“One of the things I have loved in the past about this site is the ability of people here to see through the press presentation of this person as saintly and that person as ‘evil’ and cut to the chase—to peel aside the media window dressing and sensationalism designed to sell ad space, papers, and soap, and get to the facts. Sadly, the noise to signal ratio has gone off the charts lately.
What other groups of Americans will FReepers advocate be summarily executed by the police? Or left in the ditch to die for just driving down the road?”
You certainly were on a roll with excellent posts yesterday. I find that I agree with ALL that you wrote. I also find I am very disgusted with what many so called conservatives here have written, many who have been FReepers for quite some time, to the point that I may go back through the threads and write those screen names down so that I do not forget who finds it just fine to execute individuals because of the way they are dressed, or because of guilt by proximity. Very un-American, well, perhaps not anymore. Perhaps we are seeing the ultimate results of public education and a life time of continued programing thanks to the media.
“That a few have chosen a criminal life, well, that is something easy to point at. For the criminal element of the 1%, there is at least a fundamental honesty in them proclaiming their affiliations, so unlike the thieves who dress ‘well’, hold themselves up to be respectable, hide behind lawyers, and smile for the cameras.”
Gee, that sounds like the 99% of republican politicians! I know long time bikers I would trust with kids more than I would trust politicians with them. The Vice Prez is the most glaring example!
When so many FReepers are willing to just throw this particular demographic under the bus, no, wait, not throw under the bus, but have snipers shoot and kill, such gives me little optimism for restoring the Republic. Perhaps it will only be just 1% that can keep their eye on the ball.