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vlyons

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29. could not agree with you more

Thu Dec 4, 2014, 10:33 AM

Dec 2014

This is the height of arrogance. Were these people raised in a family of sociopaths? As a Buddhist, this is an opportunity to teach about the virtue of equanimity, which is seeing all people as equal. Equal in our suffering, because everyone has troubles and problems and misfortunes and disappointments and mistreatment and difficulties. Everyone, not just some, but everyone.

Everyone is equal in simply wanting to be happy and live a good life with a healthy body within a loving family in a society that is fair and offers opportunities for growth and improvement. Everyone, not just some, everyone.

What went wrong in the education of these people that they haven't incorporated these understandings about how we are all equal and want the same things? *That's a rhetorical question.* Seeing others from the viewpoint of equanimity takes practice. So yes, I hope someone publicly outs these people, so we can show our children and grandchildren (and everyone else for that matter) that arrogant, condescending behavior is not acceptable.

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Couple mocked Eric Garner's death miming chokehold behind WPIX reporter [View all] damnedifIknow Dec 2014 OP

White clueless aholes - before anyone LiberalElite Dec 2014 #1

There would be no reason to put you up for a hide. ScreamingMeemie Dec 2014 #8

I'd vote against a hide. This is an important post. Thanks. marble falls Dec 2014 #26

Such low class people Catherine Vincent Dec 2014 #2

- Takket Dec 2014 #3

I hope they call their names out -- public shaming is the only way to affect change in idiots tomm2thumbs Dec 2014 #4

Idiots like that have no shame Kalidurga Dec 2014 #5

I wonder if anyone knows them... no doubt they wanted to be seen and publicly acknowledged tomm2thumbs Dec 2014 #11

If someone knows them it will probably be known shortly Kalidurga Dec 2014 #12

Even then, because those kinds of people brag about such behavior, and so do their friends. tblue37 Dec 2014 #14

no doubt Kalidurga Dec 2014 #15

I envision this response tomm2thumbs Dec 2014 #17

They are potential jurors to seat on next grand jury. They thought this was an audition. lonestarnot Dec 2014 #33

Probably the only people they associate with love this shit. Leopolds Ghost Dec 2014 #18

If only we knew where they nest Kalidurga Dec 2014 #20

could not agree with you more vlyons Dec 2014 #29

Dumb-asses shenmue Dec 2014 #6

+1 Enthusiast Dec 2014 #32

what a couple of mindless pigs Tsiyu Dec 2014 #7

They are awful JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #9

What kind of moral cesspool does your world have to be gollygee Dec 2014 #10

The intertubes are forever. I hope they get a suitabke backlash, like that tblue37 Dec 2014 #13

Yeah, strangulation death by cop is so fucking funny.. stupid assholes better hope there's no Cha Dec 2014 #16

sure hope they were really drunk olddots Dec 2014 #19

Peter King will no doubt invite them to dinner and shower them with gifts tomm2thumbs Dec 2014 #21

Looks like... LP2K12 Dec 2014 #22

Did anyone notice the "hands up" guy coming in right after them? Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #23

It's made the front page of the Daily Mail. Shaming America. Rightly so. CurtEastPoint Dec 2014 #24

Not funny at all. Sick is what it is. marble falls Dec 2014 #25

What these ignoramuses don't realize is- now that the cops have had their behavior towards notadmblnd Dec 2014 #27

Time's gon come alcibiades_mystery Dec 2014 #28

that's couple is an example heaven05 Dec 2014 #30

... TRoN33 Dec 2014 #31