Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the News

[Northwestcoug]

This fellow looks like a completely sane person:

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[Jeff Lebowski]

They broke laws by assembling and staying in parks. They did threaten violence. Did you not see any of the videos around that time? OWS was very hostile to anyone that didn't agree with them.

First of all, stop being ridiculous. The vast majority of the OW protesters were too lazy and too stoned to be any kind of serious threat.

Second, you are doing the appeal-to-hypocrisy response that is meaningless and annoying. Who cares if your liberal friends were less upset with the OW protesters? The world is inconsistent. Get used to it.

[Moliere]

First of all, stop being ridiculous. The vast majority of the OW protesters were too lazy and too stoned to be any kind of serious threat.

Second, you are doing the appeal-to-hypocrisy response that is meaningless and annoying. Who cares if your liberal friends were less upset with the OW protesters? The world is inconsistent. Get used to it.

Don't take away my fun

At least it seems this is a peaceful protest: http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/orego...b0b958f65be382

Some local residents feared the Saturday rally would involve more than speeches, flags and marching. But the only real additions to that list seemed to be songs, flowers and pennies.
As marchers reached the courthouse, they tossed hundreds of pennies at the locked door. Their message: civilians were buying back their government. After the march passed, two girls swooped in to scavenge the pennies.

[Northwestcoug]

Don't take away my fun

At least it seems this is a peaceful protest: http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/orego...b0b958f65be382

I for one am grateful that the protesters are sufficiently armed to maintain the safety of their peaceful protest.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

It's nowhere near the same things. Occupy Wall Street assembled in parks. They did not seize Federal buildings, and they did not bring guns and they did not threaten violence.

How about municipal buildings, like the city hall for a major city. Does that count as much as ranger shack in the middle of nowhere?

Do people really forget what happened in Oakland?

[Jeff Lebowski]

I for one am grateful that the protesters are sufficiently armed to maintain the safety of their peaceful protest.

And willing to die!

[Northwestcoug]

And willing to die!

A sign of a true patriot. Willing to die in order to maintain the peace. We should be supporting their cause!

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

This fellow looks like a completely sane person:

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Disappointed that Captain Moroni isn't holding a title of liberty. I'm not sure that's the real Captain Moroni.

[old_gregg]

And willing to die!

hopefully fbi swat can oblige them

[wuapinmon]

And willing to die!

Longing for martyrdom is bad enough, but when that martyrdom will become a footnote to a footnote in some book titled One Lump or Two?: The Tea Party in 21st-Century America, you almost feel bad for the person, especially if we consider that he might be mentally ill.

[Non Sequitur]

Longing for martyrdom is bad enough, but when that martyrdom will become a footnote to a footnote in some book titled One Lump or Two?: The Mad Tea Party in 21st-Century America, you almost feel bad for the person, especially if we consider that he might be mentally ill.

FIFY

[creekster]

First of all, stop being ridiculous. The vast majority of the OW protesters were too lazy and too stoned to be any kind of serious threat.

Second, you are doing the appeal-to-hypocrisy response that is meaningless and annoying. Who cares if your liberal friends were less upset with the OW protesters? The world is inconsistent. Get used to it.

Apart from the truth that the world is unfair, it seems like there is a lot of similarity to the Ferguson protestors or the black lives matter protestors. Loud mouths, threats of violence, intruding on the peace, self interest which may or may not be justified, etc.

Btw I disagree that it is meaningless to point out inconsistencies. While the world is unfair, public policy shouldn't be especially as it pertains to governing speech and protest. It can be very useful to understand similarities between actions all along the political spectrum so we can assess whether policy is being applied fairly and properly.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Apart from the truth that the world is unfair, it seems like there is a lot of similarity to the Ferguson protestors or the black lives matter protestors. Loud mouths, threats of violence, intruding on the peace, self interest which may or may not be justified, etc.

Btw I disagree that it is meaningless to point out inconsistencies. While the world is unfair, public policy shouldn't be especially as it pertains to governing speech and protest. It can be very useful to understand similarities between actions all along the political spectrum so we can assess whether policy is being applied fairly and properly.

"Hey, let's repeat that tedious debate we had a few months ago about consistency!"
"Uh.... no thanks. I am going to go get a root canal."

http://www.cougarstadium.com/showthr...=1#post1207556

http://www.cougarstadium.com/showthr...=1#post1207605

[creekster]

"Hey, let's repeat that tedious debate we had a few months ago about consistency!"
"Uh.... no thanks. I am going to go get a root canal."

http://www.cougarstadium.com/showthr...=1#post1207556

http://www.cougarstadium.com/showthr...=1#post1207605

"Hey, lets pretend we don't want to talk about something but then go to the trouble to find some links and post them with a smart ass comment just so we can pretend to prevail anyway."



Moreover, if you bother to look at the links you posted, you will see the context of the discussion is very different. but, that would be more trouble than the discussion is worth.

[Jeff Lebowski]

"Hey, lets pretend we don't want to talk about something but then go to the trouble to find some links and post them with a smart ass comment just so we can pretend to prevail anyway."

Moreover, if you bother to look at the links you posted, you will see the context of the discussion is very different. but, that would be more trouble than the discussion is worth.

You know what else that time and this time have in common? I was having a discussion with someone else and you interjected and got bent out of shape. So much for your resolution.