EnviroLink Forum

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lately i been thinkin' aunt betty stopped her blinkin'....soon she'll be a stinkin'..........my deceased mother in law speaking of her aunt who had died.

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lately i been thinkin' aunt betty stopped her blinkin'....soon she'll be a stinkin'..........my deceased mother in law speaking of her aunt who had died.

Jim- You do raise a good point and one worthy of consideration. I actually welcome real discussion on this point (if you don't have something substantive to contribute... don't post here).

My intent behind creating the rules here was to create a safe place for people to disagree. It is possible to debate without being disrespectful or attacking others. I really believe this, but I do wonder if it is possible on such a hot button issue like animal rights. The enviro side of this board seems to stay cordial enough, but clearly the animal concerns area is not.

What to do? Suggestions? Are there other forums that you visit that deal effectively with heated subjects? I have no interest in having a one-sided forum, so I'm more interested in other places that deal with controversial topics effectively.

-josh

I think you're placing an undue burden on the ARAs, Josh.

How is someone whose ideology is generally supported by...perhaps necessarily includes the idea that the opposition is composed of murderous thugs greedily slaking their unholy bloodlust, and satisfying their innate compulsion to wreak unjustified domination and havoc upon the corpses of their innocent victims...how does someone with an ideology like that show respect when explaining that ideology in the presence of their opposition?

I mean....it's gotta be tough.

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