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Originally Posted by Abby10
I'm not on here to defend anyone, but since you took the time to respond so completely, I will attempt to do the same. I get so discouraged coming on this forum day after day and seeing Rubicon hammered no matter what he has to say. I enjoy his posts even if they are just opinion at times. Differing opinions give everyone a chance to chew on thoughts that may or may not be like their own, but sometimes you learn something new about the subject or maybe even about the person. I may be wrong, but I did not think that this was a forum where one could only post if they had first verified every word that they wrote. I always thought it was an exchange of thoughts and ideas as relates to politics. I don't have to agree with you and you don't have to agree with me, but we all have the right to speak. And I think we should have that right without being attacked every time we post. It just appears to me, since this continually happens to one poster in particular (Rubicon), that it is more a personal vendetta than a disagreement of opinions.
I had a group of friends some time back, and one person in the group just rubbed me the wrong way. For years, I avoided her because it would bring up uncomfortable feelings, including anger, and I just didn't want to deal with her. Then one day I came to the realization that what I didn't like about her was actually a characteristic I didn't like about myself, but I just wasn't willing to see that in myself for a very long time. Today we talk and it's like we never lost all those years. I'm just saying, that when I feel that obsessed about what another person says whenever they speak, I know it's time for me to look in the mirror. But that's just me, no one else has to agree and that's okay too.
Enjoy your children/grandchildren and the rest of your Easter holiday.
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Although Rocky has covered most of the exact points of why your defense of RubiTHECon and Graceless are biased and misplaced, since you pointed out my posts (#60 & #61)...I will also respond.
What you fail to take into account, is Rubicon's constant preaching down from his soapbox to everyone else and then making false statements...without ever backing them up.
While he (and apparently you) believe he is being
'civil,' when you consistently denigrate an
entire demographic...that is anything BUT civil.
That I choose to call him a
'con,' is not born from a desire to be mean...it is exactly the method he uses in his bloviating soapbox rants.
When you read the posts from the racists/bigots/misogynists here, myself and a few others will address them but...you will NEVER see a condemnation from Rubi because they share his far right views.
THAT is an issue that should compel someone...to take a hard look at themselves in the mirror.
By the way, Rocky and I are NOT of the same political viewpoint, but I respect him because he gives original (non-plagiarized) opinions and then backs them up with links that he believes proves his point.
And maybe I'm being too harsh on RubiTHECon as far as links, because to the best of my knowledge he has never supplied EVEN ONE...so maybe he just isn't smart enough to know how to do it.
May you also have a nice Easter and remainder of the day.
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