Captain Nails It On Patriotism

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(09-03-2016, 02:51 PM)McC Wrote: You really don't know what royalty is?  Obviously not, since you think Charlie Sheen is royalty.  Still shaking my head over that one.  That is just plain goofy.

Years 1-40: From Slave to Prince

Born the son of a Hebrew slave, Moses survived because he was rescued, saved and eventually adopted by Pharaoh's daughter (Exodus 2:1-10). He was given the best education, training and preparation that Egypt could offer (Acts 7:22). In keeping with education given to Egyptian royalty, he was probably tutored by retired military and political leaders. It must have seemed to all who knew him that Moses' first 40 years prepared him for leadership and fame.

Does that sound like a doofus?

And your definition of a doofus, which in no way describes Moses, btw, is a perfect description of Colin Kaepernick.  You know, your prophet, the guy who never said a word about the oppressed until now?  Did he care about the oppressed the first five years in the league or ever, for that matter or was he just keeping it to himself?

I'm sorry you don't recognize a publicity stunt when you see it, but I do.

And for the record, history is full of idiots from Royal families.  Moses was just not one of them.

You really don't know what a parallel is, which is staggering. We don't have royalty in this country. We do have wealth and celebrity, which are in many ways parallel with royalty in other cultures. For example, some people look up to and worship wealth and celebrity for no reason, the same way you look up to and worship royalty for no reason. It is a choice. Other people do this too, believing the royals (and those they take in) to be their superiors by birthright. You are certainly entitled to believe you are inferior because you are not royalty, but others are not obligated to agree - at least not in America.

But what is really, as Spock on Star Trek would say, "Fascinating," is that you continue to point out the parallels between the Kaepernick saga and the Moses saga and yet not realize how the stories mirror each other. I'm not shaking my head back at you, but I am considering the possibility of a learning disability. You seem articulate, and at the same moment not to comprehend what you yourself have said.

Hypothetical McC interior monologue (that means a conversation you have in your own head):
 
"Look at this blue fork, it is blue and has four tines on it, and some lovely design work on the handle. Look at this similar blue fork next to it. It is a slightly different shade of blue, and a bit newer. It has four tines on it, and nearly identical lovely design work on on the handle. In conclusion, these two similar forks which I just looked at and described in detail as similar are not similar at all."

How does a brain do that?