was the ion thread pulled- i certainly hope so... this is a great place to post about swimming not get into arguments which digress into name calling... there's enough rubbish on the 'net as it is... let's keep this place positive and enjoyable....
had to vent...
lots of love....
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It probably had nothing to do with me, but as that thread wore on and got way too personal, I did sent a note to the moderator to not lock anyone out but to pull the thread. We can all have differing opinions, express them passionately, and refuse to accept others choices or ideas (Lord knows, Sam and I have recently), but when the attacks become personal such as at age, weight, race, intelligence, than maybe as a society we have let ourselves go too far. We can all tout the Patriot Act, 1st Amendment, censorship, etc and which side we fall on, but being good humans should be a higher priority. We are a cynical, sarcastic, rubbernecking country who should be proud of the freedoms we have, but above all else, we should demonstrate a little civility, common decency and respect for other human beings more consistently than we do in this fragile time. NOW SWIM ON.
It probably had nothing to do with me, but as that thread wore on and got way too personal, I did sent a note to the moderator to not lock anyone out but to pull the thread. We can all have differing opinions, express them passionately, and refuse to accept others choices or ideas (Lord knows, Sam and I have recently), but when the attacks become personal such as at age, weight, race, intelligence, than maybe as a society we have let ourselves go too far. We can all tout the Patriot Act, 1st Amendment, censorship, etc and which side we fall on, but being good humans should be a higher priority. We are a cynical, sarcastic, rubbernecking country who should be proud of the freedoms we have, but above all else, we should demonstrate a little civility, common decency and respect for other human beings more consistently than we do in this fragile time. NOW SWIM ON.
