Guillotine-shaming was controlled by the entity that had the guillotine. On-line shaming doesn’t seem to have any controlling entity. So, the peasants control the knife.
On a related note, the IRS proposes that conservative charities provide the identities of donors, which amazingly seem to find their way to mobs of leftists.
electricshadow—The Spanish Inquisition was the first law & order a village had, other than a local prince yelling, “Off with their heads!” More people were found not guilty than guilty, only one percent of the guilty were sentenced to death, and most of those had their sentences commuted.
electricshadow—The Spanish Inquisition was the first law & order a village had, other than a local prince yelling, “Off with their heads!” More people were found not guilty than guilty, only one percent of the guilty were sentenced to death, and most of those had their sentences commuted.
Darsan54 Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Online shaming allows you to turn the computer off and ignore it. Mob sanctioned violence, not so much.
electricshadow Premium Member almost 9 years ago
…and then there’s the Inquisition.
reevesca63 almost 9 years ago
6.6TA almost 9 years ago
Guillotine-shaming was controlled by the entity that had the guillotine. On-line shaming doesn’t seem to have any controlling entity. So, the peasants control the knife.
jbmlaw01 almost 9 years ago
On a related note, the IRS proposes that conservative charities provide the identities of donors, which amazingly seem to find their way to mobs of leftists.
catzilla23 almost 9 years ago
Highly recommend the Revolutions Podcast on iTunes or Revolutions.com the one on the French Revolution is wonderful.
kaffekup almost 9 years ago
They usually apply such things to the left also, but we’re allowed to ignore such inconvenient facts.
tnladybug almost 9 years ago
electricshadow—The Spanish Inquisition was the first law & order a village had, other than a local prince yelling, “Off with their heads!” More people were found not guilty than guilty, only one percent of the guilty were sentenced to death, and most of those had their sentences commuted.
tnladybug almost 9 years ago
electricshadow—The Spanish Inquisition was the first law & order a village had, other than a local prince yelling, “Off with their heads!” More people were found not guilty than guilty, only one percent of the guilty were sentenced to death, and most of those had their sentences commuted.
tnladybug almost 9 years ago
P.S. I’m Michael Skaggs. I’m just using my sister’s computer.
Thomas & Tifffany Connolly almost 9 years ago
Role model of the three stooges!
Jim Kerner almost 9 years ago
Now cut that out! Look at it this way. It’s a great way to get rid of a headache.