Well, he did say "mostly polite", not completely polite... And no, you probably shouldn't expect civility anywhere online, or not online, for that matter... unless you enjoy being disappointed :P
On Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 1:41 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > So Chucks says “folks are smart and mostly polite” and then you have to > ruin it. > > I don’t understand why it takes so little provocation these days to use > the **tard word. In this case, just because you disagree with some folks. > As I’ve turned 65 recently, I’ve noticed people using that language with > senior citizens because they (we?) don’t move fast enough or something. > Not to mention it’s insulting to people with mental retardation, to use > that very outdated term. > > Should I not expect civility online anywhere? > > > *From:* Philip Rankin <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, October 11, 2015 1:09 PM > *To:* af <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Guns etc > > Especially with all thee libtard views out there today! > > On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 12:10 PM, CBB - Jay Fuller < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> It is also a great reminder that people in other parts of the country do >> not necessarily share your views. >> Also a great reminder that the founders of this country really did know >> what they were doing. >> For things to happen in this country you have to AGREE...which is >> becoming more and more difficult ;) >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Chuck McCown <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Saturday, October 10, 2015 11:40 AM >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT Guns etc >> >> This has been fun reading. >> >> I love this list. Folks are smart and mostly polite and post some pretty >> well reasoned arguments on both sides of almost any issue. This is all >> the >> social media I need. >> >> I did want to make a comment about the Illinois FOID card. >> >> I was a hostage in a bank robbery back in about 1993 in Quincy Illinois. >> Once it was over and I got out of the bank, I learned that a co-worker >> had >> suffered some kind of stress attack and was in the hospital. That >> afternoon >> they were out of beds in some of the areas so that took him to the 5th >> floor. That is the psych floor. >> >> Then, it turned out, anyone that gets admitted to a psych ward in >> Illinois >> gets reported to the FOID people. >> They revoke the FOID card. >> >> This guy was a big time hunter. It just about killed him. >> He got some pretty good press and got some political help. Hot his card >> back in about 6 weeks. >> >> So, if you want to keep your FOID stay out of psych wards! >> >> > > > -- > Philip J. Rankin > Wireless Telecommunications Services > PO Box 24 > Pittsburg, KS 66762 >
