You are right, still. More later, but I am opinionated. I try to stifle it, but .... ;)
When I realize that I am being intolerant, or get called out on it, I apologize. So, to you, I am sorry. Thank you for letting me know to take a look in the mirror.
If someone sends me a pm because they feel I have been obnoxious, I correspond with them in a reasonable fashion, and have no problem stating my regrets publicly. That's a given. I'm not perfect.
My philosophy of tolerance is a life choice. I do eff up.
My exceptions are (at least what I can think of at this moment, but I am full of contradictions at times, I know ...) :
Zero tolerance for child abuse, and those who foster an attitude that it doesn't exist.
Zero tolerance for having beliefs rammed down my throat (in my personal life, which is why I usually abstain from religious discussions in a public forum).
Zero tolerance for John Lennon haters.
~just threw that one in for good measure
When I see someone who is fragile, will I try to change, what I perceive, is a bullying situation? Yes.
If I think someone is being passive-aggressive and playing the victim, and disrupting most of the threads I try to participate in, yes, I may express my viewpoint. That's all it is, and I realize that everybody has one. ! :D
When someone tells me I am being overbearing, do I listen? I believe so. I am hearing you right now, and with the full knowledge that I can be opionated. And you are letting me know that sometimes, I come on too strong. Heard and acknowledged. :))
Still, I believe, as I said, this is my tribe. My history with this board is recent, compared to many others. There were many differing opinions, and oh, flame wars before my time, that would curl your ears (and mine, too! :D). And the 2004 US election year? If you want some entertaining reading, go back and read threads from those years. Honestly,,, you will laugh, you will cry ... you will beat your head up against a brick wall! (reminds me of a gif that's going viral on f/b of a woman beating her head on a brick wall).
Yes, we fight, and politics is a dirty game, so heck, why not enjoy the theatre of it? I finally get it! ( drr, I'm just a CDN ! )
Let's not forget, though, that for some folks, JWN is the only family they have. Or if they are contemplating leaving the Tower , ,the only place they have to turn right now.
In the long run, I'd rather eat crow for occasionally coming on too strong (because I feel passionately about safety), than letting this place get like all the other places I tried to discuss art, politics, books, and music ... a hunting ground for aresholes, sexual predators and arm-chair philosophers.
Thanks, still thinking, for being a straight-shooter. That is one of the qualities I
And to all, if you love to lurk, I realize this may all seem like drama. It's not; at least not in a staged way.
Perhaps, some of us choose to participate so that you can see how the Truth TM really affected our lives.
xo to all
tal
** good-nite, john-boy! **
