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JustMyOpinion posted...
What's with the smooth brained take of some people here getting upset over a peaceful protest?
Converse to that, What's with the smooth brained take of some people here getting upset over peoples opinion that a peaceful protest like this accomplishes nothing other that the protesters thinking they actually did something?
It takes zero effort to be a good person.
bigblu89 posted...
Converse to that, What's with the smooth brained take of some people here getting upset over peoples opinion that a peaceful protest like this accomplishes nothing other that the protesters thinking they actually did something?

They have backbones, and you don't.
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ooger posted...
They have backbones, and you don't.
You said that twice now.

And Im really not trying to be combative, but

What do you honestly think this accomplished? Not all the protests, this specific one. Do you think this changes Seinfelds, anyone in the crowd, or any of the Duke decision makers minds at all?

And dont say it proves they have backbones. Theyre at graduation. The check cleared already. Whatever backbone you think they have has been bought.

This wasnt them booing and walking out on a politician, that may have some actual power to make a change, it was them walking out on a speech being made by some washed up comedian that hasnt really been relevant in 25 years.
It takes zero effort to be a good person.


Converse to that
One side has people just being upset by others going basically "why bother they're not changing anything."

The other side(the one of the "why bother" opinion) has people calling the folks leaving "crybaby bitches" over a difference of opinion

Oddly, you don't seem to care about the latter.
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bigblu89 posted...
Im not upset at all.

I didnt even look into this enough to see what school this was at.

You didn't read the topic title? That may be true as it's a long topic title, but it sounds like you're trying very hard to not reveal just how much you deeply care.

What I do know is that seeing this wouldnt change my opinion on anything that I currently believe in, even if I was the speaker they all walked out on.

Not everything is about you and no shit this isn't going to change Seinfeld's mind. You could have an hour heart to heart sitdown with Seinfeld and probably still not change his mind. They attended because it's their graduation and they walked about because they didn't want to listen to his shit, simple as that.
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GranAures posted...
One side has people just being upset by others going basically "why bother they're not changing anything."

The other side(the one of the "why bother" opinion) has people calling the folks leaving "crybaby bitches" over a difference of opinion

Oddly, you don't seem to care about the latter.
I cant speak for the guy that called them crybabies, because I didnt, and I dont think they are.

I just think this specific protest, not all, just this specific one, will accomplish little.

People hearing that 200ish people walked out on Seinfelds speech will change zero minds.

Heck, I wouldnt have even knew it had happened if I wasnt on CE.
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bfslick50 posted...
Not everything is about you and no shit this isn't going to change Seinfeld's mind. You could have an hour heart to heart sitdown with Seinfeld and probably still not change his mind. They attended because it's their graduation and they walked about because they didn't want to listen to his shit, simple as that.

That I can support. Dudes saying shit I dont care about, or disagree with, Id probably walk out as well.

But people in here are calling it a protest. And I just dont see what this is a protest of, and what it would accomplish.

Simple as that.

It takes zero effort to be a good person.
bigblu89 posted...
People hearing that 200ish people walked out on Seinfelds speech will change zero minds.

They're controlling the narrative. There's definitely more conversation about the walkout and his support of Israel than about his speech. Coming into this topic I assumed it was about his anti-woke, there's no comedy anymore, complaints. I didn't know he said anything about the war and now I and many others do.

Heck, I wouldnt have even knew it had happened if I wasnt on CE.

The majority of protests don't even make it to CE so just having the news story being shared makes it more significant than many others.
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Heck, I wouldnt have even knew it had happened if I wasnt on CE.
Almost like it happening caused stories of it happening to exist, thereby spreading awareness. Now imagine if they took your method of "I should just deal with people of different opinions because leaving doesn't make it go away" and didn't decide to walk out.
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Good thing the war in Gaza wasn't going on when Chuck Schumer spoke at my graduation. Though it was funny when he celebrated Bin Laden's death by pronouncing his name as Bin Layden.
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bigblu89 posted...


Heck, I wouldnt have even knew it had happened if I wasnt on CE.

so now you finally get it?
I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen...
bigblu89 posted...
You said that twice now.

And Im really not trying to be combative, but

What do you honestly think this accomplished? Not all the protests, this specific one. Do you think this changes Seinfelds, anyone in the crowd, or any of the Duke decision makers minds at all?

And dont say it proves they have backbones. Theyre at graduation. The check cleared already. Whatever backbone you think they have has been bought.

This wasnt them booing and walking out on a politician, that may have some actual power to make a change, it was them walking out on a speech being made by some washed up comedian that hasnt really been relevant in 25 years.
The point isn't to "accomplish" anything.

The point is to stand up for what you believe in.

I.E. Having a backbone.

You clearly don't get that.
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thronedfire2 posted...
so now you finally get it?
Sure. Its all clear to me know.

Whatever those kids were trying to accomplish, they did.

