Christopher Columbus was one of the most skilled sailors, and bravest, of all time. Happy Columbus Day!

Agree. +2

ban the name wrote:

Yes ban the name.

It is disrespectful to those who suffer from mental illness. In a juvenile attempt to malign people with different political views, LMD equates mental illness as something to be ashamed of.

The stigma attached to mental illness is not going away any time soon when we have people like him making fun of those who are dealing with such illnesses. It marginalizes them and makes them feel as if they will be ridiculed if they admit to having it or for seeking help.

In a time when we have veterans committing suicide in growing numbers, mental illness is not a joke.

I agree 100% that it is disrespectful to continue to use this name. People who have mental disorders have it tough enough to now have to be maligned with being called a liberal.

wejo wrote:

I saw this thread and wanted to start a discussion within it: should we ban the name "Liberalism = a mental disorder"?

It is disrespectful on the surface. I'm fine with people having different political views but by having such a name the poster is a) disrespectful and b) makes it so posters are going to be more incendiary in their response.

It would be better if we could have our disagreements on the forum with a more civil tone.

So what do you all think? Ban the name?

I commend Wejo for raising this issue. It is well known that the Brojos are conservative, and it reflects well on them that they are willing to crackdown on more extreme (and less logical) posters. It is also a sensible move for a conservative website. i.e. L=AMD does nothing other than scare more rational and independent voters. He creates democrats out of people who would otherwise be on the fence.

not a banner wrote:

ban the name wrote:

Yes ban the name.

It is disrespectful to those who suffer from mental illness. In a juvenile attempt to malign people with different political views, LMD equates mental illness as something to be ashamed of.

The stigma attached to mental illness is not going away any time soon when we have people like him making fun of those who are dealing with such illnesses. It marginalizes them and makes them feel as if they will be ridiculed if they admit to having it or for seeking help.

In a time when we have veterans committing suicide in growing numbers, mental illness is not a joke.

I agree 100% that it is disrespectful to continue to use this name. People who have mental disorders have it tough enough to now have to be maligned with being called a liberal.

Thanks for demonstrating LMD's target audience.

Some lunatic wrote:

I would have solicited more information about the actual size of the earth so I knew how much food and water to pack and avoid nearly dying at sea. He was lucky he hit Hispaniola when he did.

Columbus knew exactly where he was going.

He had obtained a stolen Portuguese navigator's logbook which contained information about another continent in the Atlantic, how else would the natives have myths about how the "white gods" who have the legs of an animal (ride a horse) would return.

Mathematicians and geographers knew how large the earth was, they knew that it would have been impossible to pack enough food to sail from Spain to China across the Atlantic and they knew that something else had to be out there.

Does anyone really think that Columbus would have been able to convince kind Ferdinand to fund an expedition that the world knew would be impossible? Columbus was able to convince Ferdinand that something was out there.

Cubism Cubed wrote:

Mathematicians and geographers knew how large the earth was, they knew that it would have been impossible to pack enough food to sail from Spain to China across the Atlantic and they knew that something else had to be out there.

their maps really sucked

As a card carrying libtard and Rupp Fan Boy I say let it stand. While I agree with the poster who said this place is likely a cathartic release for LMD - better here than in the real world - I also believe that his acerbic postings can help others to develop and/or gravitate towards their own belief systems.

Maybe a nice compromise would be to attach some type of warning to his name, sort of like you do with the whole "letsrun.com you're benevolent dictator" shtick, except that LMD would be something like "LMD - quite possibly out of his mind".

Jefe in the CO wrote:

As a card carrying libtard and Rupp Fan Boy I say let it stand. While I agree with the poster who said this place is likely a cathartic release for LMD - better here than in the real world - I also believe that his acerbic postings can help others to develop and/or gravitate towards their own belief systems.

Maybe a nice compromise would be to attach some type of warning to his name, sort of like you do with the whole "letsrun.com you're benevolent dictator" shtick, except that LMD would be something like "LMD - quite possibly out of his mind".

Or "the best the right has to offer"

back on topic

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue

In 1493, "Admiral of the Ocean Sea"

this has nothing to do with liberal or conservative.wake up little kid:http://theoatmeal.com/comics/columbus_day

Liberalism = a mental disorder wrote:

But today we will listen to an assault from a bunch of coddled, historically illiterate American liberals, who have had everything handed to them on a silver platter their entire lives thanks to the prosperous civilization Columbus helped create. Could any of you have done a better job than Columbus? No. You wouldn't have even tried.

we were on topic

hey little kid, recess is over wrote:

this has nothing to do with liberal or conservative.

wake up little kid:

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/columbus_day

Liberalism = a mental disorder wrote:

But today we will listen to an assault from a bunch of coddled, historically illiterate American liberals, who have had everything handed to them on a silver platter their entire lives thanks to the prosperous civilization Columbus helped create. Could any of you have done a better job than Columbus? No. You wouldn't have even tried.

