02.22.07 (3:48 pm) [
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A Big Fat Weasel Named L. Ron
I don't engage in BlogoWars as a general rule. That is to say, I try not to spit castigations at people based on their vague and ill-defined cyberpersonas, but every now and then, someone arouses my ire. I have the taste of Bile in my mouth. I am momentarily sickened.
Earlier today, I left a post on Scientology's blog here at tBlog telling him that L. Ron Hubbard, while a good scifi writer, was an insufferable, egomaniacal prick. This is almost undeniably true. Hell, after a handful of countries barred him from passing their borders, he went out and commanded a Scientologist crew of seamen called the "Sea Organization". As any good commodore would have it, he was waited upon by a slue of attractive young women in tight, white shorts. Such sexist and exploitative behavior isn't a problem if the person in question didn't march around with a messianic complex and rob followers of his "religion" blind. Personally, I'm a proponent of the theory that Hubbard created Scientology as a bet with either Bob Heinman or Carl Sagan. To me, the tenets of the belief are ridiculous, but I'm not going to condemn someone for following them. I will admit to my own handful of idiotic beliefs and desperate concessions. Such is only human.
If Scientology (the user) hadn't posted his article on Antisocial Behavior, perhaps I would be writing about rape and cannibalism, as I normally do. The bit about holding others down (in his blog) made me sick to my stomach if only for the fact that he must have been just shattered enough to yank the comment off his page for no other reason than that it did not agree with his personal constitution.
Well, friends. I am a steadfast believer in the First Amendment, and as such, I believe it is my responsibility to uphold its statements under any circumstances. I've had people rail me on other blogs for calling Laura Bush an amphetamine addict or for criticizing football players for applying the tag "Champion of the World" every time a group of witless 'roid freaks wins the Super Bowl when no one else in the world really gives a shit. I can take it, folks, and if you want to call me a heathen, then do it. You're probably right anyway. Furthermore, I couldn't justify running my own insignificant holdings on the web like a major media outlet. Censorship is for the birds.
If, however, my comment did not appear in the blog as a result of a system glitch, I will gladly tender the appropriate apologies to Scientology (once again, the user). I myself admire certain people, Hunter S. Thompson being among them if you couldn't tell from my previous post. But if someone left a comment saying that the Good Doctor was a drug-addled freakshow, I couldn't disagree with them. Should that compromise my own personal opinions? Should I feel insecure and perhaps concerned that I have placed my admiration foolishly?
If things still work this way, I guess we should just go back to the good, old days. I'll slap you in the face with a glove, you scuff my boots, and then we'll walk ten paces and see who's got the best trigger finger.
Sounds like a plan to me.
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TheRockSays (
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02.22.07 (8:41 pm)
Did you use the term 'prick' on Scientology's blog? Since Scientology (the religion) is a religion, it's not surprising that Scientology (the user) had a most un-1st amendment reaction to calling its founder a prick. Such an unnecessary epithet is a great way to distract from an undeniable truth.
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evilmammoth (
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02.23.07 (7:32 am)
Reply to: TheRockSays
Well. He
was a prick, and considering all the information that exists about L. Ron Hubbard, it's almost a necessary term.
We all need to grow some thicker skins and stop placing others, no matter how famous, on a pedestal. That's not appreciation or admiration. It's idolatry.
No one--not even Jesus (maybe especially)--has avoided being a prick at one time or another.
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02.23.07 (7:59 am)
It's been a while since I read a post that made me chuckle aloud. You'll be hard pressed to find folks here who appreciate sincerity, regardless of how it's worded. More times than not, if your sentiments don't fall in line with that of the blog author's.. they get flushed down the great tCommode.. along with boasts of being able to handle criticism, differences of opinion, logical debate, etc. This place is dripping with insincerity and I find enjoyment in watching the ruffling of feathers when someone comes along and dares open their mouths in a less common way.
Ever notice that finding a delightful post and discovering repulsive commentators is like witnessing your favorite meal turn to sawdust in your mouth? :)
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04.22.07 (12:51 pm)
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05.25.07 (5:13 am)
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11.12.07 (11:52 pm)
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11.16.07 (2:26 am)
Two new studies show why some people are more attractive for members of the opposite sex than others.
The University of Florida, Florida State University found that physically attractive people almost instantly attract the attention of the interlocutor, sobesednitsy with them, literally, it is difficult to make eye. This conclusion was reached by a series of psychological experiments, which were determined by the people who believe in sending the first seconds after the acquaintance. Here, a curious feature: single, unmarried experimental preferred to look at the guys, beauty opposite sex, and family, people most often by representatives of their sex.
The authors believe that this feature developed a behavior as a result of the evolution: a man trying to find a decent pair to acquire offspring. If this is resolved, he wondered potential rivals. Detailed information about this magazine will be published Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
In turn, a joint study of the Rockefeller University, Rockefeller University and Duke University, Duke University in North Carolina revealed that women are perceived differently by men smell. During experiments studied the perception of women one of the ingredients of male pheromone-androstenona smell, which is contained in urine or sweat.
The results were startling: women are part of this repugnant odor, and the other part is very attractive, resembling the smell of vanilla, and the third group have not felt any smell. The authors argue that the reason is that the differences in the receptor responsible for the olfactory system, from different people are different.
It has long been proven that mammals (including human) odor is one way of attracting the attention of representatives of the opposite sex. A detailed article about the journal Nature will publish.
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03.14.08 (6:53 pm)
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