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In response to "I avoided it when Houseman posted it on Twitter the other day, I'm glad I read the details." by David, Techno-Optimist

The thing about stories like this is that they piss me off so much and the fact that there's absolutely NOTHING I can do

Posted by Jim (aka Jim) Mar 17 '11, 10:18

about it makes it that much worse. A whole bunch of chucklenuts thought it was a good idea to elect that Representative...and that's just a sad statement.

It seriously makes me weep for the future.

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I take the inverse point of view that people can't get away with this nonsense like they could prior to the internet/social media. -- nm - David, Techno-Optimist Mar 17, 10:24 4
- I really hope this is true. I don't know...it just seems like the world - Jim Mar 17, 10:30 3
  - I think if people talk about it online, the idiots are more likely to be held accountable. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 10:31 2
    - It's red queen stuff. The idiots are also more likely to find supporters on line. (On balance I think it's for the better though) -- nm - Roger More Mar 17, 10:37 1
      - true, but in cases like this, it seems l ike common sense tends to win. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 10:41
fwiw, I don't think Internet outrage is useless. -- nm - loosilu Mar 17, 10:22

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The thing about stories like this is that they piss me off so much and the fact that there's absolutely NOTHING I can do

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