tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post6388625302332623361..comments2024-03-28T03:00:07.229-04:00Comments on Rational Nation USA: The Invasion Of Imposter BloggersLes Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-30219039403689145852015-09-04T13:15:39.497-04:002015-09-04T13:15:39.497-04:00I just saw (9/4/2015) this comment from dmarks con...I just saw (9/4/2015) this comment from dmarks concerning me (above). Even though nobody (but Les) will likely read it, I would still like to set the record straight (for posterity). If Les does not decline to publish, that is.<br /><br />Regarding dmarks' claim that I "boasted of impersonating Will Hart, for nefarious purposes, multiple times"... this never happened. Not even once. I "faked" Will's ID one time on dmarks' blog. At the time he allowed anonymous commenting, so I made a comment by entering Will's ID and a link to his profile. This happened ONCE on dmarks' blog. Not on "multiple blogs". The reason dmarks knows this is because I told him (although not in a "boast"). I did it as a joke in response to dmarks banning me from his blog for submitting a comment he didn't like (re baloney he wrote about Chicago's gun laws).<br /><br />I made one account to comment on Will's blog. I have no idea what the "4 fake accounts" dmarks refers to are. As for dmarks link, nothing has (or will) be deleted. dmarks deletes comments (posts). I do not. Also, dmarks and Will absolutely were pranked, in that Will published, and Will and dmarks responded to the comments from Barlowe. That was the prank. I can link to these comments as proof if requested (Barlowe comments to which dmarks replies). Although then dmarks will (if he sees this) delete them.<br /><br />As for dmarks' claim that he has "absolutely no posts, or even comments about [Dervish] at my blog". This is untrue. He has a comment about me on his blog. A comment <a href="http://libertasandlatte.blogspot.com/2015/03/something-stinks-in-indiana.html?showComment=1427852718598#c2977328009913822118" rel="nofollow">he says</a> (on the Libertas blog) is there "for anyone to see if they ask to be approved for [his] blog". (The comment says a lot about me, according to dmarks).Dervish Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671865801885224353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-83062428334125616232014-03-09T10:08:46.488-04:002014-03-09T10:08:46.488-04:00Mr. Sanders comments are not rejected because of &...Mr. Sanders comments are not rejected because of "wording." They are rejected because they are either 1) pure BD, 2) off topic, or 3) disrepectfil to other commenters.<br /><br />I have made the point more than once, I will not give more time to it. Suffice to say others have had their submitted comments withheld at times for the same reasons.<br /><br />Final determination rests with blog administration and is not open for discussion.<br /><br />The ManagementLes Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-33816062632315813602014-03-09T09:46:11.690-04:002014-03-09T09:46:11.690-04:00I respectfully and strongly disagree with dmarks a...I respectfully and strongly disagree with dmarks assessment of there being a "connection". I presented, along with the Stalin quote, quotes from other progressives that expressed a similar sentiment. Greater equality (which RN has said he favors) can be achieved without demonizing or killing those at the top. It has, in fact, been achieved in many European socialist countries. Yes, such sentiments can be abused by madmen like Stalin, but that does not mean a belief that there should be greater equality and killing are "so connected". In any case Stalin killed rich and poor alike. So, he may have demonized rich people, but doing so provided no rationale to say poor people "deserved death". <br /><br />Hopefully this reply is worded so that it isn't rejected by RN. At least know that I did try. dmarks is allowed a response, so I think it only fair that I get one. If dmarks replies again he can have the last word.Dervish Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671865801885224353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-40830105701419606182014-03-05T12:14:31.135-05:002014-03-05T12:14:31.135-05:00Think ink as well... considering the natural defen...Think ink as well... considering the natural defenses of an octopus.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-54210680420579167592014-03-05T12:10:59.578-05:002014-03-05T12:10:59.578-05:00Must not be humanoid then. Damn.After all these ye...Must not be humanoid then. Damn.After all these years!Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-32187358691520709642014-03-05T10:40:55.205-05:002014-03-05T10:40:55.205-05:00... living happily requires one to have a think sk...<i> ... living happily requires one to have a think skin ...</i><br /><br />Whether "thick" or "think," humanoids have neither ... people being people and all.(O)CT(O)PUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589336822561030860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-40086665420543627482014-03-05T06:36:13.054-05:002014-03-05T06:36:13.054-05:00Les.... this comment is definitely on topic. Shaw ...Les.... this comment is definitely on topic. Shaw Kenawe (the real one) is part of the problem, not the solution. She dislikes it when the imposters go after her, but loves it when an imposter goes after others... if the imposter is on her same side ideologically. WD didn't let me down, Shaw did with her lack of principle.<br /><br />WD has definitely done what is denounced in the first paragraph of the parent post. He has faked Will's ID on multiple blogs, and has made at least 4 fake accounts to try to get around Will's ban (WD doesn't realize "no means no")<br /><br />Here:<br /><br /><a href="http://barlowebayer.blogspot.com/2014/02/barlowe-bayer-confesses.html" rel="nofollow">http://barlowebayer.blogspot.com/2014/02/barlowe-bayer-confesses.html</a>, until WD deletes it, is WD boasting of some of this, and Shaw cheering him on, as usual.