# The Unitd States of Cunts **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 25, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738 "2017-02-25T15:37:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/61 "2017-02-26T00:59:49Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Sorry, she’s an American. Another home-grown criminal. Why are you punishing the world for our failures? > > Next, link to Ms. Fox’s criminal record. She called the snowflake-in-chief an uncomplimentary thing. In **B&P’s** ‘mind’ that kind of blasphemy is all the justification he needs for someone to get a one-way ticket to Gitmo. ---
**Author:** ![Ramira](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ramira/32/344_2.png) [@Ramira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ramira)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/62 "2017-02-26T01:03:11Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > Blinkandpinky, it is a mistake to think there is a purpose to a dialogue with a performance troll. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/63 "2017-02-26T01:09:14Z")
I have no interest in just insulting people. I want them to actually answer a question. I will continue to ask questions until they really answer them. I want them to confront the contradictions in what they say. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/64 "2017-02-26T01:09:33Z")
> [@Battle\_Pope](#): > > She called the snowflake-in-chief an uncomplimentary thing. In **B&P’s** ‘mind’ that kind of blasphemy is all the justification he needs for someone to get a one-way ticket to Gitmo. I don’t think Gitmo has room for 200 million people. ---
**Author:** ![Blinkyandpinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ad7895/32.png) [@Blinkyandpinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blinkyandpinky)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/65 "2017-02-26T01:09:42Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > Blinkandpinky, did you even bother to notice that this sentence, “‘President Donald Trump had created the climate for this sort of behavior’, she said, adding: ‘This is what happens when extremists take power’” refers to something that happened after she had been detained and questioned while visiting the U.S. and after returning to Australia? You’re bothered because after something unjustified happens to her, she complains about it? So does this also mean, for instance, that if someone is grabbed and beaten by border agents at an airport despite having a valid passport and visa to enter the U.S. and then thrown back on an airplane to return to their own country, still injured badly, and then when interviewed after reaching their home country, they complain about it, you think that makes them a terrible person? What was the “terrible” thing that happened to this author? Was she beaten? Was she sent to gitmo? I didn’t think so. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/66 "2017-02-26T01:23:08Z")
I didn’t say that something terrible happened to her. I said that something unjustified happened to her. The unjustified thing was that a simple problem with her visa that could have been handled in a polite way was handled as if she was someone who wanted to enter the U.S. for some nefarious purpose. They weren’t polite to her, and after she had returned to Australia, she complained about it. You said that the customs agents should have been suspicious about her because of something she said. You didn’t even bother to note that she said that after she had returned to Australia. In other words, you want the customs agents to treat people impolitely because of something they will say in the future. ---
**Author:** ![Ramira](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ramira/32/344_2.png) [@Ramira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ramira)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/67 "2017-02-26T01:24:46Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > I have no interest in just insulting people. I want them to actually answer a question. I will continue to ask questions until they really answer them. I want them to confront the contradictions in what they say. Trolling perfmance art dialogue is of the same value as editing posts replies to look like the usenet in 1997. It is a silly waste of time. Dialogue with aldiboronti who is at least honest, or adaher or even octopus. That creature is just here to make you dance. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/68 "2017-02-26T01:25:19Z")
OK, so I’ve reached the end of this thread as of 8:20 PM EST, and still don’t know what she was suspected of. I could speculate that someone made some sort of clerical error on her visa. Loved the irony of these lines from the [ABC News story](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-25/mem-fox-detained-at-los-angeles-airport-by-us-officials/8303366): > [@](#): > > She said the treatment of others in the airport holding room, including Iranians, Taiwanese and a Scandinavian parent with a small child, was just as poor, and all appeared to eventually have been released. > > "I thought: ‘How can human beings treat other vulnerable human beings in this fashion, in public, in full view of everybody?’ > > Embassy officials have a policy of not discussing individual cases due to privacy requirements. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/69 "2017-02-26T01:27:37Z")
[Some of] y’all are letting Blinky hijack the thread. Do not give in to his need for self-gratification. Make him take care of himself. ---
**Author:** ![Blinkyandpinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ad7895/32.png) [@Blinkyandpinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blinkyandpinky)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/70 "2017-02-26T01:28:30Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > I didn’t say that something terrible happened to her. I said that something unjustified happened to her. The unjustified thing was that a simple problem with her visa that could have been handled in a polite way was handled as if she was someone who wanted to enter the U.S. for some nefarious purpose. They weren’t polite to her, and after she had returned to Australia, she complained about it. You said that the customs agents should have been suspicious about her because of something she said. You didn’t even bother to note that she said that after she had returned to Australia. In other words, you want the customs agents to treat people impolitely because of something they will say in the future. Things happen when you travel, or as the saying goes, shit happens. Last time I travelled, I remember a woman on my flight who was given a hard time because she had a dog, and there were issues with the documentation that she had. I don’t see somebody being asked a few questions and being delayed for a short time as a big deal really. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/71 "2017-02-26T01:31:35Z")
> [@Blinkyandpinky](#): > > Things happen when you travel, or as the saying goes, shit happens. > > \*\*Last time I travelled, I remember a woman on my flight who was given a hard time because she had a dog, and there were issues with the documentation that she had. > \*\* > I don’t see somebody being asked a few questions and being delayed for a short time as a big deal really. Next time, you should ride in the cargo hold like you’re supposed to. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/72 "2017-02-26T01:34:00Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Did you ever consider that people won’t come here to avoid the possible hassle? I’m starting to think that is the actual Trumpista plan; To insulate the USA against every other country, and create a sort of mega North Korea, where the only “Truth” comes from government controlled media, and the impovrished, malnourished uneducated citizens are convinced that the rest of the world is a hellhole. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/73 "2017-02-26T01:35:27Z")
