tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post8099411669794157711..comments2023-11-02T07:54:22.317+00:00Comments on Unenlightened Commentary.: Idiot Found On The Internet.Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-6761762398496215632009-10-15T08:57:02.903+01:002009-10-15T08:57:02.903+01:00Is Guatemala in the Western Hemisphere?Is Guatemala in the Western Hemisphere?Blognor Regishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270795049477192100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-41925867111966604552009-10-15T00:16:06.810+01:002009-10-15T00:16:06.810+01:00Are you under the impression that by becoming the ...Are you under the impression that by becoming the most boring man on the internet you will cease to be the most stupid?Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-9738412486342477602009-10-14T22:32:25.306+01:002009-10-14T22:32:25.306+01:00A metaphor 'is a figure of speech in which a t...A metaphor 'is a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance', ...<br />In this case it refers to nations like Australia and New Zealand that, while not literally being in the Western hemisphere are considered to be metaphorically part of it since both nations consider themselves 'Western' or being part of what is known as 'the West'.<br /><br />One of the main characteristics of your average right-wing blogger - apart from his or her utter stupidity and monumental ignorance - is their penchant to be pedantic in order to avoid and deflect discussion or debate. Mark Wadsworth falls neatly under this banner of stupidly ignorant while Ross, who thinks 'I've parrotted about Australia without actually thinking where Australia is' displays both complete stupidity on account of not having worked out that I live in Australia and ignorance for not knowing that Australia is metaphorically part of the Western hemisphere.Damian Lataanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886295381135372084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-15045791936178685642009-10-14T16:40:24.265+01:002009-10-14T16:40:24.265+01:00I was going to quote the bit where you don't k...I was going to quote the bit where you don't know what a metaphor is, so I'm glad you've saved me the bother.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-17513270011114519952009-10-14T13:46:11.578+01:002009-10-14T13:46:11.578+01:00It's metaphor for the Western world.
MoronIt's metaphor for the Western world.<br /><br />MoronDamian Lataanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886295381135372084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-88363467646727271072009-10-13T10:09:27.146+01:002009-10-13T10:09:27.146+01:00There's a certain glory in it being Tim Blair ...There's a certain glory in it being Tim Blair who has discovered the 'stupidest man on the internet'.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214026669109045616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-68862615160509015552009-10-12T15:40:14.099+01:002009-10-12T15:40:14.099+01:00The combination of DaveSpartist politics & an ...The combination of DaveSpartist politics & an Aussieblokeish demeanour is pretty offputting I agree, but he just seems to be another bogstandard 'antiracist' (but with a sharp eye for shafting antipodean Zionist blowhards).<br /><br />A few minutes surfing came up with a much better candidate than Blair's- and he's closer to home.<br />Try this link<br />http://anglobuddhistcombine.blogspot.com/2009/10/aslum-seekers-another-consensus.html<br /><br />Note the spelling howler in the post's title, and the correction of another howler by a sympathetic reader. Mr Sellwood seems nice enough (at least he's into Cricket) but Einstein he ain't !Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-19422073382934658042009-10-11T18:26:32.682+01:002009-10-11T18:26:32.682+01:00The "Western Hemisphere" as a concept ha...The "Western Hemisphere" as a concept has existed since at least The Monroe Doctrine of 1823. Even if the text would seem to only mention <a href="http://www.law.ou.edu/ushistory/monrodoc.shtml" rel="nofollow">"this hemisphere"</a>. <br /><br />I couldn't bear to read it either.Blognor Regishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270795049477192100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-89527899663608397172009-10-11T11:19:22.762+01:002009-10-11T11:19:22.762+01:00Mark- Western Hemisphere is often used as a descri...Mark- Western Hemisphere is often used as a description of the Americas, although obviously East & West are prely artificial splits depending on where the meridian is drawn.<br /><br />Anon- Yes, I actually think that he saw the USA being described as "the most racist nation in the Western hemisphere" and parroted it about Australia without actually thinking where Australia is.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-78350293854959421822009-10-11T05:01:42.583+01:002009-10-11T05:01:42.583+01:00I fear there are all too many...
Ive certainly se...I fear there are all too many...<br /><br />Ive certainly seen a similar "America is the most racist state on earth" piece and a "Britain is the most repressive country" article and so on etc etcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-47195174703657468492009-10-10T21:25:00.074+01:002009-10-10T21:25:00.074+01:00I can't bear to read the original article, but...I can't bear to read the original article, but the bit you quoted is brilliant.<br /><br />"Australia is one of the most racist nations in the Western hemisphere"<br /><br />There's a northern and a southern hemisphere, but no western one, for a start. And 'one of the most' doesn't specify whether that puts it in the top ten out of a hundred, or indeed the top ninety out of a hundred.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.com