<br /><br />Will and myself weren't "pranked". I thought Barlowe was a hardline partisan, but a good kid (because unlike WD, he doesn't " shit in [the] living room" (to use RN's words) wherever he goes). When WD revived the "Barlowe" account to try to get into my blog, it fooled no one.<br />------------------------------<br />And by the way, I have had absolutely no posts, or even comments about him at my blog. I have, however, had a post about the interesting historical Whirling Dervishes, that took me 2 minutes to make. A couple of posts about the "Dennis the Menace" cartoon, a couple about fast-food magnate Harland Sanders, etc that all took little time to make. The subject of Dervish Sanders? Nope. It is not my problem that WD made a false assumption about these posts, has temper tantrums, and has spent hours and hours refuting what he<i>thought</i> these posts concerned. dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-32606855063967586142014-03-04T11:29:27.693-05:002014-03-04T11:29:27.693-05:00dmarks, I inadvertently deleted your last comment ...dmarks, I inadvertently deleted your last comment by mistake. It was... "Hear, hear, and hear.". I don't recall which comment it was intended as a response to. My apology.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-37878862611018838312014-03-04T11:25:20.649-05:002014-03-04T11:25:20.649-05:00Seek first to understand, then to be understood......Seek first to understand, then to be understood... I believe it was Steven Covey who said the proceeding.<br /><br />Interesting words with a lot of truth in them. Patience does however have its limits.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-79832176346113671372014-03-04T10:58:38.991-05:002014-03-04T10:58:38.991-05:00It's the thickness of their heads, not their s...It's the thickness of their heads, not their skins, that is the problem. ;)<br /><br />JMJJersey McJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426560061830038806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-52354368650708124032014-03-04T10:47:27.655-05:002014-03-04T10:47:27.655-05:00Indeed it does (O)CT(O)PUS, and living happily req...Indeed it does (O)CT(O)PUS, and living happily requires one to have a think skin. I mean people being people and all... Wouldn't you agree?Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-77227920289289647932014-03-04T10:06:04.999-05:002014-03-04T10:06:04.999-05:00In this instance, sophistry is the handmaiden of h...In this instance, sophistry is the handmaiden of hypocrisy. There are also expectations of honesty and trustworthiness in our interactions with people, and anyone who has ever felt betrayed by dishonest or offensive conduct has the right to chose the company he or she keeps. The process of growing up also entails the making of healthier choices.(O)CT(O)PUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589336822561030860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-70193180290010664462014-03-04T09:30:05.959-05:002014-03-04T09:30:05.959-05:00"Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to h...<i>"Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear."</i> <b><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasjeff141347.html" rel="nofollow">Thomas Jefferson</a></b><br /><br />And to paraphrase using my words the <a href="http://www.cptryon.org/prayer/special/serenity.html" rel="nofollow">Serenity Prayer:<br /></a><br /><i>May reason grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. <br /><br />Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, reason and the wisdom it brings, this irrational world as it is, not as reason would have it; Trusting that reason and wisdom will <b>eventually </b>lead to a saner world if I accept reason as my guiding beacon. That I may be reasonably happy in this life and hopeful that the next, and all future generations will be more successful than this and past generations have been</i><br /><br />Sadly FreeThinke, those who need most to understand the above are the ones least likely to do so. <br /><br />Carry on...<br />Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-87919026719170193142014-03-04T09:19:23.384-05:002014-03-04T09:19:23.384-05:00Mr Dervish has boasted of impersonating Will "...Mr Dervish has boasted of impersonating Will "Take no prisoners" Hart, for nefarious purposes, multiple times. While I am willing to bet he has nothing to do with the fake-Shaw maggot pile, it is still reprehensible. I hope he has backed away from this, and if he hasn't before, does so after reading this post and the comments.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-82143375717987223602014-03-04T08:35:36.429-05:002014-03-04T08:35:36.429-05:00I have most certainly considered this view. The co...I have most certainly considered this view. The connection you make is logical because an individual or individuals that wish to change society and are predisposed to violence will use their power to force their vision and will on all. Often at the cost of human life. They respect only their views and beliefs and see all others as a threat to be exterminated.<br /><br />dmarks, there are those who understand, or "get" the connection, understanding such rulers have existed throughout human history. Others do not. There is little if anything one can do beyond making the case when those who don't are like "a dog on a bone" , to crib Shaw Kenawe of Progressive Eruptions.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-24961594593132372432014-03-04T07:02:48.431-05:002014-03-04T07:02:48.431-05:00Words to Live By:
