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In reply to the discussion: Just as "There are no atheists in a fox hole" it turns out that... [View all]calimary
(81,556 posts)2. Yep! A national emergency is NO time to be a bean counter.
You get people the help they need WHEN they need it. You tend to THEIR needs immediately. Plenty of time later to quibble about how much it costs, when the emergency has passed or abated substantially.
People need the help. And they need it right now. Screw what it costs.
And this is ALSO not the time to be considering any kind of tax cut. You use every tax dollar you can on what people in this magnitude of trouble NEED, right NOW. Frankly, AS a taxpayer, I think that's a tremendously worthy use of my tax dollars.
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Or you could just accept that in the modern world, phrases mean things, and learn to
Ninsianna
Sep 2017
#160
By your own argument, isn't saying "Magic Man in the sky" offensive?
Fantastic Anarchist
Sep 2017
#224
I agree with you. This is a very old statement and your use to make a point is warranted.
rustydog
Sep 2017
#44
Exactly. I agree, and it is a great way to make these "no federal help" creeps lose credibility and
anneboleyn
Sep 2017
#63
Thank you for getting back to the point, the hypocrisy of Cruz and the Texas repugs
brush
Sep 2017
#178
Charles Rangel used that expression many times. I guess it goes back to a time....
George II
Sep 2017
#220
Warren is right. When you say "Just as X is true..." you're saying that X is true.
Towlie
Sep 2017
#36
I'm an athiest and I am not offended. I understand the point you were trying
smirkymonkey
Sep 2017
#148
It's a great thing that liberals are highly intelligent and not authoritarians
BlancheSplanchnik
Sep 2017
#204
Reminder to players in the 'Take a shot every time an atheist is offended' DU drinking game.
betsuni
Sep 2017
#170
Liberals arguing inanities certainly aided in the rise of Trump. Liberal "purity tests" ...
CCExile
Sep 2017
#232
This is a reference to an appropriate analogy related to the hypocrisy of conservatism.
yallerdawg
Sep 2017
#18
I'm not crucifying anyone, I'm responding to the claim that this isn't a bigoted trope.
beam me up scottie
Sep 2017
#25
Yes, those silly minorities, always 'raising a ruckus' about bigotry.
beam me up scottie
Sep 2017
#51
Please change your OP title, it is a hateful, false, and bigoted stereotype. NT
LostOne4Ever
Sep 2017
#21
Bingo. If a racist trope was used to make a point would it be acceptable?
beam me up scottie
Sep 2017
#125
Lots of believers lose their faith in war. I also enjoy the admittance that people require
lindysalsagal
Sep 2017
#30
See why we can't get anything done? Your point about republican/libertarian hypocrisy...
TreasonousBastard
Sep 2017
#35
But it is not stated as truth, merely an allusion leading to the truth.
TreasonousBastard
Sep 2017
#116
You're spendin a lot of time battling that analogy. How do you feel about the point of the post?
TreasonousBastard
Sep 2017
#117
Offensive? And you wonder why people call liberals "snowflakes"? A lot more time here was spent...
TreasonousBastard
Sep 2017
#119
The day I meet actually meet an old testament adhering literalist, I'll let them know they can cross
linuxman
Sep 2017
#193
triggered? Its a shitty analogy- and not true. Like attributing that "Definition of Insanity" quote
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2017
#68
Hey at least we're not the most hated religious minority in America anymore.
beam me up scottie
Sep 2017
#87
Me too. I've been called 'damaged' and a 'militant' feminist before.
beam me up scottie
Sep 2017
#151
Lesson: An analogy can distract from your point if the veracity of your analogy is controversial.
Towlie
Sep 2017
#92
So if lots of people agree with you, then its ok to say something that offends people?
Kentonio
Sep 2017
#174
So are you now claiming that your point was that "no atheists in foxholes" is false?
Voltaire2
Sep 2017
#187
I've been in foxholes. I don't recollect any conversations about religion or spirituality.
TrogL
Sep 2017
#205
It's not even a "liberal" concept. It's common sense and essential to the survival of our species.
Fantastic Anarchist
Sep 2017
#221
As Raphael Cruz shows, Texans are fiercely independent, with their begging hand out. They want othe
keithbvadu2
Sep 2017
#226
using an insult to make a point is probably not a good idea; find a better way. nt
TheFrenchRazor
Sep 2017
#246