Can we skip the "OMG Westboro Baptist" thread this time

[jberryhill]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by NewHendoLib (a host of the General Discussion forum).

I just posted a comment about how these and other religious bloodsuckers will be jumping on the OK tragedy.

Since there are those who obviously did not understand the comment, let me spell it out more clearly:

There will be, very shortly if not already, persons who will ascribe this tragedy to teh gay, abortion, having a black president, or the other things that piss off their angry and malevolent God.

There will be, shortly after that, a thread on DU about "OMG Westoro Baptist...."

Let's just take it as a given that WBC, Pat Robertson, and all the usual suspects will weigh in, and do not deserve the dignity of a thread of their own here.

[Electric Monk]

1. but you just pre-empted them to it, ensuring there would be one

[uppityperson]

2. There will be, and we don't need them. Thanks for self deleting yours.

[jberryhill]

6. We should just have a permanent "OMG Westboro Baptist" thread

[lame54]

3. Except for this one of course

[Texasgal]

4. Thank you?

Really?

[CreekDog]

5. you made a thread to joke about the Boston Bombing

so maybe you don't get to decide what shouldn't be posted.

[jberryhill]

8. No, it was a thread to joke about Paul Ryan's self importance

And a jury decided to leave it, understanding that it was NOT a "joke about the bombing", but a comment on the character of Paul Ryan and how he would consider his athletic non-accomplishments to be more important than an overshadowing event.

Either one understood that or one didn't. And I don't get to decide whether someone can discern the object of a comment, either.

[CreekDog]

20. No, it was an OP that joked that Paul Ryan said he was at the Boston Marathon

and you didn't have the guts to come back when you were repeatedly chastised for it.

and apparently a positive jury result let you wash your hands of it.

[jberryhill]

21. Precisely

It was a comment to the effect that a person of Paul Ryan's character would think it was all about him.

Glad you finally understood that.

Are you done for the day?

[CreekDog]

25. It wasn't "precisely" a comment, it was an OP you made

http://upload.democraticunderground.com/10022681898

many posters asked you to reconsider your post, you didn't even respond to them.

but when you do respond to people? when a little girl is kicked out of a restaurant and the federal government sides with the little girl citing ADA protections --and you argue without ceasing that it was okay to kick her out. or when the disabled or children are mistreated by TSA, you mock them.

so now you want to tell DUers what you think they shouldn't post?

right. we'll listen to you as well as you listen to us, not at all.

[CBGLuthier]

7. I understood your dribble fine

Shit it was. Shit.

[octoberlib]

9. They'll blame everything but global warming.

Which is probably the real reason these monster storms are occurring.

[jberryhill]

10. Exactly

Because the only thing they seem to believe isn't real, is reality.

[GeorgeGist]

11. Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) Says the Bible Refutes Climate Change

[bike man]

12. This looks suspiciously like one. nt

[jberryhill]

14. Not quite

It is intended as the all-purpose generic "let's not", of which WBC is just a handy example.

[CreekDog]

26. you'll alert on it anyway, just like you alerted on the poster who announced they were dying

yeah we all know that.

[bunnies]

13. A jury voted 4-2 to leave the post telling you...

to go fuck yourself "asshole". Didnt know that was allowed here but now that I do...

Anyway, my point is that I don't think explaining is going to help. You must be flame-retardant today.

[olddots]

15. probably not

the Westboro cult has a death wish and it's a cheap thrill to watch them and some of the other wackadoodles fade into the sunset .
Aren't we news junkies even when we know it's a miserable addiction ?

[demwing]

16. So, to stop a thread about Westboro

You start a thread about Westboro?

Did I miss something here?

[jberryhill]

17. WBC is simply one species of a genus

[demwing]

18. 6 of one

1/2 dozen of an other.

The question remains: Why start threads about subjects you don't wish to see discussed?

[jberryhill]

19. Now that's a good question

I'm a creature of impulse, I suppose.

[CreekDog]

28. in other words, you were wrong to ask posters to do something you just did

or hypocritical.

however, since the rules state that you can't be wrong, because you are never wrong, this must all be a figment of our imagination.

[CreekDog]

33. wow you made an OP joking about this Oklahoma City too?

holy crap. i just saw that you self deleted it. maybe you are actually learning something, but your message in this thread about it suggests everyone else made the mistake, never you.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022872939

[jberryhill]

52. No, I made a sarcastic comment about people who ascribe these things to an angry God

[CreekDog]

54. it's obviously a good time for sarcasm

why did you delete it then?

did all the inferior people not get your humor/point?

[Archae]

22. What's going to happen to the WBC after Phelps gets a dirt nap?

I hope the family (and church) breaks up over money squabbles.

[jberryhill]

23. And, yea, another shall rise to take his place

There is an inexhaustible supply of these characters.

[hrmjustin]

24. I hope they just keep their mouths shut. God bless the victims of this Tornado.

[cleanhippie]

31. Why do YOU get to invoke god, but not them?

From my POV, both the westboro folks saying "god did this as punishment" and you saying "god bless the victims" are equally terrible.

[hrmjustin]

32. My saying God bless the victims is terrible.

Ok.

[cleanhippie]

34. If your god can bless the victims, your god should have prevented this from happening in the first

place. Any god that has the power to bless and protect people AFTER the fact, but refuses to prevent it, is a terrible god.

[cherokeeprogressive]

37. You and I both know it's not. Anyone who thinks otherwise can take a leap... n/t

[hrmjustin]

38. Well I like that poster but we just disagree on this.

[cleanhippie]

40. You first.

[cherokeeprogressive]

42. Already have.

[cleanhippie]

35. Again, why do YOU get to invoke god, but not them?

Why do THEY just "need to keep their mouth shut" but you don't need to?

