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Egnever

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88. Exceptions do not make a rule

Thu Sep 3, 2015, 08:40 PM

Sep 2015

Just because you can point to someone formatting a post according to your ridiculously rigid formula does not mean that is how all posts were done ever.

You seem to be under the impression that you are the hall monitor that is in charge of what is and is not acceptable and you are losing it all over this thread because apparently you don't have the common sense to figure out from the title of the op that there is a picture of a dead child in the body of a post despite it saying there is.

If find your histrionics at the same time completely ammusing and utterly sad.

I don't know what is going on in your life that makes you feel the need constantly wag your finger at people from your high horse but I do hope you can find a way to let it go. This is not the first time I have seen you lose it over your sense of moral superiority but while it is somewhat amusing to watch. The tone of your posts when you are doing it makes me worry for your health.

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Photo of a drowned 3yo syrian refugee. I'm disgusted, but not for the reason you think. [View all] DetlefK Sep 2015 OP

I love the assumed paternalism of it all. linuxman Sep 2015 #1

What "assumed paternalism"? They are asking for help whathehell Sep 2015 #10

France and UK were part of the regime change ops in Libya and Syria. They have a duty to refugees leveymg Sep 2015 #34

Jesus, put a warning on that. People who have lost young ones tragically will be traumatized. nt MADem Sep 2015 #2

+1 on that! add a warning Locrian Sep 2015 #4

People are traumatized by a nipple Blue_Adept Sep 2015 #9

That was a tasteless remark. Completely unnecessary, and crude. MADem Sep 2015 #20

I'm pretty sure someone that has lost someone would avoid it just based on the title Blue_Adept Sep 2015 #37

I am pretty sure you'd be wrong. And that "oh so sensitive" whining MADem Sep 2015 #66

"Is it really that hard to not be an asshole? " awoke_in_2003 Sep 2015 #77

"Photo of a drowned 3yo syrian refugee." Thor_MN Sep 2015 #13

Snark away. GRAPHIC IMAGE would do. MADem Sep 2015 #19

No snark intended, what did you think a post that said photo of drowned child would be about? Thor_MN Sep 2015 #96

This is the picture most papers are using--not that one of the kid faceplanted in the surf. MADem Sep 2015 #100

Well, see, when I read photot of drowned child, I knew that there was going to be Thor_MN Sep 2015 #104

Sorry--a graphic image is a graphic image. And it has been DU custom to warn people. MADem Sep 2015 #107

Sorry, I can't help you if you can't comprehend what "Photo of Drowned child" means. Thor_MN Sep 2015 #108

I "comprehend" you just fine. You think your "right" to be insensitive trumps long-held MADem Sep 2015 #110

Please try not ascribing your emotions on me, because... massive fail. Thor_MN Sep 2015 #111

I'm not ascribing my emotions to you, I am describing your behavior. MADem Sep 2015 #112

Save your sarcasm for your personal life. Thor_MN Sep 2015 #114

I am not being sarcastic--I am being very frank with you. MADem Sep 2015 #115

As I said on the other thread, your actions are not logical. Thor_MN Sep 2015 #117

My actions are entirely logical and consistent with DU standards over the last fifteen years. MADem Sep 2015 #119

Keep those delusions coming. And ignoring questions, as you can't answer them. Thor_MN Sep 2015 #121

There you go again! Now it's "delusions!" MADem Sep 2015 #122

The title says "photo of a drowned 3yo". How much more explicit should it be? DetlefK Sep 2015 #14

How about GRAPHIC IMAGE? Come on, it's not that hard. nt MADem Sep 2015 #15

As I said, not enough characters. DetlefK Sep 2015 #44

Well, there would have been, minus your little cryptic addendum. WinkyDink Sep 2015 #53

Seriously? You are seriously trying to insist that putting GRAPHIC IMAGE at the start of a MADem Sep 2015 #65

It's not hard to figure out an image of a drowned child is likely to be disturbing, either. Lizzie Poppet Sep 2015 #47

