what the fuck is wrong with the EPA these days? This guy is SUPPOSED to want to crucify polluters; that what the EPA is for!

Rather, used as a metaphor. You know, like when a kid does something really dumb, groans and says... "Dad/mom is gonna kill me..!"

The child isn't actually suggesting their parents will literally kill them. We all know this...

But in the absence of any good will you're stuck watching every word. Metaphors, allusions, satire and sarcasm are all dangerous when the opposite has absolutely no interest in understanding what you mean and every interest in making you out to be incompetent or malicious.

When "cruficy" was used wrt Obama, it was taken as an assertion that Obama was Jesus.

When * said "crusade" it was taken as an assertion that the US would conquer Jerusalem and Palestine in order to impose Xianity over the Xian "holy places" there and kill Muslims because they were infidels. (Of course, it wasn't taken exactly that literally. Just literally enough to mean "kill Muslims for oil", which wasn't the main thrust of the Crusades.)

Only "our side" makes speech errors. Mistakes in speech on the other side is evidence that they actually believe their mistakes.

We all know this... But we intentionally forget it when it suits us.

I have an affinity for non-intrusive government the same as most people, but I think that where its been decided by we the people that Government SHOULD be intruding into your life, the Governments position should be "What the Romans did was CHILD'S PLAY compared to the power of the elected U.S. Federal Government, and fuck you if you think that's a bit harsh. If the IRS says you owe Taxes, you should expect your life to be a living Hell until the debt is paid. I don't care if your Bob from down the street of Exxon-Mobile." (probably more so if you ARE Exxon-Mobile, 'cause Bob from down the street isn't going to be Incorporated as a fall-back position...)

you are on Ignore.