Koreans not happy about racist behaviour...

[Orang Utan]

I get that you were trying to make a joke. Tried and failed. Your sincere hatred of the French came oozing through no matter your protests that you were just joking.

It could have been any nation, the French were just the easiest as they're right next to Britain and first in my thoughts.

 

[Orang Utan]

lib·er·al (lbr-l, lbrl)
adj.
1.
a. Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas; free from bigotry.
b. Favoring proposals for reform, open to new ideas for progress, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded.
c. Of, relating to, or characteristic of liberalism.
d. Liberal Of, designating, or characteristic of a political party founded on or associated with principles of social and political liberalism, especially in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States.

I suspect he means d. Would be very surprised if a. didn't describe himself also.

I would go along with a, b and c. Not d though. I'm more left-wing than any Liberal party.

 

[Orang Utan]

So why is liberal an insult if you are a communist/socialist/anarchist? I would describe myself as a socialist if I had to describe myself as owt.

 

[Citizen66]

So why is liberal an insult if you are a communist/socialist/anarchist? I would describe myself as a socialist if I had to describe myself as owt.

It's mainly evangelical (not to mention hypocritical) hard left wingers who like to throw it about if you fall foul of one of their many shibboleths that they appear to make up as they go along.

 

[butchersapron]

liberal - lacking rigour, holding weak and sentimental beliefs

 

[Orang Utan]

Whose definition is that? I would certainty admit to lacking rigour! I have hardly done any reading on politics

 

[butchersapron]

It's a definition/usage from Raymond William's book Keywords: A vocabulary of culture and society. Others from the same are:

Liberalism - based on individualist theories of man and society, bassed around possesive individualism
Liberal - socially permissive attittudes
Liberalism - generic left wing, collectivist

Note the difference from the positives in the above offered liberal definitions.

 

[TruXta]

It could have been any nation, the French were just the easiest as they're right next to Britain and first in my thoughts.

Q E fucking D.

 

[Orang Utan]

You are wrong.

 

[TruXta]

Am not.

 

[JimW]

I only come here for the quality debate.

 

[mattie]

I only come here for the quality debate.

No you don't.

 

[TruXta]

I only come here for the quality debate.

More fool you.

 

[mattie]

(sorry)

 

[Orang Utan]

Am not.

Do you seriously think I'm prejudiced towards the French? Or are you on a wind-up? I never had you down as a dimwit.

 

[JimW]

 

[TruXta]

Do you seriously think I'm prejudiced towards the French? Or are you on a wind-up? I never had you down as a dimwit.

Choose carefully.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Shut up Donny,

That other thread where you explain this got closed, so I had to come here. I've never seen the Big Lebowski; or at least not all of it. So Donny is Steve Buscemi. I like Steve Buscemi.

I'll tell you: if we're picking movie characters that we remind each other of, then my choice for you is...

The character is Hamish Campbell, from Braveheart. He's a well-intentioned lad, but a bit of a thickhead nonetheless.

So if you call me Donny and I call you Hamish, you'll understand what I'm talking about.

 

[Orang Utan]

That's Brendan Gleeson, an Irishman. I like him. I'm flattered.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

That's Brendan Gleeson, an Irishman. I like him. I'm flattered.

Alright: which will you prefer, then: Hamish; or Campbell?

 

[Orang Utan]

Not Campbell. My ancestors are McDonalds! Don't you know about the vendetta? Remember Glencoe!

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Not Campbell. My ancestors are McDonalds! Don't you know about the vendetta? Remember Glencoe!

Then Hamish it is!

We'll start here: I'm comparing you to the character, not the actor. For instance, I'm not comparing you to Gleeson in In Bruges.....Hamish.

 

[Orang Utan]

Whatever rocks your cock, fella

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Whatever rocks your cock, fella

Donny doesn't rock my cock, fella.