Posted by Dinah on March 20, 2003, at 8:13:13
In reply to patriotic Americans--all and » IsoM, posted by beardedlady on March 20, 2003, at 7:37:15
I will stand as one of those.
I have no wish to be forced to defend my country or my president against excessive vitriol. Disagreement certainly. That's fine. Disagreement that sticks to the facts is great. But the intensity of hatred for Bush that has been expressed on this board, and the level of anti-Americanism is extremely unsettling to me.
I wouldn't say anything, but you asked.
And I wasn't particularly surprised at the block. Dr. Bob had referred Jay to the civility guidelines on "I" statements and Jay, I'm sure unintentionally, did exactly what Dr. Bob warned against. Granted I have spent some time trying to understand the civility guidelines and, unlike many, agree with them. So Jay was blocked for not following the rules that Dr. Bob explicitly guided him to read.
Just my opinion as someone who admittedly is distressed by extreme expressions of anger, and as someone who wishes we could all of us keep the level down, and concentrate on support of each other rather than arguing policy.
If you would rather I leave, I am prepared to do so.
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