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Arthur Martinez7 Arthur Martinez7 Active Member
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joined Dec 2005
#21 ·
soylent said:just to be perfectly clear, we are discussing an egg donor and the resulting product of fertilization.

Fine then, tell me—have you gone ahead and baptized the little ones yet? 😍
graniteowl88 graniteowl88 Regular
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joined Apr 2011
#22 ·
soylent said:...

Look, we’d even offer you a decent payout. We could hand over a massive plot of land near San Francisco—assuming the Mayor hasn't claimed it yet. But it would have to be some sort of twisted, hedonistic playground. A place where the youth can finally break free from all those moral and physical restraints. Honestly, it sounds like a modern-day Sodom. Think brothels, casinos, condom factories, local Republican party offices, and maybe a luxury spa run by someone like Vesna Skara or Djurdje Adlesic. Let those bureaucrats at City Hall die of pure envy. 😈

He’s basically offering up state and church land that doesn't even belong to him!

You managed to insult everyone from the old radicals to the conservatives... even the legends of the past.

Do you actually have anything of value to contribute? Even an honest compensation is possible.

It's just pure trolling, based on what I saw.
William Gonzalez3 William Gonzalez3 Regular
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joined May 2009
#23 ·
soylent said:DAMN RIGHT, BRO!

It’s moving, I suppose—it's happening—just maybe not quite in the way you laid it out.

You went about trying to convince people by telling them exactly what they didn't want to hear.
In my opinion, that just ends up creating resistance within them.

I think you really ought to tell them what they actually want to hear.
And rather than acting against the Church from the outside, it might be better to work within its own frameworks.

You know Martin Luther, right?
He also set up a general store on church land, and the Church wanted that land back.

So, he played the victim, I guess.
"I would give it all back to you, but only after you change. As a priest, I suggest we do the following..."
Then, he shifted from defense to offense; instead of defending his own actions, he started attacking the Church, claiming they were the ones in the wrong and that he wasn't some thief who had seized church land.
Eventually, once he managed to gather enough supporters among Catholics themselves—and honestly, it isn't hard to find Americans who oppose the church hierarchy or doubt things like papal infallibility—he essentially split off and kept his little general store.
Though, later on, Walmart moved into town and offered him a deal, but that’s probably a different story altogether.
Mainly, I'd suggest positioning yourself as a believer who wants to reform the Church.
Rather than acting like an unbeliever who is openly working against Mother Church.

For instance: don't hand the kids Hot Joe; maybe try a slightly different approach to the catechism.
Bryan Martin31 Bryan Martin31 Active MemberOP
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joined Sep 2008
#24 ·
So what? said:So, tell me—did you actually go through with the christening for the kids? 😍

Is it happening? Is it actually happening? Honestly, what an absolute joke.

Oh, we certainly are. In the middle of hellfire, no less. 😈 Everything’s going up in flames. Just watch.
Bryan Martin31 Bryan Martin31 Active MemberOP
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joined Sep 2008
#25 ·
WeM said:he’d basically be offering up state-owned or church land that he doesn't even own just to make a deal!

You managed to piss off everyone from the old guard to the radicals... even the historical heavyweights wouldn't buy this.

Do you—or rather, do any of you—actually have anything of your own to put on the table? Not that anyone here could offer anything honest.

Just pure, unadulterated targeting, if you ask me.

Look, WeM, stop trying to spin this for me. I went through the entire history of the Djedovina estate just a few weeks ago, looking at it from every possible angle. It was pretty clear that once the money starts moving, things fall apart fast. So, spare me the lecture about selling stuff that isn't yours. This is America, buddy. Around here, there's an old saying: "smart enough to get by, dumb enough to stay." 😁 You know how those two guys from the Midwest were always supposedly "brilliant"... 😁 Just a joke.
Bryan Martin31 Bryan Martin31 Active MemberOP
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#26 ·
Krvnik said:It’s moving, sure, just not in the way you described.

You went in trying to convince them by telling them exactly what they didn't want to hear.
All you did was build up resistance.

You have to tell them what they actually want to hear.
And stop acting against the Church from the outside; work within its framework instead.

Ever heard of Martin Luther?
He set up a general store right on church land, and the Church wanted it back.

So he played the victim.
"I'd give it back, but only after you people change. As a priest, I suggest we do this next..."
Then he flipped from defense to offense. Instead of defending himself, he attacked the Church, claiming they were the ones at fault and that he wasn't some thief stealing church property.
Eventually, once he gathered enough followers among Catholics (and let's be honest, finding an American who opposes the church hierarchy or doubts papal infallibility isn't exactly a struggle), he made a clean break and kept his little shop.
But then Walmart moved into town and offered him a deal, but that's a different story altogether.
Bottom line: present yourself as a believer who wants to reform the Church.
Don't act like an infidel working openly against Mother Church.

For example: don't hand kids Hot Sauce; just teach them a slightly different catechism.

That idiot Martin lived in a world without ADSL, P2P sharing, "click here to enlarge your penis" spam, or eBay. The guy was alright, honestly.

Nowadays, you can manipulate the youth far too easily. I'm a patient man, and if I win over just one, my mission will be a success... 😈
graniteowl88 graniteowl88 Regular
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joined Apr 2011
#27 ·
Soylent is efficient. It works. graniteowl88 said:Come on, graniteowl88, stop trying to spin this.

Good grief... anyone else but you?

That sounds powerful.

Quincy:
I thoroughly inspected your inheritance a few weeks ago from every possible angle. I had ample opportunity to confirm that your money is simply spinning in circles while the drill bit refuses to bite. Therefore, I cannot support any talk of selling something that doesn't belong to me. 😁
It feels as if he knows exactly how much my ancestors sacrificed to get us here.

Those hotheads are acting out. Are they some kind of special edition packaged with strawberry-flavored condoms?

Quincy:
This is America, buddy.
Is that really it?

Quincy:
That old saying from the Midwest still applies to you: "good—but dim!" 😁 Those two guys from the Midwest were truly brilliant.
Oh man... seriously...

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