I'm glad that we don't all agree on everything here on this board

[Sky Masterson]

How boring would it be if we all walked lock step in our opinions on the issues like the right does.
This place would be full of self affirming lemmings instead of people with different views from each other.

[Ikonoklast]

1. I disagree with that sentiment.

[Sky Masterson]

3. Why do hate America

And freedom?

[Ikonoklast]

21. 'Lite' Beer.

Any nation where not only 'Lite' beer is sold, but was invented, is an abomination unto The Lord.

We will suffer His wrath one day.









'The Lord' being Arthur Guinness, of course.

[Sky Masterson]

25. We do make a very mediocre beer here.

Small breweries excluded.

[Ikonoklast]

28. My oldest son works for a micro-brewery. Great Lakes Brewery.

My second oldest son works for a micro-micro brewery, a brew pup with a fanatical following.




I love my children.

[Bardley]

2. i fully agree with that

and anyone who questions it should be banned

[Sky Masterson]

4. Or given a wedgie

:D

[Jamastiene]

17. Or given a swirlie.

:evilgrin:

[CJCRANE]

Nice post...

:hi:

[BeFree]

5. But

That means we don't all share the same principles.

Principles like:
No more wars.
Like progressing away from deadly energy sources.

No wonder the neo-cons are winning, we are disorganized and ineffective.

No reason whatsoever to be glad about that, eh?

[Sky Masterson]

6. It just means that we are thinkers

and not followers.

[bobbolink]

10. Also listeners.

Some of us have been listening to the Libyan people from the beginning.

Yet, minority voices are trounced here, no matter how it is expressed. So, we just give up and keep quiet about our views.

That's the "progressive" way.

[Sky Masterson]

15. I figure that I can't control what others think and do

I can only control what I think and do.

[bobbolink]

19. Well,, that's a unique view.

:hi:

I appreciate it. :yourock:

[BeFree]

22. Isn't that special?

This: "I can't influence anything so I'll STFU"?

We might as all just crawl into a cave with that mentality.

[Sky Masterson]

24. That isn't what I said.

Obviously I can't control how others interpret my writing either.

[BeFree]

26. I get that a lot

And I was replying to bobbolink's writing.

Anyway, if you don't believe your words are worth anything, that's not my problem.

[Sky Masterson]

27. my bad.

My words and opinions are worth a lot. But I can't force my opinions or beliefs on someone who is as hard headed as I am.

[ecstatic]

7. my problem is, people use these disagreements as justification

for voting third party or not voting at all, which allows the GOP to have even more influence over our lives.

[Sky Masterson]

13. Wasn't it Will Rogers who said

I'm not a member of any organized political party, I'm a Democrat!

[petronius]

8. I am offended that you use the adorable and often-misunderstood lemming

as a negative stereotype. Anti-rodent bigotry has no place on DU! :grr:

[Botany]

9. We are all part of Skinner's great experiment.

[wtmusic]

11. The problem is when people don't recognize that I'm always right

It gets frustrating :)

[TheCanadianLiberal]

12. I don't agree with any of you...

Except on some...well most things...with the exception of pot.

[Jamastiene]

14. How dare you question my lemming-hood?

Why do you hate America?

:P

:rofl:

:pals:

[Sky Masterson]

16. I hate America because they haven't put you in guantanamo bay yet

;) :P :hi:

[nadinbrzezinski]

29. Here, have a Lemming

[petronius]

38. That's ridiculously cute, and I wondered why they've never caught on as pets

So, I hit the Google, ended up (OK, started) at Wikipedia, and found something that shattered my last remaining positive feeling about Disney:

Even more influential was the 1958 Disney film White Wilderness, which won an Academy Award for Documentary Feature, in which staged footage was shown with lemmings jumping into certain death after faked scenes of mass migration. A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation documentary, Cruel Camera, found that the lemmings used for White Wilderness were flown from Hudson Bay to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where they did not jump off the cliff, but were in fact launched off the cliff using a turntable.

:wtf:

[nadinbrzezinski]

39. That is a sad story

lemmings doing it in a cartoon whatever, but I that is sad

[Zorra]

18. Yeah, how would we learn anything if their were no different POV's?

Corporate trolls excluded.

That is why I never hide or ignore threads.

Good post.

[notadmblnd]

20. There are those that would prefer that we were Lemmings

So certain in their own views, so all knowing that when they chime into an OP- it is only to demean others views.


In fact, there's is one here who is so bold, that on occasion- they will step into our admins roles and make new rules for everyone to follow. Some here have great regard for this member and hang on every word. Others- well I think some recognize the MO and see them for the troll they are.

Great Post!

[bluestate10]

23. You are going to be put on Ignore for that sentiment.

I am on many Ignore lists. The number of members that I have on Ignore is exactly zero and will stay zero. I may have unrecced a handful of posts, but not anymore. I rather lose a debate than never participate in that debate.

[TheKentuckian]

31. Sensible way to be. Though, I don't mind to unrec but it seems fair to say why.

[LucySky]

30. great post! I'm glad you are not one who mentions that you have put someone on ignore.

i don't see the point in doing that.

[ZombieHorde]

32. Diversity is the spice of life. nt

[Ikonoklast]

33. No it isn't.

[Codeine]

35. Oh, I'm sorry -- just one moment. Is this a five minute argument or the full half hour?

[Ikonoklast]

36. If you want me to go on arguing, you'll have to pay for another five minutes.

[Modern_Matthew]

34. When it comes to war, there should be no differing opinion. Just say no. nt

[Lasher]

37. Ha ha, this OP is currently number one in the 'On the Fence' column.

What a positive title, and then we all team up to help make your point.

Fun thread, thanks.