tru3
23-02-2007, 02:44 PM
What if, in all the posts welcoming masonic3, most of us were actually trying to help him?
What if he's just a young person, making a big mistake?
I have a buddy whose son just enlisted in the airborne infantry and is heading for iraq. I had half a mind to call him up and ask him what color was the sky in his world. I didn't, because the damage had been done, but if I had known beforehand, I would have called.
But no, none of us are allowed to hurt anyones feelings these days, it seems.
If you disagree with me, you may hurt my feelings. Sometimes shocking people is the only way you can wake them up.
I agree ad hominim attacks are not the most effective way to construct an argument. And maybe plain talk can be a little rude. But I don't see Mr. Icke pulling any punches in his writing. If Gerald Ford had been an admin here, he would have banned David had he posted about all Gerry's extracurricular activities.
And we would probably still be ignorant about them.
So there's a fine line between abuse and straight talk. Thank you for volunteering to be a mod, Tonto. "Thank you for your service", as the mock patriot talking heads like to say here in the states. It's no fun being the umpire when the stands are filled with drunken unruly fans. Hey, we're into freedom, baby!
So, you might try to rein everyone in before you shut down the thread, and get them to focus on the big picture; we're not each others' enemy here, we have more in common than we do differences, and we can agree to disagree at times.
Just a suggestion. :)
What if he's just a young person, making a big mistake?
I have a buddy whose son just enlisted in the airborne infantry and is heading for iraq. I had half a mind to call him up and ask him what color was the sky in his world. I didn't, because the damage had been done, but if I had known beforehand, I would have called.
But no, none of us are allowed to hurt anyones feelings these days, it seems.
If you disagree with me, you may hurt my feelings. Sometimes shocking people is the only way you can wake them up.
I agree ad hominim attacks are not the most effective way to construct an argument. And maybe plain talk can be a little rude. But I don't see Mr. Icke pulling any punches in his writing. If Gerald Ford had been an admin here, he would have banned David had he posted about all Gerry's extracurricular activities.
And we would probably still be ignorant about them.
So there's a fine line between abuse and straight talk. Thank you for volunteering to be a mod, Tonto. "Thank you for your service", as the mock patriot talking heads like to say here in the states. It's no fun being the umpire when the stands are filled with drunken unruly fans. Hey, we're into freedom, baby!
So, you might try to rein everyone in before you shut down the thread, and get them to focus on the big picture; we're not each others' enemy here, we have more in common than we do differences, and we can agree to disagree at times.
Just a suggestion. :)