KaskadskyjKozak

Bullshit. Certain individuals here are doing far more than avoiding a religious taboo. Saying "fuck Moses" is far beyond merely refusing to abide by some taboo, it's intentionally maximizing offensiveness and contempt. In such a case just about any response - including those images - can hardly be faulted as "over the bounds". The bounds have already been overshot. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. What distinguishes your position here from the Muslims upset about cartoon images of Mohammed in Danish newspapers? I'm not suggesting that they're completely identitical, but what, in your opinion, distinguishes your arguments from theirs on this point? Those muslims have every right to be offended. They can boycott companies that publish or broadcast the images, they can send letters to the editor, they can have peaceful protests. They can even tell all of us who laugh at the images and mock them to go fuck ourselves. They can NOT make death threats, set off bombs, call for jihad, etc. It's pretty fucking clear, no?

Your take on history of course suits and props up your own beliefs. The reality is not so black and white. Moral fucks have taken advantage of institutions in place for the purpose of self-aggrandizement and wielding of power throughout history, including religious institutions. In the case of the latter you don't have to scratch the surface very hard to find an absence of belief in the faith many of these folks used for their own purposes (accumulation of power, wealth). Those doing the bidding of these folks often fell into a pattern - thugs, criminals, murderers - who were more than willing to do the bidding of their master (turn the thumbscrews, burn the witches) as they were able to do so justified by the force of law and government. Persons of true faith suffered along with the rest of humanity, did much good (which is lost to the pages of history - evil seems to make better news!), and fought the good fight.

Bullshit. Certain individuals here are doing far more than avoiding a religious taboo. Saying "fuck Moses" is far beyond merely refusing to abide by some taboo, it's intentionally maximizing offensiveness and contempt. In such a case just about any response - including those images - can hardly be faulted as "over the bounds". The bounds have already been overshot.

less offensive to you because you're not religious. Duh.

for once, I agree with mattp.

You have no case. And an appropriate way to defend their memory. BOLT IT!

It was amoral atheists who infected the world with this and other genocides, some of whom *were* raised Christian (or Jewish in the case of Stalinist Russia), but hardly were practicing believers, but go on and delude yourself. I'd like to see far more good people of faith than faithless atheists who arrogantly say "fuck j****". No, fuck you.

... while advertising for Heli-skiing. What if the helicopters are hybrids and run on bio-fuel?

that's what snow is for no, snow in alaska is for pouring tequila and lemon-lime gatorade mix over mixers are for lightweights.

that's what snow is for

Whoa accounting classes for chicks? Did your school not have communications as a major? Or are you into chicks that are "talented" and have "good personalities"?

But do you prefer German or French technique?

no wonder you spend so much time in Spray; the entertainment is endless.

i'd actually support this, especially if, in spanish, more than 1 of the 3 r's actually started with a fucking r! Yeah, what we need are children who are illiterate in *two* languages. Such great ROI from our public school system.

it's well-placed self-loathing.

For one thing, they speak Chinese. FUCK! I just lost some of my Dr. Pepper thru my nose!

Look back at the thread. Let's just edit your comments a bit:

For one thing, they speak Chinese.

I'll add that climbing club courses are good if you are a complete novice. The more you've done in the outdoors (e.g. backpacking, or sports climbing/cragging), the more slow paced you'll find things, and might be better picking things up from a mentor.

Behold! The wit and wisdom of mattp!: Wisdom? I call it pure, unadulterated hypocrisy. Par for the course.

yeah, he should have been crucified it's times like these when I think the Inquisition was not such a bad idea - for people like *you*.

more selective indignation - you were so outraged when the dude who posted for climbing for Christ was hammered.

What do you want to climb? Snow slogs? Sport? Trad? Alpine? Ice?

I would submit you don't know a damn thing what the Chinese leadership is preparing for or not, so that is worthless speculation on your part. I suspect otherwise, based on obvious evidence seen daily, but have no interest in researching it for you. The fact is: China is currently actively and openly preparing for war with Taiwan. They have a 4+ year count down to war time frame which they have announced internally. This has not been publicized or discussed by our gov't for public consumption here as it would give us less wiggle room diplomatically. Do you not wonder what the US will do when this inevitably occurs? Shockingly: most other countries in SE Asia currently believe that China would currently win a war with the US. This will become more pronounced as they increase their capabilities via the transfer of dollars from consumers. The Chinese should be our allies, yet our hegemony and various poor forigon policy blunders scares them. I suspect that a conflict over resources will sadly occur eventually, as it did with Japan during WW2. How would China taking Taiwan pose a national security threat to the US? Sure, it would set a bad tone on the international stage. It could be an opening salvo to Chinese hegemony in the east. But, what effect does it really have on us here?

The nuclear arms race did not result in a nuclear war, or even a major conventional conflict, which is what Einstein was warning against with that quotation.