tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post2883392086228254051..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: My attention flagsZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-88076673529479565942007-10-09T05:20:00.000-07:002007-10-09T05:20:00.000-07:00I like the way Ralph loses track of his pronouns (...I like the way Ralph loses track of his pronouns (You can't...because they can't). Unless he means liberals can't handle the truth because Republicans can't think, of course.<BR/><BR/>But no, I'm sure he didn't mean that. That would have been "we can't think". And he didn't need to say that in so many words, did he?The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-23481223250412927802007-10-09T03:49:00.000-07:002007-10-09T03:49:00.000-07:00Like I said in response to the same youtube video ...Like I said in response to the same youtube video someone posted in a comment to my own blog, there's a bit of a difference between a minority of xenophobic jerkheads waving flags once or twice a year, and the whole nation being pretty much required to wave one on all sorts of occasions. The american flag seems to be everywhere all the time. In Sweden it's nearly become a symbol of racism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-3449146518991165222007-10-08T18:19:00.000-07:002007-10-08T18:19:00.000-07:00Oh, I think I like William-Kristol hate. I work i...Oh, I think I like William-Kristol hate. I work in an industry (O mighty blogger, you reportedly were in that industry as well before teaching) where we were required to wear ribbons or the flag pin immediately after 9-11. Some of us didn't think we needed to wear it, having other ribbons and medals we'd earned in the armed forces. We figured we'd already demonstrated our patriotism and didn't need to make a stupid point with a 50-cent flag pin. We were forced to wear them anyway or suffer suspension or discipline...what a wonderful country! I guess I have "flag-pin-hate" as well. Fantastic blog you have here...keep up the great work.Cris Seligmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07611851471615166269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-18154834482241634442007-10-08T18:13:00.000-07:002007-10-08T18:13:00.000-07:00To Felicia Gilljam: This was EASY. What's with a...To Felicia Gilljam: This was EASY. What's with all these nice Swedish people and their flags?<BR/><BR/>http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=o09FrH3EZSkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-11813602275401736812007-10-08T15:08:00.000-07:002007-10-08T15:08:00.000-07:00Nicely done.Oh, and I especially love the "basebal...Nicely done.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I especially love the "baseball-hate" and "william-kristol-hate" gag. Ralph is either a very funny guy or a complete loon.That guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254412890551965391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-72572076564911107722007-10-08T14:20:00.000-07:002007-10-08T14:20:00.000-07:00Thanks for your comment, Ralph. I can't tell wheth...Thanks for your comment, Ralph. I can't tell whether you're a clever satirist or a genuine right-wing idiot, but it doesn't matter. Your stuff is comedy gold. I especially love the use of ALL CAPS and the climactic screaming of "No ideas," as if that is itself an idea. Brilliant.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-77263343408932305572007-10-08T11:46:00.000-07:002007-10-08T11:46:00.000-07:00Wonder where those flag pins are made?Wonder where those flag pins are made?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-53251884976696202552007-10-08T08:41:00.000-07:002007-10-08T08:41:00.000-07:00perfect.....metallic patriotism....worthless littl...perfect.....metallic patriotism....worthless little pins measuring what ?...great post..enigma4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589997090173140019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-6267543502763668632007-10-06T08:51:00.000-07:002007-10-06T08:51:00.000-07:00Flag-waving (and -wearing) is a nice symbol. Unfor...Flag-waving (and -wearing) is a nice symbol. Unfortunately of late it has become a substitution. If you wear the flag and capitalize Homeland and Nation and Patriot, why how can anyone doubt your motives and your actions?<BR/><BR/>As Sinclair Lewis said:<BR/><BR/>When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-39182007170243511962007-10-06T04:26:00.000-07:002007-10-06T04:26:00.000-07:00The other night I watched Penn and Teller burn a f...The other night I watched Penn and Teller burn a flag on tv to celebrate "the freedom that flag represents". A nice act. Especially for a Swede, because American patriotism is alien to us. We would never dream of being proud of our country, at least not while anyone's watching. And even those of us who DO feel a certain amount of pride that we live in one of the healthiest, most secular countries with one of the lowest crime rates in the world, even we don't care about the flag. The Swedish flag is something that goes on embassies and next to red cottages in the countryside. Which is why we view American so-called patriotism with more than a pinch of distaste.<BR/><BR/>Ah, culture clashes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-10416166996419162772007-10-06T00:17:00.000-07:002007-10-06T00:17:00.000-07:00Hey, nice blog! I like the Bush countdown... keep...Hey, nice blog! I like the Bush countdown... keep believing.<BR/><BR/>(From a fellow teacher over the water.)maths teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432285217048280785noreply@blogger.com