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Memes are just a modern form of analogy. Analogy is ageless. A good analogy extends well beyond the surface. They have a vast potential for social signalling.Originally posted by frank ryan View PostSounds like a youngster’s game. Usually seems odd when an an esteemed elder tries to be edgy.
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Originally posted by swampfrog View PostMemes are just a modern form of analogy. Analogy is ageless. A good analogy extends well beyond the surface. They have a vast potential for social signalling.
I know what memes are. Cover yourself in slogans if you wish. Bumper stickers are good conversation starters too!
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Castro-ationOriginally posted by HuskyFreeNorthwest View PostFrank, I don’t understand your avatar. It was the Dems not the GOP arguing last night about which communist leaders had the best qualities."Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon
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I wouldn't buy it to wear it. Just to reward the author/creator because I found it clever, amusing, effective, and on point. I enjoy good wordplay.Originally posted by frank ryan View PostI know what memes are. Cover yourself in slogans if you wish. Bumper stickers are good conversation starters too!
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Is wokeness religion? What is religion or a religious person? What is the etymology of the word religion? Zealotry, religions potential excesses. What is ritual and how it's tied to religion. Apes versus human, what is copying versus mimicry versus ritual versus imitation. How do such things relate to culture. Contending with death as a human. Death rituals in culture. How much of our life/death is scripted cultural rituals? Why do they need to exist? Wisdom institutions. How enlightenment/science frame may be insufficient. The unquestionable religious stories. Should religions question. Lots of other stuff.Originally posted by frank ryan View PostGive us the cliff notes.
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The irony is that the conspiracy fantasies that frank endlessly promoted (Russiagate & its impeachment sequel) failed so spectacularly that they became gifts to President Trump & the GOP.Originally posted by HuskyFreeNorthwest View PostFrank, I don’t understand your avatar. It was the Dems not the GOP arguing last night about which communist leaders had the best qualities.
But as you note, those same conspiracy theories are being re-weaponized to use against Dem candidates that the DNC does not care for, e.g. Bernard and Tulsi.You're actually pretty funny when you aren't being a complete a-hole....so basically like 5% of the time. --Art Vandelay
Almost everything you post is snarky, smug, condescending, or just downright mean-spirited. --Jeffrey Lebowski
Anyone can make war, but only the most courageous can make peace. --President Donald J. Trump
You furnish the pictures, and I’ll furnish the war. --William Randolph Hearst
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Bernie Sanders is actually a Communist.Originally posted by Walter Sobchak View PostThe irony is that the conspiracy fantasies that frank endlessly promoted (Russiagate & its impeachment sequel) failed so spectacularly that they became gifts to President Trump & the GOP.
But as you note, those same conspiracy theories are being re-weaponized to use against Dem candidates that the DNC does not care for, e.g. Bernard and Tulsi.When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.
--Jonathan Swift
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The irony is that it was no fantasy, and the genuine conspiracy theory of Barr and the justice department and McConnell covering the shit up is obvious.Originally posted by Walter Sobchak View PostThe irony is that the conspiracy fantasies that frank endlessly promoted (Russiagate & its impeachment sequel) failed so spectacularly that they became gifts to President Trump & the GOP.
But as you note, those same conspiracy theories are being re-weaponized to use against Dem candidates that the DNC does not care for, e.g. Bernard and Tulsi.
Now Trump is seeking to let all his cronies off the hook without a peep of protest.
Also, Tulsi is pretty friendly with Moscow, a favorite of RT and lines up with Russian foreign interests. BTW, she loves drone strikes. If Bernie I hope to hell he doesn’t choose her.
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Only because socialism is the stepping stone to communism.Originally posted by frank ryan View PostHe’s a socialist. Trump is a fascist.Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.
Dig your own grave, and save!
"The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American
"I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
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