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These jerks are protesting at Arlington National Cemetary tomorrow; there's no way I'm gonna let them get away with this.
My friends and I are staging a counter-protest as we speak... How ya doing, buddy? |
So, officially, it is their target audience. I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?
Last edited by Final Fantasy Phoneteen; Jun 5, 2006 at 09:56 PM.
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If spreading that message only to the families were the goal they'd write a letter.
I was speaking idiomatically.
"The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote."
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They say they're gathering to protest for that reason, and we're supposed to let them have their right to congregate and say it. What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?
Last edited by Final Fantasy Phoneteen; Jun 5, 2006 at 10:43 PM.
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Double Post:
Also, to Devo etc: this is just one crazy family and a few married-into people. It's not Baptists at all or even a crazy offshoot. FELIPE NO
Last edited by Sarag; Jun 5, 2006 at 10:51 PM.
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Like I said, you can't prove that this is primarily or only for the publicity.
It sounded like you were saying "they're doing this only for the publicity, so why not regulate how they protest", and I was arguing that you can't argue in favor of regulation for that reason when you can't prove that their motivation is purely for free publicity. Besides, protests are meant to draw attention.
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Last edited by Final Fantasy Phoneteen; Jun 5, 2006 at 11:59 PM.
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I think what bothers me the most about this particular issue is that by covering this the way the media is, they are giving some sense of legitimacy to these protesters. The message doesn't really matter. That's not really the story. By conveying the protester's radical message they're endowing it with the very controversy and legitimacy the group seeks.
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Well, like I was saying, there should definitely be some sort of regulated distance between mourners and protestors so that the service can be performed in relative peace. What really concerns me is the time in which they can gather.
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Sure they are lying, but we should take their word, I mean, being liars and all. Somehow I don't follow the logic. If a person denies a thing, that does not mean that it is untrue. As has already been stated, there are many different and better ways to inform the grieving parents about their point of view that do not involve protesting and media whoredom. Is this not reason enough to doubt their intents? Or their story regarding those intents? This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
"The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote."
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Who said anything about being unable to accuse someone of lying?
It seems obvious that their motivation is free publicity, but we happen to think that way because we consider ourselves pretty level-headed. Maybe these people think this is the right thing to do and that these mourners should find out this way. I don't know, and that's the point-- no one knows what they're thinking; only what they're telling us. And since they haven't broken any laws during these protests (as far as I'm aware), we should at least take their word for it until they fuck something up. You know, tolerance. How ya doing, buddy?
Last edited by Final Fantasy Phoneteen; Jun 6, 2006 at 02:40 PM.
Reason: To fix my totally fucking awesome spelling and grammar skills
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This is a little off topic, but just out of curiosity, why the hell do these people think that America is tolerant of homosexuals? Is it becuase of Will and Grace?????? While America is nowhere near as bad as some Eastern European or Middle Eastern nations, it isn't exactly a super gay friendly country.
I don't understand why being gay is so much more of a sin to these people than war, or divorce etc. (I'm not saying I think war and divorce are evil but if I were a "true" Christian, I think that would be more of a concern than being gay). ::Edit:: I hope that didn't make me sound anti-gay becuase I am not. ::Edit 2:: I just went to check out the godhatesfags.com site, and was rather disturbed. Not so much by what it was saying, but by the pictures of their protests. There are so many little children holding up those signs. I feel bad for anybody being raised in that type of enviornment. I was speaking idiomatically.
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I quote Fred Phelps, the leader: "We don't picket to win people over, idiot. It's to harden people's hearts. Make them hate. Make them hate God even more than they already do. Our goal is to preach the Word of God to this crooked and perverse generation. By our words, some will repent. By our words, some will be condemned. Whether they hear, or whether they forbear, they will know a prophet has been among them... our goal is to glorify God by declaring His whole counsel to everyone... we hope that by our preaching some will be saved." To translate the first paragraph: "We don't seek attention to win people over. It's to harden people's hearts and....etc, etc, etc...." The quote itself does logically support them protesting because it's what they really believe. While people are entitled to protest peacefully, one can wager that even if people are protesting peacefully without causing physical harm to anyone, it can lead to them being harmed by people offended by their 'beliefs'. It's why I support this law. It's not infringing upon freedom of speech, as everyone in this thread has already clearly proven, it's a way to prevent something bad from happening. While those people are lunatics and the law was made in regards to their action, it can be used as a way of saying, "We're protecting you and honoring those families at the same time." Those people aren't the only lunatics in the country, let alone the world. It only takes one to snap and take action.
