Why Does Bill Hamblin Hate Sunstone?

[Guest]

I feel so silly. For a minute there, I actually thought the MADerators would put a bit of red font on Billy Boy's "Sunstone = Neo-Nazi" ridiculousness -- maybe with a little note reminding him that there are no exceptions to the board's rules and making clear to other posters that this is exactly the sort of rhetoric prohibited by their policy on Godwin's Law. I knew, of course, that there would be no suspension or anything even in the neighborhood, but, embarrassed as I am to admit it, I really and truly thought someone would say something.

Dwight Frye, you can be a real silly-head sometimes.


ETA: Just when I thought all hope was gone, Hermes came through, after all:

parenthetically, Bill, we do discourage using the anti-semetic parallel, anything close to comparisons with Nazis etc. generally is frowned upon no matter if its similar. Thanks!~hermes the great and omnipotent messenger

I will forgive the timidity with which Hermes gently reminded Wild Bill of this, perhaps the most important and strictly enforced of all the MADhouse rules -- at least he said something. (After reading and finding strength in my post here, no doubt.)

[_William Schryver]

They're probably liberal kikes.

But, for the record, both my wife and I have Jewish grandparents--my great-grandfather was a rabbi; and my wife is sufficiently Jewish to have been gathered up for the "Final Solution." So don't be springing your whiny-ass political correctness crapola on us in hopes of garnering a whole lot of sympathy.

Not that you would do something like that, of course.

I had in mind Nehor's stupid suggestion that, because he could claim one Jewish acquaintance wasn't offended by Bill's remarks, the slurs were OK. That said, if you ever call my sister a kike again, I will come down to Cedar City and kick your ass.

!

Kike, kike, kike!

That you can no longer discern the difference between a "slur" and parody is to be expected, of course. It's all part of the process you're going through. Before too long, you'll even lose your lingering affinity for BYU football and then it will be straight downhill to radical environmentalism and shameless buggery.

(Kike, kike, kike!)

And if you come down my way with the intent to "kick [my] ass," you'd better bring a car load of your exmo friends along with you, 'cause I'll have a Louisville Slugger in one hand and my grandpa's Torah in the other -- ready to go full-bore Ammon-like on the lot of you.

(Kike, kike, kike!)

[_Runtu]

Kike, kike, kike!

That you can no longer discern the difference between a "slur" and parody is to be expected, of course. It's all part of the process you're going through. Before too long, you'll even lose your lingering affinity for BYU football and then it will be straight downhill to radical environmentalism and shameless buggery.

I mean this in all kindness, but go “F” yourself, William.

[_why me]

I think that this closes the case against Bíll. He said on the MAD board.

You can no more expect a Mormon to enjoy going to a conference with widespread anti-Mormonism than you can expect a Jew to enjoy going to a conference with widespread anti-Semitism.

I think now we can see the reasons for his comparison. In this light it isn't so bad.

[_John Larsen]

I think that this closes the case against Bíll. He said on the MAD board.

You can no more expect a Mormon to enjoy going to a conference with widespread anti-Mormonism than you can expect a Jew to enjoy going to a conference with widespread anti-Semitism.

I think now we can see the reasons for his comparison. In this light it isn't so bad.

But the comparison still stinks. The world is full of non-practicing Jews, Jewish atheists, and reformed Jews. The Jewish community, except for a few Hasidic crazies, does not consider these people anti-Semitic. Even the Hasids probably still wouldn't label them as anti-Semitic. The problem is that Mormons such as Bill, would label the Mormon equivalent of of these types as anti-Mormon. Sunstone is full of people who attend Church and just have creative takes on certain aspects. The bizarreness of this who story is the paranoia that seeks to marginalize even moderately liberal wings of Mormonism and group them in as racists.

[_Mike Reed]

LOL! Runtu. I guess it is time for you to go back to Church! Hermes just posted the following on the Sunstone thread:

parenthetically, Bill, we do discourage using the anti-semetic parallel, anything close to comparisons with Nazis etc. generally is frowned upon no matter if its similar. Thanks!~hermes the great and omnipotent messenger

Hermes is a stud.

[_William Schryver]

Kike, kike, kike!

That you can no longer discern the difference between a "slur" and parody is to be expected, of course. It's all part of the process you're going through. Before too long, you'll even lose your lingering affinity for BYU football and then it will be straight downhill to radical environmentalism and shameless buggery.

I mean this in all kindness, but go f*** yourself, William.

See what I mean? It's happening already! Before you know it, you and Mike Quinn will be roomies, watching Sonny and Cher reruns in your silk kimonos and working on Postmodern Mormonism and the Apologetic World View.

Here's a love song for you: Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves

[_Kishkumen]

See what I mean? It's happening already! Before you know it, you and Mike Quinn will be roomies, watching Sonny and Cher reruns in your silk kimonos and working on Postmodern Mormonism and the Apologetic World View.

There is a good reason most of us dislike this Will character. A really good reason.

[_Kishkumen]

I think that this closes the case against Bíll. He said on the MAD board.

I have no idea what you are talking about. If anything, I feel vindicated for thinking the man stepped out of bounds.

[_Runtu]

LOL! Runtu. I guess it is time for you to go back to Church! Hermes just posted the following on the Sunstone thread:

parenthetically, Bill, we do discourage using the anti-semetic parallel, anything close to comparisons with Nazis etc. generally is frowned upon no matter if its similar. Thanks!~hermes the great and omnipotent messenger

Hermes is a stud.

My first thought on seeing that was that the mods must be reading this board.