Well...you are a little nutty...but we love ya anyway Tim ;-)
Eric Roberts Owner/Developer Three Ravens Consulting [email protected] http://www.threeravensconsulting.com tel: 630-881-1515 -----Original Message----- From: LRS Scout [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 11:14 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Chick-fil-A southern bully par excellence It puts us in a group with some pretty nutty people. That isn't our purpose in the least. Also I love how the word "Patriot" has somehow come to have negative connotations in today's society. WTF is wrong with us? On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Eric Roberts < [email protected]> wrote: > > So, in other words, it doesn't list them as a hate group...it lists > them as a Patriot group...in a list separate from hate groups... > > Eric Roberts > Owner/Developer > Three Ravens Consulting > [email protected] > http://www.threeravensconsulting.com > tel: > 630-881-1515 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Judah McAuley [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 3:01 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Chick-fil-A southern bully par excellence > > > Ok, partial answer to my own question. I looked up Oath Keepers on the > SLPC page and they show up here: > > > http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-i > ssues/ 2012/spring/active-patriot-groups-in-the-united-states > > It is a listing of active "Patriot" groups in the US, about which they say: > > "Generally, Patriot groups define themselves as opposed to the "New > World Order," engage in groundless conspiracy theorizing, or advocate > or adhere to extreme antigovernment doctrines. Listing here does not > imply that the groups themselves advocate or engage in violence or > other criminal activities, or are racist." > > and then they proceed to list some 1200-odd groups. So Oath Keepers > aren't actually listed as a Hate Group but rather a Patriot group, > which I think is pretty true. I don't like all 1200 groups being > lumped in together, however, as it loses all useful distinction and > paints everyone with the same broad brush. > > Judah > > On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 12:50 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Larry, what in that article do you see that would justify labeling > > the Oath Keepers as a hate group? They may be conspiracy-minded, > > sure, but that isn't the same thing as being a hate group. I > > disagree with them on monetary policy and think their central bank > > crap is pretty insane but as far as I can tell, the group is all > > about forming a group that could actively resist governmental > > takeover and/or collapse. Given that that has happened many times in > > human history, I don't see that as being entirely ridiculous. There > > are certainly plenty of Patriot groups that actively traffic in > > racial abuse and hatred, no doubt. But that doesn't mean that they all do. > > > > Judah > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:353168 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
