Posted on 10/28/2003 10:27:31 PM PST by Normally a Lurker
In some of my posts (maybe in many of my posts) here in recent days I have been rude to various other posters; most often though just when responding to posts that were insulting and rude to me. However, in reviewing various threads last night I realized that I might have at times been rude to someone who had not initiated that rudeness with me.
To those individuals I hereby apologize.
I do not wish to diminish my apology, but I would like to explain my actions. There are a very large number of posters here who (IMHO) are operating from an emotional basis, rather than a factual and logical basic, and who are very rude with anyone who disagrees with there positions.
When a relatively few objective / logical posters are positioned (by virtue of common opinions) among such a 'crowd,' it's often difficult to distinguish them. This is especially true when, in a short period of time, one has just dealt with 8-10 rude, illogical, emotional posters; and one then encounters another poster presenting the same opinions and asking the same questions, albeit, sans rudeness.
In any case, that is my excuse. But my apology (to those certain objective, logical posters to whom I've been rude) is sincere, and I'll try to do better in the future.
I would give individual apologies privately, but with the unusually large volume of posters in these threads, I'm afraid I'd overlook a few who deserve my apology. (Also, some of you I'm still unsure about.) As appropriate with some of you here, I hope you will be able to sense this though from my future exchanges with you.
Finally a warning to others: For so long as you continue to be rude to me, I will likely respond in kind. And, if you continue repeated the same illogical questions over and over, I will likely become increasingly 'testy' in my responses to you.
Given that rather typical attitude among (most of) the 'save Terri' crowd, I'd like to suggest that you set up a separate forum for 'their' posts, and keep them off of the main forum here . . . for obvious reasons.
As well I should have. I thought I had post it ther myself. I musta screwed up qith my check marks in the posting process.
What next? . . . you're about to make me start singing "killing me softly . . ." (if you can stand a little gallows humor).
But you're still wrong ;0)
No one is trying to take a way your 'right-to-die' except those who support Michael Schiavo. Their misuse of laws and protections that are in place to protect people's rights will do way more damage to your cause than those who advocate life extension at all costs. . Their misuse of the system will result in more red tape and more court interferences and one day may actually prevent people from opting out of medical interventions.
Americans are too easily sucked in by anyone who seems to be taking the same position that they are taking. We all need to be a little more discriminating about who we choose as the leaders of our advocacy.
To resummarize my 'apology' thread: I apologized to anyone who I may have been rude to, who had not initially approached me with rudeness and insults. I said I'd try to avoid that in the future. but I said rudeness and insults posted to me would be met with some modicum of the same.
I'm rather restrained in responding to you extremely insulting posts, as I have been with you, generally, in the past.
Please reread your posts to me and repost them, sans insults, and my restriant might be even greater with you.
Im trying to exercise restraint here, but you are making it very difficult.
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