Abuzz Guilt

I lingered over Abuzz for at least a year before joining and making a post. At first I posted mostly about food, but then I got upset with a few of the members... The trolls were horrible and without moderators, easily destroyed the usefulness of the site.

The online personna I have today evolved out of that experience.

And here I thought it was because your siblings kept poking your fontanelle with sharp pointy sticks when you were a baby.

Who knew?

Sometimes chat boards are fun, other times they are battlefields.

I was one of the migrants from ABUZZ to A2K. What I've noticed most clearly over the years is the success with which A2K's staff and members have inhibited takeover by trolls.

Who knew?

kuvasz wrote:

Who knew?

One thing lovable about A2K is the liberals insistence on making constant, personal insults about those they disagree with. Since the last election, it's gotten worse, right along with their approval ratings.

kuvasz wrote:

Who knew?

One thing lovable about A2K is the liberals insistence on making constant, personal insults about those they disagree with. Since the last election, it's gotten worse, right along with their approval ratings.

Craven, it's all over the Internet these days, not just A2K, it's been widely reported in the news media, even in the left leaning media. Liberal bloggers have gotten decidedly mean. No one knows for sure why, but the perception is the failure of their newly elected congress has really got their goat, and they are taking it out on those with more conservative blog positions.

Most of the mean spiritedness they detect from me has been in self defense - that they cannot see that is symptomatic of their disease. One of those who ridiculed me above, a few years back ignored my very solid, very accurate technical advice about HDTV, even went so far as to say it was wrong (it wasn't), simply because he disagreed with me politically (at least that's the only guess I have).

As far as kuvasz' comment, I must be doing something right, exposing someone for how cruel they really are.

Don't you think you guys are taking either politics or able2know a tad too seriously? I'm puzzled by the mindset that it would take to go out of your way just to try to make sure someone knows you don't like them.
I swear, internet message boards make normally decent people look socially retarded on a daily basis. I know, as I'm sure I've been guilty of it myself.

One thing lovable about A2K is the liberals insistence on making constant, personal insults about those they disagree with.

I'm puzzled by the mindset that it would take to go out of your way just to try to make sure someone knows you don't like them.

you guys are taking either politics or able2know a tad too seriously?

Craven, it's all over the Internet these days, not just A2K, it's been widely reported in the news media, even in the left leaning media. Liberal bloggers have gotten decidedly mean.

You mean that they finally started punching back and you can't take it. What a damned gutless, pissypants complaint by another armchair hero of the 101st Fighting Typewriter Brigade.

No one knows for sure why, but the perception is the failure of their newly elected congress has really got their goat, and they are taking it out on those with more conservative blog positions.

The disease was patience and a hope that with analytical logic, rationalism, and shared patriotism meetings of the mind could occur to move the nation forward during crisis. Instead, what liberals and even centrists found was the Borg staring at them, where no middle ground could be obtained; surrender or be assimilated. One can merely tune in to CSPAN and see how the GOP in the current House is attempting legislative guerilla warfare instead of the heralded "bipartisanship" they allegedly preach.

So, your remark is not based on any true fact or situation. It is pure rhetorical fantasy.

It does not conform to any objective reality.

It is not a true statement.

It is a lie.

Most of the mean spiritedness they detect from me has been in self defense - that they cannot see that is symptomatic of their disease.

No, it isn't. It is because you are an out-and-out bono fide liar.

One of those who ridiculed me above, a few years back ignored my very solid, very accurate technical advice about HDTV, even went so far as to say it was wrong (it wasn't), simply because he disagreed with me politically (at least that's the only guess I have).

As far as kuvasz' comment, I must be doing something right, exposing someone for how cruel they really are.

More delusions and meglomanical craziness from the Indiana Jones of the Internet.

If you think it took your sweet little ass to "expose" me as vicious counterpuncher apparently you haven't been reading carefully Abuzz or a2k for the last, oh..... seven years.

What's next? Are you off to star as King Canute and try to hold back the North Sea?.

From ostroyreport.blog:

Let's review Bush's impact since 2000 at home and abroad, in no particular order:

1. Lied about WMD.
2. Unilaterally invaded a sovereign nation without provocation and justification.
3. Lied during State of the Union speech re: Niger Uranium.
4. Responsible for pre-9/11 intelligence failures in White House, CIA, FBI.
5. Allowed 9-11 murderers to remain free while diverting precious military and financial resources to his vanity war in Iraq.
6. Lied about Saddam/bin Laden connection.
7. Turned Iraq into a terrorist breeding ground.
8. Lied about nation-building.
9. Opposed creation of 9-11 Commission and Homeland Security Department.
10. Disrespected and alienated the U.S. from French, German and other key allies.
11. Lied to Americans about the real cost of war.
12. Fostered an environment of torture at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo.
13. Lined Halliburton's pockets in Afghanistan and Iraq with fat no-bid contracts.
14. Under-manned and under-equipped our armed forces in Iraq, resulting in unnecessary death and injuries.
15. Ignored the nuclear build-up in both Iran and N.Korea; marginalized Kim Jong Il.
16. Shunned Kyoto Treaty.
17. Lied about effects of man-made pollutants on the environment to support corporate pals.
18. Lied about the insolvency of Social Security.
19. Gave huge cuts to the wealthiest taxpayers.
20. Lied about true cost of health care bill.
21. Lied about Free Trade stand.
22. Bitterly divided the nation along religious, party and sexual preference lines.
23. Guilty of numerous cronyism appointments (Homeland Security, Supreme Court, etc)
24. Rewarded failures of Condi Rice and other cronies with key promotions.
25. Dreadful energy policies lead to record gas and oil prices.
26. Responsible for the largest debt in U.S. history.
27. Colossal failure of preparedness, rescue and relief during Hurricane Katrina.
28. Fostered a culture of corruption among GOP and top leadership (Tom Delay, etc).
29. Allowed Donald Rumsfeld to keep job despite utter failure in Iraq.
30. Presided over the U.S.'s lowest popularity throughout the world.
31. Saw No Child Left Behind fail.
32. Lied last week about Iraqi troop strength during Saturday radio address. Directly contradicted by testimony given earlier in the week by Gen. Abizaid.

And these early promises from Bush:
"I will restore honor and integrity to the White House"
No decision on Yucca Mountain until research results are available
Free trade
"I'm a compassionate conservative"
"Leave no child behind"
"I'm a uniter, not a divider"
"President of all the people, not just those who voted for me"
"A reformer with results"
"It's the people's money, not the government's"
* Election reform
* Reforming the military