[Cloudbringer]

Let's take the personal gripes to pm, people.

Mark, your first few sentences are fine for general discussion, but the rest of the post appears to be a vague refererence to disagreements from various threads you've been in. That is really a subject for private email/pm to those you have the issues with, preferably at the time you find yourself feeling offended, but if the issue still bothers you, by all means contact those you are concerned about and discuss it there. This kind of "I'm not pointing a finger, but...." is likely to end in some flames if continued, if only because someone thinks you mean him/her, when you don't.

Again, the first part of your thread seems to be a general discussion topic and if you want to continue on that line, go right ahead.

General Note for everyone: Remember, if you have problems with an individual or individuals, pm or email is where it goes.

My caveat to everyone else, *don't assume you are being targeted here and keep to the general discussion subject as opposed to the personal inferences, ie: the idea that society or US society is growing more easily offended*.