Illuminati.tv
March 2, 2009 1:02 AM Subscribe
This post was deleted for the following reason: There's maybe some meat in here if it was presented a more clearly and carefully, but as is this is opaque and comes off as what folks tend to call the "LOLXTIANS" genre; if you're posting just to say "look at these [Christian-or-otherwise] jerks, they're totally not succeeding at whatever it they're trying to do", it's probably not a good post, and unfortunately it's not clear you were aiming for anything else. -- cortex
As a vehemently non-Christian person, I think you may be over generalizing. We're all trying to move with the times, and the results for many of us are hilarious and terrifying.
Most of the Christians I know would be at least as amused and terrified by these videos as anyone else - if I go find a bunch of videos of atheists being jackasses, what does that prove about you and I?
posted by freebird at 1:18 AM on March 2, 2009 [2 favorites]
Most of the Christians I know would be at least as amused and terrified by these videos as anyone else - if I go find a bunch of videos of atheists being jackasses, what does that prove about you and I?
posted by freebird at 1:18 AM on March 2, 2009 [2 favorites]
First post. Suggestions welcome.
I guess you didn't read the whole: "Glenn Beck should never be linked to" part in the guidelines.
I'm not talking about the Metafilter guidelines, I'm talking about the being a rational human being guidelines.
posted by clearly at 1:19 AM on March 2, 2009 [2 favorites]
I guess you didn't read the whole: "Glenn Beck should never be linked to" part in the guidelines.
I'm not talking about the Metafilter guidelines, I'm talking about the being a rational human being guidelines.
posted by clearly at 1:19 AM on March 2, 2009 [2 favorites]
I like how in the interview with Alan Keys, in the lower left hand corner at all times...
is a rotating "wat"
posted by 5imian at 1:26 AM on March 2, 2009
is a rotating "wat"
posted by 5imian at 1:26 AM on March 2, 2009
I don't really get any of this. I did not grow up in (or in that) America and so I'm just seeing shades of tasteless-ness and or not-very-well-thought-out -ness. Pretty much like everywhere, though with very good production values.
So... this is a post about good production values?
posted by From Bklyn at 2:39 AM on March 2, 2009
So... this is a post about good production values?
posted by From Bklyn at 2:39 AM on March 2, 2009
3. Avoid ending a sentence with a preposition.
Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put. - Winston Churchill
posted by netbros at 3:03 AM on March 2, 2009 [4 favorites]
Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put. - Winston Churchill
posted by netbros at 3:03 AM on March 2, 2009 [4 favorites]
First post. Suggestions welcome.
This is basically "worst of the web". Sometimes the content can be so bad it starts to become "best of the web" ironically; however, such cases are rare. Therefore, you should probably build posts around content that might qualify as "best of the web" out of the sheer goodness of the content.
posted by knave at 3:05 AM on March 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
This is basically "worst of the web". Sometimes the content can be so bad it starts to become "best of the web" ironically; however, such cases are rare. Therefore, you should probably build posts around content that might qualify as "best of the web" out of the sheer goodness of the content.
posted by knave at 3:05 AM on March 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
I thought one has to make at least three posts before they unlock the Batshitinsane tag?
posted by mannequito at 3:26 AM on March 2, 2009
posted by mannequito at 3:26 AM on March 2, 2009
Other Christians are trying to change with the times in interesting ways. This is the America I grew up in. Your generalizations are silly.
posted by hydropsyche at 4:40 AM on March 2, 2009
posted by hydropsyche at 4:40 AM on March 2, 2009
Oh. The rest of them unfortunately are. Makes me wonder what is so controversial that either youtube or the content providers can't allow germans to watch it...
posted by kolophon at 4:50 AM on March 2, 2009
posted by kolophon at 4:50 AM on March 2, 2009
If someone starts talking about the new Nicole Kidman film, you could say "What did you bring that film about down under up for?"
posted by athenian at 4:56 AM on March 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by athenian at 4:56 AM on March 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
You know who else never ended their sentences with prepositions. That's right - guys who got to carry a scutum and short sword at work every day. Actually, come to think of it, that wouldn't be a bad compromise.
Anyhow, there are a lot of astute observations that could be made about the way Christianity has been reshaped in the last 30-40 years and who has profited from it. Or we can all point and laugh. Sure, I for the number of times I've been told things like 4/4 rhythm is inherently evil, I think they deserve some mockery, but, you know, its like this thing I read in a book somewhere. "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."
posted by Kid Charlemagne at 4:57 AM on March 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
Anyhow, there are a lot of astute observations that could be made about the way Christianity has been reshaped in the last 30-40 years and who has profited from it. Or we can all point and laugh. Sure, I for the number of times I've been told things like 4/4 rhythm is inherently evil, I think they deserve some mockery, but, you know, its like this thing I read in a book somewhere. "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."
posted by Kid Charlemagne at 4:57 AM on March 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
3. Avoid ending a sentence with a preposition.
What did you bring that book that I do not want to be read to out of about Down Under up for?
posted by DU at 5:33 AM on March 2, 2009
What did you bring that book that I do not want to be read to out of about Down Under up for?
posted by DU at 5:33 AM on March 2, 2009
d'oh
posted by DU at 5:33 AM on March 2, 2009 [2 favorites]
posted by DU at 5:33 AM on March 2, 2009 [2 favorites]
I liked this style better when it was Beakman's World.
The video at the top of their YouTube page has Mr. Edgy Suit waving around an M-16 and encouraging people to forgo the military to join a militia, or their silly website.
The anti-government kook in my head says this is a front for harvesting the names and addresses of people who are the audience this purports to be for.
posted by 0xdeadc0de at 5:38 AM on March 2, 2009
The video at the top of their YouTube page has Mr. Edgy Suit waving around an M-16 and encouraging people to forgo the military to join a militia, or their silly website.
The anti-government kook in my head says this is a front for harvesting the names and addresses of people who are the audience this purports to be for.
posted by 0xdeadc0de at 5:38 AM on March 2, 2009
That's interesting because this is the America I grew up in.
posted by Pollomacho at 5:43 AM on March 2, 2009
Christians are trying to move with the times.
Is that link to illuminati.tv meant as a "LOLBADWEBDESIGN" statement, or is the site about something group/phenomenon you think is an interesting example of changing pop culture? If the latter, it would have helped if you had written a brief summary about it and the organization, because it's basically impossible to figure out what it's about in less than 5-10 minutes of trying to figure out how to find your way around the site, and for the most part, few of the immediately accessible links say very much at all.
posted by deanc at 5:52 AM on March 2, 2009
Is that link to illuminati.tv meant as a "LOLBADWEBDESIGN" statement, or is the site about something group/phenomenon you think is an interesting example of changing pop culture? If the latter, it would have helped if you had written a brief summary about it and the organization, because it's basically impossible to figure out what it's about in less than 5-10 minutes of trying to figure out how to find your way around the site, and for the most part, few of the immediately accessible links say very much at all.
posted by deanc at 5:52 AM on March 2, 2009
I grew up in the America led by that cocksucker from Deadwood, coming to NBC this spring.
posted by Mister_A at 5:57 AM on March 2, 2009
posted by Mister_A at 5:57 AM on March 2, 2009
« Older Should we care about Carl Lundström's... | NEW WAY OF DRIVING ALL GREEN Newer »
This thread has been archived and is closed to new comments
posted by thsmchnekllsfascists at 1:03 AM on March 2, 2009