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The Young Turks

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edgarblythe
 
Reply Sat 24 Jul, 2010 09:56 pm
Anybody follow these people? They make youtube videos by the dozens.
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sat 24 Jul, 2010 09:58 pm
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snood
 
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Reply Sat 24 Jul, 2010 11:00 pm
Yup Ed- I first became aware ot the Young Turks listening to Air America, back when it was cranking up, and Al Franken wasn't a Senator.
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sun 25 Jul, 2010 06:45 am
I've been following them on facebook.
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dadpad
 
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Reply Sun 25 Jul, 2010 06:51 am
This is the racist Aust KFC advert people.
complete crap.
edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sun 25 Jul, 2010 07:07 am
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbs5sv_australia-comes-after-tyt-on-racist_news
edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sun 25 Jul, 2010 07:10 am
There exists already a thread to argue KFC and racism. I hope it does not take over this thread. That was only a part of what TYT are about.
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sun 25 Jul, 2010 08:33 am
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ebrown p
 
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Reply Sun 25 Jul, 2010 09:55 am
@dadpad,
Australians sure know how to hold a grudge.
msolga
 
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Reply Mon 26 Jul, 2010 04:56 am
@ebrown p,
Sloppy, incorrect & totally unfair commentary is not easy to forget. Wink
edgarblythe
 
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Reply Mon 26 Jul, 2010 04:59 am
@edgarblythe,
edgarblythe wrote:


What is so bad about this?
msolga
 
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Reply Mon 26 Jul, 2010 05:10 am
@edgarblythe,
Edgar, edgar ... you don't want to go there!!!!
There was a long, convoluted, sometimes twisted thread where the Australians tried & tried to explain ...
It went on & on & on ... exhausting
It was all about contexts & cultural differences.
The crux of it was that what might have been offensive to US sensibilities was an entirely different matter within the context of that particular cricket series. No amount of patient explaining could get that message across.
Just thinking about that discussion makes me cross, months later! Wink

snood
 
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Reply Mon 26 Jul, 2010 08:38 am
@msolga,
msolga wrote:

Edgar, edgar ... you don't want to go there!!!!
There was a long, convoluted, sometimes twisted thread where the Australians tried & tried to explain ...
It went on & on & on ... exhausting
It was all about contexts & cultural differences.
The crux of it was that what might have been offensive to US sensibilities was an entirely different matter within the context of that particular cricket series. No amount of patient explaining could get that message across.
Just thinking about that discussion makes me cross, months later! Wink




obviously. Wink
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Mon 26 Jul, 2010 11:26 am
@msolga,
msolga wrote:

Edgar, edgar ... you don't want to go there!!!!
There was a long, convoluted, sometimes twisted thread where the Australians tried & tried to explain ...
It went on & on & on ... exhausting
It was all about contexts & cultural differences.
The crux of it was that what might have been offensive to US sensibilities was an entirely different matter within the context of that particular cricket series. No amount of patient explaining could get that message across.
Just thinking about that discussion makes me cross, months later! Wink




I started this thread to be about the news as seen by some people I like very much. Until dadpad broke in, I did not realize there was a connection to the KFC thing, which to me is a very tempest/teacup story in the first place. I collapsed that thread long ago so none of the blood could splash on me. I stated after dadpad's post that this thread is not about that for the very reason you just gave. But, people can't leave it alone. I suggest to people who want to be that way, reopen the other thread. In the meantime, if you don't mind, I will get on with what this thread is really about. Exclamation
ebrown p
 
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Reply Mon 26 Jul, 2010 12:12 pm
@edgarblythe,
Quote:
But, people can't leave it alone. I suggest to people who want to be that way, reopen the other thread. In the meantime, if you don't mind, I will get on with what this thread is really about.


Let that be a lesson to you Edgar, don't f*** with the Australians.
edgarblythe
 
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Reply Mon 26 Jul, 2010 12:25 pm
@ebrown p,
Sometimes I wonder why I try.
msolga
 
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Reply Mon 26 Jul, 2010 02:39 pm
@edgarblythe,
edgar you asked:

Quote:
What is so bad about this?


And I responded.

I have no desire to side-track your thread on the Young Turks.

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msolga
 
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Reply Mon 26 Jul, 2010 02:40 pm
@edgarblythe,
Quote:
Sometimes I wonder why I try.


Me, too! Wink
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Mon 26 Jul, 2010 03:07 pm
@msolga,
msolga wrote:

Sloppy, incorrect & totally unfair commentary is not easy to forget. Wink
msolga
 
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Reply Mon 26 Jul, 2010 03:11 pm
@edgarblythe,
Indeed. For anyone actually familiar with the material.

That's been my sole experience with the Young Turks.

Maybe they do better with the domestic audience & with domestic issues, edgar?

It sounds that way.

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