"May God grant me the Sere...Words to Live By:<br /><br /><b><i>"May God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change. The courage to change what I can -- and the Wisdom to know the difference."</i></b><br /><br />Also, somewhere it is suggested that the process of <i>"straining out gnats while swallowing camels"</i> is not only a waste of time, but a foolish one at that.<br /><br />The world will never bend itself to your will. That's one of the primary lessons we need to learn in the process of growing up. FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-6611484273300276022014-03-04T06:59:18.006-05:002014-03-04T06:59:18.006-05:00RN: I don't think you can truly divorce Stalin...RN: I don't think you can truly divorce Stalin's quote content from Stalin's "methodology or his butchering zealotry." ever, because they are so connected. Stalin and his colleagues did use such demagogic populism as an excuse to kill many millions, pointing the finger at these victims (using quotes such as this one) to say they deserved death. In other words, such a quote, such a sentiment, would be a lot better from someone who didn't use such quotes as a reason to kill. That quotation was part and parcel of his butchering zealotry.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-2114617191169980482014-03-03T23:54:02.321-05:002014-03-03T23:54:02.321-05:00Really, this continuing tit for tat ongoing feud w...Really, this continuing tit for tat ongoing feud with Mr. Sanders is taking on a life of its own. Clearly it is not productive and there never will anything settled. Apparently just agreeing to disagree and leaving it at that is not possile.<br /><br />Now, with respect to Mr. Sanders Stalin quote. To me it is clear he approves of the content of the qoute and agrees with it. His right to do so. While agreeing with the quote and the underlying philosophy behind it he does not approve of Stalin's methodology or his butchering zealotry.<br /><br />We should accept Mr. Sanders right to his advocacy of the quote content and applaud his statement which amounted to denunciation of Stalin's butchery of millions.<br /><br />If my assessment of your position is inaccurate Mr. Sanders feel at liberty to correct me. However, keep in mind, do not toss out the bait. Just address my accuracy or inaccuracy with respect to my interpretation of your Stalin quote.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-81940015225913930102014-03-03T15:05:53.569-05:002014-03-03T15:05:53.569-05:00I can't even begin to tell you all the stories...I can't even begin to tell you all the stories of bloggers coming after me. I have a doppleganger out there right now that I can't seem to get rid of. It's annoying. <br /><br />JMJJersey McJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426560061830038806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-10897515103186697632014-03-03T07:01:14.212-05:002014-03-03T07:01:14.212-05:00As RN noted, my blog's name, my name, and my a...<br />As RN noted, my blog's name, my name, and my avatar have all been stolen and used as a "parody" by fakers. At last count, there were FIVE. It seems the motive behind the impostors' tomfoolery is the attempt to humiliate or ultimately silence those of us who have strong opinions. The latest asshat to do so has gone after RN. <br /><br />Here's what's interesting: Mr. Free Thinke's blog is about as opinionated and ideological as they get, yet no parody blog has been set up and posted on any liberal/progressive's site that I know of. <br /><br />As I've noted on my blog, parody can be very funny when handled by someone with a sharp wit and intelligence. Sadly, the folks who've tried to parody RN and my blog have none of those qualities, so their attempts are as funny as a turd in a punch bowl, but not even that clever.<br /><br />Small minds will always try to mimic or mock that which they haven't the capacity to understand.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-2276414948674683872014-03-03T00:29:52.095-05:002014-03-03T00:29:52.095-05:00So you disagree with the Stalin quote, wd? You gav...So you disagree with the Stalin quote, wd? You gave it simply to underscore his evil?Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-74553226011473160102014-03-02T21:37:43.303-05:002014-03-02T21:37:43.303-05:00No doubt (O)CT(O)PUS, no doubt.
They just lurk in...No doubt (O)CT(O)PUS, no doubt.<br /><br />They just lurk in the shadows letting their minds waste away.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-77798571948274536332014-03-02T20:31:34.754-05:002014-03-02T20:31:34.754-05:00A blog imposter will never master the art of cepha...A blog imposter will never master the art of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmDTtkZlMwM" rel="nofollow">cephalopod camouflage</a>.(O)CT(O)PUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589336822561030860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-72213650677871022212014-03-02T20:29:19.838-05:002014-03-02T20:29:19.838-05:00... or question. Not our, excuse the typo.... or question. Not our, excuse the typo.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-75793694972362457752014-03-02T20:27:20.784-05:002014-03-02T20:27:20.784-05:00Thanks for the detective work. You're more blo...Thanks for the detective work. You're more blog savvy than I. I guess.<br /><br />Oh, and for the record, the management had decided that any of your comments not directly relating to the post will not be published. Comments aimed at Will, dmarks, or any other blogger are not welcome here any longer. Which is why your last two went to spam.<br /><br />The management's decisions are final and not open for debate our questions.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.com