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thetrailboss

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JimG. said:
Greg said:
Winner:
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:roll:

Oh boy, this shot is screaming out for a thread about what this guy is saying.

OK, I'll start: "Yay! We're all going to Neverland!"

"Amen! They have seen the light!!!"

or

"BEAT IT, beat it..."
 

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JimG. said:
Whoa! These folks are completely over the top. Just makes me thankful that I have a life.
You have to admit. The dove is a nice touch... :wink: :blink: :lol:
 

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Protests are different. Regardless of agenda, protests are confrontational, and do nothing to help resolve the conflict they create.
ouch, i would argue MLK's version of peaceful protest and non-violence helped his cause. modern protestors generally make @$$es outta respectable causes though. look at the grossly misunderstood so-called "anti-globalization" protests. the media makes modern protestors look like a buncha young obnoxious uneducated trouble makers when post average protestors are anything but.

though the media spectacles surrounding modern court cases are simply ludicrous. i suspect this one isn't like OJ simpson though. i still remember being in high school when the verdict was announced, what a spectacle even in a suburban massachusetts educational institution! :blink:
 

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riverc0il said:
Protests are different. Regardless of agenda, protests are confrontational, and do nothing to help resolve the conflict they create.
ouch, i would argue MLK's version of peaceful protest and non-violence helped his cause. modern protestors generally make @$$es outta respectable causes though. look at the grossly misunderstood so-called "anti-globalization" protests. the media makes modern protestors look like a buncha young obnoxious uneducated trouble makers when post average protestors are anything but.

though the media spectacles surrounding modern court cases are simply ludicrous. i suspect this one isn't like OJ simpson though. i still remember being in high school when the verdict was announced, what a spectacle even in a suburban massachusetts educational institution! :blink:

Totally agree, I didn't make my point clear enough. What MLK, X, Ghandi and others were protesting were things that, at the time, were Status Quo. In other words, they were bringing about a paradigm shift. They were not protesting a court decision (ala MJ or Terry Schiavo) unless it was a decision (much like ones involved with school segregation / integration) that was a part of an entire movement. Their protests were nowhere near as "knee-jerk" as most of the ones we see today. MLK and others wern't also merely protesting, weren't just contradicting things, they had a clear message, and were doing what they were doing to improve society as a whole. What they did affected FAR more individuals than MJ supporters, anti-abortionists, and anti- gay-marriage nuts.
Who knows, with the benefit of hindsight maybe in 20 years Mr. "Full-Relaese" may be seen as a hero of his cause....

Somehow, I doubt that.
 
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