I am officially beginning to wonder if you are simply trolling in this thread.
Why, becasue I am responding to insults and the like in a comical manner? Becasue I’m not taking the admittedly lame pitting of a talk show host with the ‘seriousness’ it deserves? Because I’m having a bit of fun with something I feel has gotten way out of hand?
Find anyone of my posts outside this thread to back up this suspicion please my good man. Or note that 100 or so posts ago I said something about the thread pretty much being played out and that a mod could close if they liked, but that I was not asking for it to be closed to avoid taking shit?
Is this how you handle those with views that don’t go along with the norm, call someone and troll, and then ban them? Is there a rule when someone says to you “fuck you you idiot”, you must be hurt and take it personally?
Frank, please officially close this thread.
I feel sorry for you Wee Bairn. I really do.
You refuse to even try to understand. You’ve provided no cites - you’ve been shown that you’re wrong repeatedly but you’d rather continue in ignorance.
My opinion, is that you’re a racist and that you felt no compassion for the injured child - or for any of the children in South Africa - your “ha-ha” in the OP makes that clear to me. You feel that these kids are undeserving of any luxuries.
Sad.
You’re provoking flaming for your own amusement.
Plus, that people accused of actually doing any abusing are female.
Frank, any brevity I have added is in response to direct insults. In this thread or in any other I have ever participated, I have never called someone an insulting name without having them call me one first. I have shown respect to all posters here who have showed me same. Those who insist on resorting to insults, I have insulted back, with a bit of fun. I am mad at no one. Don’t misinterpret a lighthearted response to an insult as flaming or trolling.
Please tell me what my options are when I am directly insulted. Run and hide is one, responsd with insults is apprently OK, but responding by taking the piss out of someone is not? If this correct, please let me know, and I’ll abide.
My OP stands. I was willing to debate it rationally. Some chose to, others did not. Don’t blame me, blame those who started the insults. And who am I provoking? You provoke someone by calling them a racial name for example. How does questioning the actions of a talk show host provoke anyone who doesn’t know her?
And again, why haven’t you closed the thread?
Respectfully, you missed the part where I said that one of my problems with the opulence is that many many more **black ** SA kids could have benefited with the same amount of money, with a few judicious cutbacks. I understand, its a long thread.
Honest question: Is there something wrong with you?
Let me wait for Franks response to my query above, and I’ll respond accoridingly, if allowed.
Ah what the hell, I’ll keep it brief. I’ll respond politely, please do same. You think something is wrong with me because on one topic out of 1000, I have an opinion that goes against the majority opinion of the SDMB? I don’t doubt the Holocaust, I don’t think other races are inferior, etc. I think she shouldn’t act like she’s all into the school when she’s not- that makes something wrong with me, mentally?
Took you long enough.
askeptic and others directly insult me based on my opinion on a subject, I respond with whimsical replies instead of anger, and I’m flaming? Why do you call someone who enters a thread with the express purpose of insulting someone, not of actually taking part in the debate?
“We’re personally insulting him, and he’s not getting pissed! That’s never happened! What do we do? Call him a troll, that’s it!”
Not your opinion but how you choose to express it. You can do what you want but we can laugh at you. And believe me I am.
Your attempts at levity are not a sign that you aren’t pissed. It is coming off as shrill and desperate…as if you are trying to appear not to be pissed.
I think maybe Frank was kinda advising you not to allow your desperation not to appear pissed and hurt cause you to troll.
that’s fine, but I don’t go for intimidation tactics either when I have an unpopular opinion. I’m the farthest thing from Billy Bad Ass, but I’m not small british shop owner or Alfie_Ermine_Salsa either.
This is a general interest message board. I was posting my opinion on the actions of a TV talk show host who I have no feelings for at all. My level of vitriol on the topic was about a 0.1 out of 10. I didn’t anitcipate much agreement, but its my opinion and I expressed it. No anger at all, again, just trying to make light of a situation that I felt some were getting way too intense about, is all. Usually that type anger is reserved for threads on racism, etc.
Frank has never failed to give me sound advice. Just sayin’.
Dude, N,S speaks the truth (and if you’d pay attention to how Frank worded his post, you’d see that).
Seriously, VCO3 called, he wants his schtick back.
That doesn’t explain the “ha-ha”.
I did see that comment - I read every page. That’s how I know you offered no cite and that you were proven wrong repeatedly.
I suppose with the same money she could have given 4 million families $10 each. I think your “judicious cutbacks” statement says it all. (those poor children are use to dirt floors - give 'em lino)
Please feel free to help as many disadvantaged South African children as you’d like. I’ll applaud your effort.
Wasn’t it Nazi Germany where everyone had to be and think exactly alike?
Aaaand the Hitler card drops.