Amskeptic wrote:airkooledchris wrote:
it's not the opinion - it is the manner in which it is expressed and (even more so) the volume at which it's been done at.
Thank-you.
I have all number of fierce opinions about the state of the world, but I refuse to mock members of this forum who hold diametrically opposed opinions. Those here who decided that I was talking about them personally when I called Dick Cheney a dick, chose to read it the way they read it. Likewise, when I read that I am a hypocritte and a despot and a loon, there was no choice of interpretation, it was a violation that threatened the adult level of discourse that we all need to work to restore.
Unfortunately, I got sucked in to arguments that only diminished my self-respect and enjoyment of my work here. Situation dealt with.
Colin
Oh thanks, so he was banned because he responded to your post to me (and what he said), the showing of a side of yourself that you may, or may not, be proud of. It saddens me that I was somehow involved in that.
The way he jumped in there was as if maybe he has seen you drive off too many members already and didn't want to see you do it again.
Not for nothing Colin, but whether you and others realize this or not, from my side of the fence, the side of a major minority when it comes to this forum, you and others whether knowingly or not, operate like the herd keeping themselves in check. (not in a good way).
There is a ganging up effect, rudeness and insults that I would guess have driven off any of the real objectors to your philosophy. Can you perhaps sit back and think of how many people who you have gotten into thick debates with that are no longer posting here?
I have come back here several times after willingly going away. I talk about these things to others all the time, here I see a core of people that are hell bent on a belief that don't seem to have the normal reaction they should when presented with certain info. Instead I see a sort of unconscious group bullying to get the odd man to join the group.
It is just my perception.