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cherokeeprogressive

(24,853 posts)
26. "hence the loathing of women..."
Tue Dec 25, 2012, 08:57 PM
Dec 2012

That kind of stupid shit never fails to amuse...

The great unmentionable evil. [View all] Whovian Dec 2012 OP
think I will send this off to fungus (aka focus on the family) niyad Dec 2012 #1
LOL. I'm sure they will take it to heart. Whovian Dec 2012 #2
nah, of course they won't. however, one of my favourite pastimes is to annoy the heck out niyad Dec 2012 #7
OOOOOH! I wanna order pizza's there too! Can you post their number? nightscanner59 Dec 2012 #37
I still think Gore Vidal wrote the finest essays in the 20th century. Many were carried by The byeya Dec 2012 #3
Particularly "United States" ("the" intentionally omitted) CitizenK9 Dec 2012 #34
I would add the name Bainbridge Bear Dec 2012 #70
Yeah, whatever. whathehell Dec 2012 #4
+1 Buzz Clik Dec 2012 #73
Rome was polytheist. As Larry Gonick (Cartoon History of the Universe) once said eridani Dec 2012 #5
No, it turned monotheist caseymoz Dec 2012 #10
Key word in your addressed post is WAS. Whovian Dec 2012 #13
It's a compound word Lordquinton Dec 2012 #22
Is English not a first language for you? Whovian Dec 2012 #23
Sidetrack caseymoz Dec 2012 #29
I think the word in question is "decimate" thucythucy Dec 2012 #54
Nice post! Welcome to DU! eom BlueMTexpat Dec 2012 #61
Read Suetonius' The Twelve Caesars to find out how "wonderful" the Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2012 #83
The earth still is, last time I checked. n/t littlemissmartypants Dec 2012 #12
It started off that way DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #24
Decimation was a discipline method used on Roman soldiers. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #46
K&R !!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #6
Oh...Sorry cbrer Dec 2012 #8
LOL x2 Whovian Dec 2012 #9
Namaste. littlemissmartypants Dec 2012 #11
Wonderful. n/t Whovian Dec 2012 #14
Peace Rider3 Dec 2012 #18
You're welcome. littlemissmartypants Dec 2012 #20
Beautiful picture - thank you for posting it. Raksha Dec 2012 #76
The sun god. ErikJ Dec 2012 #15
There's more to it than that. harmonicon Dec 2012 #16
Oh, what a bunch of shit. harmonicon Dec 2012 #17
I beg to differ. A 'god' or any other thing does not need to be real, simply believed to be real Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #48
On the contrary, the voices are real to them. harmonicon Dec 2012 #80
I kind of read that as his point. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #62
Why target monotheism then? harmonicon Dec 2012 #81
The Monotheism sulphurdunn Dec 2012 #19
The religions he speaks of were created by tribes and nations, not conscripted by them. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #49
NO... SkyDaddy7 Dec 2012 #55
Monism is not sulphurdunn Dec 2012 #60
And in Jewish mysticism it's called Ayn Sof, which translates as something like "the Boundless." Raksha Dec 2012 #78
Desert Semites sulphurdunn Dec 2012 #85
merry christmas arely staircase Dec 2012 #21
actually, arely.... paleotn Dec 2012 #58
true but arely staircase Dec 2012 #59
But if this "Lord" exists why is it such a murderous cretin to millions of people and animals? Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #66
why do you assume the Lord plays a part in any of that? arely staircase Dec 2012 #84
So it's a hands-off deity? Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #86
i don't reject reason in the slightest, nor does my church ask me to do so arely staircase Dec 2012 #87
Gore Vidal. Poll_Blind Dec 2012 #25
"hence the loathing of women..." cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #26
well, look at this DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #27
Hindu India seems to have some gender issues... Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #77
Because I might run for office someday I will never state this in a public manner, it would slay me- cecilfirefox Dec 2012 #28
the polytheistic aztecs had to rip out a human heart just to make the sun come up everyday arely staircase Dec 2012 #33
There have been times of extreme violence in Hinduism grantcart Dec 2012 #47
He never did figure it out. Festivito Dec 2012 #30
I feel that Whovian Dec 2012 #31
How nice that you have an opinion. Festivito Dec 2012 #32
Gore Vidal - the man who called Roman Polanski's 13 year old rape victim cordelia Dec 2012 #57
Gore Vidal - The man who also called President Clinton "white trash". whathehell Dec 2012 #79
"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain." DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #35
Who is what in that quote from the great Oz? Festivito Dec 2012 #43
This is not an appropriate post for GD. It does not meet the SOP. bluesbassman Dec 2012 #36
Noted that you do not care for things that might make one question Whovian Dec 2012 #39
I am so glad you have "noted" that Whovian. Unfortunately you're wrong. bluesbassman Dec 2012 #40
It is an OP about Gore Vidal, a great Democrat and American who we lost in 2012 Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #51
You should edit your post Bluenorthwest. bluesbassman Dec 2012 #67
Bookmarked WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #38
not at DU, it's not. it's mentioned weekly, such as your own post. the unmentionable evil HiPointDem Dec 2012 #41
The Greek Gods make more sense. tecelote Dec 2012 #42
Yep, pretty much what we have today too! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #52
Except that today we call them neocons and globalists and the 1% instead of gods, Raksha Dec 2012 #82
Exactly why we must not cut the military budget!!! grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #44
Bravo! RandiFan1290 Dec 2012 #45
What about giving it a rest Waiting For Everyman Dec 2012 #50
Give it a rest? The evangelical atheists are tireless. Buzz Clik Dec 2012 #74
Religion is all politics and a control mechanism for the masses. Get them believing in something RKP5637 Dec 2012 #53
Religion has been a force for both good and evil. Unfortunately, I believe Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #56
Aah, yes. The ignorance of fundamentalist, evangelical athiesm... nonoxy9 Dec 2012 #63
a no-word comment farminator3000 Dec 2012 #64
Ah, yes, monotheism. It produces many conundrums. Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #65
It's no different than rolling the dice liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #68
Yep. Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #75
Really?...It seems to get SO much mention here, LOL..As for Vidal, whathehell Dec 2012 #69
Spot on, Gore! nt valerief Dec 2012 #71
The great unmentionable evil. The CCC Dec 2012 #72
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