Ann Coulter and Civility

Fat Abe · 04-11-2010, 08:12 PM

Self-proclaimed polemicist and "mean-spirited, bigoted conservative (second)". Ann Coulter is the author of seven books, so far, and ranks at the top of many liberal and non-liberal hate lists, as well as many conservative worship rolls.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Coulter

Personally, I think Ann is the funniest writer in the past 20 years. Don't agree? Who cares?

Well armed is well-informed, and I'll be reading Ms. Coulter and her critics in the coming months. To learn how to debate with fanatics, you have to learn about their thought processes and verbal tactics. From Maguire's book, Brainless - The Lies and Lunacy of Ann Coulter:

"When Ann calls Darwinism a “makebelieve story, based on a theory that is a tautology, with no proof in the scientist’s laboratory,” she violates the skeptic’s guideline that scientific language does not make science (note her use of the word “tautology”) as well as erroneously transferring the burden of proof back onto evolutionary theorists."

Now, the theory of evolution is a serious subject. Readers of all persuasions should be arguing about this topic, instead of silly technology issues. Another thread on this sub-forum addressed the issue of civility on Mobileread, and wondered, where has it gone? Freedom of speech has gone into extreme orbit, thanks to the internet, cable tv, and public airways. We're never going back to the dignified ways of the past. So many threads seem to degenerate into childish diatribes, I wonder what sort of meds some of our readers are on. For example, why do people get so vociferous about e-ink vs. lcds?

If I start out a new thread/poll about what color should eReaders be sold in (red, white, black, or blue?), I'm sure I'll see 150 replies and half a dozen hijack attempts. Can't we all just grow up? But this time, I'll have my trainer (Ann Coulter) by my side. Lol.

pshrynk · 04-12-2010, 11:22 PM

Go ahead and discuss Ann Coulter, and possibly Evolutionary theory. Just keep it civil or the thread will be closed.

pshrynk (moderator)

JSWolf · 04-12-2010, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

Go ahead and discuss Ann Coulter, and possibly Evolutionary theory. Just keep it civil or the thread will be closed.

pshrynk (moderator)

Might as well save the hassle and close the thread now.

BenG · 04-13-2010, 12:14 AM

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Ann Coulter and Civility

An oxymoron.

hidari · 04-13-2010, 01:02 AM

So does Ann think the Sun rotates around the Earth?

Fat Abe · 04-14-2010, 01:12 AM

Moderator, please close this thread NOW. My faith in my fellow MobilRead forum members is restored. No one came to the defense of Ms. Coulter. I am ashamed to call her a fellow American and New Yorker (although she was born elsewhere). No money will go into her coffers, at least from this book buyer.

I have chosen to spend my money elsewhere. Amazon has a 15 Book Box Set of Roald Dahl's writings up for pre-order. No finer author ever lived- and by this I mean a mensch and a writer. The man had a heart.

http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Author...008184,00.html

Hurry up Penguin, and get his box set released! I can't wait.

ardeegee · 04-14-2010, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

Go ahead and discuss Ann Coulter, and possibly Evolutionary theory.

I'm just saddened that nobody has made one of those "March of Progress" cartoons for "the evolution of Ann Coulter" that I could google up.

Her name does reaffirm Internet Rule 34, though.

MJK2111 · 04-14-2010, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by hidari

So does Ann think the Sun rotates around the Earth?

No, she believes the Earth rotates around her.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 04-14-2010, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by MJK2111

No, she believes the Earth rotates around her.

The mental image this creates is giving me a headache! (Imagine the world as a slug type thing, moving globularly around a fixed point on itself...)

FlorenceArt · 04-15-2010, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by MJK2111

No, she believes the Earth rotates around her.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

The mental image this creates is giving me a headache! (Imagine the world as a slug type thing, moving globularly around a fixed point on itself...)

Besides, this can't be right, because I know the earth revolves around ME

GeoffC · 04-15-2010, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Besides, this can't be right, because I know the earth revolves around MR

Just a small correction there Florence ....

04-11-2010, 08:12 PM	#1
Fat Abe Man Who Stares at Books Posts: 1,817 Karma: 10606722 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 50th State, USA. Also, PA, NY, CA, and elsewhere. Device: All of the Above	Ann Coulter and Civility Self-proclaimed polemicist and "mean-spirited, bigoted conservative (second)". Ann Coulter is the author of seven books, so far, and ranks at the top of many liberal and non-liberal hate lists, as well as many conservative worship rolls. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Coulter Personally, I think Ann is the funniest writer in the past 20 years. Don't agree? Who cares? Well armed is well-informed, and I'll be reading Ms. Coulter and her critics in the coming months. To learn how to debate with fanatics, you have to learn about their thought processes and verbal tactics. From Maguire's book, Brainless - The Lies and Lunacy of Ann Coulter: "When Ann calls Darwinism a “makebelieve story, based on a theory that is a tautology, with no proof in the scientist’s laboratory,” she violates the skeptic’s guideline that scientific language does not make science (note her use of the word “tautology”) as well as erroneously transferring the burden of proof back onto evolutionary theorists." Now, the theory of evolution is a serious subject. Readers of all persuasions should be arguing about this topic, instead of silly technology issues. Another thread on this sub-forum addressed the issue of civility on Mobileread, and wondered, where has it gone? Freedom of speech has gone into extreme orbit, thanks to the internet, cable tv, and public airways. We're never going back to the dignified ways of the past. So many threads seem to degenerate into childish diatribes, I wonder what sort of meds some of our readers are on. For example, why do people get so vociferous about e-ink vs. lcds? If I start out a new thread/poll about what color should eReaders be sold in (red, white, black, or blue?), I'm sure I'll see 150 replies and half a dozen hijack attempts. Can't we all just grow up? But this time, I'll have my trainer (Ann Coulter) by my side. Lol.

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04-14-2010, 01:12 AM	#6
Fat Abe Man Who Stares at Books Posts: 1,817 Karma: 10606722 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 50th State, USA. Also, PA, NY, CA, and elsewhere. Device: All of the Above	Moderator, please close this thread NOW. My faith in my fellow MobilRead forum members is restored. No one came to the defense of Ms. Coulter. I am ashamed to call her a fellow American and New Yorker (although she was born elsewhere). No money will go into her coffers, at least from this book buyer. I have chosen to spend my money elsewhere. Amazon has a 15 Book Box Set of Roald Dahl's writings up for pre-order. No finer author ever lived- and by this I mean a mensch and a writer. The man had a heart. http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Author...008184,00.html Hurry up Penguin, and get his box set released! I can't wait.

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