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vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 9:26 pm

Philosophy Explorer wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 7:36 pm

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 1:25 pm Oh my god, an obnoxious American evangelical preacher has just hijacked Harry's wedding and Prince Charles and William can barely keep a straight face

You seem to be skipping the fact that Meghan is also an American (explains the American preacher). So in this instance, you can tell the difference.

Btw not the first time an American had married into British royalty and is the second time an actress has done so from the US.

PhilX

I wonder who paid for the wedding? (Rhetorical question). That raving egomaniac was so out of place it was like an SNL skit (a very funny one)
Trust the yanks to ruin a royal wedding, events that are known for their beauty and refined good taste (and the Americans were doing ok up to that point. They seemed to be keeping their crass obnoxiousness in check for once). The poor Queen and Philip are 92 and 96 respectively and had to sit through that ranting lunatic patronising the congregation for what seemed like an eternity. I kept expecting a long walking stick to appear, hook him around the throat, and remove him from his podium.

Philosophy Explorer wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 9:47 pm

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 9:26 pm

Philosophy Explorer wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 7:36 pm

You seem to be skipping the fact that Meghan is also an American (explains the American preacher). So in this instance, you can tell the difference.

Btw not the first time an American had married into British royalty and is the second time an actress has done so from the US.

PhilX

I wonder who paid for the wedding? (Rhetorical question). That raving egomaniac was so out of place it was like an SNL skit (a very funny one)
Trust the yanks to ruin a royal wedding, events that are known for their beauty and refined good taste (and the Americans were doing ok up to that point. They seemed to be keeping their crass obnoxiousness in check for once). The poor Queen and Philip are 92 and 96 respectively and had to sit through that ranting lunatic patronising the congregation for what seemed like an eternity. I kept expecting a long walking stick to appear, hook him around the throat, and remove him from his podium.

What difference does it make if they're "yanks" or not? It would be like saying what your background is.

PhilX

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 9:50 pm

Philosophy Explorer wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 9:47 pm

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 9:26 pm

I wonder who paid for the wedding? (Rhetorical question). That raving egomaniac was so out of place it was like an SNL skit (a very funny one)
Trust the yanks to ruin a royal wedding, events that are known for their beauty and refined good taste (and the Americans were doing ok up to that point. They seemed to be keeping their crass obnoxiousness in check for once). The poor Queen and Philip are 92 and 96 respectively and had to sit through that ranting lunatic patronising the congregation for what seemed like an eternity. I kept expecting a long walking stick to appear, hook him around the throat, and remove him from his podium.

What difference does it make if they're "yanks" or not? It would be like saying what your background is.

PhilX

Because only yanks would have done it.

Walker wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 2:50 pm

VT wrote:“Is this referring to actual liberalism, or some illiterate American wanker's moronic 'definition' of 'liberalism'?”

What is your notion of "actual liberalism" that you obstinately refuse to define?

Philosophy Explorer wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 9:59 pm

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 9:50 pm

Philosophy Explorer wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 9:47 pm

What difference does it make if they're "yanks" or not? It would be like saying what your background is.

PhilX

Because only yanks would have done it.

Prove it.

PhilX

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 10:04 pm

Philosophy Explorer wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 9:59 pm

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 9:50 pm
Because only yanks would have done it.

Prove it.

PhilX

Prove what?

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 10:39 pm A question you have never been asked

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 10:39 pm A question you have never been asked

Philosophy Explorer wrote: ↑Sun May 20, 2018 4:55 am

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 10:39 pm A question you have never been asked

The question is why do you like to act stupid? And why did you say your father showed you pictures of the My Lai massacre when you were a child? You know you made up that story to try to justify your prejudice against Americans.

PhilX

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sun May 20, 2018 5:28 am

Philosophy Explorer wrote: ↑Sun May 20, 2018 4:55 am

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 10:39 pm A question you have never been asked

The question is why do you like to act stupid? And why did you say your father showed you pictures of the My Lai massacre when you were a child? You know you made up that story to try to justify your prejudice against Americans.

PhilX

Not specifically me. We all saw the photos. He was a journalist and we were all brought up politically aware and anti war. And I don't have to justify anything. As I've said, I don't like anything about you or your country, except perhaps the trees and excellent quality of American-made products (few and far between now). It 'is what it is'.

Philosophy Explorer wrote: ↑Sun May 20, 2018 5:58 am

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sun May 20, 2018 5:28 am

Philosophy Explorer wrote: ↑Sun May 20, 2018 4:55 am

The question is why do you like to act stupid? And why did you say your father showed you pictures of the My Lai massacre when you were a child? You know you made up that story to try to justify your prejudice against Americans.

PhilX

Not specifically me. We all saw the photos. He was a journalist and we were all brought up politically aware and anti war. And I don't have to justify anything. As I've said, I don't like anything about you or your country, except perhaps the trees and excellent quality of American-made products (few and far between now). It 'is what it is'.

Why the trees? What makes American trees so special?

PhilX

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 10:02 pm

Walker wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 2:50 pm

VT wrote:“Is this referring to actual liberalism, or some illiterate American wanker's moronic 'definition' of 'liberalism'?”

What is your notion of "actual liberalism" that you obstinately refuse to define?

I've defined it over and over again and it falls on deaf ears. You only have to look at the word to know what it means. It's you illiterates who refuse to define what you imagine it means.

Walker wrote: ↑Sun May 20, 2018 9:05 am

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 10:02 pm

Walker wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 2:50 pm
What is your notion of "actual liberalism" that you obstinately refuse to define?

I've defined it over and over again and it falls on deaf ears. You only have to look at the word to know what it means. It's you illiterates who refuse to define what you imagine it means.

Perhaps your unstated definition is sui generis.