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You know what I hate about the internet? Anonymity. It makes people irresponsible, and turns people into monsters who are unafraid to say hurtful things. The “it’s on the internet so it’s true” phenomena is a logical fallacy in and of itself. While the internet is a blessing to communications, it’s also a curse. 

The internet really defines the phrase “lost in translation.” You can never detect someone’s tone via the internet, and you can never tell whether or not someone is joking or not. Moreover, it makes the writer of the comments apathetic to the outcome because they can’t see the reaction of the recipient. Elie Wiesel said, “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.”

And sometimes we are so caught up in our own subjectivity that we look at the world through colored lenses. We judge before we understand, and we conclude before we know. 

Is leaving anonymous, hateful messages a way to “express our opinion”? 

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tedxstuyvesanths: “I put this on because it smelled kind of nice.”
teamdraco: lavastormsw: citrusthepony: spnsupportnetwork: birdfingers: thebeldam: When a group of dog rescuers arrived at the market to show the dogs available for adoption, somebody had left 12 puppies on the street – 8 of them were approximately 5 weeks old. In shock, the rescuers didn’t know what to do. The group had recently canceled several adoption days at the market because of bad weather, so they were over their capacity with puppies still needing to be adopted out. Also, the abandoned puppies were so small that they needed to be fed every two hours, including at night. That’s when a spayed stray dog approached, lay down beside the shoe box where the puppies were sleeping, and began caring for them. She wouldn’t let anyone get near the babies. Very carefully, the rescuers placed the puppies closer to her. She began caressing them and offering the warmth of her belly to the newborns. The maternal instinct kicked in and… after a few hours, she had milk and was feeding the puppies. The rescue group named her Vida, which means “life” in Portuguese. I’m not crying, really…I just have a puppy in my eye… animals are the best anyone who thinks that animal life is worth less than a human life needs to rethink their life choice omfg that is the best dog ever aww
Anonymous: Banning guns doesn't work, so ban them harder. That's what you're basically saying, all in caps, to boot. If the Senate had said yes to everything on Wednesday, do you really think it would have prevented the campus officer's own weapon from being taken and used against him?

I don’t believe in banning guns - it’s a second amendment right to bear arms.

HOWEVER, i do believe in stronger gun control laws. The Toomy-Manchin bill i was referring to in my post was a bipartisan bill that would have barely made an impact on gun control. It was MODERATE, but a great stepping stone for enhanced background checks.

Get your facts straight.

→ Shame on you, U.S. Senate.

Sandy Hook Elementary School
Steven’s Institute of Business & Arts
Taft Union High School
Lone Star College
University of Central California
Prince Middle School
2013 Alabama Bunker Crisis
Chicago State University
Osborn High School
Aurora Shootings

and now…

MIT shooting


…. and the list goes on

These are only SOME of the shootings that happened in the last nine months. SOME.

2013 alone, there have been 9 school shootings. NINE in FOUR months. That’s an average of 2.25 shootings a month. Just yesterday, the Senate failed to overturn the call for a filibuster, effectively tabling the gun legislation. Today, a cop died because of an active shooting at MIT. The city has been on high alert since Monday.

Shame on you, Senate. SHAME ON YOU.

Shame on you for failing to represent the Americans who voted you into office. SHAME ON YOU for failing to recognize the lives you are endangering. SHAME ON YOU for failing the American people.

I wonder how the 46 of you who voted NEY for ending the filibuster can sleep at night. 

fagsindubai: i nominate this for best magazine cover of 2013