Okay dude, first of all everyone and their dog has already seen that webcomic. It blew up my Facebook news feed last year, this post is a response to that. Just last week I talked to the guy who wrote it.

The great irony is while I praise Columbus's skills - never said I support everything he did or that he was a moral guy - liberals dance on the graves of a 500 year old dead dude. By they way, the tribe who would have continued to overtake the Carribbean if not for Columbus were even more ruthless cannibals. Aztecs did some bad stuff too, we're over that now.

While liberals launch a hate tirade of a guy who can't defend himself, several posters say I am the hateful one.

While my username implies that liberalism (the ideology, not a personal attack) is a mental disorder, several posters say I (personally) have a mental disorder. And again, I am the hateful one.

My posts are successful because they are provocative, entertaining, and relevant to the news of the day. They promote hateful garbage such as limited government, individual liberty, personal responsibility, and sometimes point out corruption of certain government members. Yet some of the liberals here want my IP address banned. Because I am the hateful one.

not a banner wrote:

ban the name wrote:

Yes ban the name.

It is disrespectful to those who suffer from mental illness. In a juvenile attempt to malign people with different political views, LMD equates mental illness as something to be ashamed of.

The stigma attached to mental illness is not going away any time soon when we have people like him making fun of those who are dealing with such illnesses. It marginalizes them and makes them feel as if they will be ridiculed if they admit to having it or for seeking help.

In a time when we have veterans committing suicide in growing numbers, mental illness is not a joke.

I agree 100% that it is disrespectful to continue to use this name. People who have mental disorders have it tough enough to now have to be maligned with being called a liberal.

Ideally, stupid crap like this would merit a suspension or ban. That was a genuinely productive thread in which two sides reasonably contributed their views and idiot posts like this are worse than the korean spam imo.

Liberalism = a mental disorder wrote:

While my username implies that liberalism (the ideology, not a personal attack) is a mental disorder, several posters say I (personally) have a mental disorder. And again, I am the hateful one.

There is a big difference between saying people are mentally ill because they are liberal and saying that one individual is ill after examining their thoughts and behaviors for extended periods of time.

You are also the hateful one. You run away from responsibility. Just admit that you post garbage about 90% of the time.

I bet that liberalism = a mental disorder has never served in the military. Typical chicken hawk.

wejo wrote:

I saw this thread and wanted to start a discussion within it: should we ban the name "Liberalism = a mental disorder"?

It is disrespectful on the surface. I'm fine with people having different political views but by having such a name the poster is a) disrespectful and b) makes it so posters are going to be more incendiary in their response.

It would be better if we could have our disagreements on the forum with a more civil tone.

So what do you all think? Ban the name?

Columbus was a barbarian but the name is the name of a NY Times best selling book.

I get that it's not good to think everything that someone of another political party says is wrong but actually think the name of the book is quite clever.

Halloween is now being banned.

New book came out:

Conservatism = a pedophile's dream

Please don't delete the name of this book.

I'm hesitant to judge historical figures by today's standards.

The world Columbus lived in was nothing like what we have today.

There are people among us that believe the raising and slaughter of livestock is barbaric. In a hundred years some snot-nosed liberal is going to call us all manner of names because we eat hamburgers... give me a break!

Furthermore, you need to consider the kind of person that would readily be willing to make that journey considering the odds of the unknown. You set out on more-or-less a death-mission and then find land that you weren't sure would be there... on the verge of probably near-madness, yeah, bad things might have happened.

Regarding, "liberalism = a mental disorder", I've not read the Savage book and I don't listen to talk radio. Much of my limited media comes from blatantly liberal sources (NPR mostly) and several heavily liberal friends - and these people have no idea how destructive their ideas can be and are intolerant to perspectives that say as such.

Equating this liberal perspective to a mental disorder is not that far out of the money. Liberals have to perpetually lie to themselves to be able to continue their agenda.

rojo wrote:

wejo wrote:

I saw this thread and wanted to start a discussion within it: should we ban the name "Liberalism = a mental disorder"?

It is disrespectful on the surface. I'm fine with people having different political views but by having such a name the poster is a) disrespectful and b) makes it so posters are going to be more incendiary in their response.

It would be better if we could have our disagreements on the forum with a more civil tone.

So what do you all think? Ban the name?

Columbus was a barbarian but the name is the name of a NY Times best selling book.

I get that it's not good to think everything that someone of another political party says is wrong but actually think the name of the book is quite clever.

Halloween is now being banned.

Your post is pathetic.