Heavens g,....You do understand what an alternative is .I am not telling you to leave this site, its your choice if you want to stick around.
Your opinions are not the only ones to be challenged . You may feel you are being ridiculed does that not tell you something about the ridiculous nature of your comments, which leave them wide open to strong rebuttal which you construe as ridicule.
Be my guest stick around for more if you wish .
Perhaps you should ask for an opinion from your 8 buddies in New York , then perhaps not they might ridicule you for being so disloyal to the organisation.