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AverageJoe90

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36. Are you atheist yourself, by the way?

Mon Jul 7, 2014, 07:41 PM

Jul 2014

Regardless of that, I do hope you realize that what I said was not intended to be offensive to anyone in the atheist community(although I do apologize if I did somehow). All I was trying to say is that lobe seizure issues, as serious as they may be, do not necessarily cause one to be extremely religious, or even the other way around. If I may be frank, it's kinda like saying that having ADD makes you a libertarian, or that being an Aspie gives you a predisposition towards hardcore conservatism. Of course, neither of these are true, but what I'm saying is, someone suffering a certain disorder or other problem isn't going to necessarily contribute to how they view the world.(I should know in regards to the former example, btw; I have ADD myself and I'm pretty far removed from any libertarian.)

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I have seen this all over liberalhistorian Jul 2014 #1

Here you go. Google image search results 'sarah palin flag cross' click image, then view image, C&P. freshwest Jul 2014 #48

absolutely true and accurate samsingh Jul 2014 #94

How do these half-witted fauxpatriots not know this??? BobTheSubgenius Jul 2014 #114

Feelings, not facts, is their method. Regulations are for 'statist' stuck ups. freshwest Jul 2014 #115

Fundamentalist extremists tend to think alike, no matter their background Hugabear Jul 2014 #2

All fundies are alike. nt HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #4

i believe it to be a brain disease. mopinko Jul 2014 #8

I dunno about that, TBH. AverageJoe90 Jul 2014 #11

+1 Jamaal510 Jul 2014 #22

Exactly, I'm old enough to have known a few diehard Communists. Warpy Jul 2014 #26

Thank you. nt littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #75

Saw it a lot in the computer industry - Apple even called their own people "evangelists". nt bananas Jul 2014 #106

true, it's actually the fundamental basis of a fascist, imo. 2banon Jul 2014 #52

Have any of you read Eric Hoffer's Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2014 #70

I have JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #76

No I haven't read Eric Hoffer, thanks for the referral. 2banon Jul 2014 #81

Just because one is proletarian does not mean one must support Marxism. Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2014 #84

I agree with your point, but still 2banon Jul 2014 #87

He did not accept Marxism Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2014 #90

okay, gotcha.. thanks. n/t 2banon Jul 2014 #91

this paragraph: annabanana Jul 2014 #109

I responded to you in that thread, but here is my response in this thread: Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2014 #124

Not every socialist is a Marxist. Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2014 #123

That sounds very interesting ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #95

There are socialists (me included) ... Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2014 #122

"There are probably staunch atheists who have lobe seizure issues" amuse bouche Jul 2014 #24

STAUNCH ATHEIST! betsuni Jul 2014 #32

Truly, these people are nuts amuse bouche Jul 2014 #33

I'm an agnostic, BTW. Just so you know. nt AverageJoe90 Jul 2014 #37

But are you a staunch agnostic? amuse bouche Jul 2014 #38

wel, I'm a Buddhist vlyons Jul 2014 #41

I mean absolutely no offense when I say this, but... bpollen Jul 2014 #68

Are you atheist yourself, by the way? AverageJoe90 Jul 2014 #36

Can you explain? quakerboy Jul 2014 #40

Two things. Chan790 Jul 2014 #44

You can be both an agnostic and an atheist. F4lconF16 Jul 2014 #67

"Staunch atheists" are like staunch non-alcoholics. nm rhett o rick Jul 2014 #49

meh. i usually refer to myself as a devout atheist. mopinko Jul 2014 #92

Staunch and devout aren't *exactly* the same thing, though, TBH. AverageJoe90 Jul 2014 #102

just a little pun. means the same to me. mopinko Jul 2014 #107

What about us Fundamentalist Atheists? hootinholler Jul 2014 #73

I was just reminded of the experience that Quentin Crisp told of Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2014 #86

As I pointed out to mopinko, staunch and devout aren't the *exact* same thing, TBH. AverageJoe90 Jul 2014 #103

i do. you are wrong. mopinko Jul 2014 #89

What "science"? AverageJoe90 Jul 2014 #101

Brain eating Amoeba Tyrs WolfDaemon Jul 2014 #17

Completely agree amuse bouche Jul 2014 #19

I read an article in the not too distant past littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #77

There is a nice old book... littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #74

You've just committed the fallacy of affirming the consequent. Congratulations. Gravitycollapse Jul 2014 #110

Is that true? I have TLE. Rozlee Jul 2014 #111

that's because they worship rigid ideologies, vlyons Jul 2014 #39

Some "patriot"... HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #3

She certainly never belonged to the Girl Scouts. JDPriestly Jul 2014 #23

Buncha' Lesvbian/Trans- loving perverts! (Okay, the cookies are good...) genwah Jul 2014 #35

wrongo HoustonDave Jul 2014 #96

You are 100% wrong. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #99

While in the military I was on flag raising duty .. I once surrendered the base LOL !! YOHABLO Jul 2014 #113

Upside down is a distress signal. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #117

Saw this posted somwhere earlier and checked out her twitter account. She is hard core RW Fla Dem Jul 2014 #5

