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patrice

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2. Silence is support. That said, we should be careful about responding to violent images and language

Reply to Loki (Original post)

Sun Aug 5, 2012, 11:55 PM

Aug 2012

with violence of our own in insults and verbal assaults, as is so common.

To your credit, Loki, you didn't feed the bad energy by contributing to it.

Each one of us has to stop this.

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A disturbing photo on Facebook tonight. [View all] Loki Aug 2012 OP

You did the right thing. What she did isn't cute or funny, but deadly serious... VOX Aug 2012 #1

Silence is support. That said, we should be careful about responding to violent images and language patrice Aug 2012 #2

Silence is support, indeed. It's about time the world realized that. Zalatix Aug 2012 #7

Best bumper sticker ever grahamhgreen Aug 2012 #8

+1! uponit7771 Aug 2012 #11

IF you feel comfortable, post the link here so we can all report on it. jillan Aug 2012 #3

Thanks for the offer. Loki Aug 2012 #5

You're probably not the only person who unfriended her. n/t gkhouston Aug 2012 #13

Thank you both. Loki Aug 2012 #4

I wonder how she would feel if someone posted a picture of her Mom with an arrow through her head? Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #6

I would report her to the Secret Service. n/t Ian David Aug 2012 #9

Nonstop RW hate talk breeds this stuff dougolat Aug 2012 #10

Link please? nt AverageJoe90 Aug 2012 #12

Early in the Bush administration my housemates and I put a picture of W on our dartboard RZM Aug 2012 #14