I tried taking a break from Wikipedia after a little dispute I had there. It only lasted about a day or so. Ah, Wikipedia…you just keep dragging me back in.
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A fitting saying, don’t you think? Extreme right-wingers are often seen as uptight and unable to cope with change, while the extreme left is classed as having more than a few screws loose. The irony is simply too much.
Anyways, I didn’t come here to discuss the hidden sociopolitical meanings behind the saying that reminds you which way to turn a screw. No, my goal here is to explain the difference between liberals and ultra-liberals, since there seems to be a rather large amount of people who don’t get it. In short: the “left” is not one big group with one set of goals, just as the “right” is not a single group. It’s called a political spectrum for a reason.
So what touched me off this time? Interestingly enough, a Wikipedia article about zombietime, a far right-wing blog run by some amateur photographer too cowardly to call himself (herself?) anything but “zombie,” let alone put up a contact link. In short, this person likes to frequent extremist left-wing rallies, claiming to be showing the world the dangers of the liberal mind when given a picket sign and something to yell about. Normally this wouldn’t bother me. Heck, I get scared when I see anarchists and feminazis mingling in the streets, yelling about the Man and how he’s putting everyone down (as he lets the protesters roam the streets). But what zombie does that pisses me off is group these loonies in with the rest of us liberals. In short, anarchists are the same as moderately anti-Bush soccer moms to him. This irritates me to no end.
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Sphere: Related ContentI’m not overly superstitious, so it’s no surprise that the significance of this particular date passed me by. Heck, I woke up this morning and didn’t even realize it was 7/7/07. Kind of like 6/6/06. It’s just another day to me.
But for some people, today has got to be one of the luckiest days since, oh, 7/7/7. Get married, hit the slots, or finally decide to go bungee jumping with a safe strapped to your back. Luck will save you! …All right, maybe not. I seriously can’t imagine that getting married on a specific day will really make your marriage any more successful than getting married on any other day. Unless that day was the end of the world, which would make getting married a bit silly.
Sphere: Related ContentI was never much into role-playing. Sure, I’ve played a few, such as Knights of the Old Republic and Pokémon (on the GameBoy Pocket, which shows how old school I am; it was also a long time ago, so don’t look at me like that), but that was about the extent of it. No, I was never a big Dungeons & Dragons guy. I may have been a nerd, but I wasn’t that much of one.
Anyways, I’ve been hearing a lot recently about Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, a fantasy-themed RPG that actually came out sometime in 2005. On all the forums I frequent, Oblivion was highly recommended, even to people, like me, who weren’t that into role-playing. Forget World of Warcraft; this was the big one. So I figured I’d buy it. To my surprise, every store I went to still had the game priced at $50, the same price it was at two years ago. For most computer games, the price drops sharply after a few months, from $50 to $30, and from there to $9.99 or less in a bargain bin, depending on how good the game is. For a game like Oblivion to stay that expensive for so long was actually a good sign. Usually means it’s still in high demand.
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