Comments on: Lazy, Gullible, or Hateful? http://themoderatevoice.com/10416/lazy-gullible-or-hateful/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:08:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Brian http://themoderatevoice.com/10416/lazy-gullible-or-hateful/comment-page-1/#comment-45995 Brian Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:16:21 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/religion/lazy-gullible-or-hateful/#comment-45995 <blockquote>Several years ago, they were forced to deal, once again, with the decades-old, unfounded and entirely false rumor that their CEO encouraged Satan worship among employees.</blockquote> Nice. I'd never heard that one. It's right up there with idiots who believe that role-playing games (esp. Dungeons & Dragons) promote Satanism and/or witchcraft and/or neo-paganism. Gack.

Several years ago, they were forced to deal, once again, with the decades-old, unfounded and entirely false rumor that their CEO encouraged Satan worship among employees.

Nice. I’d never heard that one. It’s right up there with idiots who believe that role-playing games (esp. Dungeons & Dragons) promote Satanism and/or witchcraft and/or neo-paganism. Gack.

]]> By: Sam http://themoderatevoice.com/10416/lazy-gullible-or-hateful/comment-page-1/#comment-45948 Sam Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:25:01 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/religion/lazy-gullible-or-hateful/#comment-45948 I get crap like that from my father by the truckload. It boggles me as well. I get crap like that from my father by the truckload. It boggles me as well.

]]> By: DBK http://themoderatevoice.com/10416/lazy-gullible-or-hateful/comment-page-1/#comment-45947 DBK Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:24:58 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/religion/lazy-gullible-or-hateful/#comment-45947 My wife has a friend who sends these things to a list. We get them from her all the time. I then go to Snopes, debunk the letter of the moment, and send the response back to my wife. I assume she sends the response to her friend but I don't know. The friend in question just keeps sending them. The last one was about how the Democrats want to give Social Security to illegal aliens. My wife has a friend who sends these things to a list. We get them from her all the time. I then go to Snopes, debunk the letter of the moment, and send the response back to my wife. I assume she sends the response to her friend but I don’t know. The friend in question just keeps sending them. The last one was about how the Democrats want to give Social Security to illegal aliens.

]]> By: Eural http://themoderatevoice.com/10416/lazy-gullible-or-hateful/comment-page-1/#comment-45919 Eural Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:29:01 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/religion/lazy-gullible-or-hateful/#comment-45919 My mother and her friends - all 65+ - are constantly forwarding this kind of stuff to me. My mom always asks for my opinion and after an entire 10 seconds most of them can be debunked with little effort. But I don't know if she forwards my "research" back down the original chain so it might not be doing any good. BTW, the last one (two days ago) was about the Pharaoh's chariots they've found at the bottom of the Red Sea which is - of course - irrefutable proof that Moses parted the waters! My mother and her friends – all 65+ – are constantly forwarding this kind of stuff to me. My mom always asks for my opinion and after an entire 10 seconds most of them can be debunked with little effort. But I don’t know if she forwards my “research” back down the original chain so it might not be doing any good.

BTW, the last one (two days ago) was about the Pharaoh’s chariots they’ve found at the bottom of the Red Sea which is – of course – irrefutable proof that Moses parted the waters!

]]> By: Holly in Cincinnati http://themoderatevoice.com/10416/lazy-gullible-or-hateful/comment-page-1/#comment-45914 Holly in Cincinnati Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:48:08 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/religion/lazy-gullible-or-hateful/#comment-45914 As someone who does a lot of work online, I get many of these "misinfomercials" and glorifed chain letters. I generally find the item on Snopes.com and send it to whomever sent the item to me. Oh, and I break the chain letters. As someone who does a lot of work online, I get many of these “misinfomercials” and glorifed chain letters. I generally find the item on Snopes.com and send it to whomever sent the item to me. Oh, and I break the chain letters.

]]> By: SteveK http://themoderatevoice.com/10416/lazy-gullible-or-hateful/comment-page-1/#comment-45901 SteveK Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:59:44 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/religion/lazy-gullible-or-hateful/#comment-45901 Pete, What a well written and timely diary. I hope it is read by all and distributed all over the blogs. I have a cousin, living in the Midwest, that sends me forwards of articles like the one you write about and until now I have, out of respect (? family? love?), just ignored them and not replied or responded to what I saw as misinformation... This ends NOW… As soon as I post this comment I am going to cut and paste the first part of your diary and send it to her along with a link to the rest. Again thanks for motivating me to do what I should have done a long time ago. Pete,

What a well written and timely diary. I hope it is read by all and distributed all over the blogs.

I have a cousin, living in the Midwest, that sends me forwards of articles like the one you write about and until now I have, out of respect (? family? love?), just ignored them and not replied or responded to what I saw as misinformation…

This ends NOW… As soon as I post this comment I am going to cut and paste the first part of your diary and send it to her along with a link to the rest.

Again thanks for motivating me to do what I should have done a long time ago.

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