Posted by beardedlady on March 31, 2002, at 17:19:09
In reply to further observations and i'm through..., posted by Krazy Kat on March 31, 2002, at 13:42:19
Andy's first post--the one in which he commented about people being suggestible--was fine. There was nothing wrong with it. He meant no harm; it was an observation! (And it was a good one, though it doesn't apply to EVERYONE.) So argue with it, discuss it, disagree. But finger shaking and eye rolling are not necessary. They're just not.
So when Andy responded, I felt his frustration. Maybe "stuck up" and "know-it-alls" were not appropriate comments, but neither were those before his.
Anyway, I don't understand how the following can be a rule: "Don't post anything that might be offensive to others." That could be anything! Some people cry if you say boo! Do I really have to sit here and think about whether I should say I'm about to eat a ribeye steak, for fear that a vegetarian might be offended? If we had to police our own speech that way, no one would ever say anything.
Dr. Bob, people should be able to debate on either board. All it means is that people post different opinions. We are people, and we are not the same. It's perfectly okay. It's perfectly perfect. What a dull, drab, nasty, icky world we would live in if we all liked the same flavor ice cream. (And it would be a drag if that flavor were mint chocolate chip, as I would have even more trouble finding it.) What a rotten place it would be if we were all republican. (Ooops. I offended someone, even though I was joking.) What a crappy, expensive place it would be if we were all lawyers. (Ooops. Did it again, even though--wait, I wasn't kidding!) (Just kidding.)
I mean, c'mon! C'mon, people, now! Smile on your brother! Everybody--get together. Try to love one another right now.
Blech.
Have an ice day.
alotta beardy : )>>
"Let us agree to differ/we'll consume the competition."
Gang of Four
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