When Eliminationists Get Personal

[babylonsister]

When Eliminationists Get Personal
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By karoli




Dave Neiwert has been writing some great posts on eliminationists lately, and while I understood it intellectually, I hadn't really seen it come down to a personal level, until recently.

While this isn't a pity-party post, it is an alarm-sounding one. We have a problem when passions run so strong, so hot, that shots like this one are made from behind an anonymous account linked loosely to Andrew Breitbart. I've been on the Internet for the OJ trial, the impeachment of Clinton, 9-11, and everything in between. People have said terrible things, but I can honestly say that they haven't ever really said them with a wish for personal harm.

Until last weekend. I dared to say aloud that Glenn Beck's big cry-a-thon where he whined about how reading those progressive books are eating him from the inside out was really more a manifestation of what consistent lies will do. Keep in mind, I didn't wish poor health on him. I didn't say he was lying about his health. I didn't say he should be sick. I just said lying will do that to a man.

To which I receive the tweet pictured at the top, where Mr. DailyCynic jumps into my timeline with the wish that I get breast cancer and die.

That crosses a line as far as I'm concerned. In my mind, there are some things you just don't say unless you really mean them. You don't use the word divorce in a fight with your spouse unless you mean it. You don't tell someone you hate them unless you really do. And you don't ever wish death on someone because you disagree with something they said. Yet, this person felt free to do exactly that.

If you were to pick through this troll's timeline, you'd find ties to Andrew Breitbart, but also a loyalty to Glenn Beck. You'd also find ties to a couple of notable Breitbots and Rob George, an African-American conservative pundit who writes for the New York Post.

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http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/when-eliminationism-gets-personal

[NashVegas]

1. All This Proves, To Me, Is Dems Are Equally Capable of Being Self-Aggrandizing Hypocrites

Seriously - who is "Karoli" and why does she get a blog in Crooks and Liars under a pseudonym?

[philly_bob]

2. Karoli made rational comment, Cynic was way over the line.

Karoli, it is my fervent hope that you enjoy excellent health.

[deaniac21]

3. People typing in the internet...who cares?