I am begining to hate messages that tell me how a person feels but not why

[oregonindy]

example

"I feel that cindy is hurting the movement and will achieve nothing if she ties balloons to her head"

thats great...if you only graduated from the 5th grade or are just trying to stir the pot.

you need to continue with why you feel the way you do so that we understand where your position is coming from.

"I believe she will hurt the movement because balloons are actually a neo-con invention. I further believe she will achieve nothing because she is using these neo-con balloons that actually have pro war statements on them."


yeah its an outlandish example but holy cow people its like being in junior high here sometimes. No thought, no research just pure emotion and I dare say sometimes some obviously baiting forthought.

[IndyOp]

1. I logged out last night after one of the exchanges you describe:

He said "There is no evidence that mercury in vaccinations is related to autism."

I said "In this LA Times article they report Merck memo from 1991 that indicates that levels of mercury in a 6-month-old who had all it's shots would be 87 times the maximum allowed in daily diet from fish."

He said "There is no evidence that mercury in vaccinations is related to autism."

I said "In this article Robert F. Kennedy discusses mounting evidence that mercury in vaccinations is related to autism."

He said "There is no evidence that mercury in vaccinations is related to autism."

I said "I said Republican Representative Weldon has a letter on his website describing a study by scientists Burbacher and Clarkson that indicate a connection between mercury in vaccinations and autism."

He said "There is no evidence that mercury in vaccinations is related to autism."

I said "Good night and Good luck"

He said "I don't need luck, I have science."

My thought as a person who teaches science: "Yeah, right."

:eyes:


On edit: I am not convinced there is a link - I was just trying to have a conversation and maybe learn something. Nothing.

[beam me up scottie]

6. Really?

Now you wouldn't be calling me out, would you?

Because that would be cowardly, not to mention against the rules, wouldn't it?

And if you were, you misrepresented the entire exchange.

[TreasonousBastard]

8. Great! Now we all know who he was talking about...

not just the coupla dozen people who might have seen that argument the first time.

The both of youse-- please try not to keep arguments going beyond the thread they're in. It just causes trouble.

[Debi]

10. There's no rule that says you have to respond to annoying posters n/t

[LittleClarkie]

23. I guess I was the annoying one on another subject

There's a study that says that pot smoke doesn't cause cancer. Taking that to mean that the OP was making the point that pot smoke was therefore not harmful, I commented that I couldn't see how holding smoke in one's lungs could NOT be harmful. Sadly, I had no study on my side. Not that I looked for, anyway.

[beam me up scottie]

25. Oh, wait! LittleClarkie's here!

Not all of the intelligent people left!

We gotta stop meeting like this.

I'm now officially a "Cindy hater" even though I haven't said a word about the woman or her actions since Day 1.

So do I get to choose between a firing squad and the gallows or will they just burn me at the stake in the village square?

[omega minimo]

32. Tie ballons to your head and float you away

:think:

[beam me up scottie]

34. I've heard that works.

Perhaps I'll make it to Canada this time.
:hi:

[omega minimo]

39. Esp. if you're full of hot air

:hug:

[beam me up scottie]

40. I see the mods

put an end to an era in the women's group.

I wonder who whined?

:hug:

[smirkymonkey]

43. What do you mean?

They eliminated the forum?

[beam me up scottie]

45. No,

just a record of history Omega was keeping.

It's still there, but nothing can be added to it.

[omega minimo]

44. tracked

An era ended and herstory rewritten.

[Usrename]

47. not really about cancer, but interesting...

causes brain cells to regenerate in rats

http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20051015/fob7.asp

[Debi]

2. Okay, will post only complete thoughts with background info attached

Do we need to include bibliography as well?

Maybe some people who post here only want to post how they feel (or don't know how to explain why). When did DU become a college writing course instead of a board for political discourse?

[beam me up scottie]

7. You have to have a dead kid, too.

Don't forget that.

[Debi]

9. Is there a sacrificial guide somewhere? n/t

[beam me up scottie]

13. I asked.

I think they're working on it now.

[Debi]

16. PM me when you get it...I miss posting. n/t

[beam me up scottie]

17. BWAHAHAHA !

You're worse than I am.
:evilgrin:

[ikojo]

14. I have this same exact problem with my roommate...

I say x and he wants complete documents backing up my position. I told him that talking to him was like being in a court of law (no, he is not a lawyer but is a computer programmer who programs health insurance claims systems). I've cut down on talking to him about most things.

