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[Louis the Hedgehog]

You know, many conservatives are tired of being accused of being racist, and yet constantly pull shit like this.

Yes, THIS is what they're angry over, different cultures singing America the beautiful in different languages. I'm not kidding, THIS is what's pissing them off.

 

I'd be laughing even HARDER if it weren't so sad. You know, this whole obsession over purity reminds me of another country that went horribly wrong.

[Uncle Ben]

Not all conservatives are racists jackass.

 

I for one liked the commercial

[Louis the Hedgehog]

Not all conservatives are racists jackass.

 

I for one liked the commercial

I meant the EXTREMISTS.

[Uncle Ben]

 

Not all conservatives are racists jackass.

 

I for one liked the commercial

I meant the EXTREMISTS.

 

 

You never said extremists.

[Louis the Hedgehog]

 

 

Not all conservatives are racists jackass.

 

I for one liked the commercial

I meant the EXTREMISTS.

 

 

You never said extremists.

 

I thought you would have figured it out on your own sorry about that. I'll fix it now.

 

Question, how do I edit the topic title?

[RedAuthar]

The problem is you could say that about any group though.  All Extremists, conservative, liberal, Communist, Ken Penders, all extremists have this same issue.  

 

They usually make good Batman Villains.

[TheRedStranger]

Actually I have chided some very, very liberal people for hating on this commercial...The true issue is over the contention of pluralism and multiculturalism, not conservatism, which is too latitudinarian a term to use in this context understanding the social contentions behind this commercial: the original post is a classic straw man fallacy, most likely to vindicate the opposing party via the general accusation. For one I am very conservative, but what I conserve to is different than what another conservative might conserve thereto. As a Protestant Christian I adhere to Acts 17:26:

"[God] hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation..."

I believe we are of one blood. And when I saw this commercial I had happy tears. To me this was a company championing my worldview .

And for one you are generalizing...which is the very fallacy that breeds misunderstanding of others social, philosophical, and spiritual meta-narratives, which breeds dehumanization . You have committed the very same misdeed... I would argue that it's the distancing away from such standards as I have given above that is the ruination of our tolerance and acceptance of others. And that drawing lines in the sand is bad on either side of the line, including the accusers.

"You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye." -Matthew 7:5.

We have a saying where I'm from: The more you stir up crap the more it stinks. You are being part of the problem - not the solution... Either you try to promote intercultural understanding or you make childish posts like this and spill salt in the open wounds of everyone.

[furrykef]

One of these crazy extremists on YouTube said the commercial should be banned. I said, "Oh, really? Can you read the First Amendment to the United States Constitution for me?"

Naturally, I did not get a response.

[RedAuthar]

Your avatar's face is perfect for that comment.  

[TheRedStranger]

One of these crazy extremists on YouTube said the commercial should be banned. I said, "Oh, really? Can you read the First Amendment to the United States Constitution for me?"Naturally, I did not get a response.

Don't give yourself an ulcer warring with uncritical reprobates, amigo.

The problem with America nowadays is that our citizenry can't think critically and objectively beyond our own selfish egocentrisms because of that commercialist "have it your way" mentality that erodes our sense of objectivity. The constant pandering to our subjective desires and market demography has created a severe mental and memetic segregation.

[Uncle Ben]

I think why everyone is pissed is because some people think English is the official language of the US (its de facto)

 

But not all Conservatives are pissed by this, Hell i have seen pure liberals pissed by this commercial as well

 

And i have a Native American friend who's pissed because there was no Native Americans in this.

 

But labeling everyone who hates this commercial as Conservative just inst cool

[furrykef]

And i have a Native American friend who's pissed because there was no Native Americans in this.

He's wrong. One of the lines of the song was in Keres.

[Uncle Ben]

 

And i have a Native American friend who's pissed because there was no Native Americans in this.

He's wrong. One of the lines of the song was in Keres.

 

 

Alright i'll let him know about that.

 

For the record what was the languages/cultures represented in it

[furrykef]

I've always wondered why so many in this country feel threatened by foreign languages. Do they think the furriners are gonna take over the country and force them to learn another language or something?

For the record what was the languages/cultures represented in it

I can't seem to find a list. :/

[RedAuthar]

 

And i have a Native American friend who's pissed because there was no Native Americans in this.

He's wrong. One of the lines of the song was in Keres.

 

Probably a different Tribe thing.  Don't forget that Native Americans are multiple tribes not just one.  

[furrykef]

Well, surely he's not expecting every single extant Native American tribe to be represented.

It's also worth noting that most Latin Americans are part Native American; that's why most of them aren't white. But it's true that European culture has largely subsumed native culture in Latin America.

[RedAuthar]

Technically I assumed the term "Native Americans" included any tribe from North or South America, not just ones located in the USA.  

[Louis the Hedgehog]

Native Americans not included? I guess maybe they will get them next time.

[furrykef]

Somebody's not paying attention to the thread.

[Uncle Ben]

Somebody's not paying attention to the thread.

 

Is that surprising around here? How many times has one of us miss something?