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Indenturedebtor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 12:44 PM
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Is it really that hard to say "some" instead of "all"?
Why do people feel the need to broadbrush so damn much? Is it really that hard to say "Some within this group of people are actively working for this objectionable end, through these objectionable means. It seems that they feel this way for this reason, and I find that disgusting for this reason."

How freaking hard is that?

Please keep your bigotry under wraps.
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 01:01 PM
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1. Thank you, thank you, thank you. The use or implication of "All" is often the same type of thing,
in form, as whatever the poster is complaining about. So whatever they are bitching about isn't their REAL problem, but rather that someone else is doing the bitching instead of them.
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 01:04 PM
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2. i.e. It's a Power Struggle and not REALLY about the issues at all. nt
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 01:09 PM
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3. k&r and my apologies if I have been guilty. It bothers me too.
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Indenturedebtor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 01:27 PM
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6. I do it too. It's hard to get away from our primitive selves :( n/t
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T Monk Donating Member (271 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 01:12 PM
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4. what i'd like to be able to say is congressional dems oppose torture boy.
Edited on Fri May-23-08 01:15 PM by T Monk
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maryf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 01:15 PM
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5. hear, hear!
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 01:36 PM
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7. "some people say"..."some are saying".. is just as ambiguous
and annoying.. Like Obama said last week..Who ARE these people, name them.. (paraphrasing)..

When people say stuff like "some" or "all" ,. you can pretty much bet they don't know what they are talking about, or are about to try & wow you with some bullshit statistics they heard "somewhere"
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electropop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 01:52 PM
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9. Usually it means "I said it this morning to my spouse."
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Indenturedebtor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 02:09 PM
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10. Do you disagree? Or are you just lashing out at me?
Don't pretend that you don't see this nearly constantly about "Hillary Supporters", "Obama Supporters", "Jews", "AA's", "Christians", etc. As I said upthread I do this myself sometimes.

For example (if you're really so blind or stupid that you need one), I just read 3 comments in another thread saying that "American Jews don't put America first!". Feel better now?

Doesn't that piss you off when someone broadbrushes you? Hmmm?

It seems to me you just wanted to come in here and take a shit... btw the toilet is that way =====> GD-P
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 02:24 PM
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14. "...(if you're really so blind or stupid that you need one)..." Gee what a nice person you are today
:eyes:

and to answer your "question".. I tend to stay away from the obvious flamebait threads..Somehow I did not think THIS would be one ..but hey..

whatever floats your boat..

:hi:
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Indenturedebtor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 02:34 PM
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17. I'm sorry I am in a foul mood
I'm just sick and tired of being told about "Jewish People" this and that, men this and that.
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electropop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 01:50 PM
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8. Yeah, everybody always does that. I'm sick to death of it.
;-)
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Indenturedebtor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 02:10 PM
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11. hahahahaha n/t
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Vickers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 02:11 PM
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12. Shouldn't your 1st sentence start "Why do *some* people feel the need..."
:spank:
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Dogtown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 02:14 PM
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13. Ok, but
can I say "most" or "damnear all?"
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Indenturedebtor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 02:25 PM
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15. Yeah but I would suggest backing it up
When you don't have statistics to back it up, I'm of the opinion that you're probably stereotyping.
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Dogtown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 02:49 PM
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20. Levity
apparently misplaced.
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HCE SuiGeneris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 02:28 PM
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16. Why do people (implied "all") do that?
:eyes:
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Indenturedebtor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 02:37 PM
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18. Lol you got me!
Like I said I do it too :(

So I guess that makes me an expert of sorts!
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 02:47 PM
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19. Hmm...interesting.
We had an un-official meeting at my office this morning discussing who is and who ain't allowed to say the words "always" and "never".

Perhaps we should've added more superlatives to the list.
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Indenturedebtor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 02:57 PM
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21. Yeah "always" and "never" are the two words besides "I cheated"
That likely cause most divorces in this country!
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