Right now this is the 4th time I have tried to post this and am wondering if there might be something to some of what I have read along the lines of who gets what done here.
I am not concerned with Bill as I never met him, read blogs or anything else. I do know why we have the freedom today to believe what we believe and say what we want. Our fore fathers fought for it and our country still fights for our freedoms. The problems are that too many feel if their way of free speech is spoken about then that opinion should be shut down. I don't agree 100% with anybody including my wife and we still make the choice to stay together. Have the chance to discuss an opinion will not usually change anybody's opinion, but it helps us to get an idea what makes someone tick.
I have no idea what was said or done. I do know that some of the ones involved in this discussion have been kind to me as I have grown into the family. Have you ever known a family that did not have squabbles? I was raised to not let the sun go down on a problem, to confront it, work things out to a MUTUAL agreement where both sides concede the other has a choice to say what they think.
Most of the time when I find something that I say or do that offends someone, I make the choice to stay away from that subject when they are around. I also know when I find someone who I disagree with, I normally will attempt to stay away from them. That keeps us from having to confront the others issues.
The thing I see in this squabble is that it feels like someone is trying to come out on top regardless of who might get hurt. I would think a reminder of a book that was published years ago would be an appropriate read for this situation. "1984 by George Orwell" discusses life where one group dictates to the rest of society what they can do, what they think, etc.
You can view a summary of it through this link: http://www.online-literature.com/orwell/1984/
I would love to have a family that learns that nobody agrees on everything and continues to move forward. This kind of thing will soon take this family to civil war and we all know what that created. Let's grow up and agree to disagree, shake hands, and each go our own way.
Or maybe we don't want Active Rain to become the best of the best on the world wide web.
L. Wayne Denton I HAVE A HANDLE ON YOUR MARKET! ! !
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Wayne, I've chosen the mums the word approach on the situation. I missed the controversial post comment, but have read the post on this matter along with the comments, I agree with you that we don't want this network to slide into "civil war." I have been on networks that this has happened and it takes the fun out of it, and left, never to return. I like the saying "opinions are like, um, hinny holes, everyone has one". Who's right, who's wrong, is not for me to judge. I feel for both sides, "sides" there shouldn't be one. But the line has been drawn. Let's hope they can work it out civilly.
On a positive note, have a great day in The Rain,
Duane