But. But. But. MONEY IS SPEECH. JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE A TAKER AND DON"T MAKE AS MUCH AS ME DOESNT MEAN YOU GET TO HAVE AS MUCH SPEECH AS ME BECAUSE I AAM BETTER THAN YOU HIPPIE BECAUSE I HAVE MORE MONEY.Originally Posted by jeffx
But. But. But. MONEY IS SPEECH. JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE A TAKER AND DON"T MAKE AS MUCH AS ME DOESNT MEAN YOU GET TO HAVE AS MUCH SPEECH AS ME BECAUSE I AAM BETTER THAN YOU HIPPIE BECAUSE I HAVE MORE MONEY.
Toby is a species. -- Rikki
I had a FB friend after the speech post that we should impeach Obama and install Rubio as president (he didn't say how). So I just asked - politely - exactly what actions he would impeach Obama for since the Constitution had a pretty high standard.
This caused him to go on a rant which listed each of Obama's "crimes" (taking too many vacations was one - sure didn't sound like an impeachable offense to me) that ended with him accusing Obama of "not being a man of my God" (by which I presume he meant Muslim) and that people who support him are anti-American. He also "hoped" I would be ok in the coming civil war.
I've known this guy since college. He's never been a crazy radical, just a non-so-bright insurance salesman.
Anway, I snapped. I told him I was tired of just turning away when people impugned my character and my patriotism because my politics were different from theirs. And that I wasn't a "woman of his god" and what the heck did he want to say about THAT? And that I would trust the U.S. military to protect me from the treasonous in the event of that civil war.
Amazing. What I got back was a "oh, we should all just agree to disagree, that's what make America great, yadda, yadda, yadda."
Apparently calling him on the crazy - at least the personal attack part of it - was enough to get him to back off.
I may do that more often.
Last edited by binR Bishop; 02-13-2013 at 02:43 PM.
If you are pissed at a dog for keeping you awake with its barking, it's not because you disagree with what it's saying. -- Rikki
But how can you "agree to disagree" about a fact? Obama is a Christian. Was raised a Christian. Still attends a Christian church. He is not Muslim. There is nothing to agree or disagree about. It is a fact.
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
― Leo Tolstoy
hell, i just delete those types out of my feed. you'd be amazed how the stress dissipates once you no longer feel obliged to engage navel-pickers just because they once went to the same school as you.
unless you're still actually getting your kicks from righteous ire, in which case engage away.
I usually ignore them. This time it felt like time to stand up.
If you are pissed at a dog for keeping you awake with its barking, it's not because you disagree with what it's saying. -- Rikki
"agree to disagree." This statement was banned in the philosophy department at my alma mater. It means "I think you are wrong and I am not going to support my assertion because I am afraid my mind might be changed."
Toby is a species. -- Rikki
I call 'em on their bull and they back down. But I don't delete or ignore. We have to engage. If no one is talking to them then we are just going to continue with a giant divide. Someone has to be willing to reach across and start a dialogue. I require people on my FB wall to be polite and use civil language. And to be able to back-up their nonsense.
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