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AbuskedtiAbuskedti Posts: 1,917
edited July 2006 in A Moving Train
More than anything I learned that people are not nice.

:(
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  • AbookamongstthemanyAbookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    I know what ya mean. Some seem down right hostile. I hope that clears up soon. :)
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  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    you can't be neutral on a moving train ...

    i actually think the passion and energy in this forum is great ... there is obviously a line but i think for the most part people are sticking to the issues and when we are talking about loss of life - it is not surprising things get heated ...

    we all need to be challenged ... only if we are able to face these challenges and ourselves will we ultimately learn ...
  • AbuskedtiAbuskedti Posts: 1,917
    polaris wrote:
    you can't be neutral on a moving train ...

    i actually think the passion and energy in this forum is great ... there is obviously a line but i think for the most part people are sticking to the issues and when we are talking about loss of life - it is not surprising things get heated ...

    we all need to be challenged ... only if we are able to face these challenges and ourselves will we ultimately learn ...

    I didn't mean that they weren't nice to each other on the board.

    but not nice in general. Not very interested in the well being of their fellow man.
  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    polaris wrote:
    you can't be neutral on a moving train ...

    i actually think the passion and energy in this forum is great ... there is obviously a line but i think for the most part people are sticking to the issues and when we are talking about loss of life - it is not surprising things get heated ...

    we all need to be challenged ... only if we are able to face these challenges and ourselves will we ultimately learn ...
    Yeah i agree. I love this place compared to other forums where there might be a response every 3 or 4 days..
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  • AbookamongstthemanyAbookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    polaris wrote:
    you can't be neutral on a moving train ...

    i actually think the passion and energy in this forum is great ... there is obviously a line but i think for the most part people are sticking to the issues and when we are talking about loss of life - it is not surprising things get heated ...

    we all need to be challenged ... only if we are able to face these challenges and ourselves will we ultimately learn ...

    I agree with that polaris! You can't really be neutral when so much is at stake such as the lives of the innocent. I don't feel ashamed about at all. Only one side decided to bomb the other to rubble and there is no justification for the use of such force.
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    Abuskedti wrote:
    I didn't mean that they weren't nice to each other on the board.

    but not nice in general. Not very interested in the well being of their fellow man.

    oh ... i misinterpreted your post ...

    i understand and share your sentiments
  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    What's ironic and fun is that I find myself agreeing with a lot of what Abuskedti posts these days ... And we used to argue all the time. :)
  • MilestoneMilestone Posts: 1,140
    Abuskedti wrote:
    More than anything I learned that people are not nice.

    :(


    It took a messageboard for you to figure that out? What fairytale world do you live in?
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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Ah, so you mean people could use less of phrases like "go to hell" or "you're a nazi"...

    yeah we could probably stand to be a bit nicer :p
    Come on pilgrim you know he loves you..

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    "Make our day"
  • rightonduderightondude Posts: 745
    Abuskedti wrote:
    More than anything I learned that people are not nice.

    :(

    Most people are nice. It's the just the ugly in them that's coming out. :D
  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Milestone wrote:
    What fairytale world do you live in?
    America, punk.
    Come on pilgrim you know he loves you..

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  • MCGMCG Posts: 780
    This place does get hotile sometimes, but only when somebody decides to take it to a personal level. As long as everyone is voicing objections that are directly aimed at opinions and ideas while still being polite we will have constructive discussion.

    I wish I could say I always practiced what I preached but I'm prone to using improper language when I'm passionate about something.
    Which came first,
    the bad idea or me befallen by it?
  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    Pearl Jam and toast wrote:
    Ah, so you mean people could use less of phrases like "go to hell" or "you're a nazi"...

    yeah we could probably stand to be a bit nicer :p

    actually i think he is refering to the acceptance of the loss of life that is occuring in the middle east now ...
  • RockinInCanadaRockinInCanada Posts: 2,016
    reborncareerist wrote:
    What's ironic and fun is that I find myself agreeing with a lot of what Abuskedti posts these days ... And we used to argue all the time. :)

    I notice that you have been agreeing with a lot of people you never agreed with....same can apply to me as well I guess....
  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    polaris wrote:
    actually i think he is refering to the acceptance of the loss of life that is occuring in the middle east now ...
    ooooh..

    okay i missed it too.

    i agree.
    Come on pilgrim you know he loves you..

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    "Make our day"
  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    Rockin'InCanada wrote:
    I notice that you have been agreeing with a lot of people you never agreed with....same can apply to me as well I guess....

    Yeah, perhaps my views are changing somewhat. Perhaps theirs are as well. Either way, that's one of the good things about the Train. One's horizons can be broadened.
    Just tired of some of the rhetoric these days ... Maybe its not what people say and more how they say it.
  • RockinInCanadaRockinInCanada Posts: 2,016
    reborncareerist wrote:
    Yeah, perhaps my views are changing somewhat. Perhaps theirs are as well. Either way, that's one of the good things about the Train. One's horizons can be broadened.
    Just tired of some of the rhetoric these days ... Maybe its not what people say and more how they say it.

    I think it is a mix of both...
  • ajedigeckoajedigecko \m/deplorable af \m/ Posts: 2,430
    MCG wrote:
    This place does get hotile sometimes, but only when somebody decides to take it to a personal level. As long as everyone is voicing objections that are directly aimed at opinions and ideas while still being polite we will have constructive discussion.

    I wish I could say I always practiced what I preached but I'm prone to using improper language when I'm passionate about something.
    well said.

    i do not take it personal if someone attacks me. heck, i members of my own "family" that attack me at family reunions. crazy uncles, dillusional aunts...you see the pattern. therefore, i would find it odd that everyone here gets along. :)
    live and let live...unless it violates the pearligious doctrine.
  • sourdoughsourdough Posts: 579
    Duck and cover until the shaking stops. Or stop drop and roll. Better do both just to be safe. It think its all the fault of the Arabs. Or was it the Israelis? Nope, its gotta be the yanks, but someone has to be blamed :)
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