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.
There was another one that said people are going to attempt to have her canonized as a saint.
Just damn.
There was another one that said people are going to attempt to have her canonized as a saint.
Got link?
Ai Ai Ai
MSM is reporting that the Pope's condition has worsened. Prayers for the Pontiff.
Prayers said for the Pope.
A poster that urges prayer to Terri the martyr has also stated that IF the Pope dies the same week as Terri it will be a message from God to mankind to repent...
You have hit the nail on the head in your post #2617...if people get hysterical over subjects of seemingly less importance than the Terri Shiavo case, then it should be expected that over such an emotional issue things will just heat up all the more...
For goodness sake, I got raked over the coals a long time ago, because I did not agree with most of the posters on a thread about 'potty training', of all things.....I mean come on, does it make sense to get hysterical over 'potty training?'....I even received very vile, vulgar Freepmails from some of the posters...
So nothing surprises me anymore...
And... and... what if the Prince of Monaco dies this week???
I just finished reading that post.
NBC breaking into affiliate feeds with bulletin on the Pope...
Thanks for the link. That is truly an extraordinary thread.
Words fail.
I was actually wondering what it meant that Johnnie Cochran died this week...
This is turning into a "just damn" day.
It meant that he's now working out the DeForest Kelly in the He's Dead Gym (c8
***And... and... what if the Prince of Monaco dies this week???***
Please God.....don't let others claim this to be a sign of the 'modern' trinity!
Then we go gamble before we repent?
Alright, I just got home from work. Dare I even read the other threads? I glanced at the first one on my list, which was a 'NeoNazis killed Terri'. I'm assuming everything else is pretty much on par with that, huh?
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