tapirrider is not a Marxist

[_Cylon]

Sue him for libel.

Unlike Scratch's distinct, empirical claims about me stated as historic and empirical facts, opinions, whether or not they are accurate or whether the person likes them or not, are not libelous.

If he says he's not a Marxist, then he's not (although, there are enough variations on that theme to make that statement problematic unless tarpirrider clarifies his meaning).

Whatever, man. He's gonna take you down for your hateful, ill-conceived, malicious slur against his good character. Might even challenge you to a duel.

[_Bob Loblaw]

I'm sorry, I keep having to remind myself regarding the 7th to 8th levels of reading comprehension and discourse around here.

Sorry for the lapse.

You think your garbled and pretentious writing is "advanced discourse"?

E.B. White must turn over in his grave every time you attempt a coherent sentence.

[_Droopy]

You think your garbled and pretentious writing is "advanced discourse"?

As you've not yet responded once, with logical, coherent, civil argument, to any of my arguments, points, or assertions, it appears that my "garbled and pretentious" prose most certainly has you on the run and relying, as most do here, on ad hominem smears and emoticons to make your own points - which, as you've never bothered making any, in an intellectually substantive sense, at least, probably aren't worth making.

[_tapirrider]

There is no such thing as "indigenous rights" above and beyond the individual unalienable rights and derivative civil liberties grounded in the Constitution and guaranteed by it through nature and nature's God.

In the same way, there is no such thing as black rights, women's rights, homosexual rights, Hispanic rights, worker's rights, gay black transsexual midget rights, or any other kind of "rights" outside the rights common to all human beings in a free, self governing, constitutional republic under the rule of law as the Founders desired to construct. It was exactly this kind of feudal, status based view of society - the fundamental view of society and the human condition of the Left - that the Founders were trying to move beyond.

This is why I assumed you to be pretty much a classic "progressive" who had, knowingly or not, deeply imbibed the concepts of cultural Marxism (critical theory) which is the academic/intellectual base of the popular manifestation of the ideas you are supporting here.

Secondly, I'm as much an indigenous American as any Amerindian in existence. The PC term "indigenous American" is an ideologically loaded therm that is just as meaningless, as an actual descriptive term, as all the other terms in the Left's arsenal of linguistic warfare.

Your ignorance is showing. The founding fathers never intended for the American Indian to be US citizens. Their federal status is outlined in the U.S. constitution. No other minority group has that. Read article 6 carefully. You will find that the constituion and the treaties are the supreme law of the land. Treaties are still in force.

This source is a United State official government website. What is a federally recognized tribe?
A federally recognized tribe is an American Indian or Alaska Native tribal entity that is recognized as having a government-to-government relationship with the United States, with the responsibilities, powers, limitations, and obligations attached to that designation

There is some good information from that link about the difference between you and an enrolled tribal member. It is from the Constitution but it is becoming clear to me that you do not understand.

[_Droopy]

By the way, "Bob," you put the terms "advanced discourse" in quotation marks. Where is the quote from which that is derived?

[_Bob Loblaw]

As you've not yet responded once, with logical, coherent, civil argument, to any of my arguments, points, or assertions, it appears that my "garbled and pretentious" prose most certainly has you on the run and relying, as most do here, on ad hominem smears and emoticons to make your own points - which, as you've never bothered making any, in an intellectually substantive sense, at least, probably aren't worth making.

Wait, you've made arguments, points, or assertions? Where can I find these, as any point is hopelessly lost in a fog of dreadful prose?

This is marvelous: The guy who calls other people Nazis is calling for civility. Who are you kidding? If you merited some civility, I would be civil to you, but ever since I got here all you've done is sneer about everyone else's inferiority to your amazing intellect, all the while churning out verbal dysentery. Civility breeds civility. Your posts breed contempt.

[_Drifting]

I'm sorry, I keep having to remind myself regarding the 7th to 8th levels of reading comprehension and discourse around here.

Sorry for the lapse.

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said this in an April 2006 conference address:

Our words, like our deeds, should be filled with faith and hope and charity, the three great Christian imperatives so desperately needed in the world today. With such words, spoken under the influence of the Spirit, tears can be dried, hearts can be healed, lives can be elevated, hope can return, confidence can prevail.

Let us, as King Mosiah counseled, watch - not only our deeds, but also our thoughts and our words, so that we do not use the terms of Babylon to describe either ourselves , or Babylon ! Let us teach and warn, preach the Gospel and cry repentance, in the terms of the Gospel and the language bequeathed to us by generations past, and not in the Babylonian Newspeak of so many of our society's institutions and media.

(quotes courtesy of "Being in the politically correct world but not of it")

A lapse indeed...

[_Boyd_K_Packer]

I'm sorry, I keep having to remind myself regarding the 7th to 8th levels of reading comprehension and discourse around here.

Sorry for the lapse.

Brother Droopy. We appreciate your defense of the church, our beloved Prophet Thomasa S Monson sends his best wishes to you. However, you need to beware of intellect. You seem to be puffed up in intellectual pride. The three great enemies of the church are the queers, the feminazis, and the intellectuals, in that order. So you are not as bad as a homo, they are the worst. And you are not quite as bad as a feminazi, they are second only to homos. But you are puffed up in intellectual pride. If you aren't careful, you will think your way out of the church. Be humble. Come unto Christ and be obedient to your priesthood leaders. I love you. When I say that, I mean it in a manly, heterosexual way. Not as in 2 men having homosex. I know you better than you know yourself. I know what is best for you. I apologize for my puffy white appearance. There is a scientific explanation for it. You see, in each man is a little factory. It is constantly producing the white substance that creates life. This substance is released during the sacred act of procreation. It is also released during sinful acts of sexual transgression and self abuse. I stopped procreating before Pernell Roberts left Bonanza. Although my little factory has slowed down production, it is still operational. Since it is not being released, it backs up into my body like when you fill up a water balloon. That explains my puffy white appearance. My doctor says it is perfectly healthy. But back to my main point. I love you in a non-queer way, and I know what is best for you.

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

[_zeezrom]

Even if you were, I would still like you.

by the way, have you ever tried to ride a tapir, really? Are tapirs mean? Do they bite? Frankly, I would be afraid to approach one.