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Topic Started: Jun 23 2017, 04:03 AM (133 Views)
Jolly
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Geaux Tigers!
http://www.courant.com/education/hc-trinity-williams-facebook-furor-20170622-story.html
The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros
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taiwan_girl
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Fulla-Carp
It amazes me all of the time how people post something like that (or do something similar) and do not think it will cause a problem.

If it is a 11 year old boy, I can understand. But an adult professor (or comedian) doing something like that......................
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Mikhailoh
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
Good. He should run and hide. Disgraceful.
Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball
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Horace
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Some of his colleagues spoke out in support of Williams, who fled Hartford after receiving death threats.


Does anybody who says something politically provocative, which gets some publicity, ever not "receive death threats"?

It's funny how that phrase "received death threats" is supposed to be all serious and chilling. When 99.999% all of the "death threats" are from some anonymous and completely non-serious troll behind a keyboard.
As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good?
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jon-nyc
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Cheers
Gotta love the limited liability apology - he apologized for rather than to the people who didn't like his tweet.

Odd that the article didn't show the tweet, btw.
In my defense, I was left unsupervised.
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brenda
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jon-nyc
Jun 24 2017, 02:07 AM
Gotta love the limited liability apology - he apologized for rather than to the people who didn't like his tweet.

Odd that the article didn't show the tweet, btw.
+1 and +1 to jon's two comments.

It's unusual for an article about a specific comment to not reprint it or link to it.

And that apology ... A fake apology doesn't help at all. It makes it worse. It's condescending and shows no remorse. It only serves to be another swipe against the other person.
It's a passive-aggressive doubling down, IMO.

Yeah, I have a pet peeve about fake apologies. :hat:
“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
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John D'Oh
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MAMIL
brenda
Jun 24 2017, 04:52 AM
Yeah, I have a pet peeve about fake apologies. :hat:
Well, I'm very sorry you're so over-sensitive in this regard.
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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brenda
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John D'Oh
Jun 24 2017, 04:59 AM
brenda
Jun 24 2017, 04:52 AM
Yeah, I have a pet peeve about fake apologies. :hat:
Well, I'm very sorry you're so over-sensitive in this regard.
:lol2:

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“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
~A.A. Milne
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