Only took 89 posts too lol

Actually as an online discussion grows longer the chances that a moderator is going to bring up the tired old Godwin's law cliche and pat himself on the back for his originality becomes inevitable.

And that members will make awful pointless analogies that have absolutely no relevance 100%

My analogy was dead on whether you can see it or not. To bad that a moderator feels that his job is to flame others' posts rather than actually contribute to the topic.

My contribution was to offer my opinion on your post which is that it is awful. Mods like any other member are allowed to do this.

this is spectacular

this is not

russ seen at Rio

You bring up that tired cliche that we have all heard for the past 10+ years without actually saying anything. You are trying to pass off snarky cleverness as an opinion.

Prior posters stated that because Russ Hamilton was a part of history that his banner should be hung even though it is hung at an event that many of his victims were attending. I disagree with that and I presented an appropriate analogy. You have yet to present any opinion whatsoever on the topic in this thread; only your wiseass remark which you now label an opinion. I'm taking this topic seriously, you are not.

You are taking an as lazy an approach to it as I am.

Not by a long shot. You don't explain anything that you say whatsoever. If you have read my posts here on 2+2 you know that my posts are far from lazy. If you have an opinion on the subject of Russ Hamilton's banner being hung let's hear it.

You're analogy was ridiculous.

Russ Hamilton won a WSOP main event. Hitler's connection to anyone at a Bar Mitzvah is tenuous at best, and it's doubtful that anyone other than a neo-nazi would hang his portrait in any manner.

Russ Hamilton allegedly ripped off poker players. Hitler engaged in genocide.

If you can't understand the difference(s), you're beyond help.

pretty ****ing ridiculous analogy...


EDIT: didn't see the comment above mine until now... yeah...that. there has to be at least a shred of consistency when giving an analogy. comparing completely unparalleled things, let alone unparalleled things that involve something as extreme as the holocaust, is pretty ****ing amateur.

My analogy is simply an example of the inappropriateness of displaying an image of victimizer at an event attended by his victims. Nothing more. I was responding to the black and white opinions posted that because Russ Hamilton was a part of poker history his banner should be hung regardless of anything. Russ Hamilton is one of the worst scroundrals in the poker world. And worse yet he got away with it.

Your statement that only a neo-nazi would hang up such a portrait at a Bar Mitzvah shows that you have absolutely no understanding of what an analogy is. You are laughably trying to make a Movie of the Week out of an analogy. Maybe the Bar Mitzvah took place in some old German Beer Hall who knows, who cares? The example could be any criminal in relation to any victim. If you don't know what an analogy is you'd do best not to shout it to the world by making such a post. If you can't understand that, then you are the person beyond help.

Obviously some poker players don't have much schooling. I have 2 degrees one in Journalism, the other in English Literature. I'm not the amature here. An analogy is exactly the oposite of what you seem to think it is. Whether one bad guy partook in genocide and the other in grand theft makes no difference. The analogy had nothing to do with their crimes. This thread is about the appropriateness of flaunting a banner in front of victims, not a discussion of Russ Hamilton's crimes. If we were discussing his crimes then maybe you would have a point, but we aren't discussing his crimes. This analogy is about the impact to the victims. Analogies have very narrow meanings, not the broad characteristics that you and sba are giving them. Neo-nazis, genocide etc. have nothing to do with the analogy that I gave. If you guys want to bring some war movie you saw into the discussion, you should really start another thread.

Should be a real uproar when Russ and/or Annie get voted into the HOF.