Posted on 03/29/2005 8:58:34 AM PST by Long Cut
We, the Witness Protection Program For Freepers, aka the Wild Turkeys, aka the Coalition of the Sane, have through mutual discussion and rigourous thought, determined that:
1. The discussion threads regarding Terri Schiavo (hereafter referred to as "TS") have become too full of innuendo, rumormongering, hyperbole, hysteria, namecalling, paranoia, and general poor behavior to warrant participation.
2. Said threads have degenerated into "echo chambers", wherein the same, common thoughts are continually posted again and again, and the same old disreputable, unconfirmed and/or false urban myths are propagated.
3. Anyone who joins in said theads with alternative viewpoints to the most extreme posts are routinely driven away with slander, accusations, and vile namecalling.
4. No data or evidence contrary to the "prevailing opinions" are accepted, considered, or discussed; and in fact are rejected outright in most instances.
5. That the continued calls for armed insurrection, military or paramilitary involvement, impeachements of politicians and judges, and death threats are embarassing, stupid, shortsighted, doomed to failure, and contrary to most if not all conservative thought prior to this case, as well as damaging in the extreme to FR and the conservative movement as a whole.
6. That such emotional, hyperbolic, and propaganda-driven hysteria is in fact contrary to all conservatives USED to stand for.
7. That the holding up of swastika and other Nazi imagery towards the police and the Bushes, the use of children as political props, and the disruption of the peace at the Woodside Hospice can only reflect badly on conservatives in general, and should be discouraged.
8. That the pursuit of this issue to the exclusion of all others by the GOP has damaged, perhaps beyond repair, the pursuit of other important issues as well as the reputation of the GOP, FR, and conservatism.
The WPPFF is NOT of one mind as to the case of TS or its correct outcome. In fact, wide disagreement exists within our little group. However, we are united in our wish that reason and sanity be respected in the discussion, as well as the rights of all parties involved or participating. We wish to discuss this as adults and intellectuals, as conservatives and as FRiends, not as children screaming past each other on some playground of hysteria. We wish for facts and evidence to be provided, discussed reasonably, and considered fairly.
We reject all accusations of Naziism, "death cultism", or other slander as methods of debate. We reject the practice of "spamming" multiple threads, of posting unending vanities, and the posting of propaganda and calls for violence. We reject, in fact, all unseemly and childish behavior which has come to characterize this case on FR.
We DO invite others to come and reasonably discuss the issue. We have no problem with FReepers who wish to debate in a rational and fair manner, and with due respect for their fellow FReepers. We have NO problem with those whose views are formed by religion; however we reject "preaching" or "being beaten with a Bible" as legitemite debate tactics. Not all of us are Believers, and such tactics only cheapen the source.
If a FReeper finds this an acceptable meansd to discuss this and other issues, they are welcome to join in and participate. Those who find pleasure in attacks, flame-baiting, slander, stalking, and personal atacks will be ignored, and their egos will go unfed.
We assume this thread to be a zone of sanity in an overheated atmosphere. Thus, a general amnesty is in effect. If posters conduct themselves within the guidlines above, we will be happy to discuss and debate with you. If a poster wishes to apologize for past slips of the tongue, or for possible "over-the-top" statements to another, it will be graciously accepted, and your company welcome.
Please bring a sense of humor; we feel that too many have been taking themselves too seriously lately.
Let the discussion begin!
Signed,
The WPPFF, aka The Wild Turkeys, aka the Coalition of the Sane.
They'll be summarily denied.
What part of "NO".... don't they understand?
They're desperate.
They need comfort.
Another 12 hour wait for them to reject it.
ROFLOL! This is too much! "The smart people"
"Hi, I'm a 'smart people'. That's why I believe a pathological liar and death ghoul like George Felos."
"Hi, I'm a 'smart people'. That's why I can't understand the difference between 19 judges reviewing process and 19 judges reviewing 'facts'."
"Hi, I'm a 'smart people'. That's why I mock other conservatives who believe the same as the greatest conservative of our lifetime, Ronald Reagan."
"Hi, I'm a 'smart people'. That's why I side with the positions of all of FR's natural enemies on this issue and have then are clueless why they are laughing at me."
"Hi, I'm a 'smart people'. That's why I believe people like Micheal Schiavo, who a demonstrated himself to be a real sleaze bucket and liar and wonder why 'real smart people' laugh at my ability to judge people."
"Hi, I'm a 'smart people'. That's why I am clueless in understanding the slippery slope of death 'my oh so smart' position leads to, and mock those who have actually lived in countries that slid down the slope. I'm so much smarter than them."
"Hi, I'm a 'smart people'. That's why I believe the demonstrably proven wrong talking points of my enemies that standing up for life and principle will hurt 'my party' at the polls."
and on, and on, and on... Well, that's too much 'smarts' for me.
Sheesh!
Ya reckon?
I think she may outlive me.
Maybe a 12 hour delay or maybe an immediate denial.
What day is this?
Day 13?
Most die between 10-14 days, or so I've read.
Go away. I'm not going to read your epistle.
We need a bozo button here.
A block feature would be good.
Day 13.
sw
1,885 posted on 03/30/2005 3:31:51 PM PST by AmericaUnited (Opponent of WPPFF (Wicked People Pulling Feeding Facilities))
Cute, childish tagline.
Ignore the troll.
Yeah, I think that's the purpose of the bozo button at TOS.
Here?
A thread here for Rainbow donations?
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