Tea Party protesters are civil, bathed and decent.
POSTED BY: AURaptor
UPDATED: Sunday, April 26, 2009 16:18
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Originally posted by rue:
"Tea Party protesters are civil, bathed and decent."
Except when they are not:
"when he started begging I thought the people were going to tar him"
Not exactly an advertisement for the civility and decency of the tea-baggers.
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WTF are you even talking about ? Because you made up a uncredited quote, and then underlined it, that dismisses the entire movement? Dude, put down the crack pipe when you post.
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"WTF are you even talking about ? Because you made up a uncredited quote, and then underlined it, that dismisses the entire movement? Dude, put down the crack pipe when you post."
Uncredited ?
Now I KNOW you don't read posts -
Here's the credit:
BLUESUNCOMPANYMAN
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=18&t=37817&m=695289#695289
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Made up ? And here's the quote:
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Originally posted by bluesuncompanyman:
And your point is not lost on me. Yes it can be percieved as naive. True. But I will say this..the same could have been said to the patriots of the 1770's prior to the war. At that time a growing minority were disgruntled, fighting as they did against the Stamp Act of 1765, the Townshend acts of 1767, the Tea Act of 1773, or the Intolerable acts of 1774. To resist the supreme power of the combined might of the British Empire by a meer few was indeed regarded as naive (or more often foolish). But when the frustration grew...and grew....and grew...what was once naive became menacing.
One reason I love Firefly so much are the ideals of the Independents. They bled and died for planetary sovergnity. Who can protect us from Scavengers, or harsh conditions? From Slavers or Reavers? The Alliance? NO! We must stand on our own legs! We have the right to self govern. That fiction created by Joss Whedon resonates as loudly in my ears as the truth of the American Revolution. Those were the people who proclaimed 'Give Me Liberty or Death', and meant it.
I saw a lot of things at yesterday's tea party. There were even some scant counter-protestors. But their efforts were such a waste, they had no message. And then I saw the grand absurdity of a downtown panhandler gravitate towards the mass of humanity thinking this was like a Colts game or something where he could fleece beer/drug money. What he encountered was a mass of people who had heard speeches on the subject of self-suffenciecy and when he started begging I thought the people were going to tar him.
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Got any more silly posts, Rap ?
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....and you have a problem with a beggar being tarred and feathered?
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I'm just going to preserve this one.
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Originally posted by Wulfenstar:
....and you have a problem with a beggar being tarred and feathered?
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Originally posted by Wulfenstar:
....and you have a problem with a beggar being tarred and feathered?
I certainly do. I thought bluesun's comment was ugly, and frankly it's the kinda stuff I hear from Republicans that makes me want to steer clear. Keep in mind wulf, beggars ask for your money. If the do it politely, and I've got it to spare, I'll help out.
Of course if they wanna play the subtle intimidation game it's another matter. But I'd rather have them asking for money than voting to take it by force.
EDIT: I should add I also hear that attitude often enough from Democrats - their rationalization being that we have government programs to take care of them and they have no business 'freelancing'.
SergeantX
"Dream a little dream or you can live a little dream. I'd rather live it, cause dreamers always chase but never get it." Aesop Rock
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Quote:
Originally posted by rue:
"WTF are you even talking about ? Because you made up a uncredited quote, and then underlined it, that dismisses the entire movement? Dude, put down the crack pipe when you post."
Uncredited ?
Now I KNOW you don't read posts -
Here's the credit:
BLUESUNCOMPANYMAN
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=18&t=37817&m=695289#695289
Silence is consent.
I read YOUR post, and it was completely void of any citation of said quote. Don't blame others for your lack of due diligence. I never claimed I read EVERY SINGLE POST. I have too much of a life to devote that much time on this board.
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I certainly do. I thought bluesun's comment was ugly, and frankly it's the kinda stuff I hear from Republicans that makes me want to steer clear. Keep in mind wulf, beggars ask for your money. If the do it politely, and I've got it to spare, I'll help out.
Of course if they wanna play the subtle intimidation game it's another matter. But I'd rather have them asking for money than voting to take it by force.
Or worse, resorting to violence and crime to obtain it.
Considering what it does to one's sense of self and self-respect, most of them folk with a tin cup and a sign really DO need the help, and if their life is so fucked up already that the idea of "scamming" three bucks outta me is gonna make their day - it's a good deed nonetheless cause you've given them SOMETHING other than misery and shame to carry with them for a while.
I don't really have the words for it, but even when I was sleepin on a park bench I had to fight over to have in early winter, I still couldn't find it in me to beg due to a combination of lack of faith in humanity and personal pride, and thus turned to crime and violence.
I'm sure that those on the receiving end would have preferred it didn't happen that way, so consider well if you'd rather them holding a tin cup out to you, or a weapon out AT you...
Cause if one doesn't work, it will drive them to the other, never you doubt it.
-Frem
It cannot be said enough, those who do not learn from history, are doomed to endlessly repeat it
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Quote:Well tell you what, when your little one man revolution is able to fit itself into your busy schedule and you decide to take back the White House guns a-blazing, be sure to let us know so I know when to tune into the news to hear about the psychopath wearing a Guy Fawkes mask gunned down on the White House lawn and can laugh at your silly ass with the rest of the country.
Originally posted by Wulfenstar:
Had I been at these Tea Parties...lol. I would have rushed the White House.
But I had to work, unfortunatly. And, yes, I chose to gather another paycheck instead of charging. Take of that what you will.
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