Wow, that was way more drama than I was expecting. I gotta go to sleep now. I'll be back tomorrow evening.Thanks to all that supported me, and thanks to those who treated me wrong, but were honest enough to admit it and apologize. We may disagree on some things, but we must realize that most of us here are on the same side, and it does us no good to attack each other. Help each other grow. When someone stumbles, reach down your hand to help them, don't swing a foot to kick them. Especially if they are asking for help.
Please read my previous blog entry that has nothing to do with all the drama, but definitely put me in a fightin' mood. Even though I myself am not gay, the way homosexuals are treated really bothers me. There is a hateful wind blowing across this land and it needs to be stopped.
Please read my previous blog entry that has nothing to do with all the drama, but definitely put me in a fightin' mood. Even though I myself am not gay, the way homosexuals are treated really bothers me. There is a hateful wind blowing across this land and it needs to be stopped.
Rest up, spend some time w/the family, go take a really big dump. You'll feel better, trust me.
-TM
I know I don't know you as well as a lot of the other guys (particularly those of the War Room), but I just wanted to say that I'm sorry you took that thread so hard. I know people can be harsh, and sometimes people just don't choose to read the words that we write like "I could be wrong." I've told this to many people, but a lot of times it's just a matter of catching people in bad moods and the tiny snowball turns into an avalanche. Trust me, it's happened to me before. I just want to say that I tried to say my piece and that hopefully you didn't take it as an attack or me jumping on the bandwagon (that's why I didn't quote you directly). I even told Flux I thought you were just coming from the good parent perspective.
Just keep in mind that blaming the victims of crime (especially when they're women) is a big deal, because of the psychological stress it can have on the victim in addition to other "bad" things. This is why it's such a hot button issue. It stems from blaming rape victims for "getting what they deserve." Surely you can see the slippery slope? I know that's not the type of assessment that you were trying to make (and so did thefreak). On second thought, I should have just stayed out of it. Just keep in mind context, a woman and daughter were shot, it's just not appropriate to start appropriating blame on anyone other than the shooter. I know we like to think of ourselves as objective (and the internet magnifies that illusion) but it's not the case, and last nights thread reflected that. It doesn't mean you're a bad or horrible person or anything like that--you just misstepped, we all do it.
Your righteous moral indignation around the boards tells me you're a good guy. Take care, don't worry about it, it'll all blow over (I know).
Peace
Emo-C