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I have to stop you here - I didn't ask why you thought the two were the same though, or why you thought someone else thought they were different. I asked what you would have to see for YOU to think they were different. Surely you can admit that there have been times in your life where you came to a conclusion that later turned out to miss the mark, right? I'm asking you to imagine that happening this time, and what piece of evidence or testimony would have gotten you from now to then.
To reiterate - I am not asking you whether you think someone else is a hypocrite, or blind, or a sheep. I've heard all that from you already, in great detail. I am asking you whether it's possible for YOU to imagine reconsidering YOUR conclusion.
My position is that violence is not good.
I've maintained that the whole time.
I'm just okay with violence if that is the ruleset people want to live under. Simple terms: If you do violence to me, I will return the violence. That doesn't mean I like it. It doesn't mean I want to. It doesn't mean I'll start it. But it does mean, if those are the rules you wish to engage under, then I will do so as well.
My issue is the feigned outrage over one instance of violence as compared to another. If violence is okay under certain circumstances, then it is under others. If not, then not. I lean towards wanting a world where violence is condemned regardless, but others like to pick and choose. I'm just okay if that's the direction they want to go. Just don't complain when it comes back on you.
And to directly answer your question: I am always open to reconsider my conclusions or thoughts. So long as the rules/laws/auspices under which we are engaging are clear and adhered to.
Edit: For some reason people try to read what I say and think I somehow think what occurred at the Capitol is okay. It's not and I've said as much. I'm just not surprised. I dislike the current outrage, when for months normal citizens have lived under threat of violence and rioting for months - and OUR elected officials downplayed it or made excuses. When normal citizens are subjected to such violence, don't all of a sudden - as an elected official - get all "law and order" or achieve "moral clarity" when it comes to you. They should have been protecting YOU and me, and every normal constituent they govern. Not picking sides on who's allowed to do violence and who's not.
There is a kernal of truth to this that continues to metastasize into libel.
Years ago (circa 2007 or 2008) I told PB he is a negligent parent and his daughters would wind up with daddy issues because of it. He got super triggered and has been obsessed with me since then.
I stopped posting on the PC and forgot PB existed.
I returned the the PC and PB continued to be obsessed with me.
I knew his trigger so decided to see if my prediction was correct. I knew his name (which I've never disclosed to anyone, despite claims that I have "dox'd" him) and easily found his oldest daughter's public facebook profile. She was a college student (not a minor) and appeared to be well adjusted.
Unable to claim I was right, I did the next best thing and congratulated him on having a well-adjusted daughter despite his negligent parenting. He got triggered again and has led this weird crusade to get the gang of miscreants to allege I am at best a stalker and at worst a child molester.
With the wisdom of age, I've decided to just block PB and have one less unredeemable asshole in my life. It's imperfect since reputation comments are not blocked, but it's good enough for now.
I don't know the full details, so won't comment on the specifics - but tracking down anyone from any online forum should not be the status quo in my opinion. Sure we have heated discussions and talk trash to each other on here, but to impose on someone's actual personal life - regardless who does it - should not happen.
Edit: That's my opinion. I'm sure some might view it differently.
As said, I don't know the specifics so won't comment either way. That's between you and him. I was making a general statement. We all do things we regret and later atone for hopefully. None of us are above that.
I just hope the talks we have on here, even though they do get contentious - and yes I egg it on quite a bit when I'm in the mood, so I am not above the insanity - are just talks and ideas going back and forth. Discussion and debate online should not carry over to a persons real life - all was trying to say.
Normal people know this.
Normal people know that it's wrong to dox someone you politically disagree with.
Normal people know that it's wrong to dox someone's underage daughter because you disagree with him.
Normal people know this. But Keller isn't normal. He's a scumbag.
He needs to be on a registry so people with underage children can avoid him.