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Which incites the most hostility?
"We are having a bacchanalia to incite hostility toward stoics and prudes." 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
"We are having a barbecue to incite hostility toward vegans and vegetarians." 8%  8%  [ 1 ]
"We are having a bike-a-thon to incite hostility toward automobiles and drivers." 8%  8%  [ 1 ]
"We are having a dog show to incite hostility toward cats and cat-owners." 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
"We are having a political rally to incite hostility toward the opposition." 8%  8%  [ 1 ]
"We are having a religious service to incite hostility toward other religions." 33%  33%  [ 4 ]
Other: __________ (Please explain). 42%  42%  [ 5 ]
Total votes : 12

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25 Sep 2020, 1:27 pm

There are some events that inspire or promote hostility toward others, and some that only seem that way.

The attached poll includes six "hot-button" events, each of which describes a situation that others have claimed were intended to direct hostility toward them.  I am curious which of these events would be more "hostile" than the others.

You may select only one option, but you may change your selection at any time.


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25 Sep 2020, 1:33 pm

It's ultimately in the Perception of the perceiver.


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25 Sep 2020, 1:34 pm

vermontsavant wrote:
It's ultimately in the Perception of the perceiver.
That's the point; but which do you perceive is the most hostile?


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25 Sep 2020, 1:40 pm

I choose other.

Political rally/protest to incite hostility toward a particular religion, country, economic system (capitalism) and values they hate.



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25 Sep 2020, 1:48 pm

Fnord wrote:
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It's ultimately in the Perception of the perceiver.
That's the point; but which do you perceive is the most hostile?

That depends on who you are,none of those things ring a chord for me personally.
I suppose "other" by default.


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25 Sep 2020, 1:49 pm

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I choose other.

Political rally/protest to incite hostility toward a particular religion, country, economic system (capitalism) and values they hate.

That's the entirety of WP LOL 8)


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25 Sep 2020, 1:53 pm

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I choose other.  Political rally/protest to incite hostility toward a particular religion, country, economic system (capitalism) and values they hate.
That's the entirety of WP LOL
That's the 'problem' with Freedom of Thought -- people who are allowed to think for themselves often do.


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25 Sep 2020, 2:12 pm

Fnord wrote:
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emotrtkey wrote:
I choose other.  Political rally/protest to incite hostility toward a particular religion, country, economic system (capitalism) and values they hate.
That's the entirety of WP LOL
That's the 'problem' with Freedom of Thought -- people who are allowed to think for themselves often do.

There can be no freedom without conflict of some type.Very true indeed!


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25 Sep 2020, 2:36 pm

vermontsavant wrote:
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vermontsavant wrote:
emotrtkey wrote:
I choose other.  Political rally/protest to incite hostility toward a particular religion, country, economic system (capitalism) and values they hate.
That's the entirety of WP LOL
That's the 'problem' with Freedom of Thought -- people who are allowed to think for themselves often do.
There can be no freedom without conflict of some type.Very true indeed!
Certainly, there will always be conflict between freethinkers and conformists.


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25 Sep 2020, 2:54 pm

I voted "Other".

After all, there are some acts of unprecedented malice which cannot be explained by anything but a deep-seated desire to see all of humanity descend into rabid and cannibalistic kill-or-be-killed genocidal total war.

Such as switching the regular coffee beans with decaf without telling anyone...



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25 Sep 2020, 3:34 pm

Fnord wrote:
vermontsavant wrote:
Fnord wrote:
vermontsavant wrote:
emotrtkey wrote:
I choose other.  Political rally/protest to incite hostility toward a particular religion, country, economic system (capitalism) and values they hate.
That's the entirety of WP LOL
That's the 'problem' with Freedom of Thought -- people who are allowed to think for themselves often do.
There can be no freedom without conflict of some type.Very true indeed!
Certainly, there will always be conflict between freethinkers and conformists.


I disagree. I'm a free thinker and don't have a problem with conformists because I used my free and independent judgment to conclude they're right most of the time. I mostly only have conflict with stubborn people (who can be conformists who stubbornly refuse to consider opposing views or free thinkers who are stubbornly resistant to reason). I think it would be more accurate to say there will always be conflict between open minded people and close minded people.



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25 Sep 2020, 3:35 pm

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I voted "Other".  After all, there are some acts of unprecedented malice which cannot be explained by anything but a deep-seated desire to see all of humanity descend into rabid and cannibalistic kill-or-be-killed genocidal total war.  Such as switching the regular coffee beans with decaf without telling anyone...
If mentioning the 'D-word' is not a bannable offense, it should be!

:wink:


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25 Sep 2020, 3:36 pm

emotrtkey wrote:
Fnord wrote:
vermontsavant wrote:
Fnord wrote:
vermontsavant wrote:
emotrtkey wrote:
I choose other.  Political rally/protest to incite hostility toward a particular religion, country, economic system (capitalism) and values they hate.
That's the entirety of WP LOL
That's the 'problem' with Freedom of Thought -- people who are allowed to think for themselves often do.
There can be no freedom without conflict of some type.Very true indeed!
Certainly, there will always be conflict between freethinkers and conformists.
I disagree. I'm a free thinker...
Freethinking =\= Religion

Religion == Conformism


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25 Sep 2020, 3:57 pm

Fnord wrote:
emotrtkey wrote:
Fnord wrote:
vermontsavant wrote:
Fnord wrote:
vermontsavant wrote:
emotrtkey wrote:
I choose other.  Political rally/protest to incite hostility toward a particular religion, country, economic system (capitalism) and values they hate.
That's the entirety of WP LOL
That's the 'problem' with Freedom of Thought -- people who are allowed to think for themselves often do.
There can be no freedom without conflict of some type.Very true indeed!
Certainly, there will always be conflict between freethinkers and conformists.
I disagree. I'm a free thinker...
Freethinking =\= Religion

Religion == Conformism


Sounds like you're stereotyping Christians and other religious people. I wasn't born religious or raised to follow any religions. I decided to become religious on my own when I was an adult after analyzing the evidence for and against different beliefs.

Freethinking =\= 21st century Liberalism

21st century Liberalism == Conformism (you're just conforming to whatever is current and popular instead of a traditional belief system)



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25 Sep 2020, 4:33 pm

Fnord wrote:
GGPViper wrote:
I voted "Other".  After all, there are some acts of unprecedented malice which cannot be explained by anything but a deep-seated desire to see all of humanity descend into rabid and cannibalistic kill-or-be-killed genocidal total war.  Such as switching the regular coffee beans with decaf without telling anyone...
If mentioning the 'D-word' is not a bannable offense, it should be!

:wink:


Desire? :nerdy:


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25 Sep 2020, 4:39 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
Fnord wrote:
GGPViper wrote:
I voted "Other".  After all, there are some acts of unprecedented malice which cannot be explained by anything but a deep-seated desire to see all of humanity descend into rabid and cannibalistic kill-or-be-killed genocidal total war.  Such as switching the regular coffee beans with decaf without telling anyone...
If mentioning the 'D-word' is not a bannable offense, it should be!
Desire?
No, the other 'D-word' -- the one referring to the process by which good, strong coffee is reduced to nothing more than a curiously bitter beverage.


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