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Racism ??? Naww ... whatever gave you THAT idea ?

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JONGSSTRAW

Friday, October 23, 2009 7:56 PM

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Originally posted by SignyM:
Hey, well- apology accepted then. Although I think you should apologize to Niki, too, who usually posts pretty reasonably.

So- you got your two days of "nice" coming. And just to sweeten the deal, those two days will be on Monday and Tuesday, since I'll be busy this weekend and not posting much.

Thanks. From your perspective she does post reasonably, except that quality seems to vanish when some others are responded to.

SIGNYM

Friday, October 23, 2009 8:05 PM

I have not tracked pair interactions specifically, I just have generic impressions. Maybe I missed something. It wouldn't be the first time.

STORYMARK

Friday, October 23, 2009 8:19 PM

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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
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Originally posted by Storymark:
I looooove the JS lies about name calling, gets called on it, totally ignores this fact, and then calls for civility.

You're a hoot, man. Keep it up.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

Hey Signy, if you circle back this thread, take a good look at this. This fine, upstanding, honest person posted distorted and sarcastic remarks right at me.

I'll cop to sarcastic, but what, pray tell, was distorted?

Pretty clear series of events. You said you don't call names unprovoked, someone kindly proved that you JUST HAD, and you blithely moved on, ignoring it.

So, please, set me straight. Where was this so-called "distortion"? I wait with baited breath.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

JONGSSTRAW

Friday, October 23, 2009 8:45 PM

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Originally posted by Storymark:
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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
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Originally posted by Storymark:
I looooove the JS lies about name calling, gets called on it, totally ignores this fact, and then calls for civility.

You're a hoot, man. Keep it up.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

Hey Signy, if you circle back this thread, take a good look at this. This fine, upstanding, honest person posted distorted and sarcastic remarks right at me.

I'll cop to sarcastic, but what, pray tell, was distorted?

Pretty clear series of events. You said you don't call names unprovoked, someone kindly proved that you JUST HAD, and you blithely moved on, ignoring it.

So, please, set me straight. Where was this so-called "distortion"? I wait with baited breath.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

You can take the bait out of your breath. The distortion pertained to your saying that I was calling for civility & then mocking me for that call. I was not, and I discussed that with Signy right before you came into the fray. So that's what I considered distortion, not the part you thought, although I could say that no one responds to everything asked of them here, do they? Selective responses are common here. But no big. It's cool. Sarcasm is great. I live on it. We understand each other I believe, and co-existence is always preferable to the alternative.

RIVERLOVE

Friday, October 23, 2009 9:41 PM

I would have expected an increase of threats to this President just due to the harsh reality that there is still some racism out there. There's the KKK and the Arayan Nation, and tons of other groups like them. They're all over the country, like troops of prison-yard boy scouts with no hair and really bad teeth. They're all over the internet. I can only imagine how many hours the Secret Service spends reading through all that shit. Still, I don't believe the average run-of-the-mill racist is inclined to do violence. They're a sad lot, but not very dangerous. Obama's security must be a national priority, cost be damned. An action against him would have frightening consequences that cannot be calculated.

KWICKO

Friday, October 23, 2009 10:51 PM

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Originally posted by Riverlove:
I would have expected an increase of threats to this President just due to the harsh reality that there is still some racism out there. There's the KKK and the Arayan Nation, and tons of other groups like them. They're all over the country, like troops of prison-yard boy scouts with no hair and really bad teeth. They're all over the internet. I can only imagine how many hours the Secret Service spends reading through all that shit. Still, I don't believe the average run-of-the-mill racist is inclined to do violence. They're a sad lot, but not very dangerous. Obama's security must be a national priority, cost be damned. An action against him would have frightening consequences that cannot be calculated.

The first of which would be "President Joseph Biden". Yup. Wrap your head around THAT idea, and you'll see why even some of the white hate groups aren't too keen on taking their shots at the man who currently occupies that office.

Mike

Let the wild rumpus start!

FREMDFIRMA

Saturday, October 24, 2009 12:18 AM

I am a bad man to laugh at that, but I am laughing anyways.

S'why not even the Neo-Cons would whack Bush, no matter how he embarrassed em, cause then, well....

Lincoln mighta got away with more had he thought of that, cause mosta the evidence points to his own people settin that one up.

-F

RUE

Saturday, October 24, 2009 12:27 AM

Anyway, to get back to the figures: 30 threats PER DAY - simple math ... zero, three times five, carry the one ... gives 10,950 per year.

THAT'S a lot of threats to be checking out. And no one has yet come up with an alternate explination to racism - why so many when just a couple months before that it was only 7 per day ?

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NIKI2

Saturday, October 24, 2009 1:30 AM

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The first of which would be "President Joseph Biden". Yup. Wrap your head around THAT idea, and you'll see why even some of the white hate groups aren't too keen on taking their shots at the man who currently occupies that office

Oh, I do hope you're right. But I'd counter that by saying that I'm not sure how many of them think that far in advance. White-hot hate doesn't make for the best logic...and hey, Biden's white, that's all some of them would care about...

And what's that old saying, something about "it's impossible to protect someone completely when another is willing to die to harm them"? Brrrrr...

Yes, most racists aren't violent. But too many ARE, as has been proven over and over and over. When you de-humanize someone, it's that much easier to attack them physically. The uber-right has been doing their very best to utilize that one, and I've been fearful since he was nominated. Political disagreement is NOTHING compared to the mindless hate of racism when it's encouraged.

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RIVERLOVE

Saturday, October 24, 2009 6:03 PM

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Originally posted by Riverlove:
I would have expected an increase of threats to this President just due to the harsh reality that there is still some racism out there. There's the KKK and the Arayan Nation, and tons of other groups like them. They're all over the country, like troops of prison-yard boy scouts with no hair and really bad teeth. They're all over the internet. I can only imagine how many hours the Secret Service spends reading through all that shit. Still, I don't believe the average run-of-the-mill racist is inclined to do violence. They're a sad lot, but not very dangerous. Obama's security must be a national priority, cost be damned. An action against him would have frightening consequences that cannot be calculated.
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The first of which would be "President Joseph Biden". Yup. Wrap your head around THAT idea, and you'll see why even some of the white hate groups aren't too keen on taking their shots at the man who currently occupies that office.

The most hateful of them immerse in the "racism lifestyle" and live on compounds in Idaho raising their little children to give the Heil Hitler salute, and every day is Nazi Halloween for them. We generally ignore these comical inbred Jerry Springer rejects, but with the tensions in this country already, there could be a greater danger brewing in the backwoods. In one of their demented leader's mind it could be imagined as The Big Play for them. Manson and other cult leaders have shown they have the ability to command their believers to do anything. President Biden might sound great to them.