FFS, right back at you--once upon a time, DU used to give a shit about how others felt. MADem Sep 2015 #64

It still does. The existing headline is a clear and obvious indication of what's inside. Lizzie Poppet Sep 2015 #72

The photo that most papers are carrying is NOT that graphic one. MADem Sep 2015 #84

Who cares what the photo is elsewhere? Lizzie Poppet Sep 2015 #85

Take a look at post 83. Then take a look at the TOS. MADem Sep 2015 #87

Different issue entirely. Lizzie Poppet Sep 2015 #92

No, it isn't--that is not the pic that most news outlets are using. That is a graphic image. MADem Sep 2015 #93

I didn't say it wasn't an issue. I said it wasn't the one we've been discussing. Lizzie Poppet Sep 2015 #94

The headline leads one to believe it's the less offensive picture being used by the papers, NOT the MADem Sep 2015 #95

FFS, anyone with a bit of reading comprhension knew what the post was about from the title. Thor_MN Sep 2015 #97

I'll tell you what I've told others--that is not the "drowned child" picture most papers are using. MADem Sep 2015 #99

And you have made the list of people who think "photo of drowned child" Thor_MN Sep 2015 #101

No, I haven't. I've shown you the picture most papers are using. You're just angry because MADem Sep 2015 #102

You are the one with the angst. I have no discomfort. Thor_MN Sep 2015 #103

Give it up, amigo. Lizzie Poppet Sep 2015 #106

Bingo, there it is... "I" have no discomfort. Because it's all about YOU, isn't it? nt MADem Sep 2015 #113

Wow, projection, again... Thor_MN Sep 2015 #116

Projection? Do you even know what that means? I was repeating your OWN WORDS back to you! MADem Sep 2015 #118

I have said no such things. Are you hearing voices? Thor_MN Sep 2015 #120

Follow the thread, pal--you most certainly have said that. MADem Sep 2015 #123

I hadn't seen the picture yet yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #80

See: UK Daily Mail: BLURRING. WinkyDink Sep 2015 #51

They also showed it unblurred melman Sep 2015 #109

Warning? rtracey Sep 2015 #21

Back when DU was a place of decency, it was customary to warn people MADem Sep 2015 #27

Because this thread is all about you pscot Sep 2015 #39

Listen to you. Good grief. MADem Sep 2015 #68

. Egnever Sep 2015 #75

Straight out bull. You want examples? Here ya go. We've been civil for years. Pay attention. MADem Sep 2015 #83

Exceptions do not make a rule Egnever Sep 2015 #88

Check the TOS. You are in the wrong. nt MADem Sep 2015 #89

wow Truprogressive85 Sep 2015 #3

Why does Sweden need to take in all the asylum seekers? Quantess Sep 2015 #5

So political ramification is your only concern? Truprogressive85 Sep 2015 #7

I'm just giving you a little bit of my local perspective, dear American. Quantess Sep 2015 #8

We part of global community period ! Truprogressive85 Sep 2015 #11

How about, the US take in more of them? Quantess Sep 2015 #17

have a good day Truprogressive85 Sep 2015 #28

No, of course you aren't in a position to debate what Sweden should do or how swedes should vote Quantess Sep 2015 #31

Thank you, Quantess. Being a European/American, I am disgusted by sanctimonious Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #32

There ARE hundreds of thousands of desperate people trying to get to teh USA! dixiegrrrrl Sep 2015 #45

Well it is not like that hasn't happened in the past Egnever Sep 2015 #76

That happened one time BarstowCowboy Sep 2015 #125

We? How many thousands of syrian refugees has the US taken in? DetlefK Sep 2015 #18

Beacon of hope Truprogressive85 Sep 2015 #23

couple of thousand w0nderer Sep 2015 #25

Dear American Expat.. whathehell Sep 2015 #16

At least Assad does not bomb civilians and Russia does not keep supplying him? pampango Sep 2015 #42

As we later found out, the armed opposition included Qatari Special Forces leading armed rebels leveymg Sep 2015 #71

