I agree with everything except the "his facts". I am literate folks. If you want me to post "my facts", I'll gladly do so. But, you can attain this knowledge by just reading. *shrug*"It's his "facts" mixed with a dash of "your wrong" and a sprinkle of "like it or don't", which is all fine because he can say whatever he wants to say."
I reread everything...and, I didn't see your "intent", only what you wrote. Now, read what I wrote. I didn't address those Nazi' greeting freaks. You are correct on one thing-I say thing most people won't."...been my intent in this thread to address the folks who freakin' INSIST that Merry Christmas is THEE ONLY GREETING and to say otherwise is blasphemy or santanic."
Well then why don't you try using that literacy and READ! I don't know about your facts, but your interpretation of other people's facts are way off the mark. Get it right or stop trying!I am literate folks.
I didn't misread anything you said. Nor did you provide anything I've said to show my supposed "misrepresentation" of what you said. If so, then please point it out. Your last few replies have lacked in such, so I will help you out. I will clarify how I could confuse your puzzling logic as being "feelism"."HOUTS - I'm not rebutting anything you said because I don't disagree with any of it except for your continued misreading of my statements....
Twice you said that I feel bad saying Merry Christmas. This is false"
I love sentences like this. Logic 101! You think it is awkward when saying, obviously, to others. So, you're NOT trying to offend anyone? Do you want to rethink this? And you "think" it sounds awkward. This sounds like a determination based on human experience rather than actual facts. You FEEL that it sounds awkward to others, if not offending. You even back it up with your story of a jewish friend..."I don't say it because I'm trying to avoid offending anyone, but because I just think it sounds awkward."
Wow, geez, how can HOUTS not understand what I'm saying?!"I'll say it to my friends at church and at family gatherings because it seems appropriate then, but otherwise I feel it's just sort of a stupid greeting / salutation."
Imagine what? Is this, yet again, another opinion based off your own knowledge through experience? Or, are you going back this claim up with references?"But I can imagine it must be a lot harder for a non-Christian living in this predominantly Christian country to endure a barrage of Merry Christmases especially with the way the holiday is so over-comercialized these days."
There is that "feel" word again."But I have a feeling that the crazies who are insisting on saying "Merry Christmas" would have a problem and would probably wish that everyone was just wishing them a happy holiday instead"
Yes, to you it does. Before this whole media storm, it wasn't a factor. Noone talked, cared, thought about it. A few businesses might have done their own thing, but it wasn't hyped, and caught on trendily, as it has this past year."But when I hear myself say it as a general greeting, I think it sounds awkward."
You're right about that. You've yet to ask. Nor did you look into it."I don't know about your facts..."
Where? Use an example!"interpretation of other people's facts"
I nearly spit on my screen at the first part. Catholocism a religion thats promotes harmony... Right and history is forgotten.Killer Joe said:Happy Holidays because my religion promtes harmony among all people of the world?Isn't the New Year Holiday basically a pegan observance? Oh boy, what do I say now? I need to check my local non-politically correct Repulican web-site for more info.
True dat. How come they haven't figured this out yet?"As for the rest of us we should learn not to take your posts so seriously, your "message(s)", yes, but not your delivery."
The only reason I don't is because this is MY place too. I don't care WHO moderates it. Unless they want to try (and I do mean "try) banning my access here, I will always be flexing my Matrix Muscles here. I wrote when I was still that casual/semi-compeitive [this definition applied goes against my real definition but I am using it to exemplify my scenario] player who found comfort in writing my on-line journal: CPA articles. I find comfort in fighting the utter stupidity that has grown like poison ivy across this site. I'm that pit bull marking my terrain with a big yellow "X"."Leave this place, because you are too good for it"
Wow, you've hit the nail on the head. So, my friend, the questions goes back to you. What keeps you here if you feel this way?"Leave this place, because you are too good for it. I sincerely say that, because from my own experiences, some moderators who shall remain nameless have, in the past, censored my posts without any other reason than that they themselves, and they alone, found my thoughts and questions to be "of offensive nature." And guess what? No one had done anything about it, no one cared, even though I brought it to their attention and felt seriously wronged.
In the CPA, as you very well know, no one cares about your opinion unless:
1. You're a moderator, founder, or web-master.
2. You're a dumb-a** whack-job who conceals stupidity under a less than amusing but whacky sense of humor.
3. You go with the flow, agree to disagree, and litter your posts with tons of manic "" so as to not step on anyone's little toes, even if the person is dead wrong.
If you don't fit into one or more of those three categories, then you are an outcast to this place, no matter how rational, intelligent, and devout. They will not ban you - I promise - because they have that whiff of political correctness about them. But they will ignore you to death, or, better yet (for them), they'll pretty much attack you every and any time you say something, no matter how true it is."
Thanks, I wanted clarification in writing. This now helps me understand all the stupidity going on at this site. Great way of backing up anything we've attacked."Yes, we're MORONS, deal with it!!!!!!"
Do I need even say more?"Besides, an intelligent person, such as yourself and HOUTS too, do not need curse words to get your point across."