Ken Zampese is the OC

[Wes Mantooth]

(01-16-2016, 03:41 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Being negative .... Or "keeping it real" as some will say.    Is fine.    But railing on negative time and time is just pointless.    It doesn't move anything forward..... It stagnates every discussion and wastes everyone's time.  

But hey you are keeping it real so everyone else should be screwed who wants to move forward in the discussion.

By whose definition of "moving forward"?  And if we're talking about a particular topic (ie What you think of the new OC) then what exactly is there to move forward from?

See, just because you don't agree with another's take doesn't make it "a waste of time".  No more than you defending asomething I disagree with.  I'm not sure any one side stagnates a discussion any more than another either.

If I don't like something I should be able to voice that just easily as the idea that I don't like Mistubishi's because I had a poor experience with one when I was younger.  Saying I disagree with an approach of the Bengals should be treated as valid or invalid as my opinion that a certain Chinese restaurant is better than another.  In real life people often share negative opinions without being met with accusations of being overly negative, or being told they're stagnating a debate about cars, or food, or beer, or whatever.

You don't get to decide how a conversation needs to go to move forward.  If you disagree with something that is said, counter it.  Or ignore it.  Or start another thread.  But this garbage about telling others how they should be a fan, pscho-analyzing someone's personality based on their opinion of a sports team, and trying to dictate what everyone needs to talk about is bogus.  And it would never happen outside this messed up world that is this message board.

Next time your buddy, who is a huge Van Halen fan, tells you that he didn't like anything after 1984 try telling him that he is wasting your time, that he is stagnating the conversation you two are having about music, and that he's choosing to have a negative outlook. 
See what type of response you get.  Try doing the same thing with your co-worker that loves talking cars and is a huge Chevy fan, that doesn't like the body style of the new Camaro.  See if he doesn't look at you like you're the asshole.