narcimund

I prefer to live in a world where firebombers don't hurt people. I'd like not to be firebombed thank you very much. However, I -ALSO- prefer to live in a world where governments restrain themselves with very restrictive policies and don't capriciously start acting out when people get scared or -- even worse -- scare people to justify acting out. First Class Citizen Twice Over

That depends. What does the law say to do? First Class Citizen Twice Over

* There are SOME things in life that go a lot better if your attitude is positive. * There are OTHER things that are almost certainly completely unaffected. Knowing what someone puts into each of those two categories tells you a lot about their attachment to reality. First Class Citizen Twice Over

Nobody REALLY gives out money based on how many of your friends you can get to come swamp an online poll, do they? First Class Citizen Twice Over

This is the core of the matter. There are people, corporations, and forces that thrive on "the war that never ends" and most of them are in the US. First Class Citizen Twice Over

Ooo. That's quite a gotcha to insult an 8 year old boy who got hurt. You should be proud. First Class Citizen Twice Over

I can think of a more effective way to avoid "this current mess" but you'd have to go another year back in time to 2000. First Class Citizen Twice Over

How dare you only fix the iraq war instead of 9/11! Fix everything! I stubbed my toe on my bedframe really bad when I was 8. It hurt and I cried for an hour! So while you're fixing the past, could you go back and put some padding around that bare metal for me? Thanks! (I hope this helps ncclimber feel better that you're going to take care of ALL the horrors of the past, you selfish man you!) First Class Citizen Twice Over

Oh oh oh! I know. I know. Call on me, teacher! First Class Citizen Twice Over

Deja vu First Class Citizen Twice Over

We might be dealing with a minor misunderstanding about the meaning of the word "most". First Class Citizen Twice Over

No, that's not it at all. Nobody would ever criticize you for doing that. You're criticized for religiously adhering to a rigid position then ignoring all contrary evidence. You're criticized for making expansive and confident claims without understanding even the basics of your topic. You're criticized for mistaking published partisan opinions for scientific analysis. You're criticized for not reading the things you link to very carefully before summarizing them. You're criticized for discounting huge amounts of contrary evidence because you don't like the consequences. You're criticized for ignoring replies that throw your claims into disarray. And of course rhemwa criticizes you for your spelling. I apologize on his behalf. First Class Citizen Twice Over

You're having some trouble tracking the things you're replying to today. Maybe a little bit more attention? "Stupid comment of the month" referred to your sarcastic observation: And honestly, I think it comes close to qualifying. It's certainly in the top 10. First Class Citizen Twice Over

How about we all look at the part quade was responding to, rather than illegitimately making connections that imply bullshit about his intention? Look at quade's post. He wasn't responding to any of those points. He was ONLY responding to the aside about californians. By the way, I'm trying really hard to discuss this as if you're also discussing it -- rather than just muckraking. Billvon asked nicely and he's a good guy. But I'm not made of steel. First Class Citizen Twice Over

Sure. Quade said that rhemwa's "californian" statement was bigotted. So please, ncclimber, tell me how you get from there to telling Quade that he's saying: Not a single one of those words or points was in quade's comments. First Class Citizen Twice Over

No, that's not what he said at all. But oh boy! ncclimber is back with a vengeance. I really missed your patented Ncclimber Missing-the-Point-and-Putting-Words-in-People's-Mouths(tm) posts. First Class Citizen Twice Over

Your definition is a bit expansive. Got a reference for that somewhere? And how about this "stalking" accusation you threw at me? Got a handy definition for that as well? I have never accused you of being stupid as a consequence of your conservatism*. Many conservatives are extremely intelligent. Some however, are not. By the way, still going to avoid all the extremely thoughtful responses to your outrageous and unfounded claims about global warming? * Nor have I cited your height or weight or the kind of shoes you wear. First Class Citizen Twice Over

You made a (possible wild) claim with your 1%. Bill showed you the numbers. Now its BS. rushmc is really funny, isn't he? He says most of the research he reads* agrees with billvon, but a few scientists aren't completely convinced so he'll take an extreme position on faith. In this particular exchange, billvon adds up the tons of carbon burned by humans every year and finds it correllates very closely with the amount discovered to be increasing in the atmosphere. Then rushmc announces that the human contribution is actually being re-absorbed but a DIFFERENT non-human-caused source of carbon is emitting the rest. Even if his fantasy Extra-Absorption/Extra-Emission pair of hidden processes are someday discovered (and who knows?) he's completely forgetting how to add. According to rushmc, these thing are all happening simultaneously: A) Humans burn 1.0 ton of carbon B) Natural Process X absorbs 1.0 ton of carbon C) Natural Process Y emits a different 1.0 ton of carbon D) The result: 1.0 new ton of carbon in the air -- through NO fault of humans Even assuming Process X and Process Y exist (and maybe Santa Claus will bring them to rushmc) does anyone want a gold star for explaining what would happen if humans WEREN'T contributing part (A) above? Hint: What if we just write the same statements in a different order? E) Natural Process Y emits 1.0 ton of carbon F) Natural Process X absorbs 1.0 ton of carbon G) Humans burn a different 1.0 ton of carbon H) The result: 1.0 new ton of carbon in the air -- could this now be humanity's carbon? * Of course rushmc doesn't actually read any research. He scans political headlines. But that's the same thing isn't it? First Class Citizen Twice Over

You resurrected a dead thread to add that it was useless? That's beneath your usually excellent standards. First Class Citizen Twice Over

I still have no side. But I do find your religious faith in your POLITICAL side to be funny. "Stalk"??? I'm reading a thread that I've been participating in. How is that stalking? And I wouldn't call it a backstab -- think of it as shock therapy. I'm trying to help you learn something about rational thought. First Class Citizen Twice Over

He'll avoid it with snipes all day long if he has to. But pretty quick here everyone else will lose interest. He'll check back in to the thread every few minutes and when an hour passes without another challenge he'll breathe a big sigh of relief. Then he'll gleefully post another very silly anti-global-warming editorial from "Oil News Weekly" or "S.U.V. Enthusiast" or "Republican Talking Points Review". (If we're lucky he'll do something really funny like forget to read it first and accidently post another PRO-global-warming article thinking it's the opposite. I like it when he does that.) First Class Citizen Twice Over

When the OP argues that someone's weakness in the English language should result in them losing civil rights, then pointing out his own errors is a legitimate primary rebuttal. First Class Citizen Twice Over

Sorry Kallend and Billvon. He's not going to participate. He's just not gonna. I think we can guess why not. First Class Citizen Twice Over

Mat 7:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? First Class Citizen Twice Over

Usually I can read through your sloppy writing but you're varying so far from English that I really just can't figure out what you're trying to say. Care to try again? What I CAN tell is you've completely 100% failed to understand. That much is clear. First Class Citizen Twice Over