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WinkyDink

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45. Solely? I don't THINK so.

Reply to BainsBane (Reply #6)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 08:47 AM

Jul 2015

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Why the guilt trip? [View all] choie Jul 2015 OP

are you new here? guilt is what it's all about HFRN Jul 2015 #1

Nope choie Jul 2015 #12

I'd like to understand where you're coming from Change has come Jul 2015 #34

Don't let some passive aggressive shit stirrers get you down tularetom Jul 2015 #2

Thanks, Tularetom choie Jul 2015 #15

Ah, multitasking our outrage! PatrickforO Jul 2015 #19

I'm trying to get my 5 year old to like shrimp snooper2 Jul 2015 #3

For some, it's all they got. Juicy_Bellows Jul 2015 #4

Sanctimonious screeds of hyper-phallic bombast? PatrickforO Jul 2015 #20

Don't you just love... 3catwoman3 Jul 2015 #35

great phrase! DFL_Wellstone_dems Jul 2015 #36

Haha! Juicy_Bellows Jul 2015 #38

Some people get their undies in a bunch when other people talk about geek tragedy Jul 2015 #5

Ever stop to think it might not be about you? BainsBane Jul 2015 #6

Serioiusly?? choie Jul 2015 #8

Congratulations GitRDun Jul 2015 #14

+1000 Scootaloo Jul 2015 #37

There are a lot of trolls on DU RandiFan1290 Jul 2015 #41

Accepting that most people focus on more than one thing is a struggle for some... Violet_Crumble Jul 2015 #42

Even if you're being sarcastic, that's a pretty messed up comment Xipe Totec Jul 2015 #10

A perfect example.. choie Jul 2015 #13

Actually no BainsBane Jul 2015 #17

Yes, years spent talking about black lives is totally offset by two days of talking about a lion. jeff47 Jul 2015 #21

Many black people aren't seeing it as minor BainsBane Jul 2015 #24

How many white victims of violence have gotten as much attention as the lion? geek tragedy Jul 2015 #26

If whites were 21 times more likely to be shot by cops then not enough, but that's no the case... uponit7771 Jul 2015 #40

The increased likelihood of violence towards geek tragedy Jul 2015 #43

And they explain the years of discussion is overridden by two days about a lion because.........? nt jeff47 Jul 2015 #47

Well thank goodness choie Jul 2015 #22

You could find out yourself BainsBane Jul 2015 #27

Do you ever listen to yourself? choie Jul 2015 #33

You may not believe this but not one lion has tried to make me feel guilty tularetom Jul 2015 #23

So people who are posting about the murder of the national icon of an African geek tragedy Jul 2015 #25

I didn't say that BainsBane Jul 2015 #28

I'm not seeing any black folks here talk about it. geek tragedy Jul 2015 #30

Why? I don't search out Tweets for any topic. But if Mr. White is speaking of Blacks in Africa, as WinkyDink Jul 2015 #46

I couldn't disagree more BainsBane Jul 2015 #18

Solely? I don't THINK so. WinkyDink Jul 2015 #45

They haven't yet realized Warpy Jul 2015 #7

Any guilt you are feeling is on you. Snobblevitch Jul 2015 #9

Yeah I'm a social worker choie Jul 2015 #11

I don't think guilt is the thing we should feel. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #48

Please don't feel guilty, you got it right. All life is sacred. Zorra Jul 2015 #16

Was the post made directly about you, or was more general? ZombieHorde Jul 2015 #29

There's been at least 3 scold threads from people getting their undies in a bunch geek tragedy Jul 2015 #31

Some people love to play absolutes.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #32

For some, it's an outrage contest... Lizzie Poppet Jul 2015 #39

Perhaps it IS a competition, but one for DU. WinkyDink Jul 2015 #44