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Civil Rights hero Fred Phelps dies
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Like it or not, Fred Phelps likely did not go into the civil rights movement for the right reasons. He more likely did it because he wanted to stir up controversy and create trouble. All of his life, Phelps did things that caused problems and attacked the majority in order to cause hatred. His life was centered on attracting attention and causing hatred. The man did not have any good cause in him. He lived to be hated, and lived to hate. Phelp's cause was to make hate and anger popular.
His entire life showed that.
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The amount of damage he did to Christianity and the amount of support he provided for the gay marriage movement is not insignificant.
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostBut that isn't DE's point. Is it okay to rewrite a person's history to omit any good they did because of a later evil? Or should we let their history speak for itself?
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostBut that isn't DE's point. Is it okay to rewrite a person's history to omit any good they did because of a later evil? Or should we let their history speak for itself?
People are a mix of good and bad. I'm not sure why we resist coming to terms with that.
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Originally posted by TimelessTheist View PostYes, but there's a right, and wrong way to do things. Protesting people's funerals is just crossing the line.
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Originally posted by Darth Executor View PostYes, because they fought for a country that protects and enables homosexuals. It all ties back to homosexuality. Once he finished protecting America from racists he took on protecting America from homosexuals as his pet issue.
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I wasn't aware of the Civil rights work, but it kind of fits in with a generally "contrarian" personality.
Defending blacks in a "Jim Crow" era would have been just as provocative as protesting funerals later.
Seems like he just enjoyed ticking off as many people as he could, no mater what the cause.
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostHis protests were over more than homosexuality. He didn't become a national name until he started going after soldiers.
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His protests were over more than homosexuality. He didn't become a national name until he started going after soldiers.
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostMaybe because whatever role he played in the civil rights movement was insignificant compared to what else he was known for (and willingly sought publicity for, with an army of press releases and whatnot).
^ not journalism
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Maybe because whatever role he played in the civil rights movement was insignificant compared to what else he was known for (and willingly sought publicity for, with an army of press releases and whatnot).
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