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MANIFESTO OF THE WPPFF/WILD TURKEYS/COALITION OF THE SANE
Me. | 29MARCH05 | Long Cut

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.


TOPICS: Heated Discussion
KEYWORDS: antifreepers; antimilitary; bloodlust; cary; clownposse; du; eugenics; euthanasia; forcedexit; moles; murder; nazi; singer; trolls; wildturkeys; wppff; zot
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

Done.


121 posted on 03/29/2005 9:37:58 AM PST by Howlin
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To: Peach; Howlin; malakhi

How many names on the list now?


122 posted on 03/29/2005 9:37:58 AM PST by Long Cut (WPPFF Member.)
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To: Kryptonite

I think you need a sense of humor.

LOL

This is your second cry that we go away. We won't be driven from here. Deal with it.


123 posted on 03/29/2005 9:38:14 AM PST by cyncooper (I see pod people)
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To: Indy Pendance

Good law.


124 posted on 03/29/2005 9:38:27 AM PST by Finger Monkey (H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act - do the research, contact your legislators, get this puppy passed.)
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To: Long Cut

Count me in as part of the WPPFF. BTW. what does WPPFF stand for?


125 posted on 03/29/2005 9:38:34 AM PST by ContraryMary
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To: atlaw

Oh, I did read the thread, and it is a string of euphemisms for the censorship of opinions that one side doesn't like. The parallels to the Nazi T-4 euthanasia program are right on target, but rather than confront the horror of what is happening here, the demand is that they not be discussed at all.

So is it also uncivilized to compare the Liberals' proposals to those of the USSR, and point to the horrors that are the inevitable result of those policies?


126 posted on 03/29/2005 9:38:59 AM PST by thoughtomator (Order "Judges Gone Wild!" Only $19.95 have your credit card handy!)
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To: annyokie
You have ice?

I've got a big deep freeze in the basement full of ice.

127 posted on 03/29/2005 9:39:05 AM PST by BigSkyFreeper (I'm in the WPPFF)
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To: Drango
Those who find pleasure in attacks, flame-baiting, slander, stalking, and personal atacks will be ignored, and their egos will go unfed.

Ignore 'em.

Bumping again.

128 posted on 03/29/2005 9:39:47 AM PST by .38sw
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To: BerthaDee

Thanks.

All this bait is making me hungry and Mr. Peach kindly made me a sandwich.


129 posted on 03/29/2005 9:39:52 AM PST by Peach (I'm in the WPPFF.)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

well said, and your tagline is one of my favorite Bible verses.


130 posted on 03/29/2005 9:40:08 AM PST by EllaMinnow
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To: ContraryMary; Howlin

Another name for the WPPFF.


131 posted on 03/29/2005 9:40:43 AM PST by Peach (I'm in the WPPFF.)
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To: mercy

He was speaking of that yesterday, too.

He's one of "us" (sane).


132 posted on 03/29/2005 9:40:46 AM PST by cyncooper (I see pod people)
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To: ContraryMary
BTW. what does WPPFF stand for?

Witness Protection Program For Freepers

133 posted on 03/29/2005 9:40:48 AM PST by BigSkyFreeper (I'm in the WPPFF)
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To: ContraryMary

"Witness Protection Program For Freepers". We were "hiding" on another thread that reached 6,000 posts.


134 posted on 03/29/2005 9:40:53 AM PST by Long Cut (WPPFF Member.)
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To: BigSkyFreeper
I've got a big deep freeze in the basement full of ice.

Eep! is it full of troll corpses?

135 posted on 03/29/2005 9:40:54 AM PST by Finger Monkey (H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act - do the research, contact your legislators, get this puppy passed.)
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To: Howlin

Thanks for the ping. Tis is one to bookmark.


136 posted on 03/29/2005 9:41:27 AM PST by Bella_Bru (You're about as funny as a case sensitive search engine.)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum
I agree, they don't know most of our positions on this case. What most of us want is a civil forum.
137 posted on 03/29/2005 9:41:40 AM PST by Indy Pendance
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To: Peach

The bait is making me, hungry, too. It's too early for lunch out here on the Left Coast, so I think I'll just have a banana.


138 posted on 03/29/2005 9:41:42 AM PST by .38sw
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To: thoughtomator
In court, inflammatory language is prohibited. Because it IS inflammatory. It does not lead to cogent thought .... only emotional fanaticism.

By the way I believe your side are committing the inhuman act. Fifteen years is enough. Let her go.
139 posted on 03/29/2005 9:41:56 AM PST by mercy (never again a patsy for Bill Gates - spyware and viri free for over a year now)
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To: najida; Long Cut
I have tried to avoid the threads (not always successfully either). If I'm cranky, I can't help myself sometimes :0 ;)

Consider me a member, but I don't wanna change my tagline.

It's a good cause! No doubt. I'm not changing my tagline either though. hehe

140 posted on 03/29/2005 9:42:44 AM PST by FourtySeven (47)
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