I posted a question about what happened to some South Africans who were kidnapped in Iraq. The guys were hanged, some idiot answered my question with a racist joke about them and his answer was voted the best! What is wrong with you? Is it funny that people get murdered? How would you feel if someone close to you got murdered and others joked about it? I thought the English were fair, non-racist and compassionate, I really did. South Africa was very clear in it's views against the war in Iraq, these guys were not there to fight. I bet the guy who answered has never even been to South Africa in his life! Apartheid has been dead for a while now and not every white South African subscribed to it anyway. Is every German a Nazi? I am disgusted!
2007-01-26 22:24:10 · 24 answers · asked by zweebob 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
The last time I checked my question noone had answered so I assumed noone had read it or knew the answer.... bleieve me I would have voted.
2007-01-26 22:32:01 · update #1
I try to vote for my best answers whenever possible but I don't always manage, I have a busy job. Sorry for that, but I think some of you are missing the point. Thanks to everyone else for restoring my faith.
2007-01-26 22:38:25 · update #2
Please dont let ignorance displayed on this forum get u down. IT is unfortunate but the forum is freedom of speech, not all will answer whole heartedly or even honestly. All people respond based on there values and cultural morality. In the future please keep this in mind and try not to personalize answers received
2007-01-26 22:34:23 · answer #1 · answered by adelbert321 2 · 4⤊ 3⤋
I never came across that one. No it isn't funny it's horrible! I lost
two brothers a few years ago so, I know what you're talking about all too well. I have yet to get over that. I lost my youngest
brother after he was stabbed in a bar fight, then to top it off my
oldest brother committed suicide. Death is not funny any way you
look at it. When you post a question or answer on this site there
is always going to be that one person running their mouth trying to make everyone else look bad. The best thing you can do is
skip whatever garbage they write and look at the answers that
an understanding person posted ,not what the 2 year olds write.
2007-01-26 22:40:50 · answer #2 · answered by Williamstown 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see a lot of this.......terrible answers being voted for as best....even by the asker. I sometimes wonder if it's the same person with 2 IDs answering their own question and choosing it as best answer....for the points.
I have to say though, that whoever it was in your case may not necessarily have been English....there are people from all over the world on here.
Another point is that if you had chosen the best answer yourself instead of letting it go into voting, it couldn't have happened. Maybe you just forgot?
# edit # You must admit, friend, that you have a bit of a pattern of not choosing best answer yourself....maybe you'll stop it now?
2007-01-26 22:32:30 · answer #3 · answered by lou b 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Looking at the question it seems only 1 person voted for the best answer and that was presumably the guy who wrote it. I actually don't agree with you that his reply was racist, more ironic and witty. South Africa's racist history has not be long gone enough yet for the world to forget, for goodness sake,we still say rude things about the Germans and that's been over for 60 years. Chill girl, or grow up!
2007-01-26 23:15:13 · answer #4 · answered by Dr Watson (UK) 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I thin the question you asked only got 2 answers. The best answer only got 1 vote...could have been the guy that answered it. You have no right to criticize...you ask a question you should follow it up, instead of leaving that for others
2007-01-26 22:34:31 · answer #5 · answered by sharkgirl 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
i imagine people only go by ability of questions which have become voted for extremely quick. they only click the first one then bypass to the subsequent one and repeat until eventually they lose interest so then can get a lot of issues
2016-10-16 04:17:52 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're not all like that, some people on here are really sick I've only been a member 2 days and some of the replies have really shocked me. One of the questions I asked received really negative answers that upset me too. Please don't let the few tarnish the rest of us. There are good and bad everywhere. I'm sorry for your loss and hope you have better luck in the future.
2007-01-26 22:30:15 · answer #7 · answered by sally s 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
You have time to ask questions but are to busy to pick them yourself. You should be mad at yourself for not doing what you want for yourself. If you don't have time, then don't ask and then expect the whole world to agree with you on every issue. If you don't have the time then stop asking and find a new hobby.
2007-01-27 11:40:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hello,
I checked all your questions and none of them you chose as best answers. The particular question you are referring to has attracted only two answers. There was just one vote for the best answer which probably belongs to the answerer himself.
I would suggest you start choosing best answers.
Good luck
Edit. To answer your previous question ; They are still missing
sorry
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=293053&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/
2007-01-26 22:34:44 · answer #9 · answered by toietmoi 6 · 8⤊ 0⤋
If you could not be bothered to check answers and vote your own best answer to your question then you have no right to complain about what answer was selected as best, everyone opinion different. I always return to questions asked and vote a best answer.
2007-01-26 22:29:30 · answer #10 · answered by BobC 4 · 7⤊ 1⤋