Westboro Church Group.

[Anthony K. S.]

OMG, this is from the site about the waiteress and tipping: http://christwire.org/2010/08/bigot-...ozens-injured/

So much fail and spin I can't think right.

That's the guy who claimed that a fire tornado sweeping through Buenos Aires was actually a punishment from God for gay couples adopting children, right?


I don't know how many people here are unaware of this, but christwire.org is a parody website. The articles published on it are intended to mock Christians who hold those sorts of extremist views.

Now, I will admit . . . When I first saw the website, I honestly believed it was real, and the writers on it were actually advocating these views.

However, I grew suspicious when I saw this article about that woman who was caught on videotape throwing a cat into a garbage bin :

"Woman disposes cat vermin in bin, angry cat activists identify her and now threaten to kill her"

The article claimed that cats are evil and that people who own cats will always fall to the wiles of Satan.

And then, this article pretty much convinced me :

"Proof : Liberals have cloned Sarah Palin to make her look dumb."

It claims that the Sarah Palin we saw stumbling her way through those disastrous interviews with Katie Couric in 2008 was actually a clone created by NBC, and coached to say stupid things and make Palin look bad.

I did a web search, and, indeed, there are several references on the Internet to christwire.org as a parody website. Once I realized that, I actually found it rather amusing.

[Arcade Man D]

I don't know how many people here are unaware of this, but christwire.org is a parody website. The articles published on it are intended to mock Christians who hold those sorts of extremist views.

So, basically, everyone here fell for Poe's Law?

[IDrinkaRum]

They are now going to go and protest at Elizabeth Edwards' funeral

Got the above link from someone I follow on Twitter.

[Andara Bledin]

We need to start ignoring and shunning these zealots. They need to stop getting any press at all.

^-.-^

[Ghel]

They need to stop getting any press at all.

I completely agree. Not only do we need to stop feeding their egos, but at this point, it's no longer news. Maybe if it escalated into a fistfight, it would be news, but WBC's protests, by themselves, aren't news any more.

[IDrinkaRum]

I agree too, but who is going to be giving the Cluex4 to the media?

I'll help, but I can't do it alone.

[Boozy]

I agree too, but who is going to be giving the Cluex4 to the media?

I'll help, but I can't do it alone.

Okay, but here's the thing....

You posted a link to the story on a news site, so many of us clicked on it. That gets the news site increased traffic, which allows them to charge more for advertising on the site, which leads them to (rightly) believe that coverage on the Westboro church is profitable.

I think people are more powerful than they realize when it comes controlling media content. You're right that you're just one person, but that doesn't mean that there's nothing you can do.

I think everyone has the right to consume whatever (legal) media they'd like, but I hate to hear people complain about content that they themselves consume.

[derangedperson]

I'm still amazed that none of these inbred fucktards have been executed for treason yet.

[protege]

I'm still amazed that none of these inbred fucktards have been executed for treason yet.

Why? They're not trying to overthrow the government. All they're doing is stirring up hatred, and making themselves look like assholes.

[derangedperson]

Why? They're not trying to overthrow the government. All they're doing is stirring up hatred, and making themselves look like assholes.

I should preface this by stating that my brother is in the Air Force.

Protesting is one thing. Celebrating and advocating the deaths of U.S. soldiers abroad and at home crosses the line from protesting to treason, at least to me.

These people DIED to protect your right to say what you say and you piss on their sacrifice, make their families suffer even more, and spit in the face of everything they've done to protect you?

Fuck you. That's treason to me.

If I was in charge they would have been executed LONG ago.

Apologies if I offended anyone, but since my brother's in the military, this hits home for me a lot more than it did five years ago.

[Andara Bledin]

Celebrating and advocating the deaths of U.S. soldiers abroad and at home crosses the line from protesting to treason, at least to me.

Alas, that whole "freedom of speech" thing protects bigoted fucktards as equally as enlightened visionaries.

^-.-^

[Hyena Dandy]

Alas, that whole "freedom of speech" thing protects bigoted fucktards as equally as enlightened visionaries.

^-.-^

If it didn't, it wouldn't be freedom. The beauty of it is that everyone can say what they want, even if its stupid and offensive. You can't have freedom of speech if you can't say offensive things.

[derangedperson]

If it didn't, it wouldn't be freedom. The beauty of it is that everyone can say what they want, even if its stupid and offensive. You can't have freedom of speech if you can't say offensive things.

I suppose. Doesn't mean we have to like it.

In the end, it all comes back to Voltaire: "I don't like what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."

[MadMike]

Alas, that whole "freedom of speech" thing protects bigoted fucktards as equally as enlightened visionaries.

Freedom of speech is a consitutional right. Harrassment is not. And I'm not sure where the line is between free speech and harrassment.

[Hyena Dandy]

I suppose. Doesn't mean we have to like it.

In the end, it all comes back to Voltaire: "I don't like what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."

Exactly. I think what they do is despicable, offensive, and should not be tolerated by any right-thinking citizen.

But it can't be treasonous. That crosses the line more than any protester.