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LanternWaste

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16. There are always going to be a handful of idiots who pretend to know how

Reply to CreekDog (Original post)

Thu May 14, 2015, 04:58 PM

May 2015

There are always going to be a handful of idiots who pretend to know how everyone else should respond to trauma and shock, and criticize those reactions should it not precisely meet the high standards or civility they themselves illustrate everyday on DU.

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The response to the Jennifer Kim/Violinist tweet is totally out of proportion and inappropriate [View all] CreekDog May 2015 OP

Totally agree! Cali_Democrat May 2015 #1

Anyone in the pile-on has no idea about Ms. Kim's position. Coventina May 2015 #2

What did she say? ann--- May 2015 #3

She sent out a tweet shortly after the accident sarcastically thanking AMTRACK for derailing the Coventina May 2015 #5

Guess it would ann--- May 2015 #7

It was all over DU yesterday, so the OP must have assumed "everyone" knew about it. Coventina May 2015 #9

Kick and Rec! zappaman May 2015 #4

I agree and had a fight with several folks on Twitter about that very thing. stevenleser May 2015 #6

In her position, I might have said/tweeted the same thing. haele May 2015 #8

So why do people keep bringing it up? TheManInTheMac May 2015 #10

Are you suggesting that if we stop talking about it on DU it will go away? Not hardly. stevenleser May 2015 #11

Then why are you kicking the thread? CreekDog May 2015 #13

I'm not the one complaining. I'm fine with the amount of attention she's getting. TheManInTheMac May 2015 #17

I agree - anyone who has been thru a severe disaster usually goes into some form of shock. blm May 2015 #12

according to her site catrose May 2015 #14

She had just been through a very traumatic experience, and her violin is her best friend. Avalux May 2015 #15

The dead people had been through a slightly more trying experience, don't you think? And those dying jtuck004 May 2015 #18

Who are you to judge her? Avalux May 2015 #22

It's called having your fucking priorities in order, and not being a selfish little ass. jtuck004 May 2015 #25

There are always going to be a handful of idiots who pretend to know how LanternWaste May 2015 #16

There's One In This Very Thread ProfessorGAC May 2015 #28

agree dembotoz May 2015 #19

This doesn't surprise me at all. leftyladyfrommo May 2015 #20

There is a word for this sort of thing KamaAina May 2015 #21

Talented. Asian. Female. libdem4life May 2015 #23

I hate to say it but... she is a woman nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #24

Sure, her wording could have been better, but the pile-on was way over the top. bullwinkle428 May 2015 #26

Absolutely agree. Armchair moralists who think they can walk in anyone's shoes. randome May 2015 #27