RZ wrote:
dave_w wrote:
Slowman wrote:
but if you're going to tell me that somebody who is going out of his way to offend, for the sake of offending, is righteous because his topic concerns the PC subject matter du jour, no. the subject matter is not righteous cover. there are ways to express a view unpopular in the current zeitgeist without being a dick. if your goal is to
express that view, no problem doing so here. if your goal is to
be a dick, then yes you'll have a problem here.
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WELL WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST SAY SO??? lol (see this is where Duffy could have added a gif of you poundong your forehead on the keyboard, so now you feel the loss)
Honestly, I'd prefer you be able to maintain this sub-forum with very little grief, or shut it down. We'd all be just fine doing this in the women's forum. :) Sorry, I can't stop, but the bolded is sincere.
This thread reminds me of the fallout after TheForge got himself banned. Someone keeps pushing the limit until Dan gets fed up and cuts him loose. Then everyone throws a fit about it.
IMO Duffy became some kind of angry troll in the last year. He went from engaging in profound discussion to downright shit-stirring. It got to where I would avoid threads that he was involved in (a lot of them). I got tired of his shtick:
1. say something vague
2. someone asks for clarification
3. answers their question with a question
4. others jump in and take guesses
5. answers more questions with questions
5. finds a victim to belittle because they assumed something, or asked something "stupid"
6. interjects about how awesome he is
7. basks in the attention he gets from all the crap he stirred up
Hardly a method for creating thought-provoking debate or friendly rapport. It was just a bunch of dysfunctional attention whoring.
This place has changed a little since I went into exile (not banned by The Godfather, but as a result of a stupid 2012 election bet I made with Mr. Mopdahl). I was once worse than Mr. Duffy or TheForge or Art Franke or any of the other dearly departed, and not even a back channel word of caution from Lieutenant Dan or even an attempt by those whom I tormented so to have me evicted. Those worthies had thick skin, for one. Many are still here and can attest to how bad I could be on many occasions (especially during election years ;-).
Admittedly, I don't recall labeling anyone an idiot (including Mr. YaHey LOL!) or cursing at them, but I didn't need to. I think I was a lot subtler about tarring a debate opponent than our two recent evictees.
But I also agree that this is The Man's home. We shouldn't be so quick to throw fecal material all over the place, especially when it's he who's allowing us to live here rent-free.
Sometimes I think some of us just wake up one morning with an internet death wish and come in here seeking banishment. Lemmings going over a cliff, LR denizens courting the ire of Il Duce. They're one and the same! :-)
"Politics is just show business for ugly people."