I also have a friend, whose father IS a lawyer, around whom I also feel the same way. At least she has an excuse. Her dad probably made them support each statement with prooftext.

[Debi]

15. Whatever happened to "It's just the way I feel"?

Sometimes we just don't like a person or their acts, w/o really knowing why. And, for some of us, it's not always easy to articulate how we feel or why we feel certain ways. Why not just let people have opinions? Like it really affects the OP's life...

[beam me up scottie]

18. Sometimes people need a sounding board

to work out how they feel.

I've changed my mind many times on DU because someone gave me a good reason to.

Whatever happened to "I disagree"

Now it's "You lying sack of shit freeper bush loving troll girlie man shut the hell up"

Well, okay, it's not THAT bad, but you get what I mean.

[Debi]

20. You lying sack of shit freeper bush loving troll girlie man !

I'm through with you :hi:

[beam me up scottie]

21. Mods! She's kidding !!!

I had a post like that deleted before.

Very embarrassing-everybody kept asking how I could have flamed such a nice person...:blush:

[Debi]

22. I think we highjacked this thread

The intelligent people have left. *sigh*

[beam me up scottie]

24. *SNORT

:spray:
You're killing me!
:rofl:

[Debi]

26. I like the greeting card option below

That could work.

[beam me up scottie]

27. Saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay...

Hallmark might make up a new holiday for this.

[tx_dem41]

28. Hey! The intelligent people are back...

but no one's here! :evilgrin:

[beam me up scottie]

29. D'oh!

I was getting into trouble elsewhere.

So much work to do...

[tx_dem41]

30. I've noticed all the trouble..

that you have been causing. Troublemaker! :evilgrin:

I was rather proud of this post of mine, expecting some decent give-and-take, but it hardly registered a blip.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=5154184&mesg_id=5154281

[beam me up scottie]

33. Very nice.

But the people who need to hear it have their toes shoved in their ears and are using their hands to.
..

nevermind.

:evilgrin:

[m0nkeyneck]

3. I think Cindy...

should tie the balloons to her shirt or something.. or even better; her belt loop, if she has one. Balloons tied to your head look cool and all but unless you loop the string around your ears a couple times they will fly off...

:bounce:

[tx_dem41]

4. How about one that simply says...

"I think Cindy is great" or "I hate Hillary"?

I agree with your sentiment as long as it works both ways.

[oregonindy]

5. yep its the same thing.

[Hardrada]

11. I feel nervous about this thread.

I am not sure why.

[Debi]

12. Would you like some?

:popcorn:

[Hardrada]

50. Sure.

Go Hawks!

[stop the bleeding]

19. Greeting Cards perhaps? n/t

[omega minimo]

31. Tell us why you feel that way

:popcorn:

[DanCa]

35. I can see your point , however,

I have finally realized that some people have a hard time with communicating in text. I for one have hand tremors and I cannot hit the right buttons on the keyboard for example. Other people are just not used to typing and explainning thier positions in a text based format. So hen posts are just too difficult too read I will just ignore them.

[beam me up scottie]

36. No Danca,

the op is trying to say that people shouldn't post their feelings on DU unless accompanied by a thorough explanation about why they feel the way they do.

Kind of like thought police but less useful.



BTW, are you walking on air knowing Frist is gonna get his or what?

[DanCa]

37. Oh duh I misunder stood the title thread.

I am sorry about misreadding posts it's been happening alot. Yeah I am absolutely thrilled that half this administration is going to jail.
Allthough I still would rather have the fact that kerry won the election. The supreme court is too important to gamble on.

[beam me up scottie]

38. No, you didn't misunderstand.

This was a carry over from a previous thread, so you kind of had to be there (but be really glad you weren't).

I was hoping you'd enjoy Frist getting his feet put to the fire in particular because of all of the medical legislation that he voted on, all the while insisting there was no conflict of interest.

I know I am.:evilgrin:

[crispini]

41. I agree. Nominated.

It's no basis for conversation to just go around asserting your opinions with nothing to back 'em up.

Edited to add: Although now that I have glanced at the thread, this has nothing to do with any other conversation that may or may not have occurred on the board. }(

[Ksec]

42. I believe you may be right but

Im not gonna tell you why.
:)

[Mythsaje]

46. I gave up on that a long time ago...

I try to cite reasons behind every position I hold, and will do so even after I've dug myself too deep a hole to easily crawl out of again.

But that's just me.

[nashville_brook]

48. any art students here?

i like it.


it's got


perspective.


is that right?

[notadmblnd]

49. note to self....

self....must try harder to go along with the program.