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TreasonousBastard

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44. Well, here's one presumably legitimate story about it...

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 10:26 AM

Jul 2013

http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=19758908&ref=http://news.google.com/

This is largely about the family refusing to talk about it because of the hysteria surrounding Zimmerman.

I've refused to get into the thousands of Zimmerman threads because they all make little sense. Those who hated him before the trial paid no attention to any testimony during the trial if it didn't agree with their predetermined opinions. Those on his side the same. This has been noted elsewhere and seems to be how it works in highly public trials-- you had to either love or hate OJ and love or hate the verdict accordingly . Never reflect and try to learn "why" the verdict. And never, ever, even suggest that you may possibly have been wrong.

Long before these boards I, like some others, were on Usenet froups and I saw lives ruined and even one suspected murder took place. All over some bullshit political point. This here is really light action.

The enemy is not the internet, but it is us. Pogo knew that, but the word just hasn't gotten around. At our best we are a magnificent species capable of godlike greatness. But we rarely get there-- we prefer to wallow with our basest instincts doing nothing but causing trouble and not even getting decently paid for it. We do it just for fun, or because we don't know any better.

So, no, some of them will not be nice and we just have to deal with that. Some of us are driven by our own issues, prejudices, and life experiences and will not budge an inch. Some may couch it in terms like "progressive" and it may even imitate progressive ideals, but it is still an ideology and is not to be questioned or discussed.

And, well, some people are just plain stupid, even on our side, but I guess that's not their fault.

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I think so as well Half-Century Man Jul 2013 #83

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so true. if you are trying to persuade someone to your point, you don't want to ejpoeta Jul 2013 #6

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Would alert your post, but as I said, I'm not afraid of these types of comments. Dawgs Jul 2013 #37

Apparently, somebody is. TreasonousBastard Jul 2013 #45

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Someone actually said that? TreasonousBastard Jul 2013 #46

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Well, here's one presumably legitimate story about it... TreasonousBastard Jul 2013 #44

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