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An Alabama preacher and politician killed himself Friday two days after being outed for having a secret life he shared online as a “transgender curvy girl.”

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[–] cricket98@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Read what he actually did before sobbing about his suicide

https://1819news.com/news/item/to-say-i-was-a-stalker-would-be-a-bit-of-an-understatement-curvy-transgender-smiths-station-mayor-copeland-wrote-fiction-about-murdering-real-life-local-businesswoman-assuming-her-identity

Dude was a giga pervert who stalked local women and posted pictures of real kids in fetish memes he made. dude can rot

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

4 day old account that has done pretty much nothing but post anti-trans bullshit.

Bro get a fucking a life you terminally online loser.

[–] cricket98@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I comment on topics I find interesting. Cry about it.

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And apparently what you find interesting is Conservative propaganda on trans people.

[–] cricket98@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I find the modern debate interesting, yes.

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lmao, do you actually belive anything you've said on this app is a "debate" rather than you being an obvious right wing troll? Dude, get off lemmy and go the fuck outside for once, you terminally online redditor.

[–] cricket98@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes I do think it's healthy to hear opposing views. You are very angry for some reason, maybe relax a bit and you'd be more happy in life.

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh that's a classic troll move just say "ur angry lol" in a desperate attempt to invalidate the other person. Mate, get a hobby that doesn't involve trying to make strangers on the internet upset. You have a very limited amount of time on this earth and are you really going to look back on your life one day and be proud that you pissed off a bunch of random strangers by saying stupid shit?

Probably not right? So maybe spend your time on a project you've been putting off, or teach yourself a new skill, or get a new hobby and make some new freinds, you will have such a more gunnery fulfilling life you look back on and be proud of if you do.

[–] cricket98@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Anyone who can read can see that you are angry. If you think I'm a troll maybe stop responding? I didn't take pride in pissing you off, if you don't like it stop wasting your life responding to people you hate.

So maybe spend your time on a project you’ve been putting off, or teach yourself a new skill, or get a new hobby and make some new freinds, you will have such a more gunnery fulfilling life you look back on and be proud of if you do.

I think you are projecting a bit. I'm fine and live a happy life with my family with a good job. I'm allowed to post my opinions to the internet. If that pisses you off, I don't know what to tell you. Keep it moving and stop responding if it bothers you so much. But I bet I will receive another response because you lack impulse control.

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not angry, despite how desperately you want me to be, nothing in my responses even shows signs of anger.

And I dontbhage you, despite how much you want me to, I just pity you.

If you really have a family you are happy with, would you not rather spend your time with them? Making nice memories instead of trying to get a reaction out of strangers on the internet?

And I'm not going to block you just yet because I feel like there is a chance, however small, that I can actually get through to you, even if you want admit it to me directly, and make you realise that annoying strangers on the internet is not a productive use of your time and that you could be doing something better. Something that makes you and others actually happier and more content instead of just spreading mild annoyance eith your ""debates""

[–] cricket98@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I post on an internet forum when I'm alone after work. Lots of people do that, except you're trying to paint it as a moral fault just because you don't like the topics I am discussing. Cut out the preachy "I'm just trying to make you a better person" bullshit that you're trying to use as justification for continuing to respond to me. You haven't made one salient point other than whining. And I had you on the mark about poor impulse control.