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Old 02-02-2013, 08:53 AM
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Thanks for the links. Very interesting reading. It makes one take a look at oneself... or should.
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Old 02-02-2013, 08:56 AM
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Thanks for the links. Very interesting reading. It makes one take a look at oneself... or should.
Yeah, I thought it was too. I found it because I DID want to take a look at myself.
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Old 02-02-2013, 09:17 AM
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This is the free market place of ideas being brandished in the open arena of public discourse...I do not think we call people names too much over here....you can call me a pinko commie liberal I do not mind lol
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Old 02-02-2013, 09:26 AM
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This is the free market place of ideas being brandished in the open arena of public discourse...I do not think we call people names too much over here....you can call me a pinko commie liberal I do not mind lol
Name calling isn't frequent here? I've been here for a whopping total of 3 days and have seen more name calling than I've seen on other political forums in an entire year of posting. I cannot even begin to tell you how immature some folks here are presenting themselves to be. I'm not going to mention names- you know who you are. No ice, I do not have an agenda to label or debase you or anyone else. I think civility is lacking here, hence the articles to remind us we are all just human. Perhaps our whole political process is failing for the same reasons. People of different persuasions have seem to lost the ability to work together and find any semblance of common ground. Just look at Congress for example.
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Old 02-02-2013, 11:03 AM
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Name calling isn't frequent here? I've been here for a whopping total of 3 days and have seen more name calling than I've seen on other political forums in an entire year of posting. I cannot even begin to tell you how immature some folks here are presenting themselves to be. I'm not going to mention names- you know who you are. No ice, I do not have an agenda to label or debase you or anyone else. I think civility is lacking here, hence the articles to remind us we are all just human. Perhaps our whole political process is failing for the same reasons. People of different persuasions have seem to lost the ability to work together and find any semblance of common ground. Just look at Congress for example.
Kyle, read what you have written above and then come back and tell me you are not being insulting.
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Old 02-02-2013, 11:09 AM
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Kyle, read what you have written above and then come back and tell me you are not being insulting.
Do you want me to cite some of your quotes? Do you expect me to stand by while you e-punch me Merrylander? Why do you not accept accountability? You are one of these folks I'm referring to. I had a lot more respect for you before I started visiting this site. Or do you choose not to remember or recall?
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Old 02-02-2013, 11:20 AM
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Do you want me to cite some of your quotes? Do you expect me to stand by while you e-punch me Merrylander? Why do you not accept accountability? You are one of these folks I'm referring to. I had a lot more respect for you before I started visiting this site. Or do you choose not to remember or recall?
I think Rob's (Merrylander's) point is that your post in which you complained about name calling included some name calling on your part. I think Mr. J. H. Christ's admonition is relevant here: Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.

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Old 02-02-2013, 02:00 PM
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Do you want me to cite some of your quotes? Do you expect me to stand by while you e-punch me Merrylander? Why do you not accept accountability? You are one of these folks I'm referring to. I had a lot more respect for you before I started visiting this site. Or do you choose not to remember or recall?
You completey miss the point. I write what I please and I am quite certain that what I write pisses some peple off - that is to bad. However if you can find a post of mine whining about being called names I would sure like to see it.
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Old 02-03-2013, 06:56 AM
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I've been here for a whopping total of 3 days and have seen more name calling than I've seen on other political forums in an entire year of posting.
I've been on many, many political forums that contain nothing but name calling and immature behavior.

You have GOT to be joking.

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Old 02-02-2013, 10:22 AM
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Yeah, I would hate for this to be the type of place where people come in calling others so************************ts and cowards and questioning their patriotism.

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