I think its cute you think you are open minded. On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 1:59 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Dude, you need help. You use personal attacks against everyone you > disagree with and then call them abusive because they made you do it? > > Try to be a little open minded just once in your life. You might enjoy it. > > As for the AGW, you're the one that yells the sky is falling once a > week, I just like to point out there's no scientific to support your > claims. Think about it. > > . > > On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 9:49 AM, Cameron Childress <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 6:18 PM, Maureen wrote: > > > >> I guess this means the attack cadre has won the battle for the list. > >> Too bad, because it has been fun sharing ideas and opinions over the > >> years > >> > > > > Unfortunately, I think that the few unreasonable and borderline abusive > > people on this list have scared away a great many people over the years. > > The ones of us who are left either have very thick skins or ignore those > > threads. > > > > I find it useful to remember that among the people who remain here, I > agree > > with many of them on many things. The people I have the most opposite > view > > of (Sam, Rick) are so indoctrinated and invested into their view of the > > world that no amount of discussion will change their mind. These are > people > > who may have a very hard time getting along with other people in real > life > > as well. > > > > It's easy to feel like you have to defend sanity, logic, and the good in > > the world and try to convince them to change their minds. But you are > just > > talking to a brick wall. It's a waste of time. They have made up their > > minds and their mission here is only to agitate and troll you. They are > not > > attempting to have an intellectual productive conversation. It's easiest > > just to ignore them, and/or be amused by them. > > > > Likewise, remember that none of us are speaking in a forum of > > impressionable young minds here. They are not influencing or harming > anyone > > with their viewpoints but themselves. They are not swaying anyone's > > opinions. Don't feel like you need to defend anyone. None of us are > fooled > > if their statements go unchallenged, we all see them for who they are. > > > > No matter how much he tries, Sam is not convincing anyone that Climate > > Change is the largest conspiracy ever known to man, and Rick is not > > convincing anyone that beating your spouse is okay "if she deserved it". > > > > I know that Rick's posts may feel very personal to you, especially since > it > > sounds like you have been a victim of domestic abuse before. I imagine > that > > they feel like (and may actually be, psychologically speaking) actual > > abusive attacks, especially with the recent devolution into name calling > > and disrespectful comments. > > > > I don't advocate violence unless there is a real reason for it, even > > against Rick. This is a silly comparison I know, but I can't help but be > > reminded of the third episode of The Walking Dead, an episode called > "Tell > > it to the Frogs" where Carol is being abused by her husband and Shane > jumps > > in to defend her, beating Ed within an inch of his life for his abuse. > > > > I know you are strong and capable of defending yourself, it's just a > scene > > that I think of when I imagine that like Ed in the show, what a miserable > > person Rick must be like in his real life, and how this group would jump > > into action if we were all standing around in person and he felt the > sudden > > need to beat ANY person "because they asked for it". Especially a woman. > > > > Anyway, those are my random thoughts. I do hope you do continue to lurk > and > > contribute at times. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:372529 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
