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.
I am happy to see you here. I am not much of a poster but there are a lot of good people here on this thread. I am commenting because I am appalled that my patriotism and human decency have been maligned just because I don't walk lock-step with the fanatics.
I was very pro-Terri but after a while the talk in many Terri threads was extremely counterproductive. You're welcome to post though.
Congratulations, cyborg!! That's great.
Bump to your last sentence especially.
APPLAUSE!
CONGRATULATIONS, smart girl!
thanks! I got nervous during the practical. My mom is already asking me 'so you think you may want to go back to medical school sometime'?? My mom was a Jewish granny in a former life ;o0
YAY You!!!!
:-) I couldn't wait to get home. I'm so tired from staying up all night watching Pope news and reading.
lol
LOL!
She's very proud of you too.
"You done GOOD" dear, sweet you.
I've never posted at DU and rarely even take a peek. It's just an unpleasant place. If FR becomes the equivalent of DU for any extended period of time, I think I'd go elsewhere. It did become like DU recently, and it remains to see if that's an aberration or a permanent change.
I think it's a temporary thing, but if a lot of people like hchutch and poohbah leave, it's going to become a forum dominated by people I don't have much in common with. It's no fun to talk to people who only know how to spam every thread they're on, or only post one sentence replies that end in an exclamation point.
So I see that all those freepers who bought into the conspiracy theory that DCF can't get ahold of Terri's medical records were wrong.
I kept asking for proof of that and no one could provide that proof.
Because they were wrong.
DCF has control of Terri's medical records. What the judge did was order that the media can't get ahold of the records.
Which is fine by me. Since when did the media have permission to look at private medical records?
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1375780/posts
WHAT DO YOU MEAN HUH R U A LIB??!?!!?
;-)
Well she's been worrying how I would support myself if she dies. That's how my mom is. She's pretty cool. I was thinking of giving her back and getting a refund, but I'll keep her ;-)
ROFL
You mean she's never suggested that you could always "marry well?" Doctor, maybe even a lawyer?
LOL!
Half of the reason she's so excited is because 'Renee you need to meet a man on your level'. *LOL*
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