Are sanctimonious posts persuasive?

[uppityperson]

edited for typo

[HuckleB]

1. Say what?

[MadMaddie]

Uppity what is the context?

Link please!

You might want to fix the question!! Remove the word "are" before persuasive.

[yewberry]

4. It's a callout

regarding the tofurkey post.

[uppityperson]

8. There are, and have been, many posts that this relates to, so am wondering how effective they

actually are. Try shopping baskets, or Olive Garden, not to mention breast feeding or guns. Have you ever been persuaded by one?

[yewberry]

15. No, and that's why I don't post them.

I also don't post callout threads.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

23. who exactly was called out?

[Ignis]

43. Gosh, I thought those were against the rules.

Silly me. Just dress it up with a bit of ambiguity and off you go!

[existentialist]

2. No, and

you might want to fix your grammar.

[patrice]

3. ? e.g. ?

[pink-o]

5. I think you're talking about the "Tofurkey" eater, aren't you? n/t

[uppityperson]

7. Talking about many posts I've seen in the past

[Warren DeMontague]

6. I've said it before, I'll say it again: Finger-wagging is the only exercise some people get.

Really, who wants to deprive them of that special satisfaction?

[Robb]

9. Ha! Well put. I'd add building straw men burns a few calories, too.

Generally speaking, full-time asshattery is a tough gig, even if you can get it. :D

[uppityperson]

11. Jumping to conclusions can add to calorie burning also

[EFerrari]

14. Not to mention, twisting, spinning and fabricating.

[omega minimo]

33. and pot-meeting-kettling

:wow:

[Warren DeMontague]

35. Don't forget cloning.

:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o

[timeforpeace]

36. Perfect!. My thought exactly when I read that.

[Warren DeMontague]

38. Don't forget cloning.

Whoa! Is there an echo in here? echo in here? echo in here? echo in here?

[Warren DeMontague]

16. I know. I consider myself an asshat dilettante.

Sort of like a part time expertise, but I'm not sure I could hack it as a pro.

[EFerrari]

12. Too true and guilty here.

Maybe one of my kids will give me a medicine ball for The Holiday.

Busted.

lol

[JVS]

10. Given that humanity allowed the Holocaust to happen, I'm sure people have no problem justifying...

their ongoing selfishness and pigheadedness in the face of a truly enlightened perspective.

[Warren DeMontague]

22. Did anyone in your family die in the Holocaust? Some people in mine did.

I, for one, am sick of that particular bit of horror being used to justify shit like some asshat's self-righteous vegan agenda. My ancestors were not chickens and Col. Sanders is not Hitler.

A "truly enlightened perspective" includes minding your own fucking business on things like choice of diet.

[JVS]

27. I should have employed a sarcasm icon.

My intention was to mock the self-righteous' instant glomming onto the most horrific thing possible in order to condemn those who are not in agreement with them.

I figured the over the top self-righteousness of my post would give the sarcastic intent away.

[Warren DeMontague]

31. My bad. Thank'y.

We're a little slow over here today.:hi:

[Caliman73]

45. Unfortunately, it is needed.

Your over the top parody of self-righteousness is another person's reasoned, but passionate argument.

[vadawg]

39. [phone]

[petronius]

13. I often find them highly persuasive

Just that I'm generally not persuaded in the direction the poster wants...

[uppityperson]

17. I hadn't thought of that. dang, throws my poll all out of whack

[enlightenment]

21. heehee . . .

I'll go with that option.

[tammywammy]

18. No, but it does help to point out who's an asshole.

:)

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

19. absolutely, just ask President Hillary Clinton, oh wait...

Their irritating and alienating,

[Fumesucker]

20. Not when they come with shaken pom-poms, or overt purism either.

:evilgrin:

[ZombieHorde]

24. Don't have to be hypocritical to be considered "sanctimonious?"

Hypocrisy can be a difficult thing to determine on a message board.

[HughMoran]

25. sanctimonious blow hard

:)

[michreject]

26. A big, fat NO!!!

That's all.

[Odin2005]

28. Thinking that activism is throwing a hissy fit is so 1970s.

[question everything]

29. As with zealously attaching U to posts:

No one has to read every single post here. Ignoring one and let them sink can accomplish whatever the Uers wish.

Same with sanctimonious posts.

Oh, and I did recommend your post as I do with each that has "less than 0."

[elocs]

30. I have read a good many sanctimonious and self-righteous posts here at DU.

I think there are those here who believe being sanctimonious and self-righteous are endearing and noble traits. I like to simply UnRec them and do not respond so I do not give them a kick. Better to let them sink.

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[H2O Man]

34. sometimes

[sudopod]

37. Right or wrong

it gives me an unstoppable urge to stir shenanigans.

[BlooInBloo]

40. Depends on if it's nancegreggs or if it's some vege-idiot.

[Ignis]

44. Much easier to agree with those with whom we already agree.

The alternative is far too much work.

[rucky]

41. Shame & ridicule is a much better motivator.

:sarcasm:

K&R

[redqueen]

42. I doubt it... at least not in the way they're intended to be.

I think the strongest effect they have is in making the opposing view seem even more reasonable by default.

[TexasObserver]

46. Are you saying you don't think my farts smell as wonderful as I do?!

I'm outraged. Not as outraged as a vegan in the presence of cooked turkey, but outraged.

[Dreamer Tatum]

47. I think you should look at those posts as DU Tradition

Every year, without fail, we have:

(a) Columbus Day genocide threads;
(b) Threads that ridicule Easter;
(c) Thanksgiving genocide threads;
(d) Threads mocking the "Christmas Wars";
(e) JFK memorials / Bush I Killed JFK threads;
(f) 9/11 Truth threads
(g) America-bashing 4th of July threads;
(h) Hiroshima/Nagasaki Armchair President threads


Just to name a few. You can take the bulk of those threads and just change the year, and you'd never know the difference. It's tradition.

[dusmcj]

48. they demonstrate the lameness of the poster and their tribe of slaves to received agendas

I can't think for myself but I joined this great group and we all agree on what we believe.

Sounds like a conservative thing but let's not get too complacent on that score.