(07-10-2023, 02:55 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(07-10-2023, 02:29 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Being a mod has zero to do with anything being discussed here. 

The political forum didn't exist here for a long time because mods knew it would be divisive and combative. 

We eventually relented due to more and more folks asking for the space to talk politics. 
I voted against it FWIW but agreed to support the majority - as is our standard method of decision making as a mod team. 

I'm sorry I've clearly upset you by being crass about not agreeing with you on occasion. 

In case you missed the context, I'll refresh your memory. 
The first time - "almost nothing he says resonates with me" I was countering a post that haphazardly threw my whole line of principle in with yours. 
I hate braod-sweeping-generalizations in debate because they are lazy, inaccurate and counter productive to discourse so I disagreed in the manner you took offense to. 

Next: YOU made a broad-sweeping-generalization about how the left feel on a topic that was wildly inaccurate - so I pointed that out as ruining your entire ensuing post. It did. 

I'm fine with both of those instances, and as far as I remember those are the only times I've posted anything that might offend you. Apologies offered for the harshness, but I don't feel I did anything wrong besides expressing myself with minimal filter. 

I wouldn't post in this forum AT ALL if I needed people to agree with me. 
You might consider a similar approach.

The most I hope for is to occasionally broaden someones perspective and have my own perspective augmented by others viewpoints.

I appreciate your reply and your apology.
But I really don't understand why you took such umbrage at my generalization. 
You don't mind being identified with the left,
You said reform priority #1 is getting corporate money out of politics
I said all lefties feel that way,
So what is the problem?
If you weren't a lefty, or if you didn't care about corporate money in politics, I could see why my statement would upset you. No one likes to be mischaracterized. But I was just reflecting your own positions back to you.  Why is that not OK?
Why do you let actual violent extremism pass with no comment, and then drop bombs on my stuff?