I think those xenophobes and those conservatives do not speak for America. They most emphatically do not speak for me. Therefore, the previous poster's assertion is, like most gross overgeneralizations, inaccurate to the point of uselessness.
I think you might mean the "editors", and I think they're probably not terribly interested in what your opinion of their highly successful blog might be.
So go away. Those of us who find it useful will, ah, not go away.
I don't really understand why people get their undies in a twist about dupes. It's not your blog, you aren't the editor, and if you don't like it, nobody's making you read it.
You can make the statistics say whatever you want. Bottom line is: America is a secular state, and that's the way it should be.
Could a Muslim or atheist win a presidential election? I don't know. Seems like some people think a black person or a woman couldn't be elected president, but I don't see that either.
The distinction between "A Christian Nation" and "A Nation WIth Lots Of Christians In It" is a critical one. Conflating religious imperatives with secular authority is always, always a bad idea.
Think "non-dominant" instead of "irrelevant". And if they're not dominant, they can be irrelevant TO ME. Sure, MS isn't going away, but I'll be very glad when they're not driving the market anymore.
I find that in general, most assertions like that don't mean a damn thing.
America was founded by Deists (yes, there were Christians too, but the philosophical underpinnings are definitely not raw Christianity). Anybody who thinks that's the same thing as your modern-day fundamentalist Bible thumper is sufficiently divorced from history to render their opinion moot.
Why do you care about whether it's useful to other people if you think it's not useful to you?
There are blogs I read, (90% belong to people I know personally) and I'd guess there are podcasts I'd enjoy listening to. Maybe I'll (call me crazy) try it before passing judgement on an entire medium.
I know, I know, it's so much more comforting for other people to validate your prejudices.
"America claims to be the land of the christians."
Huh?
Some Americans are Christians, but I've never seen America (which you might note is not a sentient being, but a nation composed of many sentient beings, not all of whom agree with one another) claim anything.
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Just because you're free to say something doesn't mean he should be free from the repercussions.
The First Amendment was specifically to remove prior restraint, not to absolve you of taking responsibility for your public statements.
I think those xenophobes and those conservatives do not speak for America. They most emphatically do not speak for me. Therefore, the previous poster's assertion is, like most gross overgeneralizations, inaccurate to the point of uselessness.
Why do you blame the pirates, and not the producers who have terrifically unreasonable prices?
I think you might mean the "editors", and I think they're probably not terribly interested in what your opinion of their highly successful blog might be.
So go away. Those of us who find it useful will, ah, not go away.
I don't really understand why people get their undies in a twist about dupes. It's not your blog, you aren't the editor, and if you don't like it, nobody's making you read it.
You can make the statistics say whatever you want. Bottom line is: America is a secular state, and that's the way it should be.
Could a Muslim or atheist win a presidential election? I don't know. Seems like some people think a black person or a woman couldn't be elected president, but I don't see that either.
Ford has beaten Ferrari, therefore Microsoft can beat Google.
Reasoning by analogy isn't reasoning.
Linux...hmm. I've heard of that.
Java? You're kidding, right?
Agreed. Once the Mac client comes out, Google can go ahead and run for God and they've got my vote.
The distinction between "A Christian Nation" and "A Nation WIth Lots Of Christians In It" is a critical one. Conflating religious imperatives with secular authority is always, always a bad idea.
Think "non-dominant" instead of "irrelevant". And if they're not dominant, they can be irrelevant TO ME. Sure, MS isn't going away, but I'll be very glad when they're not driving the market anymore.
I'm going to go play with Google Earth some more.
Huh. Never happened to me. Yeah, it would be nice if they fixed it, but I haven't been losing any sleep. (heh heh.)
OK, so you're disappointed that they haven't fixed a bug you can't describe, that doesn't affect you?
Mmmmkay.
I'm talking about the number of people killed in automobiles vs. the number of people killed by terrorists. I'll leave the numbers to you.
I find that in general, most assertions like that don't mean a damn thing.
America was founded by Deists (yes, there were Christians too, but the philosophical underpinnings are definitely not raw Christianity). Anybody who thinks that's the same thing as your modern-day fundamentalist Bible thumper is sufficiently divorced from history to render their opinion moot.
Why do you care about whether it's useful to other people if you think it's not useful to you?
There are blogs I read, (90% belong to people I know personally) and I'd guess there are podcasts I'd enjoy listening to. Maybe I'll (call me crazy) try it before passing judgement on an entire medium.
I know, I know, it's so much more comforting for other people to validate your prejudices.
Karl Rove loves it when you assume right-wingers are stupid.
Uh, if you're listening to a podcast with drivel in it, click the "next" button.
Jesus, it's not that complicated. Nobody's going to come to your house and MAKE you listen to their podcast...
Any time I hear Garrison Keillor, my teeth grind together. What do I do? Change the station. Not too complicated.
"America claims to be the land of the christians."
Huh?
Some Americans are Christians, but I've never seen America (which you might note is not a sentient being, but a nation composed of many sentient beings, not all of whom agree with one another) claim anything.
Like what? iTunes has been rock-solid for me.
"OK, tell that to the families of more than 3000 people who died on 9/11"
Gladly. They've got more chance of being eaten by a shark than killed by a terrorist.
"People need to be more alert"
And report on their neighbors for being subversives. What a wonderful society we'd have then!
"I think people who aren't worried about it are pretty naive."
I think people who are more worried about terrorism than they are about driving to work don't have very good threat assessment skills.
I thought the same thing about LotR, and I was pleased to be mistaken.
Well gee, thanks for setting us straight. I'll immediately change my opinion to make it congruent with yours.
Ass.
I haven't signed any contracts with New Line. Jackson has. That's a pretty critical difference.
Ronald Reagan.