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.
Why, why, why? Does it make you feel better to denigrate others?
People don't agree with you so they are liberals?
I think I'm already on your ping list for the WPPFF, but if not will you add me please?
Thank you very much for being a voice of reason during this time.
Tammy
Okay, my first try sucked, I'll admit it.
That's a beautiful graphic.
Maybe I was wrong to say her wishes are immaterial. I can see now that a blanket statement such as that doesn't lead us to any more justice than we are getting now.
I find a lot of fault in the findings of fact with respect to her wishes, and her condition, and the impossibility of any sort of review of those facts, even after it was so ordered by Congress and signed by the President. I also find a lot of fault in her husband having authority over her when he has so clearly started a new life that cannot include her. These things are sticking in my craw, so to speak.
And none of this may matter any way. In Ohio, they have a law that states a person must have a Living Will to enforce removal of a feeding tube. But in December, the court over-ruled that.
(The only cure, sad to say, is to go to DU. Once there, post something liberal, but not over the top moonbat liberal. Then, someone will call you a conservative, and you'll be cured.)
Best of luck to you.
Thank you both for doing a great job in supplying the transcripts and facts.....still shaking my head in amazement that the attorney even put him anywhere near the witness stand.
Long Cut, this was a great idea and it seems to be going pretty well. Thank you.
You got that right. And I see the same old group of people starting this crap of, I'm "in the group" and your not. Yes, the same kind of crap you dealt with in high school does not end once you leave there.
You will notice a pattern around here....someone "in the group" will state an opinion and the rest of the robots will follow suit and parrot the same line....
Ignore these people....it is best not to follow the crowd.
I mean, come on, the WPPFF????? give me a break!
Like He said, " I sent you a helicopter."
Hey, thanks for the advice. I'll go get the cure right now. Whew, it is STINKY medicine.
In the old days, there was "The Coven".
EveningStar: "Does this mean that non-WPPFF threads are not worth participating in?"
That's what it says. That's why these yahoos are hiding out in the smoky backroom.
Thanks for the bump!
Works good, don't it?
Take an ethics class. Radical socialists advocate the extermination of all who are deemed "a burden on society", for "the common good". This includes the elderly and disabled. This goes a long way in explaining why the majority of democrats support MS.
It's not a matter of agreeing with me or not. It's simply calling a spade a spade.
The families and sometimes the courts have to draw that line. It's called freedom.
Works very well. Civil discussion of differing opinions is just fine, but attacks and smears are not. What could be more clear?
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