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Re: Chuck Norris has died

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Post by ericjmorey »

huhkerrf wrote: post #148
titzer wrote: post #134

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Or was it when he said that a Black president would bring "1000 years of darkness"? I looked this one up. It's true. He's been going out of his way to be a political firebrand and claiming milquetoast Democrats are Satan for decades. It wasn't some offhand comment when cornered on stage. He's pushed white christian nationalism hard for quite some time. Sad, because it was so unnecessary, divisive, and crazy --a bla…

But it's not true the way GP phrased it. Norris did not say if a black man was elected then there would be 1000 years of darkness, he said it about a specific man who happens to be black. It's silly, but unless you're claiming that black politicians get special exemptions, his race is immaterial to this quote.

If you look at the wider context, it's harder to deny the racism.

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Post by raw_anon_1111 »

ceejayoz wrote: post #169
raw_anon_1111 wrote: post #158

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And the Defense of Marriage Act?

> It passed both houses of Congress by large, veto-proof majorities. Support was bipartisan, though about a third of the Democratic caucus in both the House and Senate opposed it. Clinton criticized DOMA as "divisive and unnecessary". Sure doesn't seem like a Clinton issue?

Again he still signed it. It’s like Susan Collins who always has “serious misgivings” about things that her fellow Republicans do and then votes the party line anyway trying to stay in her party’s good graces while at the same time not pissing off her liberal constituents

Re: Chuck Norris has died

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Post by romanhn »

MBCook wrote: post #70
willio58 wrote: post #31

There was a period of like 2 years when I was a kid where chuck Norris jokes were all the rage on the playground and I made an iPhone app that listed them all. Jokes like “Chuck Norris is able to slam a revolving door.” Anyway, I “built” this stupid app when I was like 13, copy-pasted like 300 jokes in there and a random one would show every time you tapped the screen. Chuck Norris’s estate blocked the app from going…

It was so funny how that whole thing happened. For the first time in over a decade he was suddenly relevant in a way. People remembered he existed, and they were playing off his tough guy image. And what did he do? Try and shut it down and start suing people. Stupid. It took him a couple of years to come around to it. If it wasn’t for those jokes would he be remembered anywhere as well? Or would he be a much more obs…

Found out about his passing from my teenage kids. They knew him as some legendary tough guy based solely on the jokes, but had no idea who he actually was. To be fair, looking at some other comments here about his political and personal leanings, I didn't know who he actually was either.

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Post by LetsGetTechnicl »

crims0n wrote: post #165
jayGlow wrote: post #121

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it's possible to disagree with someone politically and still acknowledge their positive aspects.

Remember the good ol' days when people just didn't discuss politics or religion out of decency? There was a reason for that, both bring out the worst in people.

Suddenly I'm reminded of the decent (grown) people who yelled in six year-old Ruby Bridges' face when she was merely attending elementary school. So if that was 1960, I'm just wondering when those good ol' days you're referring to where.

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Post by ericjmorey »

claytongulick wrote: post #59
praptak wrote: post #50

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I don't see how this matters. Whoever thinks I'm horrible is 100% allowed to say this after I'm dead.

Or, another option is that we could all give grace to others, even (especially) if they disagree with us.

Who are you granting grace to? Who are you denying it to?

We know the answers to these questions for Norris.

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Post by zamalek »

jayGlow wrote: post #121
LetsGetTechnicl wrote: post #95

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it's possible to disagree with someone politically and still acknowledge their positive aspects.

Despite how much they would have you believe it, human rights are not a political issue. Politics are used to expand practiced rights (or abused to reduce them), just like politics are involved with providing you access to water.

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Post by observationist »

MBCook wrote: post #70
willio58 wrote: post #31

There was a period of like 2 years when I was a kid where chuck Norris jokes were all the rage on the playground and I made an iPhone app that listed them all. Jokes like “Chuck Norris is able to slam a revolving door.” Anyway, I “built” this stupid app when I was like 13, copy-pasted like 300 jokes in there and a random one would show every time you tapped the screen. Chuck Norris’s estate blocked the app from going…

It was so funny how that whole thing happened. For the first time in over a decade he was suddenly relevant in a way. People remembered he existed, and they were playing off his tough guy image. And what did he do? Try and shut it down and start suing people. Stupid. It took him a couple of years to come around to it. If it wasn’t for those jokes would he be remembered anywhere as well? Or would he be a much more obs…

His proximity to Bruce Lee earned him more or less permanent kung fu cinema fame. Walker,Texas Ranger and other work he did definitely boosted it, but the memes clinched it.

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Post by mindslight »

amjnsx wrote: post #102
simpaticoder wrote: post #76

Chuck Norris (and Michael Landon) were golden age role models for young men. Strong but thoughtful, firm but compassionate, and deeply principled but also practical. Yes, these were acting roles but they picked those roles for a reason. Rest in peace, Chuck.

He was openly maga and a homophobe and a transphobe. I wouldn’t consider these qualities for a role model.

You either die a hero, or you live long enough to become a Faceboot psychosis villain. It's basically the politics version of "Why is everything so cold?"

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Post by crims0n »

LetsGetTechnicl wrote: post #174
crims0n wrote: post #165

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Remember the good ol' days when people just didn't discuss politics or religion out of decency? There was a reason for that, both bring out the worst in people.

Suddenly I'm reminded of the decent (grown) people who yelled in six year-old Ruby Bridges' face when she was merely attending elementary school. So if that was 1960, I'm just wondering when those good ol' days you're referring to where.

It is an expression, you needn’t interpret it literally.

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Post by westurner »

westurner wrote: post #141
breve wrote: post #18

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> "Chuck Norris actually died 20 years ago, but Death hasn't built up the courage to tell him yet." Death finally worked up the nerve.

"The Official Chuck Norris Fact Book" (2009) https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Official+Chuck+Norris+Fa... re: Official Chuck Norris Facts #1 - #101 w/ scripture: > #1: "Chuck Norris was bitten by a cobra, and after five days of excruciating pain ... the cobra died."

Of this list of martial arts films: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_martial_arts_films

Which are similar in plot and character arc to

"Man of Tai Chi"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_of_Tai_Chi

Which Chuck Norris films are also similar?

> Forest Warrior, A Force of One, The Octagon, Forced Vengeance, Sidekicks,

Which "hacker films" are also similar?

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