12-21-2008, 08:48 AM
Black Landlord wrote:
I think what happens is you are so averse to the "dogpack" mentality that you don't 'join the fray' by taking a stance against vicious, racist, aggressive communication from swampy, dakota, DP, freeradical and the like, but seem continually bothered by much more tempered communication from the rest, so it sure looks like you're taking sides, weakening what I think is a sincere call for everyone to behave more civilly.
"Labeling" maybe wasn't quite the right word, but maybe sending a friendly PM to the folks you think really cross the line would be more effective than what appears to be painting 2/3 of the users here with the same brush.
I'll give that some thought. You know, something to consider is that I'm obviously not going to share your views as to when they deserve to be attacked. Does that make sense? There are times where it's nearly universally accepted here that they deserve to be attacked, and I disagree. What do I do about that? The only option I have is to join a side, and I don't do that. Another issue is that I honestly don't think swampy, DP, or freeradical get much into the name calling. They merely hold views that most here don't find legitimate. At least that's my impression, but I'm open to info to the contrary. Also, I probably shouldn't be, but I'm confused about what you're referring to as far as me painting 2/3 of the users with the same brush. I would say that in almost any given thread there will be 4-5 liberal posters (not necessarily always the same ones) and about 1, maybe 2 conservative posters. I've come to believe that the "majority" is incapable of understanding the feeling of being ganged up on in this scenario. The conservatives feel it, and I don't think the liberals can recognize it in this situation. I guess it is the way it is, so whatever, but I got frustrated and lost my temper. One more issue is that I think there are people here who are clever in their approach to insults. They may not even realize how insulting they are being. Then there are others who are more literal with their insults, and they are the ones who take most of the heat. Anyway, I guess I feel guilty for complaining, but there you go. kj.