> [@Ramira](#): > > it is a mistake to think there is a purpose to a dialogue with a performance troll. QFT. All the responses do is help him fap in the basement. Ignore. Ignore. Ignore. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/74 "2017-02-26T01:38:31Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > QFT. All the responses do is help him fap in the basement. > > Ignore. > Ignore. > Ignore. I’ve seen that suggestion here before. Even tried to figure out how to do it. Tried the FAQ and got no answer. I’d appreciate a quick tutorial or a link. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/75 "2017-02-26T01:42:40Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > I’ve seen that suggestion here before. Even tried to figure out how to do it. Tried the FAQ and got no answer. I’d appreciate a quick tutorial or a link. > > Thanks Well, one simple method is to never, ever reply to something an obvious troll writes. That’s pretty straightforward. Or, if you don’t want to even see their posts; “Through your User Control Panel: User CP, Settings & Options, Edit Ignore List. Then, type their name into the empty text box and click ‘Okay’.” ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/76 "2017-02-26T01:45:08Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > I’ve seen that suggestion here before. Even tried to figure out how to do it. Tried the FAQ and got no answer. I’d appreciate a quick tutorial or a link. > > Thanks Click on the person’s user name, and go to “View Public Profile.” Near the top left of the screen on the profile page, just under the user name, you’ll see the title “User Lists” and a downward-pointing arrow. When you click on that arrow, you’ll see three list options; just click on “Add to Ignore List.” Voila! But, more generally, you don’t need to even use the Ignore List. I don’t have anyone on my my list, and i never have. Just make a point of NOT responding to the obvious trolls like **Blinkyandpinky**. If people would just learn how the fuck to do that, the boards would be a better place. Edit: Beaten to it by a few minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/77 "2017-02-26T01:49:01Z")
> [@Blinkyandpinky](#): > > That author is an extremist and an advocate for multi culturalism. > > If she doesn’t like the USA and the current admin, then she should stay home in her own country. She wont be missed. You talk like a magic 8-Ball where all the answers are statements specifically crafted to piss off liberals. ---
**Author:** ![Blinkyandpinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ad7895/32.png) [@Blinkyandpinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blinkyandpinky)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/78 "2017-02-26T01:51:28Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I’m starting to think that is the actual Trumpista plan; To insulate the USA against every other country, and create a sort of mega North Korea, where the only “Truth” comes from government controlled media, and the impovrished, malnourished uneducated citizens are convinced that the rest of the world is a hellhole. The USA can only trust certain other countries that share the same good values that we do, and there aren’t that many countries that fit into that category, so yes, the USA should definitely insulate itself against much of the world. As for malnourishment, obesity is a big problem in the USA, so losing some weight would only do a lot of people a lot of good. And last I checked, no liberal journalists in the USA have yet to be thrown in jail or assassinated for merely reporting, but liberal paranoia and hysteria does provide for good entertainment for types like me. ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/79 "2017-02-26T02:15:14Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > You actually think that dozens of thousands get 2 hour interrogations? > > Can you explain why not a single person didn’t complain? My Brother, and, sort of, my Uncle, both American citizens born in America. And what’s to complain? We accepted it as part of being American: a choice they were not ashamed to make. (My Uncle was shunted off to a small room with a closed door and no windows, and left there for only an hour until it was sorted out: he wasn’t actually insulted at being treated as a criminal: I think he thought it was slightly funny. And having served in WWII, he was used to waiting for people to sort things out.) ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738/80 "2017-02-26T02:16:26Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > This just in. News that the Australian author may never return to the US has devastated the nation. Huge crowds are reported in all the major cities, gathering together ‘for consolation and support’. Many were sobbing uncontrollably while others shook angry fists at the sky as if to reproach the heavens. “Please please come back to us, Mem” was the universal cry. A visibly shaken President Trump told a grieving nation that he had personally fired all those responsible for this outrage and that he and all his Cabinet would be at the airport to humbly apologize to the author if she should choose to return. > > News of the incident sent stock markets tumbling world wide with one financier saying, This may be the worst crisis the markets have faced in … > > Enough already. What I’m trying to reflect is the pompous movie doubtless playing in this old biddy’s head in which people actually give a shit what she does or where she goes. If I’m misreading you then I’m sorry. In the last few months you seem to have become someone else. You are taking the position of someone who is so far right that you’re a parody of an ultra far right conservative. I seriously suspect a medical condition. Check in with your physician and demand a brain scan. Or are you just taking the piss. I can’t tell any longer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738.md?page=5)