Dear Foxy,

«Before I leave this discussion I'd like to wish everyone»

So you are leaving now?

Does it mean that I need not expect an answer and can now close this page?

ALTRAV,

It was more of a piss-take than sarcasm. You’re quite conspiratorially-minded (e.g. your belief that 9/11 was an inside job).

You’ve expressed suspicion over the results of the survey a few times now - as though tampering had occurred to favour a ‘Yes’ outcome - and I thought that’s what you were probably doing in your post to Is Mise, so I thought I’d have a bit of fun with that by pretending to warn you off from looking too closely at the figures (as though everyone not on the Right was in on the conspiracy).

Toni Lavis and I had similar fun with Armchair Critic at http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=7679#236451.

I was also poking fun at the fact that so many of you Rightists are paranoid enough to believe that there’s a vast conspiracy involving some alleged “New World Order” (whatever that is (because granting that the other side may actually have sincere and noble intentions is simply unthinkable - especially when hating them makes ignoring what they have to say so much easier)).

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Josephus,

Well, I’ve been to a university recently (and did a social science degree, no less), and I can vouch for just how much the idea that universities are indoctrinating students into Marxist ideology *snigger* is paranoid, Rightist BS. Multiple perspectives are taught, and tutors encourage (provoke, even) debate in workshops and tutorials among students to get them thinking about the various perspectives (all of which can usually be categorised into a more simplified Left vs Right).

Almost half the essays are what are referred to as “critical analyses”, where students are expected to critically analyse an article, or a psychological or sociological perspective/theory, and marks are awarded for a student’s ability to critique and back their critique with evidence, not for how well they can recite Marx.

This idea that they sit students down and tell them what to think and how to think is laughable. You people are a joke, and I get a good chuckle reading this type of paranoid garbage from you lot on OLO.

AJ Philips,
Obviously you did not listen to Paula Gerber and her Human rights agenda on the link I gave.

Josephus,

Yes, I did watch the clip, and at no point does she mention Marxism (or anything else unreasonable, for that matter). You Rightists just use "Marxism" as a placeholder for anything you don't like.

You lot need to find a new line, if you want to be taken seriously. Perhaps try addressing issues instead of dropping the name "Marx", and thinking that's enough.

As a devout "Marxist". I would like to post a few of my favourite quotes by Marx that hopefully will sway those Rightest to the cause;

"One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know."

"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others."

"Please accept my resignation, I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member!"

and

"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception."

ha ha

Rusty Catheter, "The US Survey of Family Growth recorded that roughly 30% of heterosexuals have engaged in anal sex"

What does that prove? A hole is a hole? There are men who would penetrate a lump of sliced liver too.