[hrmjustin]

36. They can say whatever they want ok. Jeez I am sorry I said anything.

[cleanhippie]

39. That still does not answer the question of why you want THEM to shut up, but you get free speech.

[hrmjustin]

43. Part of my free speech is to tell them to shut up.

They can say what they want and I can give my opinion all I want. And you can question me all you want.

[cleanhippie]

44. Ok, so why do you think it's ok for YOU to invoke your god, but they shouldn't?

[hrmjustin]

45. When I said shut up I meant that they should not spread their hate. They can invoke God all

they want.

[siligut]

29. At least the OMG articles I read on DU have been singled out for their stupidity

I can keep up with the insanity and not have to be exposed to a swamp of banal stupidity.

[cleanhippie]

30. ANYONE who invokes the supernatural, be that it was caused by or saved some, to explain these things

"do not deserve the dignity of a thread of their own here. "

I see little difference between those who claim " this is punishment from god" and "god saved me from it".

Equally as despicable, delusional, and dangerous, IMO.

[CreekDog]

41. OP is posting about Westboro Baptist Church asking you not to post about Westboro

[Electric Monk]

46. which was already addressed in reply number one

but please, don't let me stop you

[jberryhill]

50. That was an example

Or Pat Robertson, or Koran-burning guy in Florida, or any of the innumerable other scum which ooze between the floorboards at the opportunity.

[CreekDog]

53. have the words, "I'm sorry" every been uttered here by you?

have you ever, ever gotten anything wrong?

you could just say, i screwed up, i'm sorry, i meant to make light of such and such and in the process posted something insensitive.

but you never, ever will do that, you'll blame other people for their insensitivity.

[Bluenorthwest]

47. The silence of your straight community aids and comforts the Phelps among you

You know, jberry Phelps held over 30,000 anti gay demonstrations in all 50 states for years before even one straight group organized a counter demonstration or spoke out against them. Only when they went after Veterans did your community find a iota of energy to oppose Phelps.
So. Phelps is to a degree a result of the very apathy you call for.

[ms liberty]

48. But that would be no fun at all, now would it? n/t

[MineralMan]

49. You just started that. very thread.

Ironic, is it not.

[CreekDog]

51. let's spell it out more clearly: you posted something that you needed to self delete

as usual, it was everyone else's fault for not getting it.

everyone should apologize to you because you are never wrong.

if a joke you post is not funny or offensive, users should look in the mirror and understand that you are always funny, your jokes are never offensive.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

55. can someone PLEASE explain to me why this thread is considered META? I get that you

are complaining about WBC and that other DUers post about WBC but, is it really META?

btw: they are calling to lock this thread.

[CreekDog]

56. because the OP is to complain about the OP's own thread which he self-deleted

and this OP is to whine about DUers not getting obviously funny and surgically sharp wit about tv preachers. to castigate their offense as a character defect which the OP attributes to lack of knowledge, understanding and to wit, intelligence.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

57. thanks for the explanation but, as for as Meta goes,,, this does not rise near to the level of

of other threads that are not even alerted. just my opinion. carry on.

[CreekDog]

58. you made up your mind after my post and solely because of it

you don't like me and you've accused me of being the poster "Rain Dog" and now will vote to keep this thread open because i suggested it was Meta.

lovely.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

59. you would be wrong. sorry. if you were in hosts group you would know that i have already been

diagreeing with them. you are looking for an argument but, you are not getting one from me CreekDog.

Have a good night.

[CreekDog]

60. you followed me around DU for ages because you thought I was Rain Dog

and when i asked over and over again why you were accusing me of things which made no sense and weren't things i'd post.

you suddenly, after ages of doing this, looked up the post that bugged you and realized it was RainDog.

that's how good your judgement is.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1172&pid=27846

[Tuesday Afternoon]

61. I -followed- you around ???? rich!!!! i avoid you at all possible costs. you followed me around and

harassed me and stalk alerted on me and i was the bigger person and apologized to you and look...

you are still with it and your childish crap.

shoo fly.

[CreekDog]

63. no i didn't follow or stalk you, i couldn't figure out why you were following me

since i didn't know you from Adam, i couldn't figure out why you were suddenly stalking me in a thread about feminism when you had little interest in it until you saw my name associated with it.

around the same time, this came up in the gun group and that's where you said the issue was you thought i posted against the south and southerners, which i hadn't done.

and it turns out you thought I was Rain Dog.

because when you looked up the post that got you mad, it wasn't mine.

but you followed me thinking it was my post, and when i finally asked you WTF? trying to find out what i did that made you so mad, you couldn't find a post by me because the post that really made you mad wasn't even mine.

you accused me of posting against southerners and the south and i haven't done that.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

62. and NOW you are getting META in this thread. sorry jberryhill. please note that Creekdog replied to

me in YOUR thread ... I did NOT seek him out. HE REPLIED to my reply to YOU.

wtf.

[CreekDog]

64. you're the one who took the Host group question and decided to ask if it this thread was Meta HERE

genius. what did you think would happen?

did you not want anyone to answer you?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

66. & I said thank you, & look what you come back with, really, CreekDog. just stop it. Good night.

[morningfog]

65. And look. This Westboro Baptist thread now has over 60 responses and is getting more attention

than the others that actually matter. Flypaper post, only slightly better than the tragedy trolling.

[SidDithers]

67. Good effort, but I bet you a dollar we still get the inevitable...

"WBC plans to protest the Moore, OK funerals" thread sometime later this week.

Sid

[NRaleighLiberal]

68. I am going to lock this now

overall consensus of GD hosts is that this is a Meta-type post, hence off-topic for GD.