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Jester Messiah

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33. +1. [nt]

Reply to The Straight Story (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 24, 2013, 04:06 PM

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This is how special interest evangelism fails (sexism) [View all] jollyreaper2112 Dec 2013 OP

Great, comparing feminist discussion of issues to evangelists scoring points and doctrinal purity boston bean Dec 2013 #1

It's a pretty apt comparison in general The Straight Story Dec 2013 #2

I've read most threads and what you write boston bean Dec 2013 #3

"calling for more intelligent and less inflammatory discussions" from the man with the door issue on seabeyond Dec 2013 #5

+1. [nt] Jester Messiah Dec 2013 #33

ah, excellent jollyreaper2112 Dec 2013 #14

A perfect post. Bonobo Dec 2013 #4

need an enemy? cause i needed old to start an Op dissing me and all the voices to diss me as i am seabeyond Dec 2013 #6

You were just going along minding your own business Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #8

no. bam an OP started to attack our group and me personally. and a pile on of insulting, seabeyond Dec 2013 #9

you were never named jollyreaper2112 Dec 2013 #15

yes. i was seabeyond Dec 2013 #16

Did you see this, Sea? gollygee Dec 2013 #26

ya. did you see this one? seabeyond Dec 2013 #29

That's not my post jollyreaper2112 Dec 2013 #27

why are you addressing me. i was staying in context, read reply to bonobo. then capt... seabeyond Dec 2013 #31

ok jollyreaper2112 Dec 2013 #32

Nope, you get to be jumped by a very familiar-looking series of usernames. Jester Messiah Dec 2013 #34

WRONG. Your first sentence is incorrect, WRONG! boston bean Dec 2013 #17

er jollyreaper2112 Dec 2013 #25

which brings me to another point per the Op. dont you have at least SOME responsibility in seabeyond Dec 2013 #10

jolly, when i watch people able to be ugly against a few and then see an OP here calling out the seabeyond Dec 2013 #7

I don't absolve anyone jollyreaper2112 Dec 2013 #20

i am not an imbecile. i have never promoted all women are light, all men evil. further seabeyond Dec 2013 #22

Yesterday's fiasco was started to bash skulls. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #11

K&R! Katashi_itto Dec 2013 #12

This is how "special interest" evangelism "fails" kcr Dec 2013 #13

There's a school of thought that says "If I bust this guy's skull, I change that guy's mind." Iggo Dec 2013 #18

skull-busting jollyreaper2112 Dec 2013 #23

Here's how it looks from my side gollygee Dec 2013 #19

Yes. This is exactly it. kcr Dec 2013 #24

What can happen is you can get mad treestar Dec 2013 #21

This is an excellent question for each of us to ask ourselves. Kurovski Dec 2013 #28

I'm not sure it's about either changing minds or busting skulls. rrneck Dec 2013 #30