Well, yes, they do. Just look at the popularity of various autocratic authoritarian political parties, from the US Republicans down to the Golden Dawn in Greece.

Certainly, in well-functioning democracies they do not form enough of a majority to actually overthrow the rule of law on its own, but the fact that they can poll up to 40% of the populace easily demonstrates that there is a streak of authoritarian followers in every population.

Christopher Hitchens in short: "Be an egocentric asshole". Which he certainly proved to be; whatever his faults, the man was at least consistent in his values.

As I already pointed out, Bruno was not burned for his scientific views, but his religious ones. And as it turns out, so was d'Ascoli.

The church, both the Catholic and the various Protestant ones, has done enough damage without needing to invent more. So far I haven't seen proof of scientists being burned for their scientific views. You'll have to do better than this.

Examples? With the phrasing he uses? Hitler.

You realize of course that there was a time about 500 years back, when scientists were actually burned at the stake for having the wrong theory?

Got any examples? The closest thing I can think of is Galileo, and he got in hot water more for playing politics the wrong way, not for his scientific insights per se. And all he got was house arrest in a luxurious villa.

And no, don't mention Giordano Bruno. He was not burned for adhering to Copernicanism, but for his religious views.

I mostly agree, but I must say that the writing is uneven enough that the show does not get a complete pass from me. There are too many episodes that just go for the lazy stereotype joke for that.

On the other hand, the episodes that take the characters seriously often have some fine comedy moments.

So, flawed? Yes. Nerd blackface? Not quite, even though it treads dangerously close to that line too often.

Right, so the banks, of their own free will, package up bad loans and sell them as AAA securities, and it's the government's fault.

I give up, you're in incorrigible libertard.

You forgot to mention Al Gore, Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi.

I didn't hear of any government officials putting guns to the heads of investment bankers to package up bad loans and sell them as AAA securities. Got any cites for that?

Yes, because me advising to do something, which leaves the agency to act upon it with you, is totally the same as threatening to kill you, which leaves you with no agency at all.

Really, the mouthbreathing stupidity on display is shocking. With friends like these, Sarkeesian's critics may as well give up.

See here, in all its glory, the mindset of the rapist: "She asked for it and she got it".

Yes, completely warranted. The piece of shit that apologises for rape and death threats would improve the human race by committing suicide. Now, since you seem to lack completely in empathy and self-reflection, I just know this will just whizz over your empty head, but so be it.

And there is a big difference between advising suicide and actually threatening death and murder, but again, seeing as that you are a victim-blaming piece of shit rape apologist, I don't think the distinction is clear to you; the lack of brain cells may have something to do with this.

TL;DR: FOAD.

Oh fuck off you Neanderthal.

It's basic fucking human decency to not threaten people with rape and death. If you can't take that, then go take a walk out of a high window, please.

Speak for yourself. I don't agree with idiot libertards. If they tell me the sun is shining, I go outside to check.

And no, I'm not going to discuss this with you. I've seen your posts, you're one of the most dogmatic of the lot, almost as bad as roman_mir.