Floyd Blue said:You know, I think that on this forum and on the political front, discussion can happen and points can be made without making personal comments about the other person in the discussion.
Nothing is gained by telling someone they are an ass, stupid, a total idiot, a kook or fool. You make your point by placing your opinion up for others to review and they get to either agree or disagree. But to vent on one another, just to make you feel better or superior, makes you look foolish in the end. This is because calling another a name is nothing more than provoking a response and does not prove your point in the slightest.
Now, there is nothing wrong with saying, I feel you are in error and this is my take on it. That is a discussion and each point of view is placed before the group so that others can make up their own minds which point is the valid one. This does not mean that one point or the other is the more valid, unless one point has more factual basis for its foundation.
I know that people get carried away when things are not face to face and remarks can only be met with a response on line. This makes it rather easy for a person to be confrontational, which to me is not really constructive. But, it is the nature of forums on line and it is up to those on the forum to set the bar for conduct.
Yours is a voice of reason in the wilderness, Floyd, but I'm afraid it will fall on deaf ears. Not just the personal attacks, but the blanket accusations of entire groups by those that are angry doesn't add anything to the debate.