Here's an earlier thread on this, but with less background info, so I'll K&R yours too :) Electric Monk Jul 2014 #6

Not only the same smile, but posted at the same time, same day, same # retweets, & same #favorites aikoaiko Jul 2014 #7

Probably just a quick lazy copy-paste by the person who was juxtaposing the images Electric Monk Jul 2014 #12

maybe so...but it made me wonder what else was fake. aikoaiko Jul 2014 #13

Ya Cali_Democrat Jul 2014 #16

She's been dead for a decade. Source: PeaceNikki Jul 2014 #29

She is, what I would call, Fundamentally Flawed. nt Xipe Totec Jul 2014 #9

Not surprising, TBH. AverageJoe90 Jul 2014 #10

The only difference is... Rainngirl Jul 2014 #14

Does she think she is making me angry by doing this? bluestateguy Jul 2014 #15

no but she is obviously making people post about it Puzzledtraveller Jul 2014 #58

Ask El Shaman Jul 2014 #108

She reminds me of this crazy lady in the Movie the mist Mr Dixon Jul 2014 #18

When I first read that book, FoxNewsSucks Jul 2014 #130

K&R NealK Jul 2014 #20

I love this amuse bouche Jul 2014 #21

I really dislike the way some people take religious extremists Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2014 #100

The all-American Teahadist: billh58 Jul 2014 #25

Sadly, we are burdened with so many amuse bouche Jul 2014 #28

K&R DeSwiss Jul 2014 #27

What was her response to having this pointed out to her? nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #30

Doubling down. She is now a conservative heroine with media appearances, etc. stevenleser Jul 2014 #80

illustrate the difference between Holly and the terrorist woman. AlbertCat Jul 2014 #97

One at least stayed true to her convictions ... Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2014 #125

Exactly. blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #31

perfect underthematrix Jul 2014 #34

Get down with your bad, bible, gun totin, sociopatic hatin self, hoblob idiot. Cha Jul 2014 #42

Side-by-side pictures worth at least two thousand words! another_liberal Jul 2014 #43

K & R ctsnowman Jul 2014 #45

"Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, IronLionZion Jul 2014 #46

Guns, God, Gullibility. JEFF9K Jul 2014 #47

pretty much. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #50

she looks to be auditioning to be the next Ann Coulter nt steve2470 Jul 2014 #51

I don't think its been plastered enough.... Historic NY Jul 2014 #53

Crazy looks the same knownow Jul 2014 #54

Creepy woman with too much time on her hands Sunlei Jul 2014 #55

Welll ya have ta give her a break. She's a member of Y'all Kada eom MohRokTah Jul 2014 #56

but the people who would give her the time of day love this shit Puzzledtraveller Jul 2014 #57

This mocking of her and comparison to a Muslim woman indicates intolerance and xenophobia. NYC_SKP Jul 2014 #59

Their view is just as valid as yours or mine. AlbertCat Jul 2014 #118

Yes, valid in the context of their experience. This is true for every human everywhere. NYC_SKP Jul 2014 #119

How this is not understood is beyond me. AlbertCat Jul 2014 #120

Flag? Check. Bible? Check. Gun? Check. Terra Alta Jul 2014 #60

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #61

Same woman, different hair nikto Jul 2014 #62

Untreated mental illness... fried eggs Jul 2014 #63

A genuine red necked American billh58 Jul 2014 #64

Ha ha #GOPfail. I pray she gets a rise out of liberals - to rise up and go vote! n/t Beartracks Jul 2014 #65

Bottom line is: The terrorists won on 9/11/01. alp227 Jul 2014 #66

She is a pathetic person who craves the approval of horrible, abusive people. King_Klonopin Jul 2014 #69

The stupid hurts.... blackspade Jul 2014 #71

ITS HOLLY AND..... cynzke Jul 2014 #72

I see this has caused the gun nutters to lose their minds. Rex Jul 2014 #78

Conservatism is the cul-de-sac of human evolution. lastlib Jul 2014 #112

Holly Hobby Lobby: American Taliban! DirkGently Jul 2014 #79

Teahadist Talibangelists alterfurz Jul 2014 #82

Ha! randome Jul 2014 #88

BBC Doc "Power of Nightmares" DrummerMan Jul 2014 #83

I think Holly was doing that intentionally to mock Islamists. librechik Jul 2014 #85

a thousand kicks - extreme fundamentalism is all the same regardless of the religion samsingh Jul 2014 #93

Extremist bookends benld74 Jul 2014 #98

Rekt. nt Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2014 #104

This message was self-deleted by its author handsoffsyria014 Jul 2014 #105

Monotheism is dangerous! We didn't have this crap when we worshipped trees. McCamy Taylor Jul 2014 #116

The Maple is impure. The Oak by my driveway shall smiteth it. DirkGently Jul 2014 #121

I don't understand her get the red out Jul 2014 #126

The hat tip has more info and unfortunately more rightwing trolls That Guy 888 Jul 2014 #127

The big difference is that AFAIK the woman on the left does not want to murder people, Nye Bevan Jul 2014 #128

Is "inciting" a deranged gun nut to go out all in and commit a TEArorist act... Amonester Jul 2014 #129

Context matters. Barack_America Jul 2014 #131