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TygrBright

(20,955 posts) Mon May 26, 2014, 02:55 PM May 2014

Welcome to BlameFest! Come on Down and Play! [View all]

Here are today's candidates:

18 votes, 1 pass \| Time left: Unlimited
	The NRA: Mindless robot wackjobs who don't care how many get killed as long as they can have MOAR GUNZ!
	7 (39%)
	Misogyny: Men who hate women and the men who enable them on the Intertoobz!
	0 (0%)
	Mental Illness: Crazy people and the enablers who won't make it easy for us to find the dangerous ones and lock their asses up!
	3 (17%)
	Feminists: Man-hating bitches whose denial of sex sends unstable misogynists off the rails!
	2 (11%)
	Bad Parents: Privileged over-protective abusive and neglectful enablers who let their kids have gunz!
	2 (11%)
	The Media: Because... the media!
	3 (17%)
	Robb is a dingbat!
	1 (6%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Welcome to BlameFest! Come on Down and Play! [View all] TygrBright May 2014 OP

But I'm Not Going to Play My Own Game TygrBright May 2014 #1

A very important and valuable post frazzled May 2014 #2

Thank YOU. TygrBright May 2014 #3

You nailed it Bright. TBF May 2014 #4

Thanks. I was just letting off steam, but it does help... TygrBright May 2014 #7

"...take a pass on simple answers, and look deeper at the questions." WorseBeforeBetter May 2014 #59

gosh... my heart is out there. seabeyond May 2014 #19

This may be the best OP rrneck May 2014 #5

Ideological and philosophical justifications have one fatal tendency-- TygrBright May 2014 #8

Yes! I have posted twice that this is a complicated case Mojorabbit May 2014 #45

You got it. This place is just part of a world full of... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #6

I wouldn't go so far as to presume we dream "we are doing OK"... TygrBright May 2014 #9

I'll meet you halfway on that because I knew... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #10

Spot on. nt MannyGoldstein May 2014 #11

Excellent post! Lisa D May 2014 #12

well. this man hating bitch, and ya, i am called that pretty consistantly. twice yesterday, seabeyond May 2014 #17

No shit. Says a lot, right there. redqueen May 2014 #43

"pain-filled rants of sad individuals"? Fuck that. redqueen May 2014 #44

That is brilliant LittleBlue May 2014 #55

Fuck hootinholler May 2014 #66

my vote is for comedy sake quinnox May 2014 #13

This is one of those *sarcastic* polls, btw, right? AverageJoe90 May 2014 #14

I prefer "ironic." But, yeah... n/t TygrBright May 2014 #68

That's what I thought, TBH. Glad I was right, as it seems(or was I? Damn! This is still confusing). AverageJoe90 May 2014 #73

man hating bitches? nt seabeyond May 2014 #15

As apposed to ismnotwasm May 2014 #16

i am pretty sure we have a rw yelling about the feminist bitches too, and there seems to be an issue seabeyond May 2014 #21

easy way to see the easily threatenend men on DU Skittles May 2014 #30

ha ha... didnt even think to look at votes. lol seabeyond May 2014 #31

don't get too upset by DU's resident assholes Skittles May 2014 #32

bah hahahah. well, look at the three. one sends me taunting c word pms, and still here on du to seabeyond May 2014 #37

You can bet the has a tiny c*** Skittles May 2014 #38

. seabeyond May 2014 #39

LOL! SevenSixtyTwo May 2014 #56

"my woman" Skittles May 2014 #57

You should be. SevenSixtyTwo May 2014 #58

If a guy thought he owned me Skittles May 2014 #60

You and Steven Seagal! SevenSixtyTwo May 2014 #61

Is it okay pintobean May 2014 #62

to each their own Skittles May 2014 #64

I don't think that was meant to be taken seriously, though. nt AverageJoe90 May 2014 #81

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2014 #18

Yup, already saw the video. Predictable. n/t freshwest May 2014 #40

Step right up folks and spin the wheel!!! Initech May 2014 #20

Ha! Ha! Ha! People are dead and others are trying to figure it out PeaceNikki May 2014 #22

i am realy not getting this. i am not getting why i am not suppose to be bothered, being referred seabeyond May 2014 #24

the poll is hilarious PeaceNikki May 2014 #25

so it is funny? maybe being knee deep in this with a lot of teenagers right now... life issues seabeyond May 2014 #27

no, it's not funny. it's mocking and dismissive. PeaceNikki May 2014 #33

thank you. too confused sometimes. i am off to enjoy my day. nt seabeyond May 2014 #36

Sadly, you may get a hidden post for that language. Hides often go by person, not content. Sigh. freshwest May 2014 #41

btw... i am all on TygrBright's side mostly. just not this OP. none of what i am saying is to be seabeyond May 2014 #51

"trying to figure it out" Union Scribe May 2014 #34

I guess 2 days was the limit for taking mass murder seriously. Haha. n/t seaglass May 2014 #23

maybe it is all so very very complex we just are not suppose to talk about it. and in not seabeyond May 2014 #26

It's all just a distraction! STOP TALKING ABOUT MISOGYNY! redqueen May 2014 #46

i didnt bring it up. i was minding my own business when i see i am being called a man hating seabeyond May 2014 #47

I was mocking this OP. redqueen May 2014 #48

i was mocking the mocking. what is really a hoot? yesterday a repug said something about cowering seabeyond May 2014 #49

I'd LOVE to see the alert and results. redqueen May 2014 #50

we were called man hating bitches lovingly and in jest'ish? nt seabeyond May 2014 #52

Every time something tragic happens, there's a strong desire LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #28

who says it is? nt seabeyond May 2014 #29

10-12 times a year people's fear of the mentally ill are validated HereSince1628 May 2014 #35

Back to the 'blame a group' game. Shandris May 2014 #42

I love that some people picked feminists. bravenak May 2014 #53

See post 68. This is apparently supposed to be one of those "ironic" polls...from what I understood. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #75

The two other people who chose that option geek tragedy May 2014 #77

Well, I suppose we'll have to wait and see to figure out who got the point and who didn't. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #79

Maybe. bravenak May 2014 #82

This list LittleBlue May 2014 #54

Global Warming (THERE - I dared to say it!) LiberalEsto May 2014 #63

Hmpf! I've been blaming crazy misogynistic gun-toting feminist journalist moms for years struggle4progress May 2014 #65

I think people usually just blame a group they don't like when able The Straight Story May 2014 #67

The first step to solving a problem is diagnosing the cause. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin May 2014 #69

What happened to Pitbulls and Rotties? lpbk2713 May 2014 #70

interesting, but not surprising, who voted for the fourth option geek tragedy May 2014 #71

Wasn't this supposed to be one of those "ironic" polls? That's the impression I got, anyway. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #74

Maybe unfair to lump you in with the other two who voted geek tragedy May 2014 #76

Well, I can say, again, that it's possible that I missed the point. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #78

what are video games? Enrique May 2014 #72

How about we blame the criminals for criminal behavior? Common Sense Party May 2014 #80