[MTVN]

And I've just watched that video and it's such a shameless piece of propaganda by the Religious Right, it's actually pissed me off. It's so stereotypical Tea Party that it could have been satire, I mean listen to the music they're playing in the background and the way they show the happy heterosexual, religious family bouncing a ball and walking through the woods together, and then comes the crocodile tears from the mother

[cub]

Originally Posted by MTVN

And I've just watched that video and it's such a shameless piece of propaganda by the Religious Right, it's actually pissed me off. It's so stereotypical Tea Party that it could have been satire, I mean listen to the music they're playing in the background and the way they show the happy heterosexual, religious family bouncing a ball and walking through the woods together, and then comes the crocodile tears from the mother

It could almost be a 'Little Britain USA' sketch.

[letmein]

Originally Posted by cub

It could almost be a 'Little Britain USA' sketch.

You mean, not funny?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by MTVN

And I've just watched that video and it's such a shameless piece of propaganda by the Religious Right, it's actually pissed me off. It's so stereotypical Tea Party that it could have been satire, I mean listen to the music they're playing in the background and the way they show the happy heterosexual, religious family bouncing a ball and walking through the woods together, and then comes the crocodile tears from the mother

I'm just reading through the comments on youtube

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I'm just reading through the comments on youtube

here's one fine example

Spoiler:

Your right we don't have any right to tell you what to do in your own time and walking down the isle is up to you...however homosexuals do not have the right to teach in schools that homosexaulity it morally ok..because to christians it is a violation of god's law also the word marriage is biblicaland"YOU ave no right to try to say you can use the word MARRIAGE.MARRIAGE is a religious cermony making a covenant to god.You may have the word civil union .stay away from my bible!Youcanthave the bibl

[Vicky.]

I've never heard the word limey before. Taking it its some form of slang for brit or something?

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

I've never heard the word limey before. Taking it its some form of slang for brit or something?

yup, just the american slang for brits, like yank is for americans.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

I've never heard the word limey before. Taking it its some form of slang for brit or something?

Yes Yanks
shouted at me 'The Limey Worker',
as well.


They love the Word
goes back to ships.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limey

[Vicky.]

Ah k

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Ah k

it goes back to colonial times, in order to avoid getting scurvy, the british sailors would often be seen sucking on limes, to get their vitamin C.

that's prolly where the stereotype about brits dental problems comes from too, obviously limes are very acidic so i'm sure it did a number on their teeth.

[Vicky.]

Well you learn something new everyday

[Niall]

Yes it should. It'll help to stop children feeling its not right in future and possibly help to reduce the stigma around it. It'll help to normalise the whole concept of it with future generations so I'm all for it.

[Tom4784]

I'm all for equality being taught in schools, in this day and age it's shocking that a country that was supposedly built on freedom now has a fair proportion of it's citizens trying to demonize and take away the rights of a group of people. Sexual orientation either way isn't a choice, people don't choose to be straight or gay they just are what they are. I don't get why people oppose it, it doesn't affect them obviously so why should they take exception to it? Why try to oppose someone's rights when either way it won't affect you in the least? The only effect it would have is that it'd be beneficial towards the economy. Gay people should have as much of a right as anyone to be in an unhappy marriage .

The Tea Party are a missing link that's nothing but an ugly relic these days.

[BigBrotherHub]

Ow please why doesn't most of the US just see that this is the 21st century, their are far much bigger "issues" to worry about, this isn't an issue at all and that post and this video did sicken me, being homophobic isn't right, who are they to judge a tax payers rights and feelings? Gawd!

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by BigBrotherHub

Ow please why doesn't most of the US just see that this is the 21st century, their are far much bigger "issues" to worry about, this isn't an issue at all and that post and this video did sicken me, being homophobic isn't right, who are they to judge a tax payers rights and feelings? Gawd!

Have you not been listening to Tea Partier Michelle Bachmann: "Gay marriage is probably the biggest issue that will impact our state and our nation in the last, at least, thirty years. I am not understating that.''

[MTVN]

It's not all that idiotic; millions of Americans are Christian fundamentalists, Bin Laden was an Islamic fundamentalist..

[arista]

Originally Posted by MTVN

It's not all that idiotic; millions of Americans are Christian fundamentalists, Bin Laden was an Islamic fundamentalist..

Very True

[Liberty4eva]

Originally Posted by MTVN

It's not all that idiotic; millions of Americans are Christian fundamentalists, Bin Laden was an Islamic fundamentalist..

It's absolutely idiotic. It's idiotic on more than one level.

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Liberty4eva

It's absolutely idiotic. It's idiotic on more than one level.

Why don't you elaborate? The point is that a fundamentalist interpretation of religion is dangerous whether it's Christianity or Islam. Look at what ultra-Zionism has led to in Israel, and I dread to think what state the world would be in if the militaristic Christian fundamentalists secured power in the US

[Liberty4eva]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Why don't you elaborate? The point is that a fundamentalist interpretation of religion is dangerous whether it's Christianity or Islam. Look at what ultra-Zionism has led to in Israel, and I dread to think what state the world would be in if the militaristic Christian fundamentalists secured power in the US

First of all, you should know by now that I don't buy into this image that bin Laden was an Islamic fundamentalist. I believe we were lead to believe he was an Islamic fundamentalist for nefarious reasons. But that's another thread and topic unto itself. I'd rather not open a can of worms if I can avoid it.

But if I for one half-second believed that bin Laden was an Islamic fundamentalist as he is portrayed to be, it's still idiotic to, with one brush, say or suggest that all Americans are as bad as bin Laden.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Liberty4eva

First of all, you should know by now that I don't buy into this image that bin Laden was an Islamic fundamentalist. I believe we were lead to believe he was an Islamic fundamentalist for nefarious reasons. But that's another thread and topic unto itself. I'd rather not open a can of worms if I can avoid it.

But if I for one half-second believed that bin Laden was an Islamic fundamentalist as he is portrayed to be, it's still idiotic to, with one brush, say or suggest that all Americans are as bad as bin Laden.

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[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Liberty4eva

First of all, you should know by now that I don't buy into this image that bin Laden was an Islamic fundamentalist. I believe we were lead to believe he was an Islamic fundamentalist for nefarious reasons. But that's another thread and topic unto itself. I'd rather not open a can of worms if I can avoid it.

But if I for one half-second believed that bin Laden was an Islamic fundamentalist as he is portrayed to be, it's still idiotic to, with one brush, say or suggest that all Americans are as bad as bin Laden.

Well your first paragraph is just a baseless claim unless you do elaborate because I've never really heard that claimed before, unless you're just saying he doesn't represent a true fundamentalist reading of Islam but anyway..

Yes it would be idiotic to say that all Americans are as bad as him, I was just making the point that fundamentalism - which a large number of Americans do subscribe to - is dangerous in all religions

Originally Posted by 08marsh

Except there's one or two VERY BIG differences between the two. 10 points for the person who can spot it.

Not the point

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by MTVN

It's not all that idiotic; millions of Americans are Christian fundamentalists, Bin Laden was an Islamic fundamentalist..

Except there's one or two VERY BIG differences between the two. 10 points for the person who can spot it.

[letmein]

Originally Posted by MTVN

It's not all that idiotic; millions of Americans are Christian fundamentalists, Bin Laden was an Islamic fundamentalist..

It's beyond idiotic, and artista should be reprimanded for making such a disgusting comment!

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by MTVN

It's not all that idiotic; millions of Americans are Christian fundamentalists, Bin Laden was an Islamic fundamentalist..

millions out of 300+ million ain't very much. Infact it's a very small minority. that's why i compared it to the EDL and the BNP.