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This is the real threat. Us bickering among each other pales in comparison.
Except for this statement, I agree with you 100%.
Civility is sorely lacking around here these days. BUT, you cannot place the burden on Jimrob for our own actions! Jimrob and the Mods have a full time job keeping it all together as it is.
Instead we must ask ourselves, What can we do to make it better? We are the ones responsible for the hostilities, because we are the ones being hostile. The blame falls squarely on our shoulders.
Liberty demands the greatest of self-restraint and individual responsibility.
While that is certainly wise counsel, and bears heeding by all of us, liberty, to survive, also demands that men and women have the courage to speak up for what's right, no matter the personal cost, no matter the conflict that it might cause. The truth and righteousness are more important than mere peace.
True.
I moderated on another site for about a year and finally burned out and retired from it. It is an incredible pain in the rump to have to shift through a seven or eight page thread and sniff out all the nasty stuff.
As with everything else, self moderation is the best policy for all involved.
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This is the real threat. Us bickering among each other pales in comparison.