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Once upon a troll …..

Concern Troll … the scourge of every blogger who has a comments section.

What is “trolling” ?

informal

submit a deliberately provocative posting to an online message board with the aim of inciting an angry response.

“if people are obviously trolling then I’ll delete your posts and do my best to ban you”

https://www.google.com/#q=what+is+the+definition+of+trolling

In Internet slang, a troll (/ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a forum, chat room, or blog), either accidentally or with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_%28Internet%29

We have found that it is impossible to rehabilitate trolls.  They will often write nasty e-mails, demanding to have their commenting privileges returned; try posting again under different ip addresses, e-mail accounts or nicknames and several other methods of attempting to work around the ban.

One thing is certain, though – they can’t help themselves and soon enough, if allowed to return, revert to type.  They enjoy causing discord, they get a rush from “getting a rise” out of either another specific commenter or the Admins, and they enjoy trying to control the commentary and deciding what is “acceptable” discourse.  It is a childish game of control and manipulation.

Trolling also tends to lead to threadjacking – getting a serious discussion deliberately off-track and away from any meaningful debate.  Trolling and threadjacking are some of the online tools used by OFA paid operatives to disrupt productive discussions on Tea Party and Conservative sites that talk about how to organize existing members and reach out to other like-minded people.

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Monday Open Thread – December 23rd

Tomb of the Unknown ChristmasOur Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

Phil Robertson – ‘I will not give or back off from my path.’


[…] The Duck Dynasty patriarch led a small Bible study group in his home town church in West Monroe, Louisiana on Sunday, granting MailOnline exclusive access.
And the deeply religious outdoorsman stood by his incendiary statements – which saw him call homosexuality a sin and led to his suspension from the hit reality show by network bosses at A&E.
During Sunday’s speech, he defended himself, saying he was simply quoting from the Bible and even went so far as to say Jesus could save gay people.
‘I love all men and women. I am a lover of humanity, not a hater,’ he added. (more…)

Dire Prediction – Krauthammer: WH Will Come Asking For Bail Out Of Insurance Companies After Ruining Them By Exceptions To Obamacare

Another Federal Military Assault Vehicle For Another Municipal PD…

CALIFORNIA – A war of words has broken out over police force in California getting a new armored vehicle built more for a state of war than patrolling in the Golden State.
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The Salinas Police Department recently issued a news release proudly announcing the arrival of the armored truck built to survive minefield explosions, which it got compliments of federal taxpayers as part of a program to convert military equipment to law-enforcement use. (more…)

President Obama Is The First Officially Homeless President….

By now everyone is aware the first Milli Vanilli family is on vacation again in Hawaii for the Christmas Holiday.
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Just to remind everyone – this is the first President constructed without a home to go to for the Holidays.    Not that he is vacationing in Hawaii, that’s not the point.   President Obama and his family have no home, no roots, no center.
Much like his presidency is absent of any real compass point – so too is the actual person absent of any actual residence or home of origination.
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[T]he President was able to secure the same house as last year in his favorite
Kailua beach neighborhood. An exact replica of the official White House
fence was once again flown out in advance to provide both security and privacy for President Obama and his family.

(more…)

After Thermonuclear Customer Backlash Cracker Barrel Begs Forgiveness

Coast to Coast there were dust bunnies inside Cracker Barrel restaurants today – a Sunday.  The first Sunday since Cracker Barrel corporation did the big stupid.  The company had to respond quickly and urgently.   The restaurants were standing empty with employees standing around.

Dear Cracker Barrel Customer:
When we made the decision to remove and evaluate certain Duck Dynasty items, we offended many of our loyal customers. Our intent was to avoid offending, but that’s just what we’ve done.
You told us we made a mistake. And, you weren’t shy about it. You wrote, you called and you took to social media to express your thoughts and feelings. You flat out told us we were wrong.
We listened. (more…)

Fists & Boots: … Brawls over Air Jordans break out nation wide

H/t to Zerohedge.
According to those who track actual statistics, and not those produced by the Orwellian Bureau of Labor and Statistics (aka Bureau of Lies), “real” unemployment remains at about 20%.  We are at the tipping point where more people are collecting some type of government “aid” than are working a traditional full-time job with benefits.
It is against this backdrop that brawls broke out across the nation over the release of retro Air Jordan sneakers – at $185 a pop.  If this is the automatic response to denial to a crass commercial product, think about what will happen when the pipeline for automatic payments dries up.


There is another video embedded in the Zero Hedge piece.  There was a similar brawl at the Fair Oaks mall in Fairfax County, Virginia, which compelled non-Air-Jordan seekers to flee the mall entirely.