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Can you believe this A$$hole?
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Every interest group needs a media darling to further the awareness of their ideals, however obtuse they may be. It seems it's the boy in this case, and I find it very unfortunate that he's already a puppet of his parents. Mozart was a puppet in his youth too, but at least he created something worthy of consumption.
Perhaps I'm reading you wrong, but now you're being a hypocrite. You called the kid an "a$$hole", and for what reason? What if his views were entirely congruous with your own, would he still be an "a$$hole"? You resorted to an ad hominem argument against his views, and that is the point.
When did you finish reading the kid's book?
I ask because, how else would you know he 'can't see properly anymore'? Maybe he is a child genius and has more insight than you know? I doubt it, but you can't really dispute it because you haven't a clue what's in the kid's book....unless you've read it.
DougK62
Diamond Member
Wow - what a bunch of assclowns in here with BlipBlop as the leader. This kid has EVERY RIGHT to be published. If you don't like that, then don't read it. How you can think that this kid is any worse than the hordes of brainless adults that write such books on the same topics? This is how it works in America.
thomsbrain
Lifer
yeah that's what i was thinking.
iwearnosox
Lifer
The newest bestseller from neverland publishing? 😀
GagHalfrunt
Lifer
Then by your own logic, if he has a right to be published we have the right to ridicule him mercilessly. If we don't have to read his ill-informed drivel, you don't have to read any responses to this thread. By your own admission you're doing exactly what you accuse others of doing, I guess that makes you a card-carrying assclown, huh?
Does the kid have a right to be published? Yes. Can he possibly have anything lucid, intelligent or important to say? Of course not.
LordMorpheus
Diamond Member
Ok, so, again, going from his thoughts on a leftist agenda, we can get that he is probably a pretty big homophobe.
His Fourteen-nostitude doesn't bother me. His balls-not-yet-dropped-istity doesn't either. What bothers me is his (not confirmed, but very likely) homophobic zeal before he has even hit sexual maturity.
Now, I have has a few gay friends in highschool, and the early years were hell for them. I mean, they were so poisoned against themselves that they had trouble mustering the will power to just get their ass to school everymorning. And you know why? Fvckheads like this kid. I don't care if your forty or fourteen, human decency should tell you that homosexuality isn't some inherently evil monster that threatens your little town and Mom's Apple Pie. You can expand this to cover other people: the disabled, etc.
Again, I don't care how old this kid is (his youngness just kinda magnifies my feelings, but it doesn't create them), but these hardcore rightwingers frighten me. I mean, look at old Rush - - a right winger if there ever was one, and yet people on this board are yelling at some lefties about name-calling, as if it is a trait common to leftists that the rest of the world is above. And O'Rielly, etc. These people are by and large self-centered, Bible-toting idiots. The whole Bible part REALLY surprises me. I mean, crazy right-wingers invoking the Good Book when the entire (i was gonna write goddamned here, but I decided not to) New Testament has very strong Socialist undertones, and it certainly does not encourage homophobia.
Its not the kid that bothers me, although he is a sh!tface (just look at his book cover -- there is a face just BEGGING for some heavy re-engineering), its his politcal views. Personally, I would love to see a long line of more democratic presidents (maybe we can actually let the next one we elect take office . . . that mighta helped . .) because they seem to have a stronger urge to help humanity.
And also, hey, how about the economy? Remember where it was under Clinton (for all the ugly interns he had, you can't argue with the employment rates).
His Fourteen-nostitude doesn't bother me. His balls-not-yet-dropped-istity doesn't either. What bothers me is his (not confirmed, but very likely) homophobic zeal before he has even hit sexual maturity.
Now, I have has a few gay friends in highschool, and the early years were hell for them. I mean, they were so poisoned against themselves that they had trouble mustering the will power to just get their ass to school everymorning. And you know why? Fvckheads like this kid. I don't care if your forty or fourteen, human decency should tell you that homosexuality isn't some inherently evil monster that threatens your little town and Mom's Apple Pie. You can expand this to cover other people: the disabled, etc.
Again, I don't care how old this kid is (his youngness just kinda magnifies my feelings, but it doesn't create them), but these hardcore rightwingers frighten me. I mean, look at old Rush - - a right winger if there ever was one, and yet people on this board are yelling at some lefties about name-calling, as if it is a trait common to leftists that the rest of the world is above. And O'Rielly, etc. These people are by and large self-centered, Bible-toting idiots. The whole Bible part REALLY surprises me. I mean, crazy right-wingers invoking the Good Book when the entire (i was gonna write goddamned here, but I decided not to) New Testament has very strong Socialist undertones, and it certainly does not encourage homophobia.
Its not the kid that bothers me, although he is a sh!tface (just look at his book cover -- there is a face just BEGGING for some heavy re-engineering), its his politcal views. Personally, I would love to see a long line of more democratic presidents (maybe we can actually let the next one we elect take office . . . that mighta helped . .) because they seem to have a stronger urge to help humanity.
And also, hey, how about the economy? Remember where it was under Clinton (for all the ugly interns he had, you can't argue with the employment rates).
GagHalfrunt
Lifer
Originally posted by: cashman
You guys are bashing/praising this kid left and right. Have ANY of you guys even read his book? I don't even think so. So you guys are basically judging this kid since he's 14 and has his own book.
Yes, we are judging this kid since he's 14. That's EXACTLY the point. He's closer to the days when he believed in Santa Claus then he is to the day when he'll actually have a clue. At 14, kids are TOLD what to believe. This kid has no exposure to anything except what his elders tell him. He might as well be a Russian pulling his opinions from Pravda or an Islamic militant whose only knowledge of America comes from what the Imam tells him. He's completely clueless, at 14 EVERYONE is completely clueless. At least an 18 year old is clueless, but he's beginning to become clueless on his own and not just parroting back what he's been told to say.
Originally posted by: cashman
You guys are bashing/praising this kid left and right. Have ANY of you guys even read his book? I don't even think so. So you guys are basically judging this kid since he's 14 and has his own book.
Not that he's 14 and has his own book, but because he's 14 and has his own book full of political opinions. Sorry, but he hasn't been in this world long enough to justify anyone taking him seriously.
Check this article out, his answer to how he can possibly know about adult issues like homosexuality:
"Woodruff: And you also have some very strong views about homosexuality, about abortion. Some people would say, a 14-year-old, you know, can you really understand complex issues -- adult issues like that at your age?
Williams: Well, I get that a lot, really. I mean that's basically almost the only criticism I've ever gotten. And most of it hasn't really been constructive criticism. And, you know, if you don't think that I can't come up with my own opinions, then, you know, don't read. I really don't care too much. It's really a hobby for me. It's a lot of fun. "
Way to answer the question without answering the question, Kyle! You're on your way, that's for sure!
yhelothar
Lifer
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: cashman
You guys are bashing/praising this kid left and right. Have ANY of you guys even read his book? I don't even think so. So you guys are basically judging this kid since he's 14 and has his own book.
Yes, we are judging this kid since he's 14. That's EXACTLY the point. He's closer to the days when he believed in Santa Claus then he is to the day when he'll actually have a clue. At 14, kids are TOLD what to believe. This kid has no exposure to anything except what his elders tell him. He might as well be a Russian pulling his opinions from Pravda or an Islamic militant whose only knowledge of America comes from what the Imam tells him. He's completely clueless, at 14 EVERYONE is completely clueless. At least an 18 year old is clueless, but he's beginning to become clueless on his own and not just parroting back what he's been told to say.
Really? Maybe back in your day when you were 14 and you had no exposer to the outside world. On the internet, you have exposure to all the information, you can easily see all perspectives of the problem and draw your own conclusions.
When I was 14, I've always disagreed with my elder's extreme right winged judgements. I always had my own opinion, and I never listened to them. In fact, my grandma fits exactly your description of an ignorant 14 yr old. She reads one editorial on the newspaper about something, and she takes everything on there as a fact. If she wrote a book, you'd probably take her more seriously than a 14 yr old, when you never read either of them, based on your generalizations on age.
I bet you are one of those morons that talk down to 14 yr olds thinking they're some stupid dumb idiot that doesn't have a clue about anything because that's how you were when you were 14.
Yes in general, I agree that almost all 14 yr olds are ignorant a$$holes that just try to pose like everyone else, like you when you were 14. Though there are still many that are not like you. I was in debate club when I was in high school. I debated with many 14, 15, 16, 17 yr olds about political issues.
Originally posted by: virtualgames0
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: cashman
You guys are bashing/praising this kid left and right. Have ANY of you guys even read his book? I don't even think so. So you guys are basically judging this kid since he's 14 and has his own book.
Yes, we are judging this kid since he's 14. That's EXACTLY the point. He's closer to the days when he believed in Santa Claus then he is to the day when he'll actually have a clue. At 14, kids are TOLD what to believe. This kid has no exposure to anything except what his elders tell him. He might as well be a Russian pulling his opinions from Pravda or an Islamic militant whose only knowledge of America comes from what the Imam tells him. He's completely clueless, at 14 EVERYONE is completely clueless. At least an 18 year old is clueless, but he's beginning to become clueless on his own and not just parroting back what he's been told to say.
Really? Maybe back in your day when you were 14 and you had no exposer to the outside world. On the internet, you have exposure to all the information, you can easily see all perspectives of the problem and draw your own conclusions.
When I was 14, I've always disagreed with my elder's extreme right winged judgements. I always had my own opinion, and I never listened to them. In fact, my grandma fits exactly your description of an ignorant 14 yr old. She reads one editorial on the newspaper about something, and she takes everything on there as a fact. If she wrote a book, you'd probably take her more seriously than a 14 yr old, when you never read either of them, based on your generalizations on age.
I bet you are one of those morons that talk down to 14 yr olds thinking they're some stupid dumb idiot that doesn't have a clue about anything because that's how you were when you were 14.
Yes in general, I agree that almost all 14 yr olds are ignorant a$$holes that just try to pose like everyone else, like you when you were 14. Though there are still many that are not like you. I was in debate club when I was in high school. I debated with many 14, 15, 16, 17 yr olds about political issues.
Cliff Notes:
Having access to Google, an opinion, and a willingness to debate qualifies me.
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