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"quibbler" |
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26 Jun 2006 05:52:54 PM |
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Political Slogans Respun As Atheism |
Most politicians and political campaigns have catch phrases for which
they are known. I was thinking that it might be fun/interesting to take
those well known political slogans, preferably from contemporary politics
in the last few decades, and spin them so they advance atheism, rather
than a particular partisan agenda. If you want, of course, you can go
with older stuff, like say hippie mantras from the 60's. Note, of
course, that people of any political persuasion can participate, though I
suspect that rightwingers will have a harder time converting their
propaganda into something usable. But neocon atheists (all two of you)
are invited to take your favorite sayings and convert them into something
that expresses atheism. BTW, I realize that not everyone here is in the
US, but obviously you have popular political slogans in your respective
countries as well. I think it would be interesting to see those as well.
Here are some examples:
"Had Enough (of religion)?"
"It's the theocracy, stupid"
"Atheists feel your pain" (God doesn't give a *****)
"Ask not what God can do for you, cuz he won't do jack *****"
"Ask not what God can do for you. Do it yourself cuz there isn't a god."
"All we are saying, is give atheism a chance".
"Nah, nah, nah, nah/nah, nah, nah, nah/hey, hey-ey, good bye God".
"Don't stop thinkin' for yourself."
"A kinder, gentler godlessness".
"A thousand points of brights"
"In your heart, you know atheists are right"
"Leave no child in church"
"A compassionate contrarian"
"Yes, Atheists can"
--
Quibbler (quibbler247atyahoo.com)
"It is fashionable to wax apocalyptic about the
threat to humanity posed by the AIDS virus, 'mad cow'
disease, and many others, but I think a case can be
made that faith is one of the world's great evils,
comparable to the smallpox virus but harder to
eradicate." -- Richard Dawkins
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| User: "Enkidu" |
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| Title: Re: Political Slogans Respun As Atheism |
26 Jun 2006 06:15:35 PM |
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quibbler <quibbler247@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:MPG.1f0a132c7f030cb0989a8c@news.readfreenews.net:
Most politicians and political campaigns have catch phrases for which
they are known. I was thinking that it might be fun/interesting to
take those well known political slogans, preferably from contemporary
politics in the last few decades, and spin them so they advance
atheism, rather than a particular partisan agenda. If you want, of
course, you can go with older stuff, like say hippie mantras from the
60's. Note, of course, that people of any political persuasion can
participate, though I suspect that rightwingers will have a harder
time converting their propaganda into something usable. But neocon
atheists (all two of you) are invited to take your favorite sayings
and convert them into something that expresses atheism. BTW, I
realize that not everyone here is in the US, but obviously you have
popular political slogans in your respective countries as well. I
think it would be interesting to see those as well.
Here are some examples:
"Had Enough (of religion)?"
"It's the theocracy, stupid"
"Atheists feel your pain" (God doesn't give a *****)
"Ask not what God can do for you, cuz he won't do jack *****"
"Ask not what God can do for you. Do it yourself cuz there isn't a
god." "All we are saying, is give atheism a chance".
"Nah, nah, nah, nah/nah, nah, nah, nah/hey, hey-ey, good bye God".
"Don't stop thinkin' for yourself."
"A kinder, gentler godlessness".
"A thousand points of brights"
"In your heart, you know atheists are right"
"Leave no child in church"
"A compassionate contrarian"
"Yes, Atheists can"
"What's God done for you lately?"
"Atheism: Same great universe without the dogma."
"Atheism, because a mind is a terrible thing to waste."
--
Enkidu AA#2165
http://www.thoughts.leaddogs.org/
EAC Chaplain and ordained minister,
ULC, Modesto, CA
Thank God, under our Constitution there was no connection between Church
and State, and that in my action as President of the United States I
recognized no distinction of creeds in my appointments to office.
-- James K. Polk
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| User: "Conspiracy of Doves" |
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| Title: Re: Political Slogans Respun As Atheism |
26 Jun 2006 11:16:53 PM |
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quibbler wrote:
Most politicians and political campaigns have catch phrases for which
they are known. I was thinking that it might be fun/interesting to take
those well known political slogans, preferably from contemporary politics
in the last few decades, and spin them so they advance atheism, rather
than a particular partisan agenda. If you want, of course, you can go
with older stuff, like say hippie mantras from the 60's. Note, of
course, that people of any political persuasion can participate, though I
suspect that rightwingers will have a harder time converting their
propaganda into something usable. But neocon atheists (all two of you)
are invited to take your favorite sayings and convert them into something
that expresses atheism. BTW, I realize that not everyone here is in the
US, but obviously you have popular political slogans in your respective
countries as well. I think it would be interesting to see those as well.
