"We're not afraid" website

[skymama 37]

I saw the creator of this website on tv this morning. It's pretty cool. It has a bunch of people from all over the world who have taken pictures of themselves with "we're not afraid" added to the picture somewhere. It was created after the London bombings and already has a bunch of pictures posted to it. There is also a place where you can donate to the relief fund.

I think we need some skydiving pictures on there!

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[daniel_owen_uk 0]

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1730018

Cough cough

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[skymama 37]

lol...I missed it!

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[flyangel2 2]

But people are going to read what Andrea has to post

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey

[daniel_owen_uk 0]

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But people are going to read what Andrea has to post

Fair point

/me feels so wanted

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[ccowden 0]

BOO!!!

Scare ya?

Ah shoot, I don't have anything to post, just wanted to give Andrea a (((((((((((HUG))))))))))))

[mr2mk1g 10]

These two are good:

http://www.werenotafraid.com/images/080/McCall.jpg
http://www.werenotafraid.com/images/080/David_USA.jpg

[rhino 0]

It is a good site! :)

[Ripple 0]

heheh!

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[leroydb 0]

the base guys need to post a pic of a jump with WNA on it... that would freak the terrorists out... (smirk) (dont take it serious)

Leroy


..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio...

[Remster 30]

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that would freak the terrorists out...

Yeah... sure...

Remster

[hexadecimal 0]

I realize the people in London are going through a hard thing right now... but sites like this just seem like a waste of space to me.

Do they really think that terrorists are going to log on and look at the pictures thinking "OH NO, THEY SURE TOLD US!!!"?

At least the donation thing is useful...

[JohnRich 4]

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I realize the people in London are going through a hard thing right now... but sites like this just seem like a waste of space to me.
Do they really think that terrorists are going to log on and look at the pictures thinking "OH NO, THEY SURE TOLD US!!!"?

I'm with you. I hate to be negative with something like this - if it makes people feel better, go for it. But it doesn't mean anything to the terrorists. I get the same feeling when I see on the news that Blair is signing a "condolence book". That means nothing to me.

Getting the fuckers responsible for the bombings, and everyone who helped them - now that would mean something!

[SpeedRacer 1]

hmm, well, A WASTE OF SPACE ON THE INTERNET??!!

we could never tolerate such a thing!!

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[hexadecimal 0]

Good point

[ccowden 0]

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I realize the people in London are going through a hard thing right now... but sites like this just seem like a waste of space to me.
Do they really think that terrorists are going to log on and look at the pictures thinking "OH NO, THEY SURE TOLD US!!!"?

I'm with you. I hate to be negative with something like this - if it makes people feel better, go for it. But it doesn't mean anything to the terrorists. I get the same feeling when I see on the news that Blair is signing a "condolence book". That means nothing to me.

These are pretty stupid statements. This is simply a way for people to feel good and positive as well as heal in a terrible time. It is a little like saying that a funeral is a waste of time just because it does nothing for the one who passed on.

This site is a positive thing in a negative time and it helps people feel better. It is about saying we will not be afraid. I doubt it was intended to be viewed by the terrorists.

[freeflir29 0]

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we could never tolerate such a thing!!

Yeah no shit............."Every electron is SACRED..........every electron is good!"

[Rebecca 0]

Hear, hear.

you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk?

[JohnRich 4]

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These are pretty stupid statements. This is simply a way for people to feel good and positive as well as heal in a terrible time.

Just because you disagree with my statement, does not make it a "stupid statement".

And you should note that I also said: "if it makes people feel better, go for it."

[ccowden 0]

Then I will make it an opinion.

I think these are stupid statements.

If one can find anything negative to say about something like this site and miss the point by that much, then I think it is stupid.

[skytash 0]

Being a non-afraid Londoner who still uses the tube every morning to get to work, I have to say I can't make up my mind on this one. On the one hand, it is good to see that lots of people are supporting us, on the other hand, messages from some places have more value than others.

Spaniards from Madrid (Madridians?), New Yorkers, people who had been targets of the RAF (Rote Armee Fraktion, not the airforce!) and ETA are more powerful voices of support to me, as these are people who have also just got up in the morning and carried on getting things done like most Londonders. Messages from New Zealand feel hollow, no matter how well meaning they are. I doubt that people in Aukland sit looking at the plastic bag the person next to them on the bus put on the floor hoping for their own life that the person picks it up again when getting off the bus.

However those Madridians, New Yorkers, Basques and Germans do make me feel that I'm not the only person unable to ignore sirens while sitting on the bus or walking on the pavement the way I used to, hence make me feel more normal and more determined to keep getting on with life.

tash

and some pretty good artwork on some of them...

Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is a special occasion. Avril Sloe

[JohnRich 4]

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Then I will make it an opinion. I think these are stupid statements.

Okay then, if that is the philosophy you want to adopt...

My opinion disagrees with your opinion. Therefore, according to your philosophy, your statements are also stupid. So my stupid statement and your stupid statement cancel each other out.

Now where does that leave us?

[Remster 30]

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Now where does that leave us?

In need of a beer or 2...

Remster

[skymama 37]

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Messages from New Zealand feel hollow, no matter how well meaning they are. I doubt that people in Aukland sit looking at the plastic bag the person next to them on the bus put on the floor hoping for their own life that the person picks it up again when getting off the bus.

It might hit home for some of those people more than you think or in different ways. For example, you might think what happened in London doesn't really affect me because I'm from Florida. But, I was on vacation in Germany on the day the bombings happened and had a plane ticket scheduling me to fly back into London the next morning and a train ticket into the city once I got there. We did look into changing our flights but finally just decided to go for it and took the plane, train and 3 Tube lines. I know the terrorists will never know that I showed them that I'm not afraid either, but I showed it to myself and I showed it to the Brits who were on the Tubes with me who saw me with all my luggage as a tourist who wasn't afraid to come back.

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[JohnRich 4]

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Now where does that leave us?

In need of a beer or 2...

I second the motion!