Quote from: randomcloud on July 17, 2013, 03:33:34 AM

Quote from: TECSHARE on July 17, 2013, 03:21:25 AM

Perhaps it is because I never said those things, you are projecting them onto me, and making assumptions about my beliefs not based on what I said but your own twisted extrapolation of what you guess that I believe. You are making statements then attributing them to me when I said no such thing. That is just about equivalent with a personal attack in my book, certainly just as ignorant. Why don't you go find a democrat so you can work out your republican vs democrat asinine dualist rhetoric with someone who cares to participate in your red vs blue circle jerk.

Well, you argued that the American prison system is bad because it's nothing but a form of biblical-style revenge, and in your first post you were complaining about punishments being centered around revenge and not restitution for the victims. You also think that I'm a Republican bible-basher with an unhealthy bloodlust, a perception that people who think the way you apparently do have, so it's pretty clear you do feel that way.

You never did answer my question, by the by. Why complain that a system is bad because it is based on revenge, and then advocate another system that's potentially worse because it's a more beneficial revenge in your eyes? Shouldn't all revenge be bad?

I would love to see the quote where I called you "a republican bible-basher with an unhealthy bloodlust". I did answer your question, you just ignored it and went on to play out your programming some more. You are arguing with points YOU created, attribute them to me, and knock them down like nice little easy to topple straw men. I think you have a problem with reading comprehension, so instead of reading it again and trying to understand what you are reading, you just fill in the blanks with your little warm fuzzy belivies to support your confirmation bias.