When Everyone Wore Hats
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  • Posted On: Oct 20 2003 8:54pm
Sorry, no caek. :p
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  • Posted On: Oct 20 2003 9:43pm
I'll take ice cream then. :D

Is it chocolate?
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  • Posted On: Oct 20 2003 10:03pm
Vanilla, but I have chocolate syrup.
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  • Posted On: Oct 21 2003 6:31pm
Yum! Okay, serve me up some ice cream.

Ah, hell, give me a slice of pumpkin pie, too...
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  • Posted On: Oct 22 2003 9:11pm
The song does not glorify the racism of the time, it says thanks for the good things the people did, and compares it to the modern day.
It does seem to glorify a uniformly Christian America. And it's awfully difficult to seperate the "good ol' days" from the racism that occured. The song may not glorify racism -- instead, it just minimizes it and ignores it. "Oh, yeah, those were great times. I mean, aside from segregation, but who cares about that? It's not a big deal." By extrapolation, racism is okay so long as we're all honest Bible-believers.

That's like saying that WWII was a great time in American history because of all the patriotism.

Uh, no. Equality is when two people, regardless of color, are given an even chance and the best man wins. The word you're groping for is favoritism. It's racism plain and simple when an employer is forced to hire a black man instead of a white man simply because the black man is black.
Drayson addressed this rather astutely.

No, you have the wrong one. I thought you would have picked up on that by now, sheesh, I've been here for over a year, do you see me running around yelling "GOD HATES FAGS! DAMNATION UPON YOU YOU CUSSING BLASPHEMER! HELLFIRE AND BRIMSTONE FALL ON YOUR HOUSE FOR THINKING THOSE THOUGHTS YOU PORN WATCHING SICKO.
a) Those were not actually referring to you, you'll notice, but your religion in general, which DOES use the indimidation of hell to spread its doctrine.

b) You have indeed told me that if I don't change my ways, I will go to hell. I'm not changing my ways. So, logically, when I die...

c) You have indeed ordered me to stop using certain words you find offensive.

d) You have indeed argued that your God hates homosexuality and that it is wrong. You have also mentioned that homosexuals will burn in hell.

e) I don't recall telling you that I watch porn. Now that you mention it, though...

You don't have to be screaming "DAMNATION UPON YOU HEATHEN SINNER". It's enough that you've said as much, and your statements merely echo those of people that ARE screaming it.

The moral values of the world are shot. The world is heading down the road to Rome. The US is one of the pioneers, Canada right behind them.
Grouping Canada and the United States into one category is very wrong indeed. I mean, everyone knows we're more corrupt -- what with letting the fags get married, taking away everyone's guns and making them pay taxes so that we can have health care. Communists! Get with the program, Kas!

The only way that the entire world could "head down the path of Rome" would be via the sort of warmongering we've seen from El Presedente down there in recent months. Warmongering I seem to recall you supported.

You didn't see nearly as many single mothers with multiple children when everyone wore hats as you do now, did you?
Well said Kas! Good argument!

Be sure to completely ignore that that was because society treated them as objects, stripped them of their right to equality, and kept them from working, though. Don't forget that one. But then, what can I say; a woman's place is in the home.

Good to know we agree. That'll be all.
Great. So when can I expect to see those cheques distributed?