Here are some examples:
"Had Enough (of religion)?"
"It's the theocracy, stupid"
"Atheists feel your pain" (God doesn't give a *****)
"Ask not what God can do for you, cuz he won't do jack *****"
"Ask not what God can do for you. Do it yourself cuz there isn't a god."
"All we are saying, is give atheism a chance".
"Nah, nah, nah, nah/nah, nah, nah, nah/hey, hey-ey, good bye God".
"Don't stop thinkin' for yourself."
"A kinder, gentler godlessness".
"A thousand points of brights"
"In your heart, you know atheists are right"
"Leave no child in church"
"A compassionate contrarian"
"Yes, Atheists can"
We have nothing to fear but fundementalism itself
Speak softly and carry a big brain.
Are you better off now than you were 2000 years ago?
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| User: "quibbler" |
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| Title: Re: Political Slogans Respun As Atheism |
27 Jun 2006 09:55:26 PM |
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In article <1151381813.095563.211780@c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
mark_dp73@yahoo.com says...
quibbler wrote:
Most politicians and political campaigns have catch phrases for which
they are known. I was thinking that it might be fun/interesting to take
those well known political slogans, preferably from contemporary politics
in the last few decades, and spin them so they advance atheism, rather
than a particular partisan agenda. If you want, of course, you can go
with older stuff, like say hippie mantras from the 60's. Note, of
course, that people of any political persuasion can participate, though I
suspect that rightwingers will have a harder time converting their
propaganda into something usable. But neocon atheists (all two of you)
are invited to take your favorite sayings and convert them into something
that expresses atheism. BTW, I realize that not everyone here is in the
US, but obviously you have popular political slogans in your respective
countries as well. I think it would be interesting to see those as well.
Here are some examples:
"Had Enough (of religion)?"
"It's the theocracy, stupid"
"Atheists feel your pain" (God doesn't give a *****)
"Ask not what God can do for you, cuz he won't do jack *****"
"Ask not what God can do for you. Do it yourself cuz there isn't a god."
"All we are saying, is give atheism a chance".
"Nah, nah, nah, nah/nah, nah, nah, nah/hey, hey-ey, good bye God".
"Don't stop thinkin' for yourself."
"A kinder, gentler godlessness".
"A thousand points of brights"
"In your heart, you know atheists are right"
"Leave no child in church"
"A compassionate contrarian"
"Yes, Atheists can"
We have nothing to fear but fundementalism itself
Speak softly and carry a big brain.
Are you better off now than you were 2000 years ago?
I thought of that one. But then I started second guessing it, because it
essentially asks that you retain the present regime, which happens to be
largely theocratic. Regardless of who is in power, we will probably be
better off than 2000 years ago. It's just that most of the reason that
we are better off is due to secular science and enlightenment, rather
than darkage theology.
--
Quibbler (quibbler247atyahoo.com)
"It is fashionable to wax apocalyptic about the
threat to humanity posed by the AIDS virus, 'mad cow'
disease, and many others, but I think a case can be
made that faith is one of the world's great evils,
comparable to the smallpox virus but harder to
eradicate." -- Richard Dawkins
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| User: "Yang, AthD h.c, Kicking AWOLs Cocaine Snorting Ass" |
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| Title: Re: Political Slogans Respun As Atheism |
26 Jun 2006 11:57:02 PM |
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On 26 Jun 2006 21:16:53 -0700, "Conspiracy of Doves"
<mark_dp73@yahoo.com> wrote:
quibbler wrote:
Most politicians and political campaigns have catch phrases for which
they are known. I was thinking that it might be fun/interesting to take
those well known political slogans, preferably from contemporary politics
in the last few decades, and spin them so they advance atheism, rather
than a particular partisan agenda. If you want, of course, you can go
with older stuff, like say hippie mantras from the 60's. Note, of
course, that people of any political persuasion can participate, though I
suspect that rightwingers will have a harder time converting their
propaganda into something usable. But neocon atheists (all two of you)
are invited to take your favorite sayings and convert them into something
that expresses atheism. BTW, I realize that not everyone here is in the
US, but obviously you have popular political slogans in your respective
countries as well. I think it would be interesting to see those as well.
