Group hug! I really am going to wear out this little gif.
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.
k
Ah, the hell with it. I tried.
LOL
Thanks, NP.
;-)
Uh yeah, you did.
FREEPmail is NOT to be used for flame wars and you have now made it public. Please take it to another thread and leave this one alone.
Thank you.
I'm really a whole lot more reasonable than my FR reputation would make one think. hehehehehehehehehehe
Will someone, if they see retrokitten, pass on to her that I am passing on this info to DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet?
Thanks!
Don't post to me. Thanks. ; )
Group hug! I really am going to wear out this little gif.
OK. You're welcome.
Me neither. Maybe people know me well enough by now to know that I'm such an arrogant prick that I don't listen to the opinions of my intellectual inferiors? :-)
Okay, none of us will post to anyone........we'll just send FREEPmail. LOL
Maybe I've just been too polite. yeah, that's it. I need to start getting rude and nasty. Yeah. That's the ticket.
You can have ALL of MY "hatemail". K ?
"Have a strong stomach. They will go from talking about killing Terri, to what is on the food channel, to playstation games. It is reprehensible."
"Why does Jim allow it? They are making up their own group over at Yahoo by using FR website. It is really a small group. I keep reading their posts threatening to leave, I just wish they would do it. By the way, they are saying someone made up a list of them, you know, the pro-death crowd for Terri. Know anything about that? Private mail me if you wish. By the way, I don't need a list, I am like an elephant, I have a long memory."
"Why are those people even on this board? I really question whether some of them are true conservatives. I seen posts that were trashing Scarborough, Hannity, Rush, even Dr. Dobson, one of the conservative movements most distinguished speakers."
"I usually go to DU throughout the day to see what they are saying, but I have literally not had to because if you go to the Smoky Backroom, it is like being on DU."
"That is not the half of it. Want to see more? Head over to the smokey backroom and look at the WPPFF thread....take note of the names and never forget. Be careful though, it is vile over there. Today may not be a good day to check it out."
"Terri Schiavo has passed away
Posted by yellowdoghunter to piperpilot
On News/Activism 03/31/2005 7:06:24 AM PST · 163 of 2,805
You got that right. along with many in the smoky backroom. There will be parties tonight."
"Why don't we let those in WFFPP group over there in the Smokey Backroom starve and thirst her to death? They should get their little group together and take turns watching over her as she thrist to death."
I would follow protocol and copy him with this post, but he asked me not to - I did want y'all to be aware of who is dropping by. Methinks he is a little, um, obsessed with this thread.
HIS?
I thought it was a her. :)
Would you please tell retrokitten that I read her Freepmail and replied? Thanks.
P.S. Don't post to me.
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