Looters!

[TheEnforcer]

Denise Bollinger, a tourist from Philadelphia, stood outside and snapped pictures in amazement.

"It's downtown Baghdad," the housewife said. "It's insane. I've wanted to come here for 10 years. I thought this was a sophisticated city. I guess not."

I read that and my jaw dropped. That lady is deluded if she thinks the same thing wouldn't happen in Philly, let alone tons of other cities across america, if a comparable situation happened there.

It's shitty it happens but that type of behavior isn't exclusive to New Orleans. I find it particularly amusing coming from someone who lives in a town where they are known to cheer an opposing player getting hurt when what might be a life threatening/altering injury occurs.

[Dravyk]

Originally Posted by TheEnforcer

It's shitty it happens but that type of behavior isn't exclusive to New Orleans. I find it particularly amusing coming from someone who lives in a town where they are known to cheer an opposing player getting hurt when what might be a life threatening/altering injury occurs.

Philly fans just have a lot more spirit than ... wherever it is again you come from!

That's OK. We're used to the jealousy from towns with lackluster, boring players and the fans to match.

[TheEnforcer]

Originally Posted by Dravyk

Philly fans just have a lot more spirit than ... wherever it is again you come from!

That's OK. We're used to the jealousy from towns with lackluster, boring players and the fans to match.

Ahahahahahaha!!

I don't think I've ever read a more assinine post in the history of Oprano!! That you would even REMOTELY suggest Philly fans are better than packer fans is laughable at best, idiotic at worst.

[Dravyk]

Originally Posted by TheEnforcer

Ahahahahahaha!!

I don't think I've ever read a more assinine post in the history of Oprano!! That you would even REMOTELY suggest Philly fans are better than packer fans is laughable at best, idiotic at worst.

FREUDIAN PROJECTION

The following is a collection of definitions of projection from orthodox psychology texts. In this system the distinct mechanism of projecting own unconscious or undesirable characteristics onto an opponent is called Freudian Projection.

"A defense mechanism in which the individual attributes to other people impulses and traits that he himself has but cannot accept. It is especially likely to occur when the person lacks insight into his own impulses and traits."

"The externalisation of internal unconscious wishes, desires or emotions on to other people. So, for example, someone who feels subconsciously that they have a powerful latent homosexual drive may not acknowledge this consciously, but it may show in their readiness to suspect others of being homosexual."

"Attributing one's own undesirabe traits to other people or agencies, e.g., an aggressive man accuses other people of being hostile."

"The individual perceives in others the motive he denies having himself. Thus the cheat is sure that everyone else is dishonest. The would-be adulterer accuses his wife of infidelity."

"People attribute their own undesirable traits onto others. An individual who unconsciously recognises his or her aggressive tendencies may then see other people acting in an excessively aggressive way."

"Projection is the opposite defence mechanism to identification. We project our own unpleasant feelings onto someone else and blame them for having thoughts that we really have."

[Hell Puppy]

Looters should all be shot.

If they survive, they should be shot twice.

[DanB]

One of the news channels had video of about 25 looters breaking into a beauty supply store.

[Hell Puppy]

I could almost forgive looting for survival, breaking in for bottled water, food, etc.

However, it's the opportunists breaking in and grabbing non-essentials that need to be shot....thru the liver.

[Peaches]

Originally Posted by DanB

One of the news channels had video of about 25 looters breaking into a beauty supply store.

Well THAT can be excused.

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by TheEnforcer

. I find it particularly amusing coming from someone who lives in a town where they are known to cheer an opposing player getting hurt when what might be a life threatening/altering injury occurs.

She looks down on people for looting, you look down on her for her city's cheering of a downed player.

What's the difference? You're both elitist fucks.

[TheEnforcer]

Originally Posted by Anthony

She looks down on people for looting, you look down on her for her city's cheering of a downed player.

What's the difference? You're both elitist fucks.

The point is she's not commentating only on the looters but the entire city of New Orleans as a whole and trying to imply the entire town isn't sophsticated and trying to say that couldn't possibly happen in Philly. Sorry, but the reality is it could and very likely would. It isn't elitist at all to point out the truth of something and the truth is that looting like that could happen in practically any city in the states under similar catstropic circumstances.