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cosmicone

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39. The problem with that line of thinking is that

Sun Apr 5, 2015, 08:59 PM

Apr 2015

one starts seeing every opposition as bigoted when it most probably is not.

The best way I have found is to just state the disagreement rather than try to hide the post. Silencing all opposition is not the goal of DU is it?

I would consider hiding or alerting when there is a personal attack against a member, using one of the known vile words such as the N word or the F word to denigrate LGBT people or something that is so blatantly over the top such as "holocaust is all fabricated" or "there never was any slavery" etc. -- that is when the post must be hidden.

A lot of people disagree with me on DU but it is my personal belief that in order for DU to thrive, we need to make it a big tent with some ideas that are not 100% progressive but close enough and sincere nevertheless.

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Author of botched Rolling Stone rape article expected to apologize [View all] shebolleth Apr 2015 OP

She should be sued by the frat yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #1

Rolling Stone is going to shell out millions because of this. Calista241 Apr 2015 #2

Meh. Hard to argue that printing somebody's allegation is tortious Recursion Apr 2015 #45

Bad faith is only required for public figures. LisaL Apr 2015 #47

I have no doubt that rape happened. The fact that the reporting was inadequate dolphinsandtuna Apr 2015 #3

You have no doubt? oberliner Apr 2015 #4

Wanting it to be true. Throd Apr 2015 #12

agree with your line of thinking, dolphinsandtuna. hopemountain Apr 2015 #5

OMG. So her friends who supported her in the beginning TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #10

oh, so twisting my words, now, eh? hopemountain Apr 2015 #17

Her friends did not support her from the beginning ripcord Apr 2015 #44

I worded that badly. Jackie's friends who met with her TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #48

This woman never reported it to police. LisaL Apr 2015 #21

not reporting a rape does not mean it did hopemountain Apr 2015 #31

And still you haven't presented any evidence that a rape did occur, GGJohn Apr 2015 #32

Okay, so explain who "Haven Monahan" is. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #35

The author went looking for a story TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #40

They couldn't charge her even if they wanted to (not that they would have wanted to). LisaL Apr 2015 #43

It could be tortious, but I cannot imagine the frat suing Jackie Recursion Apr 2015 #46

No, because "Jackie" refused to cooperate TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author hopemountain Apr 2015 #51

adding: hopemountain Apr 2015 #52

Oh really? GGJohn Apr 2015 #22

What makes you think that RS didn't dig deeper attempting to find out if the story was true? GGJohn Apr 2015 #25

You have no doubt based on what evidence? eom. GGJohn Apr 2015 #24

This post was hidden by jury decision cosmicone Apr 2015 #6

Why? nt alp227 Apr 2015 #9

Any post questioning any part of a rape story cosmicone Apr 2015 #11

Blaming the victim is freaking insensitive and doesn't belong in a progressive space ever. nt alp227 Apr 2015 #13

What if the "victim" just made up a bunch of shit? Throd Apr 2015 #14

Whether she is a victim is at the center of the debate shebolleth Apr 2015 #15

Well, one side of this "debate" is void of facts, apparently TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #19

Just who are the victims in this story? LisaL Apr 2015 #16

What evidence leads you to believe she's a victim? eom. GGJohn Apr 2015 #23

Not talking about the Jackie from rolling stone articles alp227 Apr 2015 #26

Ahhh, ok, my mistake and apology. eom GGJohn Apr 2015 #28

Asking questions is not blaming ... cosmicone Apr 2015 #34

The problem I have is with people who use "disagreement" as an excuse to promote bigotry. alp227 Apr 2015 #38

The problem with that line of thinking is that cosmicone Apr 2015 #39

As it turned out, the victim is actually the victim of the "victim." Psephos Apr 2015 #42

And to prove your point SickOfTheOnePct Apr 2015 #18

lol n/t cosmicone Apr 2015 #30

Oh my god, are you serious about your Cosby question? wheniwasincongress Apr 2015 #20

No one is blaming the victims cosmicone Apr 2015 #29

Gee I don't know wheniwasincongress Apr 2015 #33

Are you resorting to personal attacks now with calling me a troll? n/t cosmicone Apr 2015 #36

I was going to say wheniwasincongress Apr 2015 #37

You are letting personal feelings interfere with your judgment cosmicone Apr 2015 #41

Maybe she can hire Mike Nifong as her attorney, to help her draft the apology bluestateguy Apr 2015 #7

Nifong is disbarred. nt alp227 Apr 2015 #8

I think it was meant as sarcasm. eom. GGJohn Apr 2015 #27

like Zimmerman or Crystal Mangum people like this simply do not stop MisterP Apr 2015 #50