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matthew330 · 07-27-2008, 01:47 PM

I really don't want to revive this thread and don't intend to post again but I said I'd answer punkmusicfan so here goes:

First off - I really read your name as "punkrockmusicfan21". I wasn't making fun of you, I was being slightly dismissive when I called you punk rock person, but when I finally called you punkrock and you still got pissed, I was slightly confused - so know I know your punkmusic fan. Yeah - I had little jabs in that post, but relative to what I was getting, they paled in comparison.

You have to understand that I'm talking to 7 to 8 people, most of which are ridiculously sensitive to any point being made that contradicts their own. This thread wasn't about "what does everyone hate about America", it was on a more personal than that. If America is seen as arrogant on the world scene, but American individuals themselves aren't (which seemed to be the general consensus here), then why is it acceptable to approach Americans outside of their country as if the individual was responsible? What further surprised me was that this person couldn't defend his own dislike for America when challenged about it. Were they looking for an apology from me - that to me is arrogant.

Anyway, because I'm talking to multiple people, all of whom expect me to respond to each one of their points, and many of whom are calling me (indirectly or otherwise) idiot, asshole, and douche because I haven't caved into what they think is some end-of-story point right off the bat, you really have to separate yourselves from the "pack". Up until that last post - you were just part of it.

The thread was being taken where I didn't think it should go (a meta-thread as someone called it about what's wrong with America). As the responses related to my specific point, it was justifying this guys behavior.

Not only did I not find it necessary to respond to specific reasons why America sucks, your 2nd to last post about America putting itself at the forefront and expecting for people to look aside, was so ridiculously vague and off-topic that there really is no response to that.

Rude, unfriendly, cocky, and condescending are appropriate descriptions of the posts on this thread - but they weren't coming from me for the most part. The tilted left in my opinion has perfected the art of responding to dissenting opinions in this manner and then acting disgusted and offended if anyone responds in kind (even to IMO a much lesser degree). God bless AceVentura, but I'm not him. You look at the shit that guy takes from every angle with almost every post and he just keeps trucking. Sorry - I can't do that, that's why I don't post often, but on a rare occasion I find myself not being able to resist....and regretting it pretty immediately, but fighting it out nonetheless.

07-27-2008, 01:47 PM	#96 (permalink)
matthew330 Banned	I really don't want to revive this thread and don't intend to post again but I said I'd answer punkmusicfan so here goes: First off - I really read your name as "punkrockmusicfan21". I wasn't making fun of you, I was being slightly dismissive when I called you punk rock person, but when I finally called you punkrock and you still got pissed, I was slightly confused - so know I know your punkmusic fan. Yeah - I had little jabs in that post, but relative to what I was getting, they paled in comparison. You have to understand that I'm talking to 7 to 8 people, most of which are ridiculously sensitive to any point being made that contradicts their own. This thread wasn't about "what does everyone hate about America", it was on a more personal than that. If America is seen as arrogant on the world scene, but American individuals themselves aren't (which seemed to be the general consensus here), then why is it acceptable to approach Americans outside of their country as if the individual was responsible? What further surprised me was that this person couldn't defend his own dislike for America when challenged about it. Were they looking for an apology from me - that to me is arrogant. Anyway, because I'm talking to multiple people, all of whom expect me to respond to each one of their points, and many of whom are calling me (indirectly or otherwise) idiot, asshole, and douche because I haven't caved into what they think is some end-of-story point right off the bat, you really have to separate yourselves from the "pack". Up until that last post - you were just part of it. The thread was being taken where I didn't think it should go (a meta-thread as someone called it about what's wrong with America). As the responses related to my specific point, it was justifying this guys behavior. Not only did I not