You say you want it read as itself, but... what exactly was that post supposed to be except insulting everyone on this thread (and Vector in particular) by belittling their views?
I've not said a thing about Vector, nor have I belittled anyone's views... only that they are being regurgitated and forgotten.
However, some (I better underline and bold this so people don't think I'm telling them how they think...) of you are raging, in a "happy" circle, and whenever someone brings up a topic that you don't agree with you attack the posts (and sometimes the poster.)
...Uh, what? You're saying that arguing against viewpoints we disagree with is the problem you're having with this thread...?
No. The problem I have is people jumping all over me because of a situation that was forgotten.
Generally I'm a very progressive person. (" !! Did he just say that yet he still disagrees with parts of what we say!?")
What's this? Putting words in your opponents mouths in the most literal manner possible? Yes, I think it is.
No. Stop reading it like that. Did I put: "!! Leafsnail thinks I'm not progressive??!?!" No.
I believe that some change is good, but other change is not. I had thought that people here would discuss topics instead of just posting a link, agreeing to the last and moving on to the next. I was wrong. I'm apparently an evil racist conservative woman-hating terrorist bigot. I never knew! I should be outcast.
The issue we've always had with you in the past is that you put words in people's mouths and twisted people's viewpoints while comparing them to the Third Reich. It's just not a good way to argue.
Yes, and it was generally agreed upon that we should get past that ... yet, as I stated:
Dropping it would be nice, but I feel (and this whole discussion is evidence of that) it will only be brought back up later when someone wants to discredit my post or sideline the discussion.
We can't seem to do that... people keep bringing those debates back to the front and using it to discredit my stance yet nobody will acknowledge that we've moved on.
Unless someone here has actually acted upon what they are saying, it is passive aggressive angst. You sit around going, "This is bad!" and "Yeah! That's the truth!" but never contemplate actually acting upon it or resolving the situation. Instead, you sit around bickering about wording. If you are doing something besides tearing apart posts word by word: Bravo! I commend you.
This is a forum for discussing things. I don't see what your problem is with these things being discussed.
They aren't being discussed. In the previous examples, someone posted a link to something, I asked about it and I got the third degree because I didn't agree in one way or another or I didn't touch a specific topic they wanted to discuss.
@Bauglir: They are all opinions. That's the kicker. As far as the words debate: I was told to seek clarity when someone said something didn't make sense or fill a concern to me, yet I was not given the same privilege. It was proven that whatever I wrote should be taken to personal feelings and railed against.
I'm not trolling, corrupted by evil or any of that. So go ahead, belittle me some more if it makes you feel good. I'll be leaving now since I'm an evil troll...and that's what we do.