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procon

(15,805 posts)

38. Hogwash.

Reply to Egnever (Reply #37)

Sun May 15, 2016, 05:57 PM

May 2016

You're tapdancing all over the place, whenever you run out of steam you just jump to a new tack. Read through all the different directions you've tried in the course of this one topic. I just don't know how to process the single minded determination it takes to repeatedly defend a violent man who hates LGBT people so much that he's willing to risk being charged with a hate crime.

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Kentucky woman says man beat her for looking too masculine — as people stood by and watched [View all] KamaAina May 2016 OP

Ah the forces of Christian hatred, bigotry and ignorance. PatrickforO May 2016 #1

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So you think this inbred toothless cousin-fucker was a hindu? truebrit71 May 2016 #40

I'm beginning to hate these people more every single day. Initech May 2016 #33

If true, her attacker should go to jail and I wouldn't mind the onlookers being outed mythology May 2016 #2

I know a woman 2naSalit May 2016 #3

It's very difficult for anyone LGTB to live in the hinterlands of the U.S. YOHABLO May 2016 #4

We don't even know if she is LGBT! KamaAina May 2016 #5

Right. Do women need to dress in "drag" to be safe? bjo59 May 2016 #7

I often view America as a country of hinterlands. All states have them, RKP5637 May 2016 #27

This is assault with intent BlueMTexpat May 2016 #6

I don't understand the apathy and the utter lack of compassion. procon May 2016 #9

Really hard to judge unless you were there. Egnever May 2016 #12

Actually we do know how it began from the victim's own lips. procon May 2016 #15

There are two sides to every story.. Egnever May 2016 #18

Right, the attacker always has a plausible excuse procon May 2016 #19

Right and no one ever fakes anything on the Internet Egnever May 2016 #20

Well, the "Bad man" you were defending has been arrested and jailed. procon May 2016 #31

Has no bearing whatsoever on people helping Egnever May 2016 #35

You defended the attacker, yeah? procon May 2016 #36

Try again. I was questioning the idea you put forth Egnever May 2016 #37

Hogwash. procon May 2016 #38

It does have that Tumblr feel to it... TipTok May 2016 #39

Are you saying it would have been OK if a man attacked another man? csziggy May 2016 #22

Do you have reading comprehension skills Egnever May 2016 #23

"when two guys fight it is quite common for people to just stand by" csziggy May 2016 #26

LOL Egnever May 2016 #28

A hate crime... kentuck May 2016 #8

Here you go: procon May 2016 #32

A lovely woman mcar May 2016 #10

Agreed. KamaAina May 2016 #11

I'd be interested in a followup by the police... TipTok May 2016 #13

Rawstory links to a deleted Facebook page struggle4progress May 2016 #16

We've seen a few of these turn out to be fake. cwydro May 2016 #17

There is only one thing the bigots understand besides hate and that is money. Vinca May 2016 #21

Whatever motherfucking coward did this Turin_C3PO May 2016 #24

Yes they should get slapped with hate crime charges on top of the original chargr. Initech May 2016 #34

So, so, sorry this happened to you! bobGandolf May 2016 #25

I've never been a gun fan, but I really understand why some people want them for protection for RKP5637 May 2016 #29

This seems to be a road rage incident; the bystanders called police Yo_Mama May 2016 #30

Spam deleted by MIR Team Sejon May 2016 #41