[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Which of us almost got flamed by Bear in Rosebear I wonder!

It wouldn't have been a flame, just a short, sharp question, to make a point. But, I also knew I needed to get to bed, and that I probably wouldn't feel like debating it the next day, so that worked to convince me to hold back as well.

I've been finding myself disagreeing with a lot of posters on the News side lately. It's been making me wonder whether I should stay as a member of FR. That's one of the reasons I've been so quiet lately.

[HairOfTheDog]

I dunno... I guess it depends on whether the posters you don't agree with are the ones that are driving the forum direction or the outsiders.

I gave up posting in controversial threads for months because I never saw any minds changed, only arguments that further polarized people. It was common to feel I needed a shower afterwards, but I have recently become interested again. I am interested in attempting to be a bridging and calming influence on some issues.

My personal beef is that I think conservatives should not waste all their energy attacking one another or sounding repulsive (rather than convincing) to the opposition, two faults I see commonly in FReepers. There are a few issues conservatives as a whole need help learning how to handle without sounding like jerks. The environment and race politics are two of those, and I am trying to slowly get involved. I usually avoid abortion, not sure how I got into that today.

Where are your trouble spots?