ONE can just reverse what has been done world wide. > > What > > > > > > remains to be seen is whether Obama, even with the balance now in > > > > > > Congress, will be able to assist us in surviving what is already > at > > > > > > play and defining the world. Even ending that ridiculous war > cannot > > > > > > suddenly make the damage done by it go away. Far more than the > > support > > > > > > of both houses, what Obama has that will make a tremendous > > difference > > > > > > is the admiration of most of that world we screwed up. We are not > a > > > > > > country anymore. No one is. Like it or not we are member nations. > > Now > > > > > > maybe we can be a beneficial member of that family. > > > > > > >http://niggerwise.com > > > > > > > On Nov 5, 5:21 am, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > democrats hold the presidency, the house and the senate...when > > clinton > > > > > > > and bush has this advantage, it didn't last their entire term.- > > Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. 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