Your link makes no such claims. It references events in 2012 long after the peaceful protests pampango Sep 2015 #73

Various agencies of the US and other governments were running Syrian exile groups. That was leveymg Sep 2015 #74

Then there was the role of the other Sunni militia, al-Qaeda, in Syria dating from the start leveymg Sep 2015 #78

And would ANY of this be going on if there had been no Iraq War Resolution of 2002? Smarmie Doofus Sep 2015 #6

Precisely, who set this tragedy in train? Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #33

It's all Hillary's fault. EVERYTHING. Blue_Adept Sep 2015 #38

Who said anything about Hills? (I'm a HRC supporter, FWIW.) The IWR Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #58

Anytime you see IWR mentioned around here this year... Blue_Adept Sep 2015 #60

Believe me, given the climate on DU these days, I understand your sensitivity. Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #61

Pathetic post. Just don't blame the country FlatBaroque Sep 2015 #12

Sorry that I made the article about refugees and not america-bashing. DetlefK Sep 2015 #22

No you absoutely didn't make it about the refugees FlatBaroque Sep 2015 #35

The mid-east has been in war and violence for 1,000+ years davidn3600 Sep 2015 #46

I'm not even going to try and correct your FlatBaroque Sep 2015 #57

Careful. Truth around here makes people anxious. n/t jtuck004 Sep 2015 #48

Couldn't agree more jamzrockz Sep 2015 #40

wonder how this would be handled by the us....would trump and the gop cheer? dembotoz Sep 2015 #24

Trump and the GOP don't represent more than a franction of the US whathehell Sep 2015 #26

The root is religious fundamentalism. Snarkoleptic Sep 2015 #29

Agree. Sick of people bending over backward to never say a negative word about "faith." Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #70

Yep awoke_in_2003 Sep 2015 #79

"It is a symbol for the callousness and cowardice of those who refuse to do anything." Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #30

+1000 nt 7wo7rees Sep 2015 #86

All imperialists fighting for the spoils from these countries are responsible malaise Sep 2015 #36

Yes yes and yes jamzrockz Sep 2015 #41

And yet, and yet, were there these refugees under Qaddafi or Hussein? WinkyDink Sep 2015 #50

Precisely malaise Sep 2015 #55

Juan Cole disagrees: "the uprisings were spontaneous, indigenous, centered on dissatisfied youth..." pampango Sep 2015 #56

I don't think most American's can be shocked into caring for more than just a few minutes. jalan48 Sep 2015 #43

I've seen other news stories that at least blur the boy's face, FGS. NOT a welcome vision. WinkyDink Sep 2015 #49

Actually, it is a natural disaster. jeff47 Sep 2015 #52

But, we have misguided American militarism to thank for ISIS, in large part. Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #62

Yes, but ISIS still needed the civil war to start. And that was started by a natural disaster. jeff47 Sep 2015 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author Agschmid Sep 2015 #54

Your last point is not accurate at all. Glassunion Sep 2015 #59

Maybe I missed something, but why aren't the more stable, peaceful middle eastern and Asian smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #81

You'd have to ask them. Glassunion Sep 2015 #90

sorry, I was reading your post when I meant to reply to the OP. smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #124

Read my sig line... Glassunion Sep 2015 #130

Who are these "stable, peaceful Middle Eastern countries?" Nevernose Sep 2015 #91

If only humans cared, but they don't. Rex Sep 2015 #67

Totally agree with you, and this from someone whose family arrived on those shores eissa Sep 2015 #69

I hope you are all reunited safely and soon. lpbk2713 Sep 2015 #82

Where is the Arab world in dealing with the refugee crisis...? JCMach1 Sep 2015 #98

Egyptian Billionaire Ready to Step Up notspecial Sep 2015 #105

Welcome to DU! nt TeamPooka Sep 2015 #127

He's awesome! JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #128

Well, if you get all your news from USA and Europe mainstream media... MattSh Sep 2015 #126

True but it takes two sides (at least) to have a war. Are both sides at fault or just one? n/t pampango Sep 2015 #129