Flame away if you must, but this is how I feel right now about some things [View All]

[The Straight Story]

this thread does not apply to all, see terms and restrictions at end of post, warranty void if your a repug. It is not meant to hurt anyone's feelings, see below for why I posted it please before you rip my ass too much.

This thread on Lynndie England is an eye opener (and not the only one, but no time for proper search as am heading to the store in a few min)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2012185

So here is my take on it:
Tookie kills some people, starts a gang, and people want him to get mercy.
Lynndie puts a leash on some people, goes to jail, gets burnt and we think that is justice. Perhaps we should start intentionally burning people we don't like (ala torture) since we seem to think it is ok in this case (lack of compassion).

Now how else does this look? Killer good, have mercy - army criminal bad, let's hope they get hurt. Just love them military folk ya know...

I am all for justice, but I don't like it when my own hatred blinds me so much I become like those I detest. She did a crime, she is doing her time as prescribed by law, and while no one (I think) was calling for intentional pain to come to her it sure seemed like enough people were happy about it. If we say 'well maybe it will teach her a lesson' then we could say the same for tookie too - he killed, he got killed, he done learned a lesson.

ALSO - seen comments about how evil repugs are, people wishing them some serious ill (death, pain, and so on) and they see it (in some cases) as simple self defense against the horde of assholes. That mentality is the same one the thugs show when they talk about iraq, war, torture, et al. They justify their acts using the same logic it seems some here do - we hate, your bad, your a threat, terrorists are coming to kill us all (aka repugs), etc and so on.

Lastly - the end is near. We will be destroyed by terrorists (repug fear mongering). Or the apocalypse is about to happen (fundie fear mongering). We got to act now to save you. The threat is real.
Well - sounds similar to things I hear here as well. And not saying they ain't right, but it seems the message at it's core is the same. bush will destroy us, the environment is toast, the stock market is gonna crash, everything is bad and getting worse. We will save you and the world, and we will make people stop smoking and drinking and eating too much as well.
-Both sides seem to be selling fear, so much so I often wonder if there is anything in life not to stress over or worry about. Seems like all doom and gloom and talking about it all the time.

Sometimes I wonder if the only difference between some here and some there is url they are using and that they just change the names from terrorists to repugs.

Flame away - and please see disclaimer below:

terms and conditions: this post was not meant as flamebait, I don't like getting my ass ripped as I have other people doing that already. It is not a reflection on all or most of the people here, it is an observation on some (and perhaps I posted this to see if I am insane and the only one who sees it). This thread was meant to self examine and externally examine issues such as how we differ and when from others, and an inquiry as to if those differences are at the core or just in the terms. While the rightwingers see many of enemies as external (not all) do we see most of enemies within (ie, fellow americans, military, corporations, and so on). ONE MORE TIME - Most people here this post does not apply to, I love my fellow DU'ers and maybe I am just nuts or a little upset today (more about that on another thread) for personal reasons.

IF I have offend or hurt your feelings I do hereby apologize as such was not the intent (we save that for the lounge) :)