I didn’t mean to excuse anything. I was trying to say that I can ignore the rudeness (when I’m in a benevolent mood) and try to concentrate on interesting and reasonable posts (such as yours, thank you).
As a guilty pleasure I sometimes just watch some of the nastier conversations for fun. Yes, I know I get my enjoyment from the wrong places sometimes. :D
I guess my point is that anywhere you go where you have large numbers of anonymous folks talking, there are going to be jerks (yes, and sometimes I can be a jerk too), especially when it comes to a hot-button thing like politics. Overall, I think it’s worth it here, but that’s me. Personally, I hope you stick around. If all the nice people leave...well, you get the idea. :D
I’m an idiot. Crap. I know you didn’t excuse anything and I was just chatting. I got that (that you are able to get past the rudeness) and hoped you got that I could too and just I dont’ like it :)
I can be a jerk too. Most of the time it’s unintentional but there are times I just bitch back, for the fun of it.
Oh I think it’s worth it here too. And thank you for your kind words. I just don’t like the nastiness I’ve seen but again I’m not crazy about the nastiness in real life. But again, in real life, it’s not as nasty as online. Maybe it’s the anonymous thing that people think gives them a free pass to be nasty?
I’m sorry if I came off wrong or how I did’t want to come off. Can we just say I suck at this and call it even? ;) I promise, I’m way better in person.