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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I assumed you were taking that type of stance which is why I haven't chickened out and left the thread even though the more I post the more fuel it is for the people that dislike me (the usual suspects giving thanks in the anti-EE posts). I'm outspoken and opinionated and that doesn't mesh well with some people but I'm not going to let someone call me a bigot and turn the other cheek as that's simply going too far IMO. I knew what I was doing (calling him an idiot) and was willing to face the consequences as long as things were fair and the other guy was also disciplined.
You are correct that the tit doesn't justify tat and this definitely doesn't make this a better place but I really wish some of these sensitive people could respond in more of a "don't you think that's racist" rather than taking the easy route and calling people "racist". That alone would have kept the discussion civil and on topic.
Really though how interesting is this discussion? How can you really separate the actual discussion when a lot of the people posting would be in unison ganging up on me regardless of the topic as long as there was something to latch on to as an excuse? Flameswin and MMF have attacked me in this thread but not regarding the the racism so you must fully realize that this goes much deeper than the whole "racist" discussion no?
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I don't know if it possible to have a discussion like this without it being emotionally charged. It's a bit like the threads about religion, or sometimes politics. They all seem to go sideways. So do we just eliminate those topics on this site, or hope that within the noise and bickering - some actual meaningful debate happens.