Fair enough.dorminWS wrote:>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>tursiops wrote:Dormin, do you actually believe this about a DHS whistleblower and a Reichstag plan, or is this a case of you are having fun with the forum and stirring the pot to see what happens?
Didn't post it for the truth, and the point is that it doesn't matter if it's true or not. I certainly don't want to believe it. The point its that it's out there on the net in a solicitation. That means there are probably enough takers to make it worth someone's time to do it. The point is that just as there are folks out there that believe reality TV fantasies are for real, there are surely some out there who believe the "martial law" scenario; and there are certainly the Black Panthers and other extremist minority groups and extremist "white power" groups who are preaching and hoping for an opportunity to engage in violence. The point is that posters on this forum are saying things that bespeak deep-seated, strongly felt resentment over what they perceive as unfair treatment by "the system"; and these are not extremists or wackos - they're pretty much average Americans - and they'll surely defend their lives, families and property if threatened. The point is that the POTUS was making approving statements about and even now refuses to condemn the OWS movement that is preaching the end of capitalism and generating anarchy and vandalism. The point is that it is just one more indication that our government grows increasingly more dysfunctional as the Obama camp attempts to take us further down the road to socialism.
No, tursiops, I don't actually believe it. But my point was that even though I don't expect or want it to happen, it does seem to me that extant circumstances are absolutely more conducive to something like it happening than at any time in my lifetime. In other words, I find it very disturbing that such a thing seems less improbable than it has been. Dangerous ground.
But I would have been more appreciative of the posting if it had been accompanied by your comment that it is mostly likely not true. YOu obviously think clearly and are credible on this board.
I'm not comfortable with just passing on hoaxes and rumors...that just feeds the fire. This board is full of people who will defend their families...I would expect that attitude to extend to defending the truth, and trying very hard to think critically and see if some internet statement is actually true or not, and then labeling it as such. There is too much just passing on silly garbage, which without adding the value of critical thinking is just silly garbage and usually very misleading.
There was an old UTC advertisement which went: "If 50,000 people believe in a dumb idea, it is still a dumb idea."
The internet has proved that point....
