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Scaring the Life out of an Old Lady (Original Post) DeMartMan Dec 2012 OP
Speaking from the heart and LeftofObama Dec 2012 #1
Well said! maddiemom Dec 2012 #2
I get emails and Facebook entries of the ilk this gentleman talks about snappyturtle Dec 2012 #3
Thank you all for your words DeMartMan Dec 2012 #5
Me too. nt snappyturtle Dec 2012 #6
Well, right now we are trying to recover from what the bushes did to this country. fasttense Dec 2012 #4
Are you the gentleman in the video? It's a great message and I snappyturtle Dec 2012 #7

snappyturtle

(14,656 posts)
3. I get emails and Facebook entries of the ilk this gentleman talks about
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 10:20 AM
Dec 2012

in the video. They are SO delusional and scary sounding that I am certain vulnerable people like his aunt are, in their minds, justifiably rattled. Stress is a great killer and accumulates with the addition of daily attacks via social media and then backed up on MSM. What worries me is how can we fight the misinformation? I can ignore people on Facebook but that is only putting my blinders on to mask the problem. Kudos to this gentleman for calmly stating the problem.

DeMartMan

(114 posts)
5. Thank you all for your words
Sat Dec 8, 2012, 06:26 AM
Dec 2012

It is my hope that by showing the cost of this campaign of fear that more rational minds might put an end to them.

 

fasttense

(17,301 posts)
4. Well, right now we are trying to recover from what the bushes did to this country.
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 10:41 AM
Dec 2012

When the bushes conned their way into the presidency, we also said to ourselves that whatever the RepubliCONS do we can change. But we still have NOT repealed the uber rich tax give away, recovered from the Great Recession or paid for the war debt. So, yeah you can recovery from a stupid, greedy fools in the white house but it is very difficult.

That said, the man has a valid point in that sending out e-mails to scare the elderly is just crazy.

snappyturtle

(14,656 posts)
7. Are you the gentleman in the video? It's a great message and I
Sun Dec 9, 2012, 12:33 AM
Dec 2012

wish more had seen it. I don't know if it's against the rules but can a video be posted in General Discussion? I think it would have received more attention there. imho

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