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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
balderdash, just a reminder opinions are allowed and encouraged, even their judgement on someone else's opinon. Once you engage the discussion, it will engage can and will usually engage back.
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Cynthetiq
I wasn't going to post again in this thread (see my edit above), but I thought you deserved an answer.
I strongly support the idea that everyone can express their opinion and, as I myself have done, that included expressing their opinion about someone else's opinion.
However, I personally believe that when people express their opinions in this forum, those who disagree should treat the original posters with the respect to which they are due. I object to willravel's posts not because they are wrong (though I am quite certain they are), nor even because they reveal someone completely comitted to a particular "underground" theory of events despite evidence to the contrary. I object to willravel's post because of his/her condescending "man/woman on a mission" tone. He/she speaks as if those who disagree are unable to have an "open mind" and instead blindly accept the version of events put forth by the government and the "mainstream media."
I suppose I was blunt in my plea for willravel to stop taking that tone, and if anyone (including will) took offense, I apologize for that. However, please understand that my post had nothing to do with me being able to "take it," as willravel suggested. It was an effort to construct a more productive dialog.
I guess I should know better, this being the "Paranoia" forum after all. But I naively assumed that those who posted their theories of events would welcome discussion with those who disagree, rather than be dismissive of opinions that are different from their own.