dude,i think your taking this too far.your looking for animosity when it isnt there.chill out
The hate you spew, yet are a Buddhist. You can't make this stuff up.
easy going,
weird isn't spewing hate, you're only listening for hate.
it'd be akin to someone saying you're wearing a black shirt and you getting all upset about it.
i understand you're mad at not everyone agreeeing with you, but when your argument consists of poor points presented poorly few people will agree with you..
and the left/right paradigm you've wrapped yourself up in only plays to the elite. you're a willing pawn in their game, useful only as a statistic, which is something i would wish on no person.
i do find it odd that a gathering place such as this has so many fragile egos.
<whispers>the plant we love will help destroy that ego.
I agree with your point overall.... HOwever, how would you take somebody telling you to fuck off? Calling you a moron? Or saying you are better off alone? All because I gave my opinion on a matter I know better than most.
Come on man...........
I don't find you very easy going at all....Fuck off you moron.
...another thing which I notice, is that on a forum site many don't seem to get it when someone is attempting to be sarcastic or witty, and take it literally, then get offended.
We don't have the luxury of measuring this as we do during live/vocal conversations, where the nuance and cadence of the spoken word is evident, and can only decipher what someone is trying to get across via the written word.
Take the post above for example. I interpret that as being sarcastic, and although sarcasm is considered to be the lowest form of wit, it can still make you chuckle, even if it might be directed at yourself.
Some other mod/admin may have got the ban hammer out for that post, since it clearly violates the TOU if you don't see the funny side of it...the irony, the satire.
Then someone else would just get butt-hurt whether you make that decision or not. Yes it's generally a thankless task trying to moderate, damned if you do, and damned if you don't sometimes.