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 vote nay to that. FR is going through a crazy period, but I think it will settle back to normal in the near future.
Worth repeating.
or not
Poohbah wrote:
I'm pulling chocks tomorrow. Writing the opus thread now.
Oh wow. Wonder if someone will suggest we donate to the Rainbow Push?
Oops, they already have...never mind.
sw
my thoughts exactly
The best thing that could happen is some major news event that would change the subject. I'm tired of TerriRepublic.com.
Well, if you go, at least leave a forwarding address so we can hook up elsewhere if it is decided that the rest of us are unwanted here, too.
Randjuke, thanks for posting that. It sums up my (mixed) feelings on this sad case very well.
The word "friend" is all relative.
email is available on my profile page ;0)
You have hundreds of other threads you can post on. There is no need for you to post here.
No it's not. I think you've misunderstood most of us here. I am not pro-euthanisia, I am just against the hysterics, hyperbole, distortions and general ugliness that are running rampant in most other threads.
That about sums it up.
daylate-dollarshort wrote:
Huh??
Asphalt:
Age:14
Name:Asphalt
Hight:5'81/2"
Date of birth: 10/10/90
Weight:132 lbs
Take a hike son. After you get through puberty and have a little experience in the workings of the world, come back and maybe the adults will speak with you.
Well, if you will look at your Ping list, you'll see what I REALLY think of you!
LOL!
I applaud Crier for standing her ground w/those weasels.
Oh stop it, .38sw. Everyone knows that words such as "hysterics", "hyperbole", "distortions", and "general ugliness" are all Death Cult Nazi Satanist Code words...
;0)
Isn't that strange?
I about dropped my teeth when I saw people actually pushing Jesse's organization here.
The Fact that I was raising, is that Evil, is not the exclusive province of madmen like Jeffery Dahmer, they are fairly benign in the larger scheme of things.
The greater Evil exists when nameless faceless bureaucrats begin to merely follow the diktats of what they can hide in the letter of the law.
"I was only following orders" was not a sufficient rationale for keeping Eichmann from the gallows.
However, it is not hard to imagine that a refusal to do so would have also lead to his demise, In light of that, how much greater the evil perpetrated here, by men (particularly Greer, and Whittemore) in light of the fact that by doing the right thing they would have suffered no such consequence.
This woman has now departed this life, but in order for that to happen the 2 men in one branch of the government had to thwart the actions of the Chief Executives of both the state of Florida, and the United States, and the duly elected legislatures of both.
They did it willingly, and intentionally, following no conscience, and exercising no morality in their judgement.
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