Politico,
I had been hoping to stay away from this whole debacle. For what it's worth, I support you. I am still a bit in shock over this thread (and the other one) in how it degraded so rapidly and viciously. This is not what TFP is all about (at least that's what I thought anyways). I definitely find myself posting less and less these days despite an earlier effort to post more. It just doesn't feel right anymore. What happened to you was definitely uncalled for and out of line. Disagreements are natural and healthy but this was just a vicious unwarranted attack on you. Ultimately, I believe it boils down to misunderstandings. Morals are always a tricky issue to discuss but I guess people took your argument too personally and got emotional. I don't know that I agree with your premise, but I did find the layout and construction to be ok. Certainly it was presented for civil discourse. I was ready to grab a coffee and sit down and debate/discuss/wax with you a bit on it before the whole thing went up in flames. for what it's worth.
Oh, and Happy Birthday.
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