Here are some examples:
"Had Enough (of religion)?"
"It's the theocracy, stupid"
"Atheists feel your pain" (God doesn't give a *****)
"Ask not what God can do for you, cuz he won't do jack *****"
"Ask not what God can do for you. Do it yourself cuz there isn't a god."
"All we are saying, is give atheism a chance".
"Nah, nah, nah, nah/nah, nah, nah, nah/hey, hey-ey, good bye God".
"Don't stop thinkin' for yourself."
"A kinder, gentler godlessness".
"A thousand points of brights"
"In your heart, you know atheists are right"
"Leave no child in church"
"A compassionate contrarian"
"Yes, Atheists can"
We have nothing to fear but fundementalism itself
Speak softly and carry a big brain.
Are you better off now than you were 2000 years ago?
Damn... you beat me to it...
-----
Yang
a.a. #28
AthD (h.c.) conferred by the regents of the LCL
a.a. pastor #-273.15, the most frigid church of Celcius nee Kelvin
EAC Econometric Forecast and Sorcery Division
The Bush 'balanced' budget: 2 trillion and worsening
The Bush 'economic' policy: 12.5 million FEWER jobs than Clinton and counting
The Bush Iraq lie: -2518 GIs, one friend's co-worker's son and mounting
Having Bush ***** up my country: Worthless
-----
"Ahhhhhh, yessssssss, ummmmmmm - Alito, Alito, Alito"
-duke (duckgumbo@cox.net), aka PedophilEarl J Weber, 59
year old mateless, heirless biological failure
of Afton Oaks Apartment, Baton Rouge,who pussied
out of the Vietnam draft, showing his gay side
despite his avowed anti-gay bigotry
Contact duke's priest and ask
him why duke is such a racist:
http://www.stpatrickbr.org/
Father Gerard "Jerry" Martin
stpatrickbr<AT>bellsouth<DOT>net
Saint Patrick Catholic Church
12424 Brogdon Lane
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816
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| User: "Conspiracy of Doves" |
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| Title: Re: Political Slogans Respun As Atheism |
27 Jun 2006 12:46:11 AM |
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Yang, AthD (h.c), Kicking AWOL's Cocaine Snorting ***** wrote:
On 26 Jun 2006 21:16:53 -0700, "Conspiracy of Doves"
<mark_dp73@yahoo.com> wrote:
We have nothing to fear but fundementalism itself
Speak softly and carry a big brain.
Are you better off now than you were 2000 years ago?
Damn... you beat me to it...
Which one? I'm guessing the first.
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| User: "Yang, AthD h.c, Kicking AWOLs Cocaine Snorting Ass" |
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| Title: Re: Political Slogans Respun As Atheism |
27 Jun 2006 12:51:32 AM |
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On 26 Jun 2006 22:46:11 -0700, "Conspiracy of Doves"
<mark_dp73@yahoo.com> wrote:
Yang, AthD (h.c), Kicking AWOL's Cocaine Snorting ***** wrote:
On 26 Jun 2006 21:16:53 -0700, "Conspiracy of Doves"
<mark_dp73@yahoo.com> wrote:
We have nothing to fear but fundementalism itself
Speak softly and carry a big brain.
Are you better off now than you were 2000 years ago?
Damn... you beat me to it...
Which one? I'm guessing the first.
The last one... :-)
-----
Yang
a.a. #28
AthD (h.c.) conferred by the regents of the LCL
a.a. pastor #-273.15, the most frigid church of Celcius nee Kelvin
EAC Econometric Forecast and Sorcery Division
The Bush 'balanced' budget: 2 trillion and worsening
The Bush 'economic' policy: 12.5 million FEWER jobs than Clinton and counting
The Bush Iraq lie: -2521 GIs, one friend's co-worker's son and mounting
Having Bush ***** up my country: Worthless
-----
"Ahhhhhh, yessssssss, ummmmmmm - Alito, Alito, Alito"
-duke (duckgumbo@cox.net), aka PedophilEarl J Weber, 59
year old mateless, heirless biological failure
of Afton Oaks Apartment, Baton Rouge,who pussied
out of the Vietnam draft, showing his gay side
despite his avowed anti-gay bigotry
Contact duke's priest and ask
him why duke is such a racist:
http://www.stpatrickbr.org/
Father Gerard "Jerry" Martin
stpatrickbr<AT>bellsouth<DOT>net
Saint Patrick Catholic Church
12424 Brogdon Lane
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816
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