Re: No Obfuscation here
Tucker Miller responds:
"I think the obfuscators here are Tucker and Strother. Leaping to the defense of a government-run education system, and ever ready to protect every activity of said system, regardless of how pointless, degenerate, or ridiculous, you two have attempted to divert the discourse into an anti-war rant."
Excuse me? How can I "obfuscate" my OWN argument? Steve, you should re-read my only post yesterday. Where did I defend the showing of this film (see words "lewd & ridiculous")? I did not make a blanket defense of public education, nor say that MR had "no right to complain". I only had one simple point: This author is petty and prudish. Bottom line.
What you referred to as "obfuscating" was not just an "anti-war rant". It was a comparison to show how silly this author/loser was being. For any "conservative" - both fiscal and/or social - the war in the Middle East SHOULD be of much greater concern than some sleazy film shown on UNCA's campus. Which one is more expensive? Which one has more grave and farther reaching repercussions? Which one is more likely to have a negative impact on the author's 18 year old daughter in say…10 years? For that matter which one is more likely to effect any of us in the future: porn or war? Which is more morally reprehensible? I'm just saying that folks like MR (who, I assume, CLAIM to be Christian) should really do a better job of picking there battles.
Before you lump me into some kind of Michael-Moorish-radical-liberal-assault-team, you really should read more carefully. And after that, maybe think about what it is supposed to mean to be a "conservative", and/or a Christian.
"I think the obfuscators here are Tucker and Strother. Leaping to the defense of a government-run education system, and ever ready to protect every activity of said system, regardless of how pointless, degenerate, or ridiculous, you two have attempted to divert the discourse into an anti-war rant."
Excuse me? How can I "obfuscate" my OWN argument? Steve, you should re-read my only post yesterday. Where did I defend the showing of this film (see words "lewd & ridiculous")? I did not make a blanket defense of public education, nor say that MR had "no right to complain". I only had one simple point: This author is petty and prudish. Bottom line.
What you referred to as "obfuscating" was not just an "anti-war rant". It was a comparison to show how silly this author/loser was being. For any "conservative" - both fiscal and/or social - the war in the Middle East SHOULD be of much greater concern than some sleazy film shown on UNCA's campus. Which one is more expensive? Which one has more grave and farther reaching repercussions? Which one is more likely to have a negative impact on the author's 18 year old daughter in say…10 years? For that matter which one is more likely to effect any of us in the future: porn or war? Which is more morally reprehensible? I'm just saying that folks like MR (who, I assume, CLAIM to be Christian) should really do a better job of picking there battles.
Before you lump me into some kind of Michael-Moorish-radical-liberal-assault-team, you really should read more carefully. And after that, maybe think about what it is supposed to mean to be a "conservative", and/or a Christian.
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