Post Praetorian

Sorry to hear about that, Handman...better luck next time...?

Ah, well it is good that you survived such a challenge intact...

N-8ij check

...because we are already there...? ;-)

Warbler said:

TV's Frink said:

EyeShotFirst said:

You can buy a nazi flag on Amazon, but not a confederate flag...

Let that sink in.

 One wrong and one right does not make it right or wrong...it just makes it halfway to right.

Let that sink in.

 say what you will, it is stupid and asinine to decide not to sell the Confederate flag because you don't want to offend people while still selling the Nazi flag.

If Amazon feels that the Confederate flag is so offensive that they don't want to sell it any longer, why did they feel it was ok to sell before the shooting?  Does one shooting really change what that flag means?

I'd still like to know what people think of my idea of swapping the Confederate battle flag(the flag we think of as the Confederate flag) for the original flag of the Confederacy?

would it be ok to have this flag flying over the Civil War memorial on SC capital grounds.  

Finally just to make clear to those that don't realize:  The Confederate flag has flown on top of the SC state capital for over ten years.  Some time ago in a compromise, it was moved from the top of the capital to a Civil War memorial on the grounds of the capital.  

 It seems a reasonable compromise...

Warbler said:

TV's Frink said:

imperialscum said:

Well racism and racial segregation was openly practised under your current flag as well.

And if I sum up all the bad* US foreign policies in the last 100 years under your current flag, I would say Confederate flag represents the lesser evil of the two.

 would the mods please just ban him already?

 No, dear Warbler, think of the freedom of speech that would be stripped away if such were to be the case. Besides, without the likes of imperialscum what would members of the rebellion do with their fancy ships?

TV's Frink said:

DominicCobb said:

I've always wondered why it was culturally acceptable to wear the confederate flag (and how has it taken so long for people to realize that that shouldn't be okay?) but I'm actually fine with still allowing the flag on shirts and license plates and such. Makes it easier to spot the shitty people and avoid them.

 Government should not allow it on a license plate.  In fact, I have a problem with any politically charged license plate.  The "choose life" ones are especially galling.

 Why would 'choose life' be of a particular flavor of gall in your opinion? Certainly it must be an improvement upon a 'seek death' agenda...?

While not much a promoter on either front, I do not particularly mind if one expresses him or herself on the outside...either on mittens or a vehicle...or are you considering the danger of road rage to be a possible outcome?

...of course the real question, good Twister, is what has happened to you that has so derailed your linguistic improvements? It is hoped it was not overly traumatic...?

The teamwork aspect, coupled with the ability to disable one's opponent by placing him in check, along with the reality that the King can never truly act as a piece protector if more than one opponent is able to attack a given square, creates a nearly impossible environment in which to win. 

If perhaps the King's Illumination power were only slightly more robust...or if the King could teleport up to a given distance it might assist in overcoming such handicaps.

L-6op check

TV's Frink said:

Nah.

 ...but I wrote all of those fine words...! Laziness, dear Frink...it will add to your waistline...!

My good ATM Machine when was the last time you went to bed...?

...I no longer wish to go to heaven...

If flying the flag from one's home might denote a certain solidarity with an outside position, is it not perhaps an improved situation to know such a stance from the street rather than to discover it upon attaining the porch? To clarify, is it not better to be forewarned from a distance that a given neighbor is a confederate supporter rather than perhaps discovering it over tea in the parlor at which point the door may no longer be in easy access?

For this reason it seems sensible to allow the flag to be sold, but simply not to fly it from a government building. In this sense I agree with both EyeShotFirst and Handman...let the rights of individuals to make unfortunate allegiances prevail...after all, was not one such unfortunate allegiance of yesteryear the LBGT movement?

Ric, 10yz is your only escape route...and my Lance is anxious to move to 6op anyway...

TV's Frink said:

Post Praetorian said:

TV's Frink said:

Post Praetorian said:

I too do not mind the Confederate flag...but that is mostly because it has zero negative connotation for me...being instead reminiscent of the Good Old Boys...

 But it has a severe negative connotation to a very large segment of this country's population.

It is a symbol of hatred and racism and it should be retired everywhere possible.

...and if some fundamentalist individuals might take similar umbrage with the rainbow flag...?

 I'd like to hear how it could be argued that a rainbow flag could be considered a symbol of hate.

On one hand, you have a system that literally enslaved an entire race of people.  On the other hand, you have people in love who can now marry legally.

I don't see the comparison.

 This, naturally is based upon the assumption that a certain god might yet be considered to hate homosexuality...if so, then is not the Rainbow Flag potentially a hated symbol from a certain point of view--indeed, a symbol that may cause hate? If so who might wish a large, clear, being filling itself entirely with anger? Have we learned nothing from the Hindenburg...? 

...and now, kindly, a comment on my issue with the Jolly Roger...?

Me too...!

TV's Frink said:

Post Praetorian said:

I too do not mind the Confederate flag...but that is mostly because it has zero negative connotation for me...being instead reminiscent of the Good Old Boys...

 But it has a severe negative connotation to a very large segment of this country's population.

It is a symbol of hatred and racism and it should be retired everywhere possible.

...and if some fundamentalist individuals might take similar umbrage with the rainbow flag...?

Tell me this also, my good Frink, considering the barbaric consequences awaiting any unfortunate enough to view the Jolly Roger* close at hand in a past era, why is no one outlawing that violent and fearful symbol...? 

*Yet I would be in agreement with you that flying such a flag upon a government building would be in poor taste regardless of its alleged historical function...

So good...I went back for seconds...!

darth_ender said:

You know, all movies have goofs.  It's what inevitably happens when you edit together various takes of a story.  Things will never work out perfectly in every way.  But sometimes there are holes in logic that are just so glaring that it truly disrupts your enjoyment of those movies.

Most of this site is devoted to trashing certain movies, and that mentality has carried beyond Star Wars.  Any flaw in any film is just unacceptable to some.

But that's not what this thread is about.  This thread is for movies you love and cherish, but where you just need a little help explaining away some problems so you can get rid of that cognitive dissonance.

Take Jurassic Park.  I love that movie.  There are errors, like doors that magically change between open and shut, movie player bars when we're supposedly watching a live video conversation, etc.  I can overlook those, understanding they are part of the natural movie-making process.  However, I cannot get past the Tyrannosaurus paddock problem, where the ground magically drops 100 feet between T. rex's escape and Grant's/Lex's descent on the wire.  I cannot think of a reasonable justification.

OT.com: you're so good at tearing movies apart.  Can you explain away problems with the same ease?  Help me, OT.com.  You're my only hope.

 T-Rex quake...

S-5lm

I too do not mind the Confederate flag...but that is mostly because it has zero negative connotation for me...being instead reminiscent of the Good Old Boys...

My move will be P 3pq-4qr

Well, Ric, being that I will most definitely be placing Ender in Check for such an audacious maneuver, it is suggested you perform a snatch of your own...perhaps by taking his Silver General hostage...? I hear he is actually a fairly good cook...

Dear Dr, although I do not currently share this dark view of yours there once was a time when I was fully thus subscribed. It is a difficult reality in which one realizes that what one might have considered precious and rare might actually be desired by others to share. It is suspected the Jewish people might once have felt a similar slight once the gentiles claimed for themselves what had once been solely of Jewish domain...however, certainly at the very least it should equally provoke a sense of affirmation that even one's purported opponents must see some of what one practices as being good and desirable...to have and to hold...unto themselves...