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To: American Spirit who wrote (1421)9/21/2006 7:55:31 AM
From: DMaA  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 10087
 
Thank you for teaching us about "actual reasoned discussions" by demonstrating the antithesis.



To: American Spirit who wrote (1421)9/21/2006 10:55:19 AM
From: one_less  Respond to of 10087
 
"What a dishonest putz. and ...nut. You want Armageddon. You are sick. You are diviorced from reality. ... your lies
"


I have found that some commentary directed at other posters needs clarification to see if it clearly violates the spirit of the thread header.

I generally give the benefit of doubt (If I have any) to the poster. That's because of the emotional entanglement with the topics; there is a big gray area. Most of our exchanges here cause one side of the L/R some offense or even anger, that comes with the format. The opposing views on the topics can be very personal to the people that hold those views.

However, any emotion should be contained within the view point expressed on topic, not on the poster who holds an opposing or differing view. I don't know why you felt the need to call Tim and westi names, maybe you are carrying a grudge over what happened on another thread, maybe not. Maybe when you come back from your three day ban, you can use the old 'what happened on other threads stays on other threads' approach ... and take some time to consider the unique requirements of participation on this thread.



To: American Spirit who wrote (1421)9/21/2006 11:19:25 AM
From: TimF  Respond to of 10087
 
Exxon and Halliburton are not "my heros". I haven't once said or implied that industry can do no wrong, I have only rejected your ridiculous conspiracy theories involving industry.

Our military is far from decimated. It was, is, and will be a massively powerful force that can quickly dominate most opponents.