Alan, I wish you would have just let it go instead of derailing the thread. But, I split it off because maybe you were right in responding and maybe some good can come from it. That's my foolishness side coming out, thinking glass half full, again.
He's not the only one. I'm a leftist as soon as I post something our back alley friends don't agree with.
Originally Posted by: Rockmolder
This is something that has bothered me quite a bit. I was told the other day that if I didn't give someone a Warning, I would be accused of being a left or right, I forget. Honestly, I don't even know what that means to be left or right. All I know is it upset me knowing I'd be labeled.
Not by you. Let's get that straigth first. We used to get into eachothers hairs in the religion threads, but that's a different story.
Originally Posted by: Rockmolder
We used to go back and forth on religion/politics quite a bit in a few threads and nary an personal insult was flung. That was great! I liked that. If one was, it was usually Troy saying "You are a dumbass" and then he'd explain his reasoning to which the person the dumbass comment was directed towards would be able to focus still on the topic rather than the personal attack. Does that make sense? I guess I'm saying is the insults were more like two buddies in a bar and one slaps the others shoulder saying "dumbass". Where now it seems like there is true hatred and instead it is a fist to the face while angrily being called a leftist dumbass.
The whole premise of having everyone duke it out in the back alley, a place you had to apply for to get in, seemed like a pretty goot set-up to me. It didn't overflow into the random babble all that much.
Originally Posted by: Rockmolder
It has overflowed a lot more than some realize because someone is wasting time in their day moving those posts out of the improper areas. And look at here. We have a decent thread started and guess what happens. Ruined because people can't just let it go and get back to the topic. I find that irritating.
I enjoy watching folks duke it out. I really do. I like seeing point, counter-point, point, counter-point, point, counter-point and so on. What upsets me is when everything is twisted into politics or religion AND we get nothing but hatred.
Life is too short for hate, it is just too damn short for it. I don't expect everyone to get along or even like the next person. I do expect us to know when to walk away from a discussion/topic that has gotten lost in personal attacks.
I don't like having the back alley set up how it is. It tells me we are failing.