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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
OK, let me be clear here. I have no problem with you thinking the word moron in the title is inappropriate. Have never argued that, am not arguing that.
All I am arguing is your assertion (and fatso's) that because that word was in the title, venom ensued.
My question, which nobody has answered, is how can that argument be made when the people involved in the thread have no feeling about her one way or the other? You've illustrated this in the portion of your last post that I chose to quote above.
I don't feel that my responses have been strong, incited and I certainly don't feel they've been condescending. The emoticons were used to express confusion and bewilderment! If the thread had been about Jarome Iginla, or even Stephen Harper...a person that most people in this forum have at least some opinion about, I would agree with you. But Nancy Pelosi? I just don't see it.
You have continually tried to make something out of my argument that doesn't exist. Whether your post was funny or dead serious is quite irrelevant...it presented an argument that I find very questionable and so I presented my opinion in that light. It is certainly NOT personal. I'm not attacking you, your political views, your posting style or anything else. The only thing I've been trying to discuss is the logic behind assuming that the word moron, when used to descirbe a person that nobody involved in the discussion has revealed anything more positive than neutral opinions on, should be expected to cause nastiness. That's it! Nothing more!
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I'm not really sure how we ended up here. I stand by my original (and only) point that using the word 'moron' in the title of a politically oriented thread is innappropriate, and would probably lead to a less-civil debate than if a more appropriate thread title had been used. If you agree with that then we're on the same page. If you don't, then we're not. It seems obviously 'inciteful' to me, but I guess different strokes for different folks.