I guess, at this point, I've little more to offer this heartfelt prayer for us all:
Where there is pain
please give them Your peace and mercy.
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.
Thanks for the ping. Glad to see this thread up!
PING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've read this forum from the start and know all the other upheavals. I never thought they were as bad as some did.
Until now.
I can report that I ventured out last night onto some threads to discuss this matter and had some interesting conversations with people who disagreed with me but most of the freepers did not resort to name calling.
One who was a little testy apologized on the open forum and one sent me freepmail this morning.
It's progress.
Bump to that.
Thanks for bumping the thread!
Interesting that you posted the 47th post on the thread (c8
It's an exhortation to be silent and go along with the program regardless how morally reprehensible it might be. On that I find very close parallels to the "Good Germans" who went along with the program, regardless of how morally reprehensible it was. The fact that we are talking about starving a disabled person to death - a prime feature of the German euthanasia policies - makes it more than appropriate.
I don't understand your vilification of the rules of engagement, civility, evidence, logic and reason. Are these not within your parameters of discussion?
I guess, at this point, I've little more to offer this heartfelt prayer for us all:
It is my hope that we watch each other just as closely as we watch those in opposition.
What's with the 47? I thought that 42 was the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything.
Ping. Any evidence, documents, and data you have would be welcome here. As well as your input.
Bumping Drango's "Ignore 'em" post.
The thread's flame bait, pure and simple.
Now that they've unionized, you can expect a lot more of it.
Hee, hee. It is, it is, indeed.
This would be a great place to post your links to various documents.
Muhahahaha....all part of the plan......hehe
For anyone who wants links to court documents, the admission diagnosis, so many investigations I can't list them all here, go to Trinity_Tx home page which is also located here:
http://freerepublic.com/~trinitytx/
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