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Mephistophrles

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Post: 12412244_1 created on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:45:47 +0000
Posted: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:45:47 +0000

The truly Stupid what is it to be an idiot I believe that the only true way to be stupid is to look down on everyone else with just a couple of minutes to make your mind up about it. Even if the have a medical Problem like FDS. Making judgments about people by the way they look or sound is the worst thing you can do. I have worked with the Mental Handicapped through school and My dad was injured when he was in the Canadian Army I grew up with people that are not the “Norm” But guess what they are the best people to talk and work with cause they may have problem but that is what makes them so great. They take joy in the simplest things with is just human nature if you think but acting like an a** is being human then you are wrong.

That is my rant I hope you enjoyed it. I would love to hear you Comments on it.

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Post: 12412244_2 created on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:58:27 +0000
Posted: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:58:27 +0000

I totally agree and I hate it when I see people doing it. I just want to get up and hit them. My great uncle wasn't normal when he was born, and it didn't help when a group of kids threw rocks and bottles at him. In fact it just made it worse, and he was afraid everything from then on. It isn't their fault, so instead of making fun of them, you should help them. All they want is to be your friend. I see kids all the time making fun of a handicapped kid, then they would ask him to do something for them. The handicapped kid would do it for them just so they could be friends, and the kids would go back to making fun of him. I just hate it.

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Post: 12412244_3 created on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:00:36 +0000
Posted: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:00:36 +0000

I have been around disabled people and even peer tutored some at my school. Though it's hard to communicate with them at times they are fine and nice. They are funny when they get angry because they sometimes fail at expressing anger like I would (shouting, crushing nearby puppies).

I'm not perfect though. I judge. I judge not to look down on people, but for my own survival i.e. dangerous groups or I'll keep away from rowdy people. Though I am sometimes a loner that probably affects my decision making. Hehehe.

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Post: 12412244_4 created on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:08:47 +0000
Posted: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:08:47 +0000

I Just Don't mean being handicapped in the term most people use it for. I mean its true meaning which include glass, braces, and etc things along that Line

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Post: 12412244_5 created on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:23:17 +0000
Posted: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:23:17 +0000

Funny thing is those terms used to be actual medical terms used to define a person's mental state. As you can see, Doctors don't use them anymore. sweatdrop

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Post: 12412244_6 created on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:43:03 +0000
Posted: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:43:03 +0000

Idiots? Truly stupid? These referees in this UK/UT ballgame... But seriously, I have to take the opposite end of this argument. The term retarded is often used for people who do something deserving of the title, even if only temporarily. It's like the term gay, which doesn't always refer to homosexuals... some say "that's gay" for something they may deem, if you will, "retarded."

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Post: 12412244_7 created on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:44:57 +0000
Posted: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:44:57 +0000

No, because I will ALWAYS judge people on how they look, I cant talk to someone whos face is horribly deformed, and i CANT have a good discussion with a retard.

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Post: 12412244_8 created on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:49:28 +0000
Posted: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:49:28 +0000

ErikTheWise

i CANT have a good discussion with a retard.

i agree. i can't have a good conversation with christians either.

mentally disabled people however, are ok.

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Post: 12412244_9 created on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:56:18 +0000
Posted: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:56:18 +0000

The only way you can truly not judge somebody by how they look is to be blind. Everyone does it, it's just to what degree you judge, and to what degree you act upon said judgement.
Now, I agree that looking down upon somebody based on these judgements is a really a** thing to do. For instance:

Cruciarius

i agree. i can't have a good conversation with christians either.

This person will deem you being of lower than average intelligence if you take part in a certain religion. Pretty uncool of him, eh?
However, there are much worse things you can do. Murder, for instance. Or perhaps rape.

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Post: 12412244_10 created on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:41:12 +0000
Posted: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:41:12 +0000

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Post: 12412244_11 created on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:44:43 +0000
Posted: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:44:43 +0000

People here obviously haven't read the guidelines for ED.

ED is NOT a place for ranting. Sorry. Move it to GD or Chatterbox. Thanks.

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Post: 12412244_12 created on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:45:58 +0000
Posted: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:45:58 +0000

You sound like you're directing your rant to a few specific people (or type of people...).

As for me...
The stupid is the people that are ignorant and KNOW that they are ignorant. They are the people that make the mistakes and never fix them. They are the people that pretend for the rest of their lives that they know what they're doing.

Idiots?
The idiots are those that KNOW. They are not ignorant. They know what's going to happen. They know the consequences, or at least the extent that the consequences will go... and they go ahead and do the "stupid" things anyway.

(: That's all I have to say.