that is exactly what i was getting at. I'm feeling a bit ganged up on... if i'm NOT the one being referred to, i'd be happy to hear that... If i'm being censored and shut down based on things I say, what gives anyone else the right to attack someone else, but since they didn't name any names, it's ok. I didn't ask for names to be named to start a fight, i was merely pointing out that the offhanded, directionless remarks aren't doing anyone any good. If someone has an issue with me, just tell me. I'm not looking for a fight, contrary to what ya'll might think. If i come on and reply to a political post with "i disagree with 'SOMEONE' on here" does that make it better and less racey all of a sudden? I'll reply to a specific post, directly, not beat around the bush to make myself seem innocent. Sorry, if i'm not one of the ones that comes on here to rub everyones bellys, but if i see something i disagree with, i'll mention it. There have been plenty of times i've agreed with folks... trouble for most people is, that the person i'm agreeing with is usually someone who is DISAGREEING with the norm, here. If i didn't think something was worth discussing, i wouldn't say anything at all. If i didn't care what was going on, i wouldn't be posting. If i wanted to just rant and rave about how great Obama is or how i think children should under NO circumstance be holding a loaded machine gun, then i very well could go to a different board and air my views there. I haven't been here all that long, but in the short time i HAVE been here, i've learned that this is a tightknit community full of people who care about each other and their families. That's why ANY of us would want to be a part of it. Debate is normal and healthy as long as it remains civil, which it mostly has, from what i've seen here. Kids that grow up living in a sheltered home or in a bubble created by their parents usually become socially inept adults that fear anything that's different. For the most part, we are adults and don't need to be sheltered by the moderators to this degree. I understand they are doing their jobs by trying to protect people... but i feel like it's just "life" that they are trying to protect us from. Thanks to the mods for letting this thread stay open, also. This is exactly the kind of thread i was hoping would stay open for people to have a friendly discussion in. People on this board shouldn't be afraid of what others might think if they post something that is on their minds that might not be of the warm and fuzzy nature. Warm and fuzzy is always nice, but life ain't always that way, unfortunately.
