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Originally posted by petrus4
Originally posted by HangTheTraitors
Says who?
There are MANY members here who WANT to know whats going on.
How does it benefit you, in any way shape or form, to know that four people were offered as a human sacrifice in Mexico?
I will say it again; Google the definition of fear porn.
Originally posted by knightsofcydonia
Originally posted by grandestconspiracyofall
reply to post by petrus4
Basically what I got from your rant is: please stop reporting truth. You don't want to be reminded of CERTAIN crimes, but others are okay. You want people silenced, in essence. Don't read threads about crime if it bothers you so much. I find it humorous that you label yourself as an libertarian. You're exactly the type of person we need to fear in this country. You're exactly the type of personality that pollutes major media corporations; who don't want to be reminded of CERTAIN crimes. Only crimes that fit your agenda and perspective on social issues. How convenient.
I'm glad everyone doesn't have your mentality otherwise this wouldn't be the United States - it would be pre-war Germany.
take your ridiculous opions somewhere else. liberalism is for children and perverts. It is people like YOU that are enemies of our culture.
"You're exactly the type of personality that pollutes major media corporations"
LOL
what are you smokin?
Originally posted by petrus4
The lying trolls who keep screaming censorship at me, need to stop.
This is not about censorship.
Originally posted by petrus4
The lying trolls who keep screaming censorship at me, need to stop.
This is not about censorship. This is about the craving for negativity. The ceaseless, endless craving for drama. The obsession with problems, and the accompanying lack of desire to look at solutions.
I was not motivated to write the OP, in response to people's posting of said crimes by themselves. I am responding to the underlying motivation that people have, for posting the reports of said crimes.
I am going to keep saying this to every lying troll in this thread who accuses me of wanting censorship. I do not want censorship; I want you to start to want to stop being as sick as you are.
It is not about you wanting to be informed. It is about your glorification of how terrible certain things are.
I'm asking the staff to get involved here.
Political and economic analysis, among other things, are fine; but the daily brutalisation or murder of a civilian by a cop, or yet another white supremacist diatribe, is not.
It is not in any way justifiable, for people to continue posting every example of that type of story that they can find, on this site.
Please stop posting about the most sick crimes you can find
I am responding to the underlying motivation that people have, for posting the reports of said crimes.
I want you to start to want to stop being as sick as you are.
It is not about you wanting to be informed. It is about your glorification of how terrible certain things are.
The other issue is, that I know full well that you people are not primarily interested in solutions, so do not try to lie to both of us that that is the case.
You want to read about people being brutalised, killed, and/or sexually abused because you are addicted to drama and conflict.
You might try and lie that it is important to have those stories here, because it supposedly helps us figure out the reasons why they happen, but that is not the real reason why you want that sort of material.
This is not, contrary to what some have dishonestly tried to claim, consistent with the purpose of this forum. ATS is intended to promote insight and genuine education into the reason why the world is the way it is, yes; but in the area of contextual analysis, rather than simply being a place where we can all read about the most brutal and psychopathic murder that happened last week.
The other issue is, that I know full well that you people are not primarily interested in solutions, so do not try to lie to both of us that that is the case. You want to read about people being brutalised, killed, and/or sexually abused because you are addicted to drama and conflict. You might try and lie that it is important to have those stories here, because it supposedly helps us figure out the reasons why they happen, but that is not the real reason why you want that sort of material.
It's the 21st century, FFS. Grow up. If we were still living in mud brick or cobblestone hovels with an appropriate technological level
The fact of the matter is that a lot of people thrive on other people misery. When they see bad things happen to other people, it doesn’t make them feel so bad about their own pathetic miserable life they’re living. Do you actually believe people here on ATS are going to walk away from their computers to make the difference when they see a thread about young girls being sold off in Brazil for prostitution? Ahhhh…I don’t think so! A lot of people are here to vent! It’s obvious how bad things are getting in the world. People need someone to take it out on. Why not ATS? I guess it’s better than taking your anger out on your kids in a negative way…
Originally posted by LordGoofus
The world is a very place full of horrible atrocities. This is a fact of life and not reporting these atrocities would be to deny a part of our existence. People need to know details and be disturbed, offended or disgusted in order to drive them to take action. If they aren't forced to open their eyes people are prone to pull the "oh well, it's not affecting me so I don't care" routine.
By ignoring the details of atrocities you're also denying yourself crucial insights into the way criminals think, the way they behave and why they do what they do. Without that information you can't make an educated opinion on what needs to be done to fix the problem.
I understand some people may not be ready to face such truths, or may not be psychologically able to handle the horrible things we keep doing to each other. I would expect in those situations, the person would be self-aware enough to recognise when they read a headline or article summary whether the full details of the story are going to be something they can digest or whether it's something they should probably skip.
reply to post by Propulsion
The fact of the matter is that a lot of people thrive on other people misery. When they see bad things happen to other people, it doesn’t make them feel so bad about their own pathetic miserable life they’re living. Do you actually believe people here on ATS are going to walk away from their computers to make the difference when they see a thread about young girls being sold off in Brazil for prostitution? Ahhhh…I don’t think so! A lot of people are here to vent! It’s obvious how bad things are getting in the world. People need someone to take it out on. Why not ATS? I guess it’s better than taking your anger out on your kids in a negative way
Originally posted by denver22
reply to post by caf1550
this is to caf15150 and propulsion caf first, how can you say that all of us are like that or imply we are? and to propulsion u say we all hate marine s or police not true just saying its a bit harsh to say that and label us all like it, we are not all like it maybe some .The people that are on here either care for the thread and its meaning or like to comment with like minded people maybe for either some kind of research or to vent there opinion with like minded people.its not a dig at you to by the way its just the way the world is some get off on wot ur saying some dont etc "every man that throws his 2 cents in is entitled to a dollor back of information he receives" .