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FELIPE NO |
I am generally for a ban on any specific organized hate speech (i.e. white power, any racist stuff, any anti-gay stuff, etc.), but I don't believe it should be allowed to open the door for a wholesale ban on other things (i.e. anti-war protests, etc.) . . . I'm thinking that the point you're trying to make (correct me if I'm wrong) is that the original intention doesn't matter because the first opening will just encourage the government to abuse the power and push it further; the basic "give an inch, take a mile" type of thing . . . Am I correct? If that is the case, then I think we're probably (unfortunately) in agreement (because my idea, while I do believe it would be for the best, probably isn't realistic due to corruption). What does that speak of this country, though, that we know such a thing would occur? Does give a very good impression of the United States government, sadly . . . Re: Fred Phelps . . . Holy shit that guy is as much of a sociopath as Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell! The funny thing is, if God does exist and is as benevolent and good as portrayed, then people like me are far more likely to get into Heaven than guys like him are. What irony! What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?
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Well-intentioned liberals often take a similar tone. Realistic or not. They want to utilize authority in a benevolent manner by forcing us to get along with each other. (or the environment) This all seems rather shallow to me. By utilizing the laws and empowering government in such a fashion, a road that typically leads to a dictatorship is being traveled. Power corrupts, and absolute power is pretty cool if you're the one wielding it.
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Devo: Yeah, that's the group. Double Post:
What can I say, Phelps is an evil but smart bastard. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
Last edited by Sarag; Jun 6, 2006 at 11:00 PM.
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These guys came to my school a few years ago. Crazy as all hell. I don't think there's anything positive that could be said for the intelligence of these people. They get rich off of counter-protesters assaulting them, so they have to annoy as many people as possible to keep their checkbooks afloat. And they need to make their material more and more inflammatory in order to stand out. If life was the internet they would be the trolls.
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The thing is that there apparently is no grey area with these kinds of people, they want it all white or all black. If you're gay, you're damned, if you are bi, you're fucked, and well if you are straight, you are saved. Basically if they were to have their way, we would have the straight ones live a normal life, while the other ones who live their "alternative lifestyle," feel the full wrath and fury of judgement as they would exact it rather than wait for some "higher" power to take action. Basically, massive genocide to the same calibur as World war II against all non-aryan (Jews were not the only ones that were slaughtered, there were plenty of others as well, but the jews were the majority, so I'm keeping it PC in this aspect). At the same ime, these radicals truly do not see that they do not hold the final judgement in terms of the religious aspect, so what they are doing is passing opinion on what has been done. Thus the overall output and final answer would be a totally ignorant display and protest at a funeral for someone who died in a foreign country. Normally its somewhat funny that America would rather display and allow ignorance to continue so forth without interuptions, but I am very glad that this community is getting the proverbial "Shut the fuck up" from capitol hill. Something you don't see in the united states often. True that it may get shot down for its breeches on the first amendment, but if you look at it with a totally different perspective, so does the patriot act. I have a funny feeling should this go to the Supreme Court and get overturned by them as unconstitutional, the patriot act might be next up on the list. (Here is hoping, but not much into it...) Most amazing jew boots "Who the hell do you think I am?!"
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Last edited by Final Fantasy Phoneteen; Jun 7, 2006 at 02:43 AM.
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I don't see how they can be protected by the freedom of speech. Cause you see, I don't see this as protesting. You protest when you are trying to force change on something. But this person is dead and people are trying to mourn their loss. What these people are doing isn't protesting, it's harassment.
FELIPE NO |
If you're trying to argue a point you don't believe in, you are doing a poor job of it. What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
Jam it back in, in the dark.
Last edited by Final Fantasy Phoneteen; Jun 7, 2006 at 02:09 PM.
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Why don't you do what you say you've been doing? Yeah, argue the constitutionality of this law. That'll be more relevant and less embarassing to yourself.
* If you think that wasn't in the quote, you need to learn reading comprehension. There's nowhere I can't reach. |