just remember that bullying is a weakness allowed by the masses!!

btk

I disagree. Bullying is usually the result of "mob mentality". In other words, a group of people, a mob or clique, not necessarily the masses, decides that someone is sufficiently unlike them, or in the case of an opinion forum, has an opinion sufficiently unlike theirs, to warrent derision and ridicule that tends to make the mob feel better about themselves and confirm their superiority.

amen
 

so very true and thoughtful..

I have been and continue to be active on several different msg brds ... and in general terms a fairly height % of msg brd posters will write things they would never say in real life. In My Opinion (IMO) it is because of the anonymity of it. It is also difficult to convey nuance, which can lead to misunderstanding and over reaction.

However, it has been my experience that an even greater % of posters on this board take GREAT personal acceptation to ANYTHING that they disagree with and badly over react. IMO a big reason for this is that a proportionally higher % of posters on this msg brd are fairly new to msg brds have not learned to take stuff posted with a grain of salt.

As far as "political" forums go ... they are a waste of time, effort, energy and emotion. Honest thoughtful discussion is very, very rare. It consists of people singing-to-the-choir of fellow like minded ..... incapable of (publicly) admitting that perhaps, perhaps ..... a position or posting they championed just might not be exactly correct.

The above is IMO .... you are allowed to think it sucks and that is ok with me. ;-)

You are correct on all points. I get on the political forum occasionally only because I find it entertaining, but recognize the futility of it for the most part.

I think it's time for some:


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