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I do not enjoy that every good hearted story needs to have a top comment with a clickbait counterpoint.

by soared 4y ago

bediger4000 4y ago
Given that I grew up near there, and remembered the Skidmore murder story, what would you have me do? Not add material to the discussion? Arm I supposed to just stay silent about some things? If so, how should I know whether or not to stay silent. Give me a method, and I'll use it next time.
- jessaustin 4y ago
  How would "sometimes bad things happen" be relevant in the least? Missouri is a large state and the two communities aren't close. Besides, you should read the link you posted rather than relying on memory. That story is of a small community defending itself from the predations of a sociopath whom law enforcement could not control. Maybe it's a critique of law enforcement, but it isn't a "counterpoint" to "small town people help out in emergency".
  - bediger4000 4y ago
    How is "sometimes good things happen" relevant in the least? I can flip it that way too. The "Mendon, Missouri" story had as its theme that small town/rural America pulls together. There's nuance to that, and it's a mistake to ignore the nuance. The Skidmore story illustrates that, and it took place in the same rural NW Missouri millieu.
    - jessaustin 4y ago
      Are you calling the train wreck a "good thing that happened"? I don't think even Dietrich would go that far... We can probably agree that neither this author nor his audience care much for "nuance", which presumably in this context means that each community in some sense "pulled together"? In one case they pulled together for several hours, in the other case it was forty years. In both cases they pulled together for a good cause, so I don't see a "counterpoint"?
- sillysaurusx 4y ago
  Just ignore the haters. As a fellow Missourian, I appreciated the additional context. Your comment was relevant and on-topic.
draw_down 4y ago

I do not enjoy that every good hearted story needs to have a top comment with a clickbait counterpoint.

by soared 4y ago

I do not enjoy that every good hearted story needs to have a top comment with a clickbait counterpoint.

Given that I grew up near there, and remembered the Skidmore murder story, what would you have me do? Not add material to the discussion? Arm I supposed to just stay silent about some things? If so, how should I know whether or not to stay silent. Give me a method, and I'll use it next time.

jessaustin 4y ago
How would "sometimes bad things happen" be relevant in the least? Missouri is a large state and the two communities aren't close. Besides, you should read the link you posted rather than relying on memory. That story is of a small community defending itself from the predations of a sociopath whom law enforcement could not control. Maybe it's a critique of law enforcement, but it isn't a "counterpoint" to "small town people help out in emergency".
- bediger4000 4y ago
  How is "sometimes good things happen" relevant in the least? I can flip it that way too. The "Mendon, Missouri" story had as its theme that small town/rural America pulls together. There's nuance to that, and it's a mistake to ignore the nuance. The Skidmore story illustrates that, and it took place in the same rural NW Missouri millieu.
  - jessaustin 4y ago
    Are you calling the train wreck a "good thing that happened"? I don't think even Dietrich would go that far... We can probably agree that neither this author nor his audience care much for "nuance", which presumably in this context means that each community in some sense "pulled together"? In one case they pulled together for several hours, in the other case it was forty years. In both cases they pulled together for a good cause, so I don't see a "counterpoint"?
sillysaurusx 4y ago
Just ignore the haters. As a fellow Missourian, I appreciated the additional context. Your comment was relevant and on-topic.

draw_down 4y ago