tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post5927329421153298790..comments2023-10-24T03:46:41.971-07:00Comments on Contingencies: Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-51218841943075278932007-08-10T14:13:00.000-07:002007-08-10T14:13:00.000-07:00Again Bierce comes to mind: "Slang--"the grunt of ...Again Bierce comes to mind: "Slang--"the grunt of the human hog." Few goombas online grunt as loudly or as incessantly as Bunkonius. But the greatest farce is that Bunkonius fancies himself a writer, and has for what, 25 years? No one would publish his Billy Sunday meets Manson psycho-speak. It's not Sci-Fi; it's Schitz-Fi. In fact it's unlikely his drivel du jour could make it in some HS Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-50601257871723783042007-08-09T11:47:00.000-07:002007-08-09T11:47:00.000-07:00The alternative-history fetishes are rather curiou...The alternative-history fetishes are rather curious as well. Unfortunately, the alt.history fans generally don't know squat about the, uh, non-alternative history (any hepcats at Visionaries.org care to explain the causes of WWI?), and thus are unable to recognize when and where their VisionMeisters have taken, like, extreme liberties with the facts. <BR/><BR/>The currect alt. history fetish Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-2970281647997406212007-08-09T09:37:00.000-07:002007-08-09T09:37:00.000-07:00McFlipFlop Worlds! It's Dawkins, and the separati...McFlipFlop Worlds! It's Dawkins, and the separation of church and state one day, and extreme mormon theocracy the next. Or shall we say McAccomodator.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-74456912269778653912007-08-09T09:08:00.000-07:002007-08-09T09:08:00.000-07:00Speaking of visions, note that no New Worlds Visio...Speaking of visions, note that no New Worlds Visionaries bothered discussing OS Card's Mormonism, his anti-abortionism, his support of Romney (see Card's own blog), his virulent "homophobism." Why is that? secular readers might ask. Here's why: OS Card represents the sort of conservative moderate (i.e. a safe, phamily-friendly, xtian republican) that many suburban-liberals really are "deep down",Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com