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Originally Posted by Frith
If you can't understand that then you have some problem using your language faculty. I notice some of you lack an ability to understand the metaphor and metaphorical expression. This will seriously hamper your cultural appreciation.
Try not to keep thinking people are insulting you. Try not to keep thinking everyone who isn't brain dead is a nutjob. My paragraph is easy to fathom even for a primary school child. Why are you having trouble with it and why do you seem to have a truncated sense of humour and a stunted imagination. Who did this to you? Why aren't you able to interpret creative language? British culture (and the cultures of almost everyone on earth) centres on the creative use of language through various complexities of metaphorical rendition. If you can't grasp this at a fundamental level you will shut yourself out of your own culture.
Have the conspiracy theorists done their work? Are they creating large groups of young people who cannot think for themselves because they now fear everything and everyone on earth and distrust all speech. Unless it is about conspiracy?
I say this because it concerns me greatly. Some day all the perceived "nutjobs" you think we are will be dead and then the world will have to be run by people who cannot fathom a simple metaphor. End of whatever culture has allowed this to happen. Without the metaphor you cannot invent anything or think creatively because you lack the "what if" faculty.
I used to think the internet was a great invention and a useful tool for communication. I am beginning to think it may be more of a curse, if not an actual threat.
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So rather than answer the question, you've decided to go on the attack against me, "conspiracy theorists", the internet and the simple and direct questions I asked.
Yes of course, I understand the metaphor you use relating to the loss of culture in society (hello ? just look at my posts...), and whether you attempt to cast me as "un-cultured" "primary school child" "conspiracy theorist" or not, I am very concerned about it too.
What else am I am on this forum for ?
You say "British culture (and the cultures of almost everyone on earth) centres on the creative use of language through various complexities of metaphorical rendition."
Unfortunately for you, culture is not all about the use of words - it is about liberty, freedom of expression, social customs and things as simple as everyday habits.
Are we really to believe you are the epitomy of culture (or even art) Frith ?
Because you self-pride yourself on being "unique", then you must be cultured ?
But normally culture is shared amongst a number of people, not just individuals who believe they alone are self-labelled artistic gods everybody should aspire to, and nobody can relate to.
Are you a picture of the glorious old days of culture forgotten ?
It's more an elebaorate fake portrait and too unreal to be a symbol or part of the past.
Personally reading your elaborate prose that degenerates into unsubstantiated personal attacks I don't believe it.
If you speak in a way that the majority cannot possibly relate to then you are no symbol of culture - you are but a fake treasure, without real or proper value.
But you would have a much better case convincing others if you actually had anything relating to real culture or anything else to offer.
One only needs to look at the EU and the rise of corporations to explain where the threat to everyday culture originates from But your wishy washy language, however cultured you believe it to be, is without substance, real meaning or depth.
You get good marks for stylistic presentation but when there is nothing of substance behind the curtain.
You are little more than an ancient and circulated rusty old coin.
Your personal brand of culture does nothing to attack those who wish to destroy the real culture you should apparently want to defend.
In fact you are attacking the very people that want to protect real culture - so what does that make you ?
I think people can probably guess.
If your so called "culture" is what we all apparently losing then it in reality it has not only never existed but in all actuality deserves to die a painful death.
If you want to talk about loss of culture then I challenge you to a game where we both have to bring up concrete examples as to how culture has been eroded through the ages - can you even partake in such a game I wonder ?
I very much doubt it.
And don't attempt to label other people as "uncultured" because you do not have the ability to make a point specifically or logically enough to back up your vague metaphoric explanations.
There are cultural origins in the use of logic and science too.
Do you want to omit and re-write years of history and science to fit in with your unique style of emptyness ?
Unlike yourself I am trying to actually defend liberty and culture, by attacking those who are attempting to seek to destroy it.
People like yourself who are trying to deride "conspiracy theorists" are as guilty as those actually destroying it.
You stand and fight for nothing at all worth preserving, especially liberty or culture.
You are a poetic whore who stands for the existence of the unexplainable and non-understandable, standing behind a synthetic curtain.
By the way, I never called you a "nutjob" - you merely invented it to pretend I'm "dangerous" - nice try.
I suppose you're with the powers that be that want to shut down the internet in the name of liberty ?
Be Honest
(Frith's un-cultural and insignificant remarks are below)
Are you saying because there are people that don't agree with you, then they are "dangerous", the internet is a "threat" ? and therefore should be banned ?
What a true cultural libertarian you are !!!!!!!!!
What type of threat exactly ?
Oh sorry you can't answer that can you ?
Because unless you are referring to "conspiracy theorists", "danger" or violence or murder, then you can't speak in anything except metaphors.....
Let's remind ourselves of the language of "culture" that you pride yourself in Frith - the one that refers to
executions,
murder, aggression and violence.
Poor innocent lamb - what have we done ?
Poor innocent lamb - what have we done ?
[My reply]
Probably right out of the neo-con "conservative" handbook of lies and spin.
We're starting to see your true agenda now, aren't we ?
Just keep spinning your wonderful yarns of nothingness - some people may well buy into it, until they get to fully understand your real agenda a whole lot better.
Fake.