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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.
Several that have been civil in their opinion that Terri shouldn't have died abandoned the threads yesterday due to the Auschwitz/Nazi graphics. Sad.
My reaction to the repeated postings of Nazi references and photos is two-fold: 1) When you start calling the person with whom you disagree a "Nazi," you've already lost the argument and shown yourself to be incapable of rational debate; and 2) what an insult to those who actually died at the hands of the Nazis in death camps or in battle.
Gotta be in ranks to break ranks, my friend.
awright
FWIW, I think Jim is right to leave them up. It'll give people a reference point to remind the what happens when you let your emotions get the better of your judgement.
You could be right. Maybe it would help if a few more people tried it on this thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1376775/posts
what an insult to those who actually died at the hands of the Nazis in death camps
To say the least. And that's exactly what happened on the above link. An extremely polite poster who lost family members in the concentration camps objected to the images. I don't know if he/she reported abuse or not, but have pinged him to this post.
Boy, that's some pretty sick stuff. The thread is a week old, I have to think FR feels it's appropriate to leave it up.
1 posted on 04/03/2005 6:32:21 PM PDT by bust
It's still active today.
Oops, my bad. Sorry.
No prob ;-)
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Yes, you wonder.
I'll tell you when you feel that you are curious.
You are a disappointment.
Aren't you the only one who could destroy Superman? And wasn't Superman the Defender of Truth, Justice, and the American Way? Hmm...
Just a note that I deeply appreciate the empathy that you and others have shown with regard to the utter tastelessness of posting Nazi references on some threads.
I am not normally easily offended, but to insinuate that one horrific murder of a helpless and innocent woman in our country represents a watershed event that will turn America into a nazi-type regime is ridiculous on the face of it.
Moreover, as you so well seem to understand, it diminishes the evil the Nazis perpetrated and is an insult to the millions who perished because of them.
Green kryptonite, the only variety potentially fatal to Superman, induces lassitude and inertia followed by death if not removed in time from Superman's presence.
Red kryptonite inflicts bizarre and unpredictable - albeit temporary and nonfatal - symptoms, as when it divides Superman into twins or transforms him into an infant or a giant ant.
Gold kryptonite would permanently rob Superman of his super-powers were he ever to be exposed to its radiations.
These three varieties of kryptonite are similarly hazardous to Supergirl, Krypto the Superdog, and all other surviving natives of Krypton.
Blue kryptonite is toxic only to Bizarro creatures.
White kryptonite is harmful only to plant life.
Log, splinter, etc. Let us know how your effort works out.
LOL Sooo true.
There seems to be no urgency to change Texas law. Also, sustenance and hydration are not considered medical treatment in Texas as they are in Florida.
Not the real Superman. Only the new liberal Superman. You can destroy him. He's a fake.
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