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RUE

Wednesday, March 21, 2007 11:14 PM

It's a little like being drugged. And then it wears off and you go AHH! Now I feel like myself.

CAUSAL

Wednesday, March 21, 2007 11:32 PM

Didn't you hear? The new policy is:

Ignore.

Ignore.

Ignore.

Why are you mad at us for following it?

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RUE

Wednesday, March 21, 2007 11:36 PM

AH! OK. I'll get with the program then.

FREMDFIRMA

Thursday, March 22, 2007 12:20 AM

Quote:
What I'm suggesting is that we all need to see each other as human beings first, because we all see someone as the Other.

Excellent point.

I sincerely hope I've convinced at least a couple folk that Anarchists are not necessarily bomb-throwing maniacs out to mercilessly destroy everything in sight.

One advantage to being so far outside most of the usual norms is having a more distant perspective.. while that makes it a little harder to get across to folk sometimes, it does give a wider range of understanding and allows for better communication with a more diverse range of folk.
(PN being about as diverse as it gets, and there's been something close to actual intelligent communication there a time or two.)

One might benefit from taking a step or two back and looking at things from a wider angle sometimes.

Just sayin...

-Frem

It cannot be said enough, those who do not learn from history, are doomed to endlessly repeat it

RAZZA

Thursday, March 22, 2007 12:34 AM

I'm finding this thread very interesting and expression of my feelings and apprehensions about RWED board for a while now. I think this polarization, trolling, and back and forth baiting is very disconcerting to folks who just happen to stumble onto the boards and are taken aback by some of the vitriol and intense emotions that often get expressed here. I know I think twice, thrice, and four times before posting anything generally because I don't want to be sucked into the pit of divisivness. I have to wonder how many others who may never post here feel the same.

I find much of the problem could be alleviated if before you post you ask the simple question, "am I talking at the person I'm responding to or am I talking to them?" If you are just talking at them, you aren't interested in a response and it's somewhat counter to the purpose of a discussion forum IMHO.

Great discussion for the most part! Thanks for keeping it going.

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SIGNYM

Thursday, March 22, 2007 1:18 AM

Rue- JUST IGNORE HIM. Like we ALL do!

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CHRISISALL

Thursday, March 22, 2007 1:43 AM

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Originally posted by SergeantX:
I try to tell people about this experience on occasion, and they think I'm being some kind of culture snob or something. You just don't realize the warping effect TV can have until you've been away from it for a bit. Then you can't believe you ever wasted so much time with it.

Amen, Sarge.
Occasional PBS for me.

And may I say I feel the Browncoat love on this thread in the end! (Well, not from K-man, but that's a given

)

Chrisisall

GEEZER

Thursday, March 22, 2007 2:19 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by rue:
One of the rare times I actually have responded to this one. But I see no outrage from - Causal, BDN, Sli... oh, I promised ... Geezer, or any of those who are SOOOOooooo outraged when it comes from the 'left'

Summoned, I appear.

So we were supposed to respond within the 5 minutes between insult and your response? We got a life off RWED, you know.

But anyway, I agree that calling anyone retarded is an insult to both that person and folk with developmental disabilities.

As to cable, I enjoy BBC America, Discovery, History Channel, Versus, and a few others.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

SHINYED

Thursday, March 22, 2007 1:01 PM

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Originally posted by Malbadinlatin:
I'm pretty new here. I came to the site because I love Firefly. I have found here an interesting mix...Trolls, stuffy Brits, Ne-Cons, flaming liberals, people who consider themselves very very intelligent, and so on... What confuses me is why some people expect the thread to be orderly in accordance with whatever criteria they've created in thier heads. It's politics!, which should be chaotic. You can't put all these variations in one room and expect sanity, or even civility for that matter!

Malbad...I think you've summed it up very nicely.

SIGNYM

Thursday, March 22, 2007 1:50 PM

Unfotunately, my daughter and SO just LOVE company watching TV. And for some strange reason that I can't fathom it's not enough to keep each other company, they need my company! The PC is in the same room, so I tried doing something else ... anything else, like taxes (:wry smile:).... but no, I have to sit there and watch the boob toob with them. So I get to watch some shows that I like, like House and a lot of shows I don't like, and ghoulie films, cartoons, and... you get the picture. (so to speak)

Please, someone rescue me!

Dave please stop. My mind, I can feel it going....

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Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do.....

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