Personal attacks

[Nagishkaw 510]

Language is a verra 'orrible, nastie beastie. One should master it, first, 'fore taking it out fer walkies.

I try really hard not to launch personal attacks, and mostly stay out of the middle of dem.

I do note, it seems to me, that one fella (BooYah! ??? ) stirred the pot for some time, but since he's gone, most folk are slowly winding down , the velocity from the stir not as fast.

I dunno - mostly we all have a common goal, but seems to me, huge variances in 'backgrounds'. If you see any personal attack in a forum, hey ! Report It !

Reported.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

I think it is much better here without BY.

[Susita 175]

Better? You mean like Australia's better than the US?

[Darnell 8,478]

Better? You mean like Australia's better than the US?

Don't you have a chart to support your position? :D

[Nagishkaw 510]

Don't you have a chart to support your position? :D

[MrsCat 6]

I think it is much better here without BY.

Did he go back to the land of OZ? Did it miss something on my days away from here?

[Malrothien 6]

He closed his account.

[MrsCat 6]

He closed his account.

Wow.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Did he go back to the land of OZ? Did it miss something on my days away from here?

I thought BY left VJ, voluntarily, or otherwise.

[peejay 327]

I didn't have a problem with it. But my good friend who escaped the USSR in 1989 told me once that when he sees hammer and sickles used as collectables, fashion accessorie or trivial symbols, it has a bitter meaning for folks who were living under oppression. Geez, have whatever you like in your sig., as long as it is expressive of who you are....

Kind of like the Confederate battle flag, the swastika, Che paraphernalia, or the Red Star. It depends on the time, place, and/or context of its use. I would venture to say that any use of those symbols as a political statement are inappropriate and offensive.

[scandal 951]

Kind of like the Confederate battle flag, the swastika, Che paraphernalia, or the Red Star. It depends on the time, place, and/or context of its use. I would venture to say that any use of those symbols as a political statement are inappropriate and offensive.

There are people in this world who find the Stars and Stripes offensive, or the Union Jack, or the NY Yankees logo, or the Playboy bunny, or the McDonalds "M".

The point being - just about ANYBODY can decide that something is offensive to them.

Thankfully we live in a country with First Amendment rights that allow us to use that Confederate flag or that NY Yankees logo on our ballcap without needing everyone else's permission in advance. I venture to say that while you find politically unacceptable the usage of communist emblems, you'd be among the first to denounce the "politically correct" crowd that would restrain your speech and expression in directions that are comfortable to you.

[Susita 175]

Scandal ~ your sparkly name avatar offends me. Sparkles make me want to vomit.

[Chris_Жанна 11]

Maybe itz the blazing communist reference logo in your signature. Russian immigrants who escaped totalitarianism don't find it funny or sexy at all.

That's funny because I saw you post a Russian stereotype thread about a month ago. So, I guess totalitarianism is funny when you post it.

[PlatyPius 5]

It seems like every time I go away from VJ for a while and come back I notice more and more the personal attacks that crop up in threads (especially in OT, but often in the upper forums too).

There's a whole slew of 'holier-than-thou' attitudes abounding out there. Is it just me or does it seem like common decency is being seen less and less on VJ in the last year or so? A thread will go from being about the original post to calling people out as stupid, liberal (or right wing) fanatic, dissing wives, husbands, mamas...I just don't get it people.

VJ sheesh.

stfu, n00b!

[Danno 1,228]

I thought BY left VJ, voluntarily, or otherwise.

The last time I saw him posting he was under content "dogging" and attack, even though he and I butted heads on some topics I enjoyed his posting and regret I no longer have the opportunity to "straighten him out" on points of disagreement.

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