Im now for, or against, whatever it was that they were trying to convince me to be for, or against.
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bigblu89 posted...
Sure. Its all clear to me know.

Whatever those kids were trying to accomplish, they did.

Im now for, or against, whatever it was that they were trying to convince me to be for, or against.

ooger posted...
The point isn't to "accomplish" anything.

The point is to stand up for what you believe in.

I.E. Having a backbone.

You clearly don't get that.

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I wish anything even remotely interesting as this happened at my commencement, my speaker was some literal who that nobody gave a fuck about.
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ooger posted...
The point isn't to "accomplish" anything.

The point is to stand up for what you believe in.

I.E. Having a backbone.

You clearly don't get that.

No I got it.

They have a backbone.

They walked away from a speaker whos appearance fee was paid for by their tuition fees.
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bigblu89 posted...
No I got it.

They have a backbone.

They walked away from a speaker whos appearance fee was paid for by their tuition fees.

You've proven your ignorance, been called out for it, and are now throwing a salty tantrum.
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ooger posted...
You've proven your ignorance, been called out for it, and are now throwing a salty tantrum.
Nah. Just standing up for what I believe in.

Showing I have a backbone.

:)

In reality, Im just taking a piss to see how riled up I can get people because Im bored.

If I really looked into it, I probably am on the side of the kids that walked out, but riling you guys up is a lot more fun.
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bigblu89 posted...
Nah. Just standing up for what I believe in.
And that is?
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Captain_Qwark posted...
Jerry: "They walked out on my speech!"

George: "walked out on your speech!?"

Jerry: "right out!"


lmao!
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Full_Pokedex posted...
Seems pretty rude. In the real world you're going to have to work with people you disagree with. You can't just walk out of a job.
I'm quite sure your not qualified to talk about what someone is able to do at a job.
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I mean, your shitposting accomplishes nothing and yet here we are.

It kept me entertained while I wait for the hockey game to start.

So it accomplished that.

*shrug emoji*
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ooger posted...
And that is?
Having a backbone?

That seems to be a popular thing here.
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Lol, homeslice just admitted he's only in here to troll. That's a good time to disregard anything else.
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GranAures posted...
Lol, homeslice just admitted he's only in here to troll. That's a good time to disregard anything else.
Boy, they sure showed us (that they have no idea what they are talking about).
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DrizztLink posted...
"behold, 'twas all an act"
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Jerry sienfeld falling out of favor with the newer generation has been interesting to watchin real time. Itd the complete opposite of how he was recieved by a similar demographic 30 years ago
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I think people realised that it was the other actors and writers that were much funnier.
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I enjoyed the heck out of "Comedians in cars getting Coffee."

Recently, Jerry Seinfeld seems to lean "angry old man grumpy" instead of "funny grumpy".
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LightningAce11 posted...
I think people realised that it was the other actors and writers that were much funnier.

Well I mean... theres always someone funnier. But if that was the metric thered only be one comedian working.

Not all of those funnier people made a show as legendary as sienfeld to be fair
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Toonstrack posted...
Jerry sienfeld falling out of favor with the newer generation has been interesting to watchin real time. Itd the complete opposite of how he was recieved by a similar demographic 30 years ago
When Seinfeld aired, CW didn't even exist. Neither did FX, plus HBO quit making original programming until around when Seinfeld ended.

The simple fact is, TV in the late 80's up to about 2000 was extremely limited. People watched Seinfeld, and still do, but that demographic is older than the Friends demo. It's for people in their 50's right now, not their early 20's.

Most of these graduates probably only know him from Bee movie or some guest spots on Curb.
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Full_Pokedex posted...
Seems pretty rude. In the real world you're going to have to work with people you disagree with. You can't just walk out of a job.
This wasnt a job. They arent working with him. What the hell are you talking about?
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ClayGuida posted...
plus HBO quit making original programming until around when Seinfeld ended.
Except no
Dream On, Mr. Show, Kids in the Hall, Tales from the Crypt, etc
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bigblu89 posted...
I just think this specific protest, not all, just this specific one, will accomplish little.
this applies to just about every individual protest outside of like, the salt march

it's a part of a movement
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I'm cool with the walk out but as a North Carolinian fuck Duke.

Anyway, continue
Full_Pokedex posted...
Seems pretty rude. In the real world you're going to have to work with people you disagree with. You can't just walk out of a job.
Didn't you say you were going to not talk about politics? I feel like you should probably stick to that plan.
Jiek_Fafn posted...
Except no
Dream On, Mr. Show, Kids in the Hall, Tales from the Crypt, etc
You're wrong.
lolAmerica
ClayGuida posted...
You're wrong.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HBO_original_programming

Is the whole world wrong too?
I don't believe in belts. There should be no ranking system for toughness.
Jiek_Fafn posted...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HBO_original_programming

Is the whole world wrong too?

ClayGuida cares not for your facts
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huh, they're all walking out?? is that Newman? Newman!
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