LEGO,

The complex issues you raise and the inability of the suspects you nominate to comprehend such complexity is self evident. There is a pattern of a socio-educational problem.

These complex issues require analysis, context, relevance, research, knowledge of history, an understanding of geopolitics and a willingness to absorb information from various diverse perspectives in order to form a rational perspective.

For those who are unable to perform these tasks for themselves there is always “groupthink” as a fallback.

It seems that emotion acts as a filter that blocks any capacity to rationalize. Your nominees don’t actually “read” or “comprehend”, they just “feel”.

As an example, I’ve joined the speculation on this thread about what might transpire in Syria. In every single post I have made it clear that I do not support any military intervention in Syria. Yet incredibly we get this from David G;

<< Yeah, the missiles are about to start flying again and the U.S. Armament Manufacturers and their shareholders, and intellectually-compromised people like Spindog and Shadow Monster, are happy again >>.

Was the post actually read? No. Was it comprehended? No. Was the response rational? No. Did it suggest that the views expressed were from the “intellectually-compromised”? Yes. Were the names changed to reflect vilification? Yes. Did it miss the point completely? Yes. Did it reflect over simplistic thinking of very complex issues in order to make room for over simplistic groupthink solutions? Yes. And was it riddled with emotion, frustration and juvenile anger? Yes.

So when you ask the question << What do these people use for brains? >> The answer must be they don’t. Not because they don’t have a brain, I’m sure that they all have high intellects. But they are driven by emotion, they are intellectually lazy, they like being told what they already feel and they lack the investigative rigor of the socially balanced.

That said, they are often very entertaining.

Spindog, when you are in the bathroom by yourself and you look in the mirror at yourself who do you see? Choose only one!
1. Einstein?
2. God?
3. Hitler?
4. A gibbering cretin?

P.S. If you see more than one image, you should be running the Coalition!

P.S. If you see more than one image, you should be running the Coalition!
David G,
Ah, so that's why those who look into a fogged-up mirror vote Labor ?

DavidG,

I guess that all the closet holocaust deniers see a cross between god and Hitler. I guess you see a small mustache and a halo.

aint it great
to be talking..of other things

some great memorable put downs..[going to become classics[get copyright]

but im..laughing..[inside]..
thats better than..the inner crying

though now
in..fondness.of our ingrained differences


my eyes feel damp..
no matter what..its feeling good..good dammmp

lol
hitler..with a halo/...lol

hello?

What is Syria to us ? It's a small country, a long way away, and of little interest to Australia. Why should we antagonise more powerful countries like Iran and Russia, with whom we could have stronger interests ?

Yeah, right.

What was it that Dietrich Bonhoeffer said ? About how evil triumphs ?

But of course, David, that was then, this is now.

Despicable.

Joe