And, of course, it's big corporations who promote Moore's work

which, superficially, makes them look democratic, but there are reasons why these corporations choose to promote Moore as the token voice of 'Liberals' rather than (say) Noam Chomsky - who speaks very eloquently about the way genuinely insightful dissenting voices/ideas are marginalised in a 'democracy'.

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on August 25th 2010 at 22:32:37

Message Thread

Am I the only atheist who wishes Dawkins would shut the fuck up? (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Aug 25, 21:35:51
- i don't (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 25, 22:31:49
  - He loves it and the attention (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 25, 22:45:47
  - Good. That's that fucking thing cleared up. Well done. (General Chat) - no one, Aug 25, 22:43:11
    - why buy a paper when you can read it online for free? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 25, 22:44:48
      - Why bother at all when there are so many guilt edged opinions on here? (General Chat) - no one, Aug 25, 22:50:12
        
        "guilt edged opinions". Oh. Dear. At least I know who this is now. (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Aug 25, 22:51:14
- Nope, me too (n/m) (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Aug 25, 22:31:14
  - in fact, he as a "Fundementalist Athiest" is as bad as the "Fundamentalist Christians", (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Aug 25, 22:32:18
    - not at all, he's quite happy for people to believe in any fairy story they like (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 25, 22:35:18
      - No he isn't. He pretends to be. But when he talks about (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 25, 22:47:44
        
        Yeah I totally agree with that (n/m) (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Aug 25, 22:48:23
      - I think The Man Corr doesn't get enough privilege from his beliefs, personally. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 25, 22:38:49
        
        if it runs in the family (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 25, 22:43:32
- Penn Gillette off of Penn and Teller is the best atheist (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 25, 22:08:09
  - And Bertrand Russell (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 25, 22:13:39
    - George Orwell IMHO (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 25, 22:15:50
      - I am. Think about it, it's me. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Aug 25, 22:37:33
        
        THE ORWELL. And I don't mean the scum river. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 25, 22:48:59
        
        The bloke out of Animal House? (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 25, 22:50:48
        
        Amen to that (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 25, 22:42:45
        
        You're my fave. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Aug 25, 22:39:34
        
        Chairs. God bless. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Aug 25, 22:40:34
- Good-oh. Night all - back to work tomorrow after 9 days off. (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Aug 25, 21:53:08
- No. He's the Michael Moore of academics. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 25, 21:47:07
  - And I thought I was the only Liberal who couldn't stand Michael Moore (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 25, 22:16:12
    - You liberal ?! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 25, 22:49:39
    - He's exactly what the Right want their opponents to be: (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 25, 22:17:51
      - Absolutely (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 25, 22:22:03
        
        And, of course, it's big corporations who promote Moore's work (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 25, 22:32:37
        
        and the beard (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 25, 22:27:22
        
        And he's a fucking liar. I watched Bowling for Columbine once, (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 25, 22:37:04
- Not at all - he's a tedious, joyless, pompous arse. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 25, 21:46:03
  - And the other side of the 'fundamentalist believer' coin. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 25, 21:48:49

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