My problem is people who make personal attacks and flames instead of an intelligent reply, people who seem to do nothing except call names and make slanders against myself (or anyone else) who expresses an opinion they disagree with. I feel this happened in post #19 (I assume that you are inteligent enough to have read the string of posts). Yes, I do have a problem with those who make personal slanders against the messenger when they cannot reply intelligently to the message. This is, of course, exactly the favorite tactic of liberals that most of us like to criticize so much. Particularly when that message was deliberately expressed as a personal opinion, not as some kind of fact. Might I remind you that the posting guidlines explicitly state "...but refrain from abusive attacks, engaging in senseless flame wars, ..." which is what If find " I don't have to take that cr*p from some snivelling liberal/socialist/communist/terrorist like possibly you!!!! " to be. I might add that those would also be legally considered as 'fighting words' if expresssed in person.
If you don't like what I say then maybe you should consider the spirit of the posts in #32 & #35 by Defender2 (both reasoned and acceptable disagreement with my opinion which does not attack me personally or call me any deragotory terms) and his #19 (which can hardly be viewed as anything but an unwarranted personal attack and a flame). IMO, Defender2 redeemed himself well in both #32 & #35, not at all like the attack in #19.
Are we all supposed to march in lock-step with the same opinion?
Well, not IMO, but it seems to be what you are demanding here. In lockstep with your opinion of course.