One thing I have known for a long time was just reaffirmed. It's OK to condemn someone.... [View all]
to an eternity of anguish, burning, torture and pain, but saying "Fuck You" is "over the top".
It is especially OK if that condemnation is wrapped in the sweetest of cloaked language.
There is damned little difference between telling someone that "one day your knees will bow" to telling them directly that they will burn forever and ever and ever because they are just an ignorant twat. But the thing is, if you tell them they will know god exists someday it is accepted a COMPLETELY normal behavior - decent in fact. Not just decent but kind and loving as well.
I am referring to this thread and my post # 209 which stood for 2 days before being hidden early this morning;
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002244505
Here's the funny part - the "Jury decision" email I received;
ALERTER'S COMMENTS:
It is not the religious fighting that is a concern. It is the repeated use of angry invective "Go fuck yourself. Hows that?" and "You are trying to help me, right? Fuck you." The argument would be fine without all the fuck you's--but that's a direct insult and should not be allowed to stand.
JURY RESULTS
A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this alert at Sat Feb 4, 2012, 01:29 AM, and voted 5-1 to HIDE IT.
Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: I really had to think about this. The invectives are rude and unnecessary, but this subject tends to get people upset for some reason. I'm reluctantly leaving it.
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT and said: Well even though the person he is responding to is being an ass hole so is this member...And two assholes just create twice the mess.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT and said: A thoughtful contribution but I cannot condone the Dick Cheney impression.
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT and said: over the top and personal
Yup....it's OK to tell me that someday I will have to bow down to some dumbass, deluded dipshits god and infer that if I don't I will burn forever, but saying "Fuck You" is bad.
No wonder I have stayed out of that sort of debate in DU for so long.
BTW< This isn't just a complaint about DU either. Society at large feels pretty much the same way, as far as I can tell.
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