C J Morgan, "You're quite right, Cornflower. To characterise all Australians as racists, xenophobes or homophobes would obviously be incorrect - however, I don't think I can recall anybody at OLO doing that.
Where I disagree with you is that I'd use the qualifier 'many', rather than 'some'."

For you even 'many' is a mighty concession. Congratulations!

Thanks, but I've never suggested otherwise.

Boaz, for the gazillionth time, I have absolutely no interest in discussing comparative religion with you, or anyone else.

I am an atheist, and as such I have no sympathy for anyone who uses their religion as a weapon against others.

But I am also an English-speaking Australian of moderate intelligence, and I can tell when people like yourself are attacking the religion of others, and when you refuse to understand that those attacks are being made from a position with no basis in logic.

And certainly, with no basis in humanity.

When you operate entirely from the position of preferring one fantasy over another, which is how we atheists view Christianity's spats with Islam, your views are entirely and completely without justification or meaning.

All that is visible to the non-aligned observer is bitterness, hatred and fear. None of which is obviated, or even diminished, by the use of one set of scripture against another. They are equally worthless as tools of argument.

With one exception, and that is when selected passages are used by extremists, to pursue their agenda of fear and loathing.

The obvious presence of which, is what I object to in your posts.

CJ

Granted, you are unique, a legend on OLO for your ability to detect racists, xenophobes or homophobes. Even so, your assessment that 'many' Australians are racists is a tough call, though you may have said previously that OLO is 'infested' with racists, xenophobes and homophobes.

However I can't recall you ever making a comment on OLO that was in any way supportive of, or positive about, the Australian people, especially those of Anglo-Saxon extraction. Do correct me if I'm wrong.

Cornflower: << ...your assessment that 'many' Australians are racists is a tough call, though you may have said previously that OLO is 'infested' with racists, xenophobes and homophobes. >>

Not a tough call at all, because that's what I think. Fortunately, it seems to me that OLO has a much higher proportion of racists, xenophobes and homophobes than the wider society does, at least that part of it with which I have most interaction.

I'm not going to bite on the irrelevant part of your little trolling exercise.

C J Morgan,

I asked the question quite seriously and it is a reasonable one since you always single out the Australian people for your grievous insults.

You asked the same question yourself of another poster but it wasn't his attitude to the Australian people you were worried about. Were you trolling when you asked that question?