05-05-2011, 09:47 PM
kj wrote:
Then August throws in his stuff that doesn't make one iota of sense, and I just don't have the time or inclination
It's very hard to take someone seriously who asserts opinions and asks questions, yet has neither the time nor inclination to come to an understanding.
When I began to seriously discuss the article YOU linked, did you treat me seriously? When I took the time to read it, think about it, and respond with my thoughts about it, was that something only a "leftie" could do, because I just have so much more time than you?
I maintain that it was an attempt at serious discussion of an interesting piece.
kj wrote:
And no, I strongly feel that no matter the "tone" someone takes, it is not justified to name call/insult. It has to stop somewhere, so make it stop with you (collectively, not just you).
kj wrote:
And look at all the asskissing cbelt has to do to stay out of trouble (sorry cbelt, not meant as an insult). He treads very lightly.
Perhaps he is sincerely expressing his beliefs, maybe he doesn't march in lockstep with anyone but himself. Though he favors the conservative, that would be my take. I certainly wouldn't use the term you used to describe his posts. Perhaps you ought to consider why you would categorize his opinions as "asskissing...to stay out of trouble" Maybe you are a little too defensive and arrive with some chips on your shoulder. Of course, because you didn't mean it as an insult, I'm sure it's much more palatable for him to be described as "asskissing" and an improvement to the tone of the forum.
Finally, because you seem to think that you are sincere, and so many others aren't, and because you believe that "the lefties" are insulting, but not the right, I will take it with a grain of salt that I don't "make one iota of sense."