Originally Posted by rudedog40
So Salty Blues is congratulating journeyman on his excellent debating skills on the abortion thread. What's interesting is he/she admits to starting the controversial thread without ever replying. That appears to me like he/she just wanted to get a rise out of seeing members here go after one another on a very heated topic. Personally, I think doing something like that is just the same as one of those pyros in California who started one of the fires that destroyed thousand's of homes. Salty lit the match, and sat back and watched it burn into a firestorm.
If the mods want to control the heated off-topics here, cut them off before they start. You're intelligent people, and know what topics will set off the various members here. I know this 'The Aquarium' board is meant for open topics not related to the saltwater hobby. However, if you want to start controversial threads, post a link to that kind of topic on MySpace, Facebook, or wherever there's a spot for blogs like that. Keep letting them start here will end up causing resentment and hatred towards members. Then when someone really needs help with their tanks, the person who has the knowledge to help that person will blow them off. "I'm not helping that person. He's Pro Choice and a baby killer. Let his tank die for all I care."
So by your own admission you believe that no one should be able to have a belief and argue their point. I don’t get it?
This is a message board where people come to talk about specific subject with a category for everything else in the word or what’s going on in ones own mind/world.
No one, not even a mod should have the right to stop, cease, dismiss or close a subject.
If your feelings get hurt by words, grow up and get a thicker skin. Trust me it will do you wonders in life.
If you feel the urge to dispute the subject by all means have at.
Even if you feel you need to lower your self or show your education by name calling, insulting or even physical retaliation, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO SO, and face the consequences of your actions. By limiting a persons freedom of speech by using the famous line “it violates board policy’s” is a cowards way of strong arming a persons right to free speech.
If salty wants to start a topic then fine, he has the right. Even to sit back and watch the fun ensue again he has the right.
To even metaphorically equate a topic of discussion to the deliberate act of a pyro in California is bogus attempt in it’s self to start a verbal riot.
This country was a lot stronger before every crying whining panty waste wanted to get their two cents written in stone.
Even the scary “N word”, people want to ban the word, you can not ban words. We live in free governing country. If someone should use the scary “N word” where they shouldn’t be using guess what they face the consequences of their actions.
People can use the word retarded, midget, and all the other words that put a tear on your pillow at night, cause they have the right to do so.
People have the right to say mean and hateful words, you don’t have to like it or agree with BUT YOU DON’T have the right to take that right away.
That last comment was not a window of opportunity to debate whether or not these words should or should not be used, it was an example.
“will start hatred and resentment toward other boards members“, that happens anyway. It happens all over, it happens in the work place. I’d be willing to bet someone hates or resents you.
Its ok to dislike someone or even hate someone YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO.
