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Posted on 07/31/2015 11:49:41 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows
The time has come to take action against thread hijackers.
Let me begin with an example of thread hijacking:
Like most Freepers, I am pro-life. Abortion and and euthanasia appall me, and marketing the results even more so. I support candidates who oppose the culture of death, and cheer when it is thwarted.
I also do not find it necessary to mention these facts on EVERY. FREAKING. THREAD.
There is a certain type of Freeper, though, who has no such restraint. For these zealots, any thread that deviates from the pro-life cause, no matter how trivially, is a heresy that must be immediately suppressed.
You are shocked by cruelty to animals? I guess that means you couldn't care less about the cruelty of THE MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ABORTED EVERY YEAR!!!!!
You lost a beloved pet? Why can't you mourn THE THOUSANDS OF ABORTED BABIES WHO DIED THE SAME DAY?!!!!
Your car shredded its transmission and you're looking at thousands of dollars in repairs? Why aren't you thinking about THE BABIES WHO WILL NEVER GROW UP TO BE AUTO MECHANICS BECAUSE THEY WERE ABORTED?!!!!
(OK, maybe I made that last one up.)
Arguing with these people is pointless. It's the same principle as wrestling with a pig - you just get muddy and the pig enjoys it. Similarly, trying to convince them that they are being rude is a waste of time - THE CAUSE is far more important little things like courtesy and respect.
So, what can we do about it?
We can get drunk.
I hereby propose The Thread Hijack Drinking Game. The rules are simple: When a poster tries to hijack an unrelated thread to his or her pet cause, you 1) reply to the hijack attempt by quoting the text in question, followed by the word "DRINK!", and 2) Take a drink (or any volume) of your favorite beverage (alcoholic or non-alcoholic). Moderation is suggested on animal cruelty threads to avoid alcohol poisoning.
This game will not, I admit, solve the thread hijacking problem. But after a certain number of attempts we will no longer care.
And if anyone is offended by my little proposal, I can only say...
DRINK!
clever!
I like mittens in winter, though i’ve become hard of hearing as a result.
Are you referring to the Cecil story?
As Prager said, we can choose what outrages us. There are millions of cases of evil and injustice in the world, we cannot express equal outrage for all.
Imagine if a farmer near Auchwitz in the 1940’s was known to mistreat his puppies. How would you feel if that’s all the story the nearby Germans talked about?
Would you say to an anti-death camp activist “hey, stop bringing up that Auchwitz thing! There are lot of other important things around here, like that farmer with the puppies!”?
DRINK!
Did anyone see last week’s American Ninja? Man, those dudes (and dudettes) are amazing!
No soap, Radio!
I’M IN!
Dude. You are AWESOME.
Count me in. I have a bottle of Two Shilling Red from Kroger just waiting to be opened...cheap, but it’ll do the trick.
Thailand?
DRINK!
good one!
DRINK!!
Sign my petition to bring the Dodgers back to Brooklyn.
DRINK!
so what ???
My cat has a hairball..
Oh I don’t have a cat...
Never mind...
Suggest humblegunner head up a ping list to hijack all threads started by blogpimps.
You flatter me. May thy Deuce-Groat Charles be put to good use.
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