CSM
Senior Member
Gabriella84 said:What you are saying is that, for an indefinite length of time, it is OK for established members to attack me, but I am not allowed to respond.
I don't believe this reflects constitution. It reflects submissiveness and a willingness to conform. Like my very FIRST post of this board. Someone banned me merely because we had a difference of opinion. That's real tolerance for you.
Your suggestion reminds me of the "beatdowns," which is how street gangs initiate their new members. You stand in the middle of a circle while a dozen or so established members beat the crap out of you. If you survive, you are worthy of joining the gang.
I don't believe in beatdowns or initiations. Sorry.
So I guess you expected to come to this board, splash your rhetoric all over the place, insult the standing members and then be hailed as some kind of demi-god? The members of this board beat on each other all the time none of us agree on EVERYTHING; when we debate, we try to present reliable sources for the argument we present and if it is our opinion, we say so. We all realize that just because something is stated with passion, it does not mean that it is truth....
I guess the big difference between long standing members of this board and the ones who dont last is the level of arrogance. Right now, yours is pretty high.