Seriously, what kind of dickless fool responds to charges of plagiarism like that? Has Rand Paul done anything in life other than being a politician's son and this lowest-common-denominator pandering?
Ever notice that nobody takes seriously an effort to refute religion?
It takes about 20 minutes of serious thought to refute religion, and then you realize that your interlocutors will never accept its refutation. So, you've just wasted 20 minutes of time. They will never be convinced of the error, because that's not the point.
Rand Paul is a walking conspiracy theory with cheap ideas meant to appeal to a 5 year-old level of political understanding. And, there are people who, lacking the ability or the will to move past that level of understanding, will hold their ground.
@14: No, your "paraphrase" neglected the first clause of my sentence, leaving the rest of the words out-of-context given that omission. However, unfortunately such liberties still meet the bar of The Huntington Post, MSNBC, the New York Times, and of course The Stranger, so there's nothing really I can do. My words will be blemished by your spin forevermore.
"reporters are people who take plagiarism very seriously". Wha? The modern reporter is a boot-licking toady, looking for ways to report the news so its master won't get angry and leave it off the cocktail party guest list (,present company excepted).
@26: There's no need for me to prove anything. I stated that you spun my comment. You stated that you paraphrased my comment. Each of which is subjective to whoever reads the comment.
@8: I can't find any reference in this thread, previous to your post, to what "raindrop pointed out." What did "raindrop" point out? There does not seem to be enough info I this thread to figure out wtf you and "raindrop" are talking about?
For all that Rand Paul is "not my problem", outside of being a US Senator and offering death threats to a commentator I like, this to me is a perfect example of the "other" Rand: Ayn. To the best of my understanding (because, frankly, I never wanted such odious concepts entering my thoughts), or lack thereof, to a "Randian" the roads are their's to be plundered because the roads were a "preexisting condition", and as such not the "Randian's" responsibility to maintain. Wikipedia is a public source of knowledge, so what is the BFD? The plundering of anything not jealously guarded is OK (otherwise someone would own it?).
For those of us that never bought into the playground bully "What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine" thing, we get that each citizen's owning a (very small) share of the public trust means just that: sharing. I'm most likely screwing up Rand's stated POV, but IMHO not it's outcome: both Rands are odious bullys.
Seriously, what kind of dickless fool responds to charges of plagiarism like that? Has Rand Paul done anything in life other than being a politician's son and this lowest-common-denominator pandering?
Ever notice that nobody takes seriously an effort to refute religion?
It takes about 20 minutes of serious thought to refute religion, and then you realize that your interlocutors will never accept its refutation. So, you've just wasted 20 minutes of time. They will never be convinced of the error, because that's not the point.
Rand Paul is a walking conspiracy theory with cheap ideas meant to appeal to a 5 year-old level of political understanding. And, there are people who, lacking the ability or the will to move past that level of understanding, will hold their ground.
hoo, maddow is going to have fun with this.
This could be a good use for PRISM.
It's watching and tracking everything we say.
Could be used for intellectual property assertions or as evidence in stalking and harassment cases on the Internet.
Plus even if you were to erase something, prism would still have a lock on when you said those things.
It's a politically powerful cult leader calling for violence against a an articulate, outspoken woman. It matters.
For those of us that never bought into the playground bully "What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine" thing, we get that each citizen's owning a (very small) share of the public trust means just that: sharing. I'm most likely screwing up Rand's stated POV, but IMHO not it's outcome: both Rands are odious bullys.
Peace
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