You want this thread locked, Lagslayer?
You think it's a farce for not being allowed to be an asshole?
Really?
Dozebom didn't even imply half of what you say he did (I double-checked between his post and yours to make sure), none of it directed at you, and that's the biggest reason we avoid direct insults. Because if it's indirect, we can all go about our lives, not assuming that anything anyone else has said that could possibly be an insult to anything we support is intended to be an insult to us. And then we can have a productive conversation, because the only way for flame wars to be productive is when Donald Trump does them. And you are not the Donald.
NullForceOmega, do you really think that Dozebom saying 'I think people are doing wrong and bad things, and that they've supported a bigot' is on the same level? Is saying someone's willing to support a bigot the equivalent of saying they're an asshole, now? Because he didn't put that meaning there. You did.
We don't attack fellow forumites. You can disagree, you can and likely will do so vehemently, in fact. You do not get to be an asshole for that belief. Not even when you're calling someone out on being an asshole. Doing the right thing even if other people don't is what makes one a good person. Being respectful when other people aren't is important, because nothing gets accomplished by attacking each other. Except maybe getting the thread shut down because Toady doesn't want his forums becoming toxic. You wanna be a rebel and show how much the establishment is all a lie and a farce, do it somewhere else.
Hell, let's suppose you're right for a second, and this is a farce. But if this is a farce, this is my goddamned farce, and my friend's goddamned farce, and you don't get to tear it down without our permission. This ain't the government. 'Corruption' doesn't influence legal procedure and legislature here. So you don't get to attack people for the purpose of exposing it, when all it's gonna do is reduce the quality of discussion, increase the hostility posters show each other, and cause us all to be less capable of changing our beliefs. It's called cooperation, and it is one of the only ways to get people to change.