Skeptic Project

To me you can trace almost all genocidal governments in recent times to the far-left and to socialism because Marx was the first person in modern Europe to advocate political genocide. Granted, the advocacy of it has broadened much further now and Marx cannot be solely blamed, though he can be seen as a source.

Even if Marx was the first to advocate political genocide and movements on the far left did participate in forms of genocide, that doesn't connect extreme right movements in Europe to them at all, any more so than Nazis and Devils on Horseback in Darfur. Straining to make connections between "National Socialism" and the "Socialism" of the USSR are pretty shallow if your basis is genocide and your opinions on where you think political genocide originated from.

I better tell slashdot.org to stop using the word "rooting" because in Australia it means "fucking" and it's vulgar. Australia is on the ass of the world for a reason. It's like Mississippi in the South Pacific/Indian Ocean.

If we're really going to compare what's offensive in our respective cultures, how about excluding people from buying/doing things based on skin color or wearing black face, all being acceptable in Australia, and they're offensive as shit everywhere else.

"No. I've never heard the word used in a way that isn't racist, period."

ITS A TYPE OF TREE

"No. I've never heard the word used in a way that isn't racist, period."

ITS A TYPE OF TREE

It's part of the name of a tree. Bringing up this is diversion from what we're even talking about.

Sky, I've got no idea because I've never seen one before. I know what you're trying to imply so I guess I'll go with diecast wingnut.

I suppose you want me to point with two fingers now too, huh? And not give people thumbs ups. Or OK signs.

*rolls eyes*

I'm signing off and going to have coffee.

Don't confuse political correctness with racism there Roxette (RE: blackface) we don't have a guilty conscience. I think that you need to check your facts RE:buying/doing things based on skin colour. It was only partially based on race but it was more to do with their location and the laws of the area. The restrictions were contemplated in order to try and prevent child rape/abuse by people under the influence. At least we don't have a large black, prison population

Wingnut is not racist. It is a name that you give somebody with big ears that stick out as their ears resembles, surprise surprise, wingnuts.

"I don't care if Australia becomes a world power or not, black face and purchasing restrictions based on race are bullshit. Who said anything about Hollywood? Do you think I live in the US or give a shit about what you say about it? "

But at least we'll have gotten rid of that dastardly word, "wingnut"!

I think the use of any inflammatory terms is pretty horrible. Wingnut in it's "US" meaning is pretty horrid, too. I would never use it.

I guess I just came from a very odd family then. The only person in my entire life until today I'd ever heard use the word "wingnut" was my step father and he was always referring to Chinese people in a racist way. Something that came from his family, and his family alone - I guess.

Maybe you should put it into the urbandictionary cause I'm not seeing it being used in a racist context. I'm one of those guys that if it's not in the urbandictionary it's not a word

Ideally, yes, we wouldn't call each other fucking morons. Every time I say something unnecessarily offensive to someone it acts as a personal revelation to remind myself how unnecessary it is. This world would be monumentally better, in my mind, if we didn't speak to one another like that.

*doesn't know what to respond with*

sorry sil, i didnt think any one would pick up on that one

"This world would be monumentally better, in my mind, if we didn't speak to one another like that."

But would it be as funny?

I think not.

That's a valid point.

Also, we would lose a valuable word with which to ridicule people with, and you can't tell me ridicule isn't useful.

Actually, it's just a word that only one person ever in Brenton's life used racistly before.