A point which has been made before.
This poster reads: "This person suffering from hereditary defects costs the people 60,000 Reichmarks during his lifetime. People, that is your money."
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.
What I want to know is if there are rules within the Flordia bar about publically disrespecting/libeling officers of the court. Joe baby is a lawyer in Penascola and had been mocking in a public forum an elected official who has rendered judgement based on the facts presented to him.
I don't know if FL has such a statute or not.
Joe may find himself in some hot water w/the FL Bar.
That's strange. I didn't realize the admins could restrict a person to one section of the forum. If they can restrict people to a certain area, I have no problem with that. If they have done that to *you*, that bothers me. I've disagreed with much of what you say but you have challenged me to think.
Perhaps it was a temporary glitch in the system or your 'puter. Maybe you should try making that post again.
A point which has been made before.
This poster reads: "This person suffering from hereditary defects costs the people 60,000 Reichmarks during his lifetime. People, that is your money."
Unfortunately, far too many people are busily forming a circular firing squad. I think I will just continue to keep my head down here and keep praying for sanity to break out among conservatives.
Apparently, Jeb thinks Michael Schiavo has no feelings in all of this. The official condolences from the Governor's office do not mention him.
Chad that is not my way I say what I mean we are in trouble here on even going down that road of Euthanaisa.....Yet there are real cases where mercy is needed mean doing all one can do to help one in comfort and not doing things to prolong a situation...... this was NOT one of them no matter how much you try to say it was for the best.... IMHO.....NOT IN THIS CASE!
http://web.Tampabay.rr.com/ccb/videos/Terri_Big_Eyes.rm
I heard this was 2002
Life is Life
Death is Death
Euthanasia is Euthanasia
I don't need to use hysterics, hyperbole, distortions!
Witness Protection Program For Freepers
I got the "file not found" too, but when I tried later it was okay. Might be the system overload?
Ok, this is just getting sick. This is from the Terri has passed away thread... These people are mentally ill. There can be no other explaination...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1374561/posts?page=1485#1485
I know you are not pro-euthanisia
My reference were the dead sure crowd......
no pun intended!:)
Must have been pretty horrific it's been removed.
He recently lost his brother to cancer-- that has got to be having an effect.
I can't believe that. Now that is terrible!
Good. Basically, it was nothing but a sick set of attacks against those of us particpating on this thread, with a link to some sick blog out there making fun of Terri, and claiming it as a fact that WE did it...
Sick sick sick.
OK. So after all your whining about being called a Nazi, you now feel free to lump everyone in with one moronic comment that has already been pulled.
Not "That guy is a moron" but "These people are mentally Ill"
and you wonder why this degenerates into combativeness????
Jeb has no idea about Michael's feelings.
Too many are overlooking the fact that MS has stayed by and cared for Terri for the last 15 years.
The parents only "visited."
Agreed. Even though AM pulled it, I got a look - these folks are completely unhinged.
Yes he mentioned every member of the Schindler family and all those who were working for Terri, but not a word about Michael Schiavo.
Greer & Whittemore...Faceless functionaries assigning arbitrary death sentences, just like Eichmann. you people must be Nazis there can be no other explanation.
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