In Reply to: You're no better than Trump with the name calling. posted by UCLADal on September 22, 2024 at 16:59:49
Maybe I'm just weird, but I'm going to be very honest in making this statement. I would tolerate any opinion on this board, at any end of any spectrum, and would feel strongly that people who are here to express their honestly held opinions should not be insulted in any way as long as they're respectful of others. I don't care if they're Nazis, I don't care if they're MAGA.
But there's the key thing: honestly held opinions. I have a lot of respect for people who are honest about who they are and what they believe. What I don't respect and don't think should be afforded that basic courtesy is people who argue in bad faith, lie incessantly, construct, nay, import dishonest arguments wholesale, and keep coming back under different handles without acknowledging who they are just to continue peddle more bullsh*t under a different name
I think those kinds of people are the pests of the Internet. They're the ones who turn forums like this into absolute sh*tshows. And as such, they truly deserve any abuse they face. Some people here may be using language I don't personally feel comfortable using myself, but I will not judge them for doing so when people like Kevin and/or Woody are at the receiving end. They are horrible actors who deserve every rotten tomato thrown at them.