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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: coug who wrote (21688)	8/13/2001 11:51:07 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Relax. They were thinking they were funny. Ish wouldn't shoot somebody just for being a Democrat. Heck, there are Democrats he actually likes. Now, if you tried to take away his guns, well . . . just don't try.

To: coug who wrote (21688)	8/14/2001 7:43:13 AM
From: Poet	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Hi coug, I agree that kind of crap is despicable, not funny. A number of us who post here have them on ignore.

To: coug who wrote (21688)	8/14/2001 8:15:08 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

And people from this thread post over there.. IT IS A DISGRACE.. I got to find a new venue.. With decent people.. Last night, while I was asleep, the thread was talking about how men behave when they're amongst themselves. Most women are quite put off by how uncouth men can be. I know I am. Women also recognize that men can be very sweet and loving in a domestic environment and we trust the uncouth beasts to parent our children. I think that the phenomenon you describe is much the same. As long as posters are thoughtful and civil on this thread, I'm prepared to ignore the rest, even as I scratch my head over it. Karen

To: coug who wrote (21688)	8/14/2001 10:45:15 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Oh Coug. I hate to see you disillusioned so quickly. Remember what I said about seeing the inner person? On the internet most of us feel freer to show people the side of us normally only reserved for intimates. I doubt anyone sane would go to a large gathering and loudly begin discussing shooting people from other political parties- yet that is exactly what people are doing here. They are either aware that they are protected by the anonymity of cyber space (which is a limited protection- and most people fail to realize that) or they are ignorant of how many people may actually read their posts. I have seen horribly bigoted racial remarks on SI, violent jokes aimed at homosexuals, and extreme misogyny- I think most of the people involved in the incidents I have witnessed would never have felt comfortable saying what they said in 3d (unless they had a social group of likeminded bigots). So do try to realize that here, for some, the social breaks have come off. You may know people who think this way in 3d, or you at the very least pass them in the street, but you are unaware. And ignorance may be bliss when it comes to keeping harmony in society. You don't WANT to know what your neighbors are thinking. Or the politics of the garbage man. Or what your mail man thinks about race relations. If you knew it might disturb you as much as what you see on SI. There will always be people who believe everything antithetical to everything you believe. Thank goodness we live in a country which protects us from the beliefs of others. We can believe pretty much what we want, as can they. But it usually works out better (more peaceably) if we believe our beliefs privately when in public places.

To: coug who wrote (21688)	8/14/2001 11:18:19 AM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

"With decent people.." Great. Ish btw is the salt of the earth. He is the most fair minded person I have seen on any of these threads. You judged him without knowing or viewing his actual opinions on anything. What a tight ass, dude. Sheeesh, are you kidding...you didn't see any humor in Ish's comment on a thread reserved for conservatives. Very indecent of you.

To: coug who wrote (21688)	8/14/2001 12:15:47 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

So you got your shorts in a knot over - Message 16206879 <<I can not believe anyone would want to associate with those types, >> That democrat down the road associates with me. I help him bale hay, let him store his extra in my shed, take care of his dogs every weekend when he goes to horse shows, have his pregnant mare in my pasture so she won't get stall sour, have his old sick dog in my house so the weather won't kill him, loan him a gun and hunting coat so he can go deer hunting. You're right, he shouldn't associate with me.