Time is beautiful

[Private Pickle]

That's sad. I actually got really upset when they did that to him, because it was a real life trolling. It went way too far. He was posting about his trials in his threads, telling us he was just here for the support and friendship during his hardships. He was pretty open about it in the public forum. I really liked Jim a lot. He was such a human being.

I think one of the problems is many people think that just because this forum is anonymous that the users shouldn't be considered as human beings and they just treat people how ever they feel like, no matter how awful it is.

I think that many of those people would never treat real people who they were with in person the way they treat some online. I think there is a disconnect. It's strange really.

No one has really said anything about it. Except Thau who said he thought the guy died early because of his beliefs.

[Just AnotherPerson]

No one has really said anything about it. Except Thau who said he thought the guy died early because of his beliefs.

Well I'm sure that following him around everyday telling him he was going to die didn't help him to live any longer.

[John Galt]

I believe Joni put it perfectly:

[John Galt]

That's sad. I actually got really upset when they did that to him, because it was a real life trolling. It went way too far. He was posting about his trials in his threads, telling us he was just here for the support and friendship during his hardships. He was pretty open about it in the public forum. I really liked Jim a lot. He was such a human being.

I think one of the problems is many people think that just because this forum is anonymous that the users shouldn't be considered as human beings and they just treat people how ever they feel like, no matter how awful it is.

I think that many of those people would never treat real people who they were with in person the way they treat some online. I think there is a disconnect. It's strange really.

Thus is the nature of message boards. Having disparate political beliefs is one thing. Having absolutely no desire to have intelligent discussion over those beliefs is another.

Rather than find a modicum of common ground and work forward from there, most just opt to drag the lies and fabrications they found on myriad biased sites. It's more of a game than a sharing of thoughts.

This forum seems to have quite a few adults, as opposed to some sites that have more younger people who are clearly clueless.

Not sure if older clueless is better than younger clueless? For me, message boards are like looking for a needle in a haystack. If you keep searching, you might just find a hint of intelligence.

You really do have to do quite a bit of searching, though.

[Tahuyaman]

And when he did die a poster implied that he died early because of his political beliefs. I replied to that in kind with a snarky response and was banned for 24 hours for doing so. Go figure.

No. It was suggested that the hate he was consumed with shortened his life.

[carolina73]

I am new here but this is a political forum. I tried another forum but am not active because those on the left were not allowed to speak and i do not want an echo chamber. Private Pickle is annoying in his nonsense answers that are made to dominate threads with retorts and take the subject off on ridiculous tangents.
Politics is about the future and history is about the past. We are all picking our politics to choose the best path for the future. there is no doubt in my mind that we have a few professionals here that are not speaking what they feel. We also have some excessive polarization caused by the pundits and things may be said beyond what people needed or wanted to say.
I am too new to know "Jim" but I can bet that he was a polarizing person if Tahuyaman did not see any open thoughts in his comments.

I am sure that I am considered right wing but:
1) I believe in God, but I am not a fan of any established religion and see them as a power hungry groups of men.
2) I see abortion as decided by the point of HUMAN life not the creation of a cell so I am in the 12-30 week club.
3) I am not against government support for health care if you absolutely cannot afford it but see that as a buy in to medicaid based on your ability to pay. That puts 85% of us back to employer insurance and hands off by government. BTW. It is Medicaid for all not Medicare. Medicare is not government funded insurance not welfare.
4) I am not for government involvement in foreign wars without a dang good reason.
5) I am against Trumps policies that make others pay for personal choices including the decision to raise a family.

I believe there are enough people in the US to form any group they want.
See the Christian groups that create their own self-insurance and dramatically lower costs. Democrats can do the same exact thing. The deciet that they need everyone to be forced to join them is the problem.

Green policies are what Republicans always wanted. We supported the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts. The US is reducing Green House Gases every year and has been. The Green looby is a Anti-American lobby. When you make it somewhere else then you guarantee more global pollution not less.

[carolina73]

Thus is the nature of message boards. Having disparate political beliefs is one thing. Having absolutely no desire to have intelligent discussion over those beliefs is another.

Rather than find a modicum of common ground and work forward from there, most just opt to drag the lies and fabrications they found on myriad biased sites. It's more of a game than a sharing of thoughts.

This forum seems to have quite a few adults, as opposed to some sites that have more younger people who are clearly clueless.

Not sure if older clueless is better than younger clueless? For me, message boards are like looking for a needle in a haystack. If you keep searching, you might just find a hint of intelligence.

You really do have to do quite a bit of searching, though.

You are speaking of yourself and a few others on the left in your criticism. If you do not see it then that is really sad.

[Tahuyaman]

No one has really said anything about it. Except Thau who said he thought the guy died early because of his beliefs.

No. I said that he was consumed with hate and that possibly shortened his life. I said nothing about his beliefs, political or otherwise.

[Private Pickle]

No. I said that he was consumed with hate and that possibly shortened his life. I said nothing about his beliefs, political or otherwise.

Consumed with hate says nothing about his beliefs? LOL. Keep dancing.

[Tahuyaman]

Consumed with hate says nothing about his beliefs? LOL. Keep dancing.

People can be consumed with hate for a number of reasons. You're the one dancing here. Yiu made something up again and are unable to defend it.