Originally Posted by JohnnyM

Thanks Susan, my meaning of a moratorium is the same as a "time out" for kids.

Wow!* I certainly hope our Community Development Districts, local, county, state, and federal governments don't embrace the same paternalistic approach.* "Be quiet until we learn to say what other people want to hear."** :bow: :bow: :bow:* And make sure no one - not even the "tyranny of the majority" - is ever offended by either the form or substance of the comment.

By that standard, THIS thread needs to be deleted.

Little Woofer, It just never stays nice on the political thread. Further, as many of us have stated, you won't change anyone's mind. It then becomes a contest of my opinion is better than yours. Yuck.

Mucci you are out of bounds. All I and other members want to hear is civility. If you can't be civil to us, give up your membership.

JohnnyM and mucci, calm down , boys,
it's just *^%%$$ politics!!!!

Johnny, really not right, nor your place, to be advising folks to pass in their membership, is it? aren't you being a little tempermental, though you started this thread in good faith??

This is almost like the political threads, maybe it should be in that forum.

Relax , guys, life is short

Originally Posted by JohnnyM

Is that screwing around with free speech as you so eloquently put it?

Is "contemptuously eviserated" better?

Sam: I agree with civility, but not stifling the fee exchange of ideas under the banner of excessive sensitivity. woof

John, if a person is telling you he or she does not care about being civil then in my eyes they do no belong in a forum where everyone else does. I'm sorry if I offended anyone. Better yet I'll pass in mine. Personally, this forum has changed so much since I became a member, it's just not the same. If trying to be civil stymies someones freedom of speech, I don't belong here. I'm sorry Mucci.

JohnnyM

bud, I just don't read the political threads - period

My blood pressure has improved about 50 points since then.
It's just not worth it.

I think you should take this to the "political" forum.

Yipppeee!!!

I've noted that some forums have a topic called "Take It Outside." I guess our political forum is that place.

I am confused. So many say I never go there....or never read it....etc....yet this is where I am reading yours posts???? :dontknow: :dontknow:

Anyway, I do not agree will censorship or moratorium. Why should a perfectly good venue be discontinued because of a few? For the most part.....most give and take...agree to disagree....and that is as it should be. To penalize the many for the sake of the few is not a very democratic stance.

By it's very nature a political forum has built into it a bias. One should expect give and take on the threads/issues. When I spot a urinating contest I just breeze through or by it.

It's sorta one of those if you can't stand the heat don't go near the fire or the kitchen or how ever it is stated.

There will always be adversity in a political or religious discussion. But don't suppress the first amendment for the few that take it to an unacceptable level.

IMHO.

BTK

I think we should have a moratorium on the restaurant thread. I am trying to loose weight.