tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post113579691488571106..comments2023-09-30T06:07:27.416-04:00Comments on Questioning Semantics: Love It or Leave ItWesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305755944694741335noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-1157253833730848992006-09-02T23:23:00.000-04:002006-09-02T23:23:00.000-04:00I like that.I like that.Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305755944694741335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-1157249590466764642006-09-02T22:13:00.000-04:002006-09-02T22:13:00.000-04:00I'm reminded of a quote by Abby Hoffman whenever I...I'm reminded of a quote by Abby Hoffman whenever I hear stuff like this: "You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists."Art Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512422556677772379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-1136581703841456582006-01-06T16:08:00.000-05:002006-01-06T16:08:00.000-05:00Not to get the whole debate started again here, We...Not to get the whole debate started again here, West, but I don't necessarily agree with the sentiment "love it or leave it." Then again, I don't think that was exactly what most people on that discussion meant either. We're all going to have our pet peeves about this or that on CBR and, you're right, we should feel free to bring them up and talk about them, within the bounds of decorum.<BR/><BR/>I think what people who made the "Why don't you just leave if you're so unhappy" comments were addressing was the obvious venom displayed by one poster in particular who has addressed this topic ad nauseum. This was not the first thread to address this particular issue, but the poster in question never seems to be satisfied, no matter how many times or in how many ways the quesiton is discussed.<BR/><BR/>At some point, as I said in one of my posts, it's not productive for him or the other posters. Just look at that thread: 1000+ posts and are we any closer to any resolution or understanding? I don't think so, and it's due in no small part IMO to the fact that the poster in question is continually moving the goalposts re: his complaints. <BR/><BR/>In other words, I don't think any amount of explanation is going to mollify that individual one iota and, if that's true and if he's that damned unhappy, it stands to reason that one starts to wonder why he bothers sticking around in the first place.<BR/><BR/>Personally, as I said in our exchange, I really have not yet seen the basis for the complaints. No one yet has either on that thread or in PMs shown me just how anyone who was banned was treated so unfairly as to justify this level of outrage. Maybe it's because I haven't been around as long as the rest of you. But, whatever the case, wouldn't you think it's time for that individual to let it go?Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02082674497682648037noreply@blogger.com