do you get confused sometimes whether this site is a discussion forum or a debating forum ?.
just asking.
whats your thoughts.. smiddy.
wow, very cool to have my definitions of debate vs.discuss deleted.
What, about that post, broke the rules, SIMON!
NOTHING.
So you just DELETE anything that makes you look wrong? Well, I am sure you will delete THIS.
Really shocked and disgusted by this. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF.
FUCK YOU and the HORSE YOU RODE IN ON.
So, now I am sure to be deleted. That's fine, I am DONE.
in the long winter nights you need some good tv shows to watch while you wait for the eternity between seasons of game of thrones.. we've watched marco polo (pretty good) and have just started watching orange is the new black which is not at all what i imagined (didn't know it was funny!).
house of cards is on the list too as we've heard good things about that.. anyone have any others that are worth seeing?.
Great thread! I am housebound, and on the one hand, sick of TV, but on the other, always looking for a good series to watch.
Lots of good 'recommends' in this thread. Thanks!
do you get confused sometimes whether this site is a discussion forum or a debating forum ?.
just asking.
whats your thoughts.. smiddy.
Simon, I love to debate. But let's be honest - it's the internet, and a real debate, with points taken and *respect* shown is just not the reality in this medium. Sad, but true.
We have some good discussions, some great debates, and some really sad and embarrassing free-for-alls. Mostly, in the recent past, I am disappointed in what passes for debate on this forum. But, that is my choice to be here (and it's a great place, thank you) so I realize that it's a 'put up or shut up' situation. Majority rules, it's a free forum, and people can choose to be rude and dismissive if they wish. It's not *my* coffee shop.
Smiddy - you are always one of my favorite people to read, and anything that I say which is negative, is NOT directed at you. xo
do you get confused sometimes whether this site is a discussion forum or a debating forum ?.
just asking.
whats your thoughts.. smiddy.
And by the way, there is nothing formal or in the least bit professional or even mannerly, in the 'debates' that happen regularly on here. Some of the language and inferences are appalling, and would never be allowed in a *real* or *formal* debate.
lol, Robert's Rules ...... I doubt if anyone reading this ever even heard of them.
warning: poes law may apply.
i just wanted to take a moment and remind everyone that all muslims are good people.
"real" muslims would never kill in the name of their religion .
Smiddy, I don't care for Islam, no more than I care for Xtianity..
Politics is politics, and there are MANY terrorist organizations in this world. Some are cleverly disguised as our 'friends'. If you don't know that is true, then I would think you naive. There is a LOT of evil in this world, and the extremists in Islam are certainly counted among them in my books. I just grow weary of the focus on this ONE issue, when there are so many HORRORS happening in the world. But no, we only care about the threat to OUR way of life - and DAMMIT!!! Don't you see .. don't YOU see the pics of your own president holding hands with a Saudi PRINCE? Smiddy! Come on, man, they are all in it together - the rich elite!
What about the women being raped in Africa by the military, every time they leave their villages for water? They are left to suffer and live with horrible fistulas (yeah, do a google search),,,,,,,,,,,,
What about the people of Palestine - the Israelis who were displaced - the children being bombed?
What about the 200,000 Iraqis that were killed in the Bush offensive?
Yeah, I think Islam is a monstrous threat *at this moment*, but I think that here, it's a popular 'demon' for people to rant about, and stir up lots of anger, without giving any solutions.
So, yes *huge yawn* at the armchair warriors who like to shout "INJUSTICE" and "TERROR" ,,,,,,,, when they actually had two clues ... but one is lost, and the other one is out looking for it. Last month it was a racist incident in St. Louis, if I'm not mistaken?
What are we gonna whine/shout/argue about next? What is the next world crisis that we aren't gonna solve, but we shall darn well scream and stomp our feet ONLINE on a discussion board (oh, big impact there .. NOT).
Let's get onto some constructive topics for a change. That's all I'm saying.
Oh, and by the way,,,,,,,,, I've had PLENTY of abuse, torture and pain in my life. So guilt trips don't work here. Nope. You surprise me with that response.
I am proud to be a do-gooder! But I don't pussy foot around, either. If you check my posting history, you shall see that I have plenty of criticisms of ISLAM, but I refuse to be a drama queen. That is all.
xo
tal :sunglasses:
synchronicity - the simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection.
today is the first day of the rest of my life.
freedom.
Hi, and welcome to JWD.
I love this quote by Walt Whitman,
“re-examine all you have been told in school or church or in any book, and dismiss whatever insults your own soul; and your very flesh shall be a great poem, and have the richest fluency, not only in its words, but in the silent lines of its lips and face, and between the lashes of your eyes, and in every motion and joint of your body."
If you like the flavour of this quote, look up "transcendentalism", and you will discover some great American philosophers,,, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and his colleagues and students, Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, and others. Their writings are real, and connected to humanity. Philosophy - it will get you thinking!
warning: poes law may apply.
i just wanted to take a moment and remind everyone that all muslims are good people.
"real" muslims would never kill in the name of their religion .
Yeah, Smiddy. I just grow weary of people beating the same old drum ... there is so much to discuss, so much healing, so much GOOD stuff to share. We all know about the world conflicts, we have discussed it to DEATH, and what news is this topic bringing to us? It's just ,,, IMO ,,, stirring the pot.
Do I feel enlightened?:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
Do I feel uplifted?:frowning:
Do I feel inspired to help someone?:shit:
No.
*shrugs* but it is kinda sad. when you consider how much fun / stimulating discussion is being lost in favour of this repetitive type of rhetoric.
:)
tal :sunglasses:
warning: poes law may apply.
i just wanted to take a moment and remind everyone that all muslims are good people.
"real" muslims would never kill in the name of their religion .
:weary:
*yawns* So, do we have nothing else of interest to discuss?
t :snail:
taken from codinghorror blog, funny but insightful as well:.
if you've participated in usenet, mailing lists, or web forum discussions for any length of time, you're probably familiar with godwin's law:.
as an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving nazis or hitler approaches 1.. .
When I saw "Big Cat" ..... I couldn't help but think of Brummie! :cat:
Just a thought, he was so dear and missed. xo
t :sunglasses:
well, i have been lurking on this site for several months and i recently decided to join as a member.
i have made several observations and would like to make a few comments.. first, i am perplexed by the attitude of many on this site that are either former or active (but apostate) jws.
they seem to have a strong hatred for the wts and also for rank and file jws.
lol, @ smiddy! I couldn't help myself ........ :innocent:
(oh, and that was a 'loose quote', may be off in grammar or summat)
t :pizza:
