Comments on: Word from the Porn Belt: Do as I Say, Not as I Do http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:18:44 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: igo2go http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844631 igo2go Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:36:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844631 <p>Isn’t orrin-hatching similar to tea-bagging?</p> Isn’t orrin-hatching similar to tea-bagging?

]]> By: moistenedbink http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844193 moistenedbink Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:49:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844193 <p>I think that one of the major reasons that Republicans, social conservatives and over the top religious types hate liberals so much is that we live authentic lives and are generally accepting of people and their differences.</p> <p>They, through the brain wiring that shows them to be more black & white thinkers or through their severe, shamed upbringings or their fear of life in general, have a hard time watching the rest of us have fun and fulfilling lives, so they seek to punish us. Yet at the same time there comes a time when their own needs and desires cannot be tamped down any longer. Because of the persona they have established they cannot be upfront and live their lives as they truly desire, but they cannot resist any longer. They try to live what they desire behind the scenes and underground but between the cognitive dissonance and the fear they feel they end up doing something to expose themselves hoping to ultimately either free themselves to live as they wish or bring down so much punishment on themselves that they will again tamp down their own needs.</p> <p>It is a shame that we cannot all be who we are.</p> I think that one of the major reasons that Republicans, social conservatives and over the top religious types hate liberals so much is that we live authentic lives and are generally accepting of people and their differences.

They, through the brain wiring that shows them to be more black & white thinkers or through their severe, shamed upbringings or their fear of life in general, have a hard time watching the rest of us have fun and fulfilling lives, so they seek to punish us. Yet at the same time there comes a time when their own needs and desires cannot be tamped down any longer. Because of the persona they have established they cannot be upfront and live their lives as they truly desire, but they cannot resist any longer. They try to live what they desire behind the scenes and underground but between the cognitive dissonance and the fear they feel they end up doing something to expose themselves hoping to ultimately either free themselves to live as they wish or bring down so much punishment on themselves that they will again tamp down their own needs.

It is a shame that we cannot all be who we are.

]]> By: Synoia http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844143 Synoia Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:39:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844143 <p>You have unleashed a Pornucopia of hypocrisy.</p> You have unleashed a Pornucopia of hypocrisy.

]]> By: KayInMaine http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844056 KayInMaine Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:26:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844056 <p>We know damn well Orrin Hatch watches porn. Guaranteed!</p> We know damn well Orrin Hatch watches porn. Guaranteed!

]]> By: Margot http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844041 Margot Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:59:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844041 <p>New <a href="http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/the-era-of-complaceny-is-over/" rel="nofollow">post</a>—>></p> New post—>>

]]> By: Kassandra http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844039 Kassandra Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:58:00 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844039 <p>I wonder if that’s why not much headway has been made on curtailing internet porn?</p> <p>Don’t get me wrong, if that’s how you get your jollies… And I have a friend who makes a VERY good living at it :-)</p> <p>But seriously, these Christain moral monsters..well, it seems they would have done <em>SOMETHING</em> about it if they <em>REALLY</em> wanted to.Heheh</p> I wonder if that’s why not much headway has been made on curtailing internet porn?

Don’t get me wrong, if that’s how you get your jollies… And I have a friend who makes a VERY good living at it :-)

But seriously, these Christain moral monsters..well, it seems they would have done SOMETHING about it if they REALLY wanted to.Heheh

]]> By: ShotoJamf http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844035 ShotoJamf Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:53:00 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844035 <p>Presumably, the need becomes very great when you’ve got that whole magic underwear thing going on…</p> Presumably, the need becomes very great when you’ve got that whole magic underwear thing going on…

]]> By: earlofhuntingdon http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844033 earlofhuntingdon Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:51:26 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844033 <p>Utah as the leader in consumption of broadband pornography? Not California, Washington, DC, New York or Nevada. That’s impressive. Given Utah’s small population, their use must be aggressive, though possibly not creative. Then again, its collateral uses may be as creative as were those for the old Sears Catalog.</p> Utah as the leader in consumption of broadband pornography? Not California, Washington, DC, New York or Nevada. That’s impressive. Given Utah’s small population, their use must be aggressive, though possibly not creative. Then again, its collateral uses may be as creative as were those for the old Sears Catalog.

]]> By: ShotoJamf http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844032 ShotoJamf Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:48:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844032 <p>Speaking of hypocrisy, I can only imagine what’s going on outside the convention hall at CPAC. Breakout sessions, indeed…</p> Speaking of hypocrisy, I can only imagine what’s going on outside the convention hall at CPAC. Breakout sessions, indeed…

]]> By: Hugh http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844028 Hugh Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:44:54 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/02/27/word-from-the-porn-belt-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/#comment-1844028 <p>It’s a dirty job but I suppose someone has to do it. Since we are already DFHs here, we should bite the bullet and petition the government to send the money to us, that way we can spare conservatives any assault on their virtue.</p> It’s a dirty job but I suppose someone has to do it. Since we are already DFHs here, we should bite the bullet and petition the government to send the money to us, that way we can spare conservatives any assault on their virtue.

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