Friday, November 05, 2004
Re: Mea Culpa
I originally posted the following three comments in the comments to this post, but as I apologize to Matt on a point, I thought the response should be posted more prominently.
Comment 1:
At no point did I go off on the Decadent Coasts. Go fight that battle with someone else.
I praised redneck culture in response to attacks on redneck culture (one of which I linked to) and had to make the second post to justify the praise (and to criticize some of your comments). Praise of one group IS NOT denigration of another group. Praise is not a zero-sum game particularly when there are more groups out there than rednecks and liberal bicoastals.
I'm real big on defending groups I feel are unfairly maligned, particularly when I feel a close affinity to the group.
Comment 2:
As far as the subpoints:
1. You mistyped that intro, right? Cause as it stands it's nonsense.
For the rest, see the first comment. Praise of one group is not damnation of another group (I think we both agree that disrespecting Vets is bad behavior and that burning the flag doesn't display a particular love of country).
2a. Religion in the southwest - they're not rednecks. You're making my point on the importance of faith to rednecks.
I ignored the separation of church and state because I felt it was a ludicrous charge particularly the
Comment 3:
c) See the first comment.
d) I withdraw my criticism of "the old." I was pretty pissed and intemperate and I apologize.
e) If you don't feel that giving with respect to income is a fair measure of generosity, then fine. But I do. And if you don't, then do you support a progressive income tax? And if so, how does that square with your feelings on the generosity index?
Monopoly on virtue: Again see the first comment.
As far as the challenge at the end:
I don't approve of a gay lifestyle. I tolerate it. There's a big difference and expecting anything more than tolerance is an attempt to impose your morals on me.
On a completely unrelated note:
Tonight, Polyscifi will go over 4000 visitors since June! Whoo hooo! My irrational fascination with round numbers continues!
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Comment 1:
At no point did I go off on the Decadent Coasts. Go fight that battle with someone else.
I praised redneck culture in response to attacks on redneck culture (one of which I linked to) and had to make the second post to justify the praise (and to criticize some of your comments). Praise of one group IS NOT denigration of another group. Praise is not a zero-sum game particularly when there are more groups out there than rednecks and liberal bicoastals.
I'm real big on defending groups I feel are unfairly maligned, particularly when I feel a close affinity to the group.
Comment 2:
As far as the subpoints:
1. You mistyped that intro, right? Cause as it stands it's nonsense.
For the rest, see the first comment. Praise of one group is not damnation of another group (I think we both agree that disrespecting Vets is bad behavior and that burning the flag doesn't display a particular love of country).
2a. Religion in the southwest - they're not rednecks. You're making my point on the importance of faith to rednecks.
I ignored the separation of church and state because I felt it was a ludicrous charge particularly the
"Well, the first two items say basically that rednecks don't mind church and state being linked. Great! Good luck with that! You have more in common with the Taliban than you think!"(that's the Taliban equation I referred to, "equate" was too strong a word, but the link is still not very respectful of faith, hence my point).
Comment 3:
c) See the first comment.
d) I withdraw my criticism of "the old." I was pretty pissed and intemperate and I apologize.
e) If you don't feel that giving with respect to income is a fair measure of generosity, then fine. But I do. And if you don't, then do you support a progressive income tax? And if so, how does that square with your feelings on the generosity index?
Monopoly on virtue: Again see the first comment.
As far as the challenge at the end:
I don't approve of a gay lifestyle. I tolerate it. There's a big difference and expecting anything more than tolerance is an attempt to impose your morals on me.
On a completely unrelated note:
Tonight, Polyscifi will go over 4000 visitors since June! Whoo hooo! My irrational fascination with round numbers continues!
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