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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 10:27 PM
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When you hear the term "righteous anger" . . . . .
. . . . what comes up first for you, the "anger" part or the "righteous" part?

I am asking in relation to KO's mugging. Some people think he was too "angry" all the time.
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genna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 10:28 PM
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1. MSM view = Conservative anger is righteous anger
Liberal anger is unjustified. How many righties have said KO is crazy?
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glinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 10:28 PM
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2. BS I say. He was aggressive sometimes and that was a healthy assertiveness. Not like Beck.
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Tansy_Gold Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 10:29 PM
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3. And I'm thinking he wasn't angry enough.
There are different kinds of anger.

There's the hot anger that explodes.
There's the white hot anger that explodes everything around it.

And then there's the ice cold anger that gets things done.



TG, TT
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 10:30 PM
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4. All liberals are always too angry unless they're prone and mute. n/t
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niyad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 10:31 PM
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5. depends on who is being discussed.
personally, I approved of KO's passion and dedication. he was mild compared to what I unload on my local govt critters.
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Bluenorthwest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 10:52 PM
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6. Gotta say, using the past tense about a person who is leaving
a job is a tad much. It was a tv show, not his mortal coil that he shuffled off.
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OHdem10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 11:31 PM
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7. I never saw him as that angry. When he was angry, there was
a reason. Passionate, yes ---angry no.

I forgot Liberals are supposed to operate zen-like.
That is why they lose.
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clyrc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 11:48 PM
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8. I don't separate them when they are together
I understand anger, and righteous anger, and they certainly aren't always the same thing.

I've been reading a lot of books on human rights lately, and one of the things that strikes me is that often, people as a whole aren't as angry about injustice as they should be. Injustice is ignored or excused far more often than it is condemned, for whatever reason. I don't always agree with people who think of themselves as righteously angry, but I do believe there is an important place for righteous anger in the world.
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