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Next time there’s a viral story, I’ll wait for more facts to emerge....
If the Covington Catholic incident was a test, it’s one I failed—along with most others. Will we learn from it, or will we continue to roam social media, looking for the next outrage fix? Next time a story like this surfaces, I’ll try to sit it out until more facts have emerged. I’ll remind myself that the truth is sometimes unknowable, and I’ll stick to discussing the news with people I know in real life, instead of with strangers whom I’ve never met. I’ll get my news from legitimate journalists instead of an online mob for whom Saturday-morning indignation is just another form of entertainment. And above all, I’ll try to take the advice I give my kids daily: Put the phone down and go do something productive.
originally posted by: Jefferton
I've seen the video. I don't get it. They looked, to me, like they were just proud young men, standing up for their beliefs.
I really don't understand the lynching.
originally posted by: Jefferton
I've seen the video. I don't get it. They looked, to me, like they were just proud young men, standing up for their beliefs.
I really don't understand the lynching.
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
originally posted by: Jefferton
I've seen the video. I don't get it. They looked, to me, like they were just proud young men, standing up for their beliefs.
I really don't understand the lynching.
Kudos Jefferton.
I also don't think that people realize the damage that is being done to their cause by propping this up as a huge social injustice.
Now people are going after the media (rightfully so), but they're doing so in a way that would essentially degrade all of our freedom of speech rights.
I'll finish with this, even if the kids did something distasteful, they're kids. Should we ruin their lives for making a mistake as a kid? Absolutely not, I'm not saying that kids can do whatever they want, but the punishment should fit the offense. Teaching kids a level of perfection that isn't attainable just sets them up for worse failure later.
Hell, I don't even reply to them anymore because I feel as if I'm trying to have a conversation with a retarded child.
This lady has the right idea. What can we all learn from this? What should we all learn from this?
originally posted by: Boadicea
a reply to: Middleoftheroad
Hell, I don't even reply to them anymore because I feel as if I'm trying to have a conversation with a retarded child.
Behold the birth of an echo chamber... On a discussion forum no less. Sheesh.
I won't expect a reply of course. I am no doubt just another "retarded child."
When the kids were jumping and clapping and tomahawk chopping in time to Phillips' drumming, that can be seen as disrespectful, but given the situation, the kids can also be forgiven for being confused about what exactly was happening too.
For starters, don't make up news to fit your political agenda?
originally posted by: Jefferton
I've seen the video. I don't get it. They looked, to me, like they were just proud young men, standing up for their beliefs.
I really don't understand the lynching.
Nathan Phillips, Fake Marine