Fred Phelps dying

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[Ennewi]

Let's see...he picketed soldiers' funerals, promoted homophobia, said Carlin was burning in hell and protested on the lawn of my college apt during finals week...when Fred Phelps does finally die I think it will be the only thing he ever did in life that I actually approve of.

[Weyoun the Vorta]

Originally Posted by Ennewi [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Let's see...he picketed soldiers' funerals, promoted homophobia, said Carlin was burning in hell and protested on the lawn of my college apt during finals week...when Fred Phelps does finally die I think it will be the only thing he ever did in life that I actually approve of.

He was within site range and you didn't take him out?

You sir are what's wrong with this country.

[goshozal]

When the WBC came to Vanderbilt, the staff of the college humor rag got together and pulled this lovely stunt:

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I miss that place. Good times.

[Ennewi]

Originally Posted by Weyoun the Vorta [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

He was within site range and you didn't take him out?

Range attack bug.

[Nuggie]

Originally Posted by Kekephee [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

good stuff

I like your post.

[Orruar]

I love when people get all upset by Fred Phelps. It's exactly what he's going for. He was trolling long before there was an internet and all you idiots have fallen for it time and again. The moment you gave this idiot the ability to offend you is the moment you let him have control over your thoughts and feelings. And anyone who goes to protest his funeral is every bit as stupid as he is/was.

[Ennewi]

Originally Posted by Orruar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

He was trolling long before there was an internet and all you idiots have fallen for it time and again.

That's a gross oversimplification. If Fred Phelps is a troll than Jim Jones was a shock jock.

[radditsu]

Originally Posted by Ennewi [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

That's a gross oversimplification. If Fred Phelps is a troll than Jim Jones was a shock jock.

Jim Jones was a straight up psychopath.

[Kekephee]

Originally Posted by radditsu [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Jim Jones was a straight up psychopath.

Jim Jones was a severely misguided man with a messiah complex who thought that not only was he more "aware" of what God wanted than everybody else IN THE WORLD, but that it was his duty to warp the minds of the intellectually weak to get them to believe the same thing. The brainwashing eventually escalated beyond religious themes and he attempted to turn them into a "new nation," one where he was not constrained by the "evils" of his government or any other. When this situation got out of hand and he stood on the brink of an actual war with the government- one which, obviously, he didn't have a chance of winning- he murdered a congressman and four other people, then had everyone kill themselves to avoid prosecution.


The only difference between Fred Phelps and Jim Jones is that Fred Phelps has not yet had the chance to escalate his anti-government agenda into a mass exodus or secession. Jones, Koresh, Phelps, these guys all had the same "the government is trying to stop me from being Jesus, and I've got to put together enough muscle to make it so they can't stop me" attitude that I can guarantee would have ended the exact same way for WBC if it had gotten a chance to.