And the real answer is no one.SmashLovesTitanQuest said:I think the real question here is: who cares?
And the real answer is no one.SmashLovesTitanQuest said:I think the real question here is: who cares?
What on Earth is a "Secret Muslim"? I tried googling it, but, somewhat predictably, all the results are about politicians being called 'secret muslims' by people who don't like them; without any explanation of the term or arguments to support... well, fucking anything really.Diddy_Mao said:I don't know about that. But I'm pretty sure Movie Bob is a "Secret Muslim. "
Whaahahah haahha hahahah!Cedric Rolle III said:My little brother thinks Yahtzee is a communist. He base's his idea on a Zero-Punctuation video he saw me watch. I don't think the same, thou he is the smart one. What are you guys thoughts?
Yeah, I was looking for a "who gives a shit" option.SmashLovesTitanQuest said:I think the real question here is: who cares?
OK, I love the Simpsons reference there.Ldude893 said:Ben "Yahtzee" Crowshaw is not a communist. He may be an Australian citizen, an Englishman, a homosexual, a communist, but he is not a porn star.
That's kinda the point.SwimmingRock said:What on Earth is a "Secret Muslim"? I tried googling it, but, somewhat predictably, all the results are about politicians being called 'secret muslims' by people who don't like them; without any explanation of the term or arguments to support... well, fucking anything really.
Just makin' a funny. Specifically in reference to the relatively recent resurgance in baseless "red scare" accusations that person X might be a socialist/communist. The other popular one is "Secret Muslim" which is a concept I find bafflingly silly.SwimmingRock said:What on Earth is a "Secret Muslim"? I tried googling it, but, somewhat predictably, all the results are about politicians being called 'secret muslims' by people who don't like them; without any explanation of the term or arguments to support... well, fucking anything really.Diddy_Mao said:I don't know about that. But I'm pretty sure Movie Bob is a "Secret Muslim. "
Is it somebody who is secretly a practicing Muslim, but pretends not to be? Is it one of those nutbaggy terms that has lost all meaning and thus actually has nothing to do with secrecy or Islam? Or is it one of those nonsensical political 'insults' bandied around by people with no legitimate point to make and were you simply making a funny?
Wait, isn't that the same as the American sense of liberal? Because I am European and I think that what you said is textbook American liberal thinking.Da Orky Man said:Not liberal in the American sense, but in the generally more acceptable European sense, meaning pro-universal healthcare, gun control and the like. Which, frankly, most of Europe is.
Oh, okay. So "tin-foil-hat crazy talk", basically. I'll assume Diddy Mao was making a joke, then. One of the Google results did mention the Miss America pageant being part of the "secret Muslim" plot to overthrow America, which was the exact point I stopped researching.Zachary Amaranth said:That's kinda the point.SwimmingRock said:What on Earth is a "Secret Muslim"? I tried googling it, but, somewhat predictably, all the results are about politicians being called 'secret muslims' by people who don't like them; without any explanation of the term or arguments to support... well, fucking anything really.
To answer the question, they're someone whose religious faith is questioned. Obama, for example, is apparently secretly a Muslim, not a Christian. He's some sort of super secret conspiracy to take over America.
Or "insert country here," if you wish.
It's not actually tin-foil conspiracies, we are talking about actual political moves to discredit Obama. Remember when there were rumors about Obama not being really American? Clearly they are spread by the opposition, just for the sake of damaging his popularity.SwimmingRock said:Oh, okay. So "tin-foil-hat crazy talk", basically.
From what I've found from discussion about politics in America, the term 'liberal' tends to have negative connotations. For example, being for universal healthcare is rather normal and understood in Europe, whereas in America, it's often seen as the liberal wanting the government to control people's bodies. Gun control in Europe is mostly seen as a way to keep tools designed for killing out of the hands of those who abuse them, with concessions for hunters/farmers and such, while being for gun control in America is against the constitution, and is therefore considered not good.ElPatron said:Wait, isn't that the same as the American sense of liberal? Because I am European and I think that what you said is textbook American liberal thinking.Da Orky Man said:Not liberal in the American sense, but in the generally more acceptable European sense, meaning pro-universal healthcare, gun control and the like. Which, frankly, most of Europe is.
No, it is seen (from the American standpoint) as the government asking for more taxes to keep an ineffective healthcare system that will be abused and create even more debt.Da Orky Man said:From what I've found from discussion about politics in America, the term 'liberal' tends to have negative connotations. For example, being for universal healthcare is rather normal and understood in Europe, whereas in America, it's often seen as the liberal wanting the government to control people's bodies.
No, it is seen as a way to keep guns away from people, period. It is of my understanding that most people here see gun ownership as pointless and that guns make people go insane just by touching them.Da Orky Man said:Gun control in Europe is mostly seen as a way to keep tools designed for killing out of the hands of those who abuse them, with concessions for hunters/farmers and such
I recognized this from something....Dammit this is gonna bug me all day, I can't remember what the hell this is from!Ldude893 said:Ben "Yahtzee" Crowshaw is not a communist. He may be an Australian citizen, an Englishman, a homosexual, a communist, but he is not a porn star.
This made me lol so muchDustyDrB said:Well, if you have to ask...
...then he most assuredly is.
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