Too much negativity and I will stand on that until I am buried. YOU use the word however you please, but don't bludgeon me with it. I could get killed for using that word and believe me, It is the dirtiest word in my book.
I will never agree with you on this. Think brick wall. Does that make me narrow, no, it makes me decided:) On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 4:04 PM, BBDD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That is a blatant racist attitude! Your shame as Southerners does not > own the name, nigger. It belongs to those who suffered from it, not to > those who should be ashamed for coining it. I have been a professional > artist for almost fifty years. That goes back to before computers. I > have lived, quite joyfully, in some of the most dangerous ghettos on > the West Coast. That studio space one needed before computers could be > had cheep. I use the word nigger and am proud to be called nigger. > Those who have overcome it are not offended by it in the least. There > is no higher compliment one can pay to those very different from > yourselves, than this "niggerwise". It means to be real world wise > rather than to parrot the wisdom one reads. Perhaps that is what truly > bothers you. > > http://niggerwise.com > > > On Nov 5, 3:46 pm, CrossBow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > BBDD, that word and using it in any manner is anathema to most people in > > this Memphis area who call themselves freethinker, and many who are not. > It > > carries too much, hurts too much, and should never be bandied about > > easily. Don't punish us for our revulsion of what we see as an insult, we > > reacted to percieved insult in using that name in a link. Would that the > > word itself was buried with the last set of shackles! > > > > off to see the Wizard... > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 3:38 PM, BBDD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > 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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