I'm unlocking this thread to make some comments, and locking it again afterwards (since Saz locked it earlier and he did the right thing to stop this bickering). Don't worry, I'm not here to flame or blame anyone - feel free to email me if you feel you've been hard-done by.
I just want to draw your attention to the following comments so we can learn from them.
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Posted by Moni:
I am just as deserving of respect as those who support Bush and want nothing derogatory said in regard to him.
Please respect my promise to MajiK and leave me alone on this issue until a more appropriate day for me to be allowed to voice my opinion without angering others with them.
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Dead right. We respect everyone's opinion and right to express it here - just a question of letting people chill out for a while.
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Posted by Moni:
I'll lump it thank you. You all can force me to keep my opinions to myself but you can't make me (censored to show respect for your feelings)
Don't forget, sir that just because we are all going through a crisis right now that we have to stand behind a man censored to show respect for your feelings
We who have differing opinions of yours regarding President Bush have just as much right to respect as you.
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Posted by Nachtrafe:
Moni, I'm not asking you to respect my feelings. I dont give a damn what you think of my feelings. I *DO* give a damn about the fact that my(and *YOUR*) country has been attacked by scum sucking terrorists. And I'm equally concerned that people seem hell bent on disparaging our leader in this time of national emergency. You dont have to like President Bush. But you *DO* have to respect the fact that he is President. He is our national leader and our Commander In Chief. He is the man now responsible for our safety and well being in the time ahead. Dont like him...fine, I dont care. But have some respect and dont disparage him. Now is *NOT* the time!
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Posted by Moni:
I know Nachtrafe supports Bush, I know this from our initial meeting at MH.
Just because he does, does not mean that he or you should demand that I do.
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Posted by Moni:
If you had followed this thread, you would have seen that I had prior to your post agreed to keep my opinion to myself.
I won't say anything else except that you need to chill dude.
Peace Please!
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Posted by Nachtrafe:
Can I ask a question, seperate from this thread? Why do you seem so bent on taking personal offense at every comment that disagrees with you? I have not made a single post on this board that was insulting or disparaging of you. Nor did I at MH. Yet you constantly react as thought personally attacked. We have both agreed and disagreed, but we have never argued. I honestly dont understand.
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Posted by Khan:
Why don't you all grow up? Get off her back...and mine. Go outside and do something constructive for once. LOL
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I don't think I need to quote any more. I won't make a big deal about this since people feel strongly about their opinions and I totally support that. Also, LoA has apologized but I felt I had to point it out as I have seen this happening on more than one thread. I may be slow on the uptake
but something tells me I'm missing something here? Please keep your personal feelings towards each other (since you obviously all know each other from Mithril Hall?) from affecting your posts and show some courtesy towards your fellow forum members. Is this a fair request?
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Posted by Donut:
There are many questions to be asked and answered but this is not the time. When things calm down a bit these difficult problems will be addressed. Please desist from the sort of bickering which has been going on on this thread. I hope that we can debate these in the true spirit of IW.
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One of the most intelligent things I've read on this thread.
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