johnnie
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Tue Aug-30-05 10:22 AM
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My one and only looting thread |
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I have watched my local newscasts and they hardly mentioned the looting. The majority of the stories I have read around the net are dealing with the lives of the people and the massive destruction of the gulf. I have seen looting mentioned a few times in some stories, but they were just a paragraph or so of the whole story. The only place I am hearing a lot about the looting is here on DU. I want to know what news you are all watching or reading. To be honest, even though I posted in some of the threads, I am not as concerned with the looting as I am with saving lives. So are you all watching fox or what? Where are all the stories coming from?
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Tue Aug-30-05 10:24 AM
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1. The way things are going, looting will become a national occupation |
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Families living from paycheck to paycheck will not be able to afford to eat. This winter is going to be a killer trying to stay warm and pay for heating costs.
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Tue Aug-30-05 10:25 AM
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2. The stories are coming from here... |
bpilgrim
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Tue Aug-30-05 10:58 AM
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13. the are comming from WDSU |
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Tue Aug-30-05 11:00 AM
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14. Yes they are, and then we are spinning them here... |
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Edited on Tue Aug-30-05 11:01 AM by Misunderestimator
giving them life and power.
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bpilgrim
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Tue Aug-30-05 11:23 AM
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19. discussing their priorities here not 'spinning' |
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and how does it 'give them life and power' :shrug:
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Tue Aug-30-05 11:33 AM
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21. Accusing people of being criminals because of the words of the |
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governor meant to scare people about looters... when most of the people have been taking food items... that's what gives this power.
How is any of that discussing priorities?
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Tue Aug-30-05 10:27 AM
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3. Less than a minute of looting stories....... |
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.....on CNN is enough to throw people in a tither that the media is obsessed with it. In reality, it's just the media showing a part of the hell in a handbasket that develops during these things.
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Tue Aug-30-05 10:42 AM
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Tue Aug-30-05 10:43 AM
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5. Exactly where it came from... and then spun to death here... |
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Tue Aug-30-05 10:57 AM
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11. that is the Gov of MS, Barbour off their local broadcast WDSU, yesterday |
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and this morning he talked about it again... HE is the one obsessing over this and making threats on the local teeVee.
folks are naturally upset by it.
fyi: this was not the first thread on it
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Tue Aug-30-05 11:03 AM
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15. Yes, I heard it a few times yesterday... he definitely started it. |
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And all our flaming and judgmental infighting here is giving it tremendous power.
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Tue Aug-30-05 11:21 AM
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but talking about it does not give it "tremendous power" that like telling folks that talking about racism actually makes it worse or perpetuates :eyes:
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Tue Aug-30-05 11:31 AM
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20. Talking about it is one thing... Flaming about it... and spouting |
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self-righteous condemnation with little information... that's destructive... and yes, it makes it worse.
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Tue Aug-30-05 10:44 AM
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6. so let's stop talking about it |
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let's stop bickering. let's talk about how we can make a positive difference.
i'm about ready to leave DU over this judgmental bullshit.
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johnnie
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Tue Aug-30-05 10:46 AM
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There are obviously differences of opinions on the subject, but at this time it is a bit ridiculous to have 500 threads on the morals of looting.
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Tue Aug-30-05 10:47 AM
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Tue Aug-30-05 10:48 AM
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9. But it was only asking where everyone is reading or seeing about it |
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I didn't start one on the rights and wrongs of looting.
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Tue Aug-30-05 10:52 AM
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10. But still it's a "looting thread" and contributes to the total. |
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Tue Aug-30-05 10:58 AM
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12. yeah, that'll make the gov stfu |
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Tue Aug-30-05 11:17 AM
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which part of my post are you referencing?
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Tue Aug-30-05 11:19 AM
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17. "so let's stop talking about it" |
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