Blogcritics Comments on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Comment by me on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Sat, 10 May 2008 23:34:44 EDT

please stop saying m'kay before you jinx south park and they break up. Ive seen you use that almost as much as ive seen you pervert the english language with your backwater hillbilly bullshit. Go back to bashing arrested development, its the only thing you do that even comes close to worth reading. And thats just because fools are entertaining.

Comment by Lapdog on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Sat, 1 Dec 2007 02:16:22 EST

Ray, you're such an oppressor these days! Thanks for the critique anyway.

Comment by Ray Ellis on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:37:09 EST

Block-quotimg doesn't make your point, Lapdog, You asked what I'm suggesting. Quit simply, I wasn't auggesting anything. I do find your comment about Germans in the early part of a century fading into oblivionirrelevant to what I mentioned, though. What I also see in your comments is that you have no real knowledge. I also see that you're trying to work all this to impress an on-line Mistress.

Comment by troll on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:31:43 EST

...but is it worth the international deathtoll - ?

Comment by Clavos on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:31:36 EST

"When did it become acceptable for men to insult women based on their appearances?" When the woman in question not only describes her appearance for all and sundry, but also proceeds to insult all the men based on their appearance. Maybe she shouldn't stow thrones.

Comment by STM on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:23:58 EST

What's wrong with all you wusses? As a citizen of a country that still has a Union Jack in the corner of its flag, I say EMPIRE IS GOOD! Not only is it good, it's good for you ...

Comment by Zedd on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:31:35 EST

Hmmmmm I always thought it was Moowah ha ha ha ha. Perhaps we should call upon Tiny Tot. What say ye Clavos?

Comment by Lapdog on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:20:00 EST

Baronious, have you read the Genocide Convention? "The Convention defines genocide as any of a number of acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group: killing members of the group; causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group, and forcibly transferring children of the group to another group." "The Convention also declares that there shall be no immunity. Persons committing this crime shall be punished, whether they are constitutionally responsible rulers, public officials or private individuals."

Comment by Lapdog on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:10:40 EST

Ray, what are you suggesting? First hand stories from Germans in the 1930s would enable people to see their actions in the 40s through rose-colored glasses? Or first hand stories from German Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, trade unionists, etc? Which perspective would help? Heroics and butchery...one gets you honors, the other gets you a war crimes trial. Or should.

Comment by Baronius on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:13:01 EST

Lapdog, that doesn't even make sense. How can something be genocide when there's no intention of killing off a race or a culture? You want an example of genocide, look at what Baathist Iraq was doing to the Kurds and the Marsh Arabs.

Comment by Ray Ellis on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:50:23 EST

Sometimes it helps to get a firsthand perspective. I wonder if either OA or Lapdog actually know any Vietnamese or Iraqi people. When you hear their firsthand stories, it puts a whole different color on things. You both need to realize we're neither superheroes or butchers.

Comment by Lapdog on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:49:03 EST

Some more pretty pictures for our Obnoxious Pollyanna. Here.

Comment by Lapdog on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:20:07 EST

Obnoxious American #73 (for now) "When you call this countries character into question by defining our role in Vietnam as a government sanctioned "Killing Spree" you are actually the one rewriting history. And you better be sure that I will be there to remind everyone else watching just how full of it you are." It's time you faced the truth, OA. If you prefer I'll use the term Genocidal Invasion instead of Killing Spree to describe US involvement in Vietnam, though both are accurate. They also apply to the current US led invasion of Iraq. Most people think the Brits are more civilized but... watch them here.

Comment by Martin Lav on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:53:18 EST

"send me the sheet music and I will wipe my beautiful ass with it" Better get America the Beautiful, The Star Spangled Banner, My Country Tis of Thee and Ordinary People handle that task....

Comment by Matthew T. Sussman on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:49:54 EST

"I don't hate America ... But I sure DO hate the US." Glad you cleared that up.

Comment by moonraven on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:42:34 EST

I did not refer to South America as a country. I am not one of Nalle's clones. FYI, ignorant fat gringo, here in Latin America we refer to America as the entire hemishere. Not two continents. Bolivar said that the US was destined to plague AMERICA with misery in the name of liberty. As for America the Beautiful, send me the sheet music and I will wipe my beautiful ass with it.

Comment by The Obnoxious American on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:34:48 EST

Lolll agreed. I guess strife brings everyone down to a level occassionally.

Comment by Baronius on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:31:35 EST

Obnox, I know, I know... and then entire portions of the thread will be deleted, and it won't make any sense. I sometimes can't follow conversations in which I played a part, after the editor gets done with them. To be honest, I think if they're not going to boot Moon altogether, they should leave her comments intact as documentation of how hateful she is. It just concerns me when we're not obviously better human beings than she is.

Comment by The Obnoxious American on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:29:08 EST

Such a complex and intriguing woman. OK, racist and ignorant too, but still. Just FYI, if you hate the US, you hate America. "America the beautiful" wasn't written about Venezuela or Mexico. If you want to be cute and refer to the continents of the western hemisphere, they are referred to as "the Americas" - not America. In case you ever try to send international mail, you live on the North American continent (not country silly), in the country of Mexico. South America is also a continent - no country by that name. Central America is actually part of the North American continent. Hope this geography lesson helps...

Comment by moonraven on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:19:08 EST

Obnoxious Fatass Gringo: I don't hate America--in fact I live in a country in NORTH America called Mexico. And I also find SOUTH and Central America just fine, too. Canada is a bit too cold for me, even though half of my family is from there. But I sure DO hate the US. BTW, I didn't say I LOVE Chavez--just that I would not kick him out of bed. For real women, sex and love are two separate issues: it's you weak men that mix it all up.

Comment by Ray Ellis on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:17:55 EST

Man-- since this turned into The Biggest Loser thread, I feel really skinny. Maybe staying on point keeps you fit.

Comment by The Obnoxious American on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:15:36 EST

And incidentally, Baronius, While I never actually insulted MR in this thread, and although I've tried to take the high road and apologize in case she felt any pain from the collective personal attacks, she's called me a fatass several times. I can't say that personal attack hasn't hurt... I hope your rebuke goes both ways. Now excuse me while I voluntarily throw up everything I ate for the last two days. Rice cakes for Dinner YUM...

Comment by The Obnoxious American on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:12:16 EST

MR, So you hate America but love Hugo Chavez eh? I think that says it all.

Comment by moonraven on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:09:25 EST

OA--I see, all those millions of folks were killed with the best possiblei ntentions by the US government, so it's okay. Why are you not in Rome bribing the pope to canonize Lyndon Johnson for the Gulf of Tonkin fabrication? Go back to school--one that isn't on the back of a cereal box. Since when is being a size 12 being a BIG CHICK, fatass? The only fat guy I would not kick out of bed is Hugo Chavez.

Comment by The Obnoxious American on Empire is Bad, M'kay?

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:05:30 EST

Baronius, you are right, and honestly, all of these comments fall into the personal attack category. Apologies to MR for any comments I've made not specifically in response to her inane comments. That said, MR has made quite a few comments not exactly sticking to the subject matter either - many deleted by the comments editor. I highly doubt an apology for those will be forthcoming. BACK TO THE MAIN TOPIC AT HAND... Incidentally, I had meant to post this, since it's kind of related to the article here and actually quite an interesting point with regards to the question of whether the US has the right to police the world. From the mouth of Hans Blix (July 1st, 2003): A realist, he [Hans Blix] is sanguine about American's superpower status. "If you are to have one world policeman bullying the others by its own judgment," he says, "I could think of many others that would be less pleasant."