Sunday, August 18, 2019
Résumé stuffer
Democrat presidential hopeful Mayor Pete Buttboy touts his military record. I'd just point out that there's a difference between serving in the military and using the military to use yourself. It's clear from how he brags about his military record on the campaign trail that his military service was just a résumé stuffer, like ambitious college students who do lots of extra stuff they don't care about to put on their application form to impress the admissions office at the Ivy Leagues.
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You don't actually know this, do you. It's spiteful and mean-spirited.
ReplyDeleteAnd 'Buttboy'? Whatever happened to 'in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you' (Matthew 7.12)? Guess your high falutin' theology doesn't extend to you actually doing what Jesus tells you you should do.
"You don't actually know this, do you."
DeleteSure I do. Look at how he brags about his military record for political gain.
"It's spiteful and mean-spirited."
His political agenda is spiteful and mean-spirited.
"And 'Buttboy'?"
He's an active sodomite. He even has a pretend "husband". So either he plays the catamite in that relationship or his boyfriend does. In gay lingo, they're also called "bottoms". Why are you so defensive about homosexual slang? Do you disapprove of homosexual behavior?
"Whatever happened to 'in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you' (Matthew 7.12)?"
He hasn't done anything to me and I haven't done anything to him. He's not my personal enemy. He is, however, the enemy of normal men, women, and children–if elected.
"Guess your high falutin' theology doesn't extend to you actually doing what Jesus tells you you should do."
The Bible often uses blunt language for willful infidels.
That he appeals to his military record as a point of merit in his political ambition does not entail that his military service was entirely self-interested. I don't know of any political candidate that hasn't appealed to past accomplishments or experiences as points of merit in their political careers. Recently I was re-listening to one of the 2016 GOP primary debates. Every single candidate, from Cruz to Rubio to Ben Carson etc. appealed to something they had done (or their their father had done) that was intended to give them some credit as a presidential candidate.
DeleteMaybe his political agenda is spiteful and mean-spirited, but what good are you doing by calling him "Buttboy"? It's not going to convince those on the fense or those leaning left. Its going to offended all those groups, plus offend many of those who might otherwise agree with you. At best, it only speaks to a small subset within your group for some empty affirmation. And it's not just using homosexual slang--you're taking it from that context (assuming that it is used considered non-offensive within homosexual circles) and using it in a degrading manner.
Even though the Bible often uses blunt language, that doesn't mean that it's always appropriate for us to use blunt language.
"That he appeals to his military record as a point of merit in his political ambition does not entail that his military service was entirely self-interested. I don't know of any political candidate that hasn't appealed to past accomplishments or experiences as points of merit in their political careers."
DeleteWhich changes the subject from the actual argument. Suppose someone is drafted and wins the Congressional medal of honor. At a later date he runs for political office, and mentions his military service. But he didn't join the military with that intention.
"Maybe his political agenda is spiteful and mean-spirited, but what good are you doing by calling him 'Buttboy'?"
I'm drawing attention to the nature of homosexual behavior, a well as punning his name.
"And it's not just using homosexual slang--you're taking it from that context (assuming that it is used considered non-offensive within homosexual circles) and using it in a degrading manner."
"Degrading–in contrast to ennobling anal sex?
"that doesn't mean that it's always appropriate for us to use blunt language."
Many people defend homosexuality in the abstract, so it's important to remind people of what homosexuals actually do. It's one thing to idealize it in soft focus, quite another when we detail specific practices.
i agree that you can't assume Butt-boy's motives for his military service...a lot of conservative politicians also brag about having been in the marines or whatnot.
ReplyDeletevoters respect military service,so why not use that to one's advantage
ReplyDeleteGullibility is not a theological virtue. From what I've read, Pete Buttboy's political ambitions began at a young age. He's been compiling a résumé for years to run on. He's very calculating and future-oriented.
DeleteAnd some Republican politicians are quite capable of cynicism, too. For instance, although John McCain didn't plan to become a POW, he shamelessly bilked his "war hero" reputation for political gain.
I'm partial to "Rashida Taliban", myself.
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