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.
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Then you are in. ;-)
That is the absolute, most misunderstood verse probably in the entire Bible. I find the ones who use it the most are usually "guilty as sin" (pardon the expression) over something and don't want anyone else pointing out that what they are doing is wrong.
It is so easy to show you misguided your interpretation is. Hmmm... Let's, see, in that very same chapter it says:
"Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves."
So how do we do that without JUDGING THEM as bad, evil, false? HELLO?! DUH!
All day long, every day, we judge people.
I was a lowly nursing assistant way back when.
i had some of the first ADIDS patients, and then later had a lot of cancer patients.
I empathise, I truly do.
Not sure. I just assume they were pretty much anti-everything.
Yup, as I've pointed out again and again, you people use all of the talking points of the left.
I'm am still just a little stunned that my failure to accept the obvious prophetic impact of the Pope dying within a few days of Terri Schiavo makes me "anti-Catholic."
Here is an interesting story about a Catholic at Auschwitz: http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintm01.htm
I'm not a "you people".
I'm a good person who made an observation.
Scaled back from a Nazi to merely a leftist, are ya? You need to try a little harder ;-)
That tan coat / black pants Goebbels ensemble is a good look, too.
True. I also am not seeing the huge significance of Terri's death being near the Pope's possible death.
That's what I keep telling you all. Anyone can be a Lefty. It takes effort and multiple posting to be a Nazi.
Sheesh!
The jodphurs and the riding crop are look I love.
Weren't thier pants kind of poofy, too? Hides the thighs further enhancing the slimming effect.
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A strict interpretation of our founder's statement says that all of the openly hostile posts in this thread by WPPFF aimed at the pro-God and pro-life Freepers (members who are aligned with FR's stated philosophy), are in direct opposition to what our Founder declared above.
Hmmm... as I've said many times, this issue has flushed out into the open, all of the frauds and impostors among us.
Yep. Lots of self-titled "conservatives" who apparently are just fine with Big Government as long as it does their bidding.
I think you're confused. We're not the ones who hate the President and his brother.
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