December 2010
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“There’s always tension between freedom and fairness. We want less government...”
– Do We Want to Live in the Libertarians’ World? (via azspot)
My short answer: no.
(via shorterexcerpts)
Libertarianism is just anarchy for rich people.
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“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in...”
– Kalama Sutta, The Buddha (via saaraeliisavaris)
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Temperature Conversion Table
nothingshortof:
lemonadeinlittlecanada:
fakescience:
Hehehe.
Oh the Imperial system.
amazing
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“A person of good intelligence and of sensitivity cannot exist in this society...”
– George Carlin (via growingupindie)
OK here's my personal Tumblr →
savage-mike:
Expect photos, Japan, cars, computers, and some intermittent nudity. You have been warned.
In case anyone missed it, all of my silly/personal posts have moved to the new blog. If you are wondering why I haven’t been posting as much, this is partly why. The main blog, at savagemike.tumblr.com, has become more of a narrow focus, less about me & my strangeness and more...
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“If u can’t speak english… u shouldn’t be able to get a license…. just sayin”
– Facebook status by one of my friends, and “liked” by several others so far. (via microaggressions)
This just in! Scientists find a link between English language ability and driving ability! Film at 11.
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Opinion: Conservative Media Bias Exposed? →
overspraythoughts:
greenstate:
savagemike:
Almost exactly a year ago, liberal talk show host Keith Olbermann went on a rant about the right-wing bias in the media. “There is no liberal media,” he said. “The media which is, after all, owned by corporations naturally leans to the right. Corporations, by definition, lean to the right, towards the status quo.”
Conservatives scoffed at the...
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Opinion: Conservative Media Bias Exposed? →
Almost exactly a year ago, liberal talk show host Keith Olbermann went on a rant about the right-wing bias in the media. “There is no liberal media,” he said. “The media which is, after all, owned by corporations naturally leans to the right. Corporations, by definition, lean to the right, towards the status quo.”
Conservatives scoffed at the notion. But maybe Olbermann...
earleydaysyet asked: "I think they still believe in baptism, do they not? I’ve even heard stories of them baptizing people (including children) after they had died, to ensure they can enter heaven." - that would be the Mormons. There aren't many Christians who do infant baptisms, other than Anglicans/CofE/Episcopalians, and either way its not meant to be a magic cure-all, but an acknowledgment of...
iandsharman asked: Oh, crumbs, people don't even know their own doctrine! But this shouldn't surprise me where fundies are concerned (I'm a reformed fundie myself, worked at a fundie church for five years...I AM SO ASHAMED!) Yes, they're big on baptism but baptism isn't supposed to be a requirement to get into heaven, it's supposed to be a symbolic identification with the death, burial...
earleydaysyet asked: "I think they still believe in baptism, do they not? I’ve even heard stories of them baptizing people (including children) after they had died, to ensure they can enter heaven." - that would be the Mormons. There aren't many Christians who do infant baptisms, other than Anglicans/CofE/Episcopalians, and either way its not meant to be a magic cure-all, but an acknowledgment of...
iandsharman asked: Oh, crumbs, people don't even know their own doctrine! But this shouldn't surprise me where fundies are concerned (I'm a reformed fundie myself, worked at a fundie church for five years...I AM SO ASHAMED!) Yes, they're big on baptism but baptism isn't supposed to be a requirement to get into heaven, it's supposed to be a symbolic identification with the death, burial...
iandsharman asked: Hmmm...aren't most on the religious right protestant, fundamentalist Christians? Not Catholics. So they wouldn't believe in purgatory (or, necessarily, the doctrine of original sin)...so they'd probably argue that unborn babies haven't had a chance to sin, would be innocent, and would go to heaven.
They're still idiots though...
They're still idiots though...
iandsharman asked: Hmmm...aren't most on the religious right protestant, fundamentalist Christians? Not Catholics. So they wouldn't believe in purgatory (or, necessarily, the doctrine of original sin)...so they'd probably argue that unborn babies haven't had a chance to sin, would be innocent, and would go to heaven.
They're still idiots though...
They're still idiots though...
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iandsharman asked: Have a spiffing Christmas and a fantabulous New Year!
iandsharman asked: Have a spiffing Christmas and a fantabulous New Year!
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HYPE! NEW DESTROYER SHIRTS UPDATE!
destroyer:
So these 3 shirts will be up for pre-order January 1st, 2011. I wanted to get them by x-mas..but I missed the deadline. So January 1st you can pre-order. So keep an eye out & be ready to order yours. I am doing a very limited print of these shirts I will not print them ever again, so for those of you who really wanted one Jan 1st will be the time to get it.
I want that...
“Since there is nothing to know about god, a comedian knows as much about god as...”
– Rick Gervais’ response to the question, “What does a comedian really know about God anyway?” | The Wall St. Journal (via thenoobyorker)
Um, yeah, that argument is mildly funny at best, and says nothing. Proving the non-existence of something is not possible with classic logic. But guess what?...
“I just believe that criminalizing marijuana, criminalizing possession of a few...”
– Pat Robertson? (the statement is already being walked back, but he said it)
In today’s weather, there’s a snowstorm moving in on Hell. Put away the pitchforks & get out your shovels!
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“Personally I’m in favor of democracy, which means that the central institutions...”
– Noam Chomsky (via illuminatedbeing)
Socialism FTW
zavajj asked: Christianity isn't the number 1 religion in the world. Islam is, and I think Hinduism is up there somewhere too.
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In support of Israel... →
chrisjgavin:
savagemike:
OK this is a lot of weirdness to cover, so let me start with your shaky analogy about a friend taking a bullet for me. First of all, you assume that there was some sort of bullet (threatening an atheist with hell is pretty funny). Then you assume there was some friend (no historical evidence of Jesus, even less that he was divine). So, you wasted everyone’s time with...
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“Since there is nothing to know about god, a comedian knows as much about god as...”
– Rick Gervais’ response to the question, “What does a comedian really know about God anyway?” | The Wall St. Journal (via thenoobyorker)
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In support of Israel... →
chrisjgavin:
savagemike:
chrisjgavin:
savagemike:
chrisjgavin:
accordingtosami:
savagemike:
chrisjgavin:
…they need to tell the Palestinians to GTFO. The land belongs to Israel.
So I guess you’d tell the Native Americans to GTFO too? You really are a moron.
You don’t understand mike, see the Jews are way better because Jesus was a Jew so it doesn’t MATTER…
Exact same...
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@chrisjgavin
I’m not surprised that you missed my point so badly, you always do. I’m not sure if it’s because I don’t make myself clear or if you’re just that blinded/stupid; but I suspect the latter. I said to open your mind instead of your heart. I also said most of the world doesn’t believe in your Bible. What does that mean? It means you are being an idiot for expecting...
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In support of Israel... →
chrisjgavin:
savagemike:
chrisjgavin:
accordingtosami:
savagemike:
chrisjgavin:
…they need to tell the Palestinians to GTFO. The land belongs to Israel.
So I guess you’d tell the Native Americans to GTFO too? You really are a moron.
You don’t understand mike, see the Jews are way better because Jesus was a Jew so it doesn’t MATTER…
Exact same religion? Um, NO. Not even close.
...
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In support of Israel... →
chrisjgavin:
accordingtosami:
savagemike:
chrisjgavin:
…they need to tell the Palestinians to GTFO. The land belongs to Israel.
So I guess you’d tell the Native Americans to GTFO too? You really are a moron.
You don’t understand mike, see the Jews are way better because Jesus was a Jew so it doesn’t MATTER…
Exact same religion? Um, NO. Not even close.
God gave the Israelites their...
Note to my Facebook friends in Los Angeles:
Jesus didn’t make it rain. He’s not T-Pain in the strip club.
In support of Israel...
chrisjgavin:
…they need to tell the Palestinians to GTFO. The land belongs to Israel.
So I guess you’d tell the Native Americans to GTFO too? You really are a moron.
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Remember Kids!
People on government assistance and poor people in general don’t deserve nice things! Yeah maybe they work a shitty job where they get treated like crap, or maybe they don’t work at all right now (because there’s something like 5 applicants per job opening) but they’re LAZY and GAMING THE SYSTEM and I WORK HARDER THAN THEM SO THEY SHOULDN’T HAVE NICE STUFF.
Get off...
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http://drinkthekoolaid.tumblr.com/ →
Someone is sitting on this Tumblr username and hasn’t posted to it in over a year. WTF Tumblr? How long until these things expire due to non-use?
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Props to St Joe's in Phoenix!
They stood up for women’s rights and for a doctor’s right to do their job unimpeded by religious bullshit.
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“[Google] has now been sued by a Japanese woman after images of her underwear...”
– Google sued for $7K over woman’s underwear
Riiiiiight. You hang your underwear out there for the entire fucking world to see, then the entire fucking world does actually see it and suddenly it’s a $7,000 problem. — Ryking
(via ryking)
Well without context this seems strange. But there is an...