J.D. Giorgis wrote: >Lately people have been making good sport of bashing >America's conduct during the recent Venezuelan coup - >including a recent message from Brett Coster. The >bashing centers around the following charge - that >America supported coup against a "democratically >elected" leader. > Why is it that if someone has a different opinion than you, especially if that someone isn't from the U.S., then that opinion is "bashing"? The word bash to me implies a violent attack, and I find the use of the term mildly abusive and thouroughly irritating. I think people should be free to express their opinion without being accused of "bashing".
Doug
