Happy Treason Weasel Day!!

The Off-Topic forum for anything non-LDS related, such as sports or politics. Rated PG through PG-13.
Post Reply
User avatar
Res Ipsa
God
Posts: 10636
Joined: Mon Oct 26, 2020 6:44 pm
Location: Playing Rabbits

Re: Happy Treason Weasel Day!!

Post by Res Ipsa »

Chap wrote:
Tue Jan 12, 2021 6:01 pm
Gadianton wrote:
Tue Jan 12, 2021 5:56 pm
Once Republican officials begin dying, the chances of unity will greatly improve.
Precisely.
Have any of these Congresscritters or pundits who are chastising Democrats come right out and told their constituents/audiences the truth about the election? Or are they trying to fire up "the base" even more in advance of the inauguration?
he/him
we all just have to live through it,
holding each other’s hands.


— Alison Luterman
User avatar
MeDotOrg
2nd Quorum of 70
Posts: 686
Joined: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:55 pm
Location: San Francisco

Re: Happy Treason Weasel Day!!

Post by MeDotOrg »

Dr. Shades wrote:
Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:34 am
Folks, all is not lost. Both sides indeed CAN find common ground with each other:
The meme is comparable to Mel Brooks writing Springtime for Hitler in 1946. Tragedy plus time equals comedy. Not enought time, Shades. And quite frankly, not enough comedy either.
The great problem of any civilization is how to rejuvenate itself without rebarbarization.
- Will Durant
"Of what meaning is the world without mind? The question cannot exist."
- Edwin Land
User avatar
Dr. Shades
Founder and Visionary
Posts: 2762
Joined: Mon Oct 26, 2020 2:48 pm
Contact:

Re: Happy Treason Weasel Day!!

Post by Dr. Shades »

Chap wrote:
Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:53 am
Shades sends us a doctored version of the picture, intended so far as one can judge to get us thinking. "Hey, that mob really did break into the Capitol and kill a police officer (etc. etc.). But what about Biden being said to bit a bit too touchy-feely, hey? Bet you don't want to talk about that, libtards?"

Or is there some other reason for him posting this picture?
Yes. The other, real reason is because it made me laugh out loud when I saw it, and I thought (incorrectly, apparently) that a few of you would find it funny, too.

So, it's not at all about either current events or about politics. It's about having a laugh, nothing more. Lighten the Hell up, for God's sake!!
Nomomo wrote:
Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:36 pm
That is definitely what the meme image is meant to covey. The question is, is Shades in agreement with that intended message of this meme, or is he so unperceptive as to miss it's intended message. In any case he is likely to deny that that is the intended message of the meme.
The only "message" is to get you to chuckle, nothing more. How could it be otherwise? Like I said, lighten the Hell up!
MeDotOrg wrote:
Tue Jan 12, 2021 8:18 pm
The meme is comparable to Mel Brooks writing Springtime for Hitler in 1946. Tragedy plus time equals comedy. Not enought time, Shades. And quite frankly, not enough comedy either.
I respectfully disagree on both counts.
User avatar
Some Schmo
God
Posts: 3288
Joined: Wed Oct 28, 2020 3:21 am

Re: Happy Treason Weasel Day!!

Post by Some Schmo »

Dr. Shades wrote:
Tue Jan 12, 2021 8:36 pm
Yes. The other, real reason is because it made me laugh out loud when I saw it, and I thought (incorrectly, apparently) that a few of you would find it funny, too.

So, it's not at all about either current events or about politics. It's about having a laugh, nothing more. Lighten the Hell up, for God's sake!!
I know, right? It was just a joke about an insurrection to our country that just happened last week, for “F”'s sake! Our capitol was only attacked in a war-like way. So what if it turns out a good portion of our country are would-be domestic terrorists? So what if the inciter in chief persists in inciting his mob? Let's just have a laugh about it already.

I mean, get over it already people!

(Is that the gist, Shades?)
Religion is for people whose existential fear is greater than their common sense.

The god idea is popular with desperate people.
User avatar
Jersey Girl
God
Posts: 8346
Joined: Mon Oct 26, 2020 3:51 am
Location: In my head

Re: Happy Treason Weasel Day!!

Post by Jersey Girl »

delete
Last edited by Jersey Girl on Wed Jan 13, 2021 7:32 am, edited 1 time in total.
LIGHT HAS A NAME

We only get stronger when we are lifting something that is heavier than what we are used to. ~ KF

Slava Ukraini!
User avatar
Jersey Girl
God
Posts: 8346
Joined: Mon Oct 26, 2020 3:51 am
Location: In my head

Re: Happy Treason Weasel Day!!

Post by Jersey Girl »

Dr. Shades wrote:
Tue Jan 12, 2021 8:36 pm
The only "message" is to get you to chuckle, nothing more. How could it be otherwise? Like I said, lighten the Hell up!
Honey hush. Your timing sucks.
LIGHT HAS A NAME

We only get stronger when we are lifting something that is heavier than what we are used to. ~ KF

Slava Ukraini!
Nomomo
Priest
Posts: 314
Joined: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:44 pm

Re: Happy Treason Weasel Day!!

Post by Nomomo »

Image
Icarus
Bishop
Posts: 492
Joined: Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:15 pm

Re: Happy Treason Weasel Day!!

Post by Icarus »

137040046_1034778767001511_6725163293828033930_n.jpg
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Doctor CamNC4Me
God
Posts: 9727
Joined: Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:04 am

Re: Happy Treason Weasel Day!!

Post by Doctor CamNC4Me »

Joint Chiefs of Staff release their statement:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/12/politics ... index.html

- Doc
User avatar
Res Ipsa
God
Posts: 10636
Joined: Mon Oct 26, 2020 6:44 pm
Location: Playing Rabbits

Re: Happy Treason Weasel Day!!

Post by Res Ipsa »

Good thread on Trump and the Big Lie. https://threader.app/thread/1349046338927919105 Snyder wrote an excellent piece in the New York Times over the weekend called The American Abyss. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q ... trFJ0wrJMv_

Sadly, it's paywalled.
he/him
we all just have to live through it,
holding each other’s hands.


— Alison Luterman
Post Reply