@maxdancona,
Quote:If I am hostile, I can't blame that on someone else. I make the decision on whether I will be hostile or not. And that is on me.
Okay.
Quote:Your claim that I am responsible that other people are acting like assholes is bullshit.
1. I can acknowledge that you aren't entirely responsible for the hostility that has been directed at you.
2. But, I do believe that you are mostly responsible for the hostility that has been directed at you.
3. Yes, sometimes I have seen hostility directed at you with no good reason.
4. And yes, that is (unfair) when that happens to you.
5. But, there also have been many times when you actually deserve to have that hostility directed at you.
6. And yes, that is (fair) when that happens to you.
Quote:I will say it again. There is a group on Able2know that holds a narrow political ideology.
1. I don't see nothing wrong with a group of (individuals) holding their own political ideology.
2. I am an individual and I have my own political ideology.
3. If there are other individuals who political ideology happens to be the same as mine, doesn't make it "group think"
4. My political ideology is still my own.
Quote:I will say it again. There is a group on Able2know that holds a narrow political ideology. They are hostile towards anyone who expresses an opinion that falls outside of a narrow bubble. I challenge this, and I don't back down. This is the problem.
1. I am not going to be hostile toward you just because you express an opinion I disagree with.
2. Then again, I may be hostile toward you if you express your disagreement in an insulting manner.
Quote:Read the posts of Izzy and Bobsal and Glitterbag. Read the constant personal attacks, the nasty insults across threads and the habit of stalking... following someone from thread to thread to attack them without even bothering to contributed to the topic of the tread. And, it is not just me who they are being assholes towards. I am not responsible for the nastiness here. Of course, I am not backing down either, and I take responsibility for that part.
1. Okay. Some of this actually does occur.
2. Maybe people have grudges against you for your past deeds and long history on A2K.
3. I don't know if that is the case.
4. But if that is the case and other members are holding grudges because of your past deeds, antagonizing people isn't going to make it any better.
Quote:I am happy to engage in civil discussion with you (or anyone else) if the topic interests me.
Okay. That's good to know.
Quote:I don't carry grudges from thread to thread, and if you get my interest, I will be happy discuss any topic.
1. Okay, I'll take you at your word.
2. I don't have any grudges against you.
3. But keep in mind, that long held grudges takes time to mend.
4. Maybe you don't care if others have long held grudges against you.
5. Maybe you don't have any desire to mend grudges that are possibly being held against you.
6. I do suggest that you not insult individual people with arbitrary labels.
7. I also suggest that you not talk down to people.
8. Those are only a suggestions.
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