07-15-2017, 05:41 PM
(07-15-2017, 05:13 PM)Dill Wrote: Some people find rational argument boring, Lucie. I find insults boring. They usually don't describe a set of objective circumstances; they just express how the insulter feels about a topic/person. And unless you are a psychologist, rarely is reading a register of someone else's negative feelings interesting or informative. And this is true even if one is insulting someone not in this forum.
No doubt, some people feel momentarily empowered by insults, as if labeling alone has accomplished something. But if insulters recognized how little insults accomplish and how they mark the insulter as deficient, then insults would naturally disappear.
Fair enough.
One other issue we have is that the definition of insult has been stretched. Much like the definition of racism. I think everyone needs to have a word with themselves and ask exactly what we all think these words mean.
And I am full aware that I am an ahole and at times insensitive. Anyone who knows me knows this but this doesn't make me an (insert -ist/-phobe here)
What's disturbing is the amount of people who can not agree to disagree and move on. I will say that Belsnickle is one that can discuss then agree to disagree without getting crazy. I certainly can respect that from him.
Says a lot about our character if we are unwilling to move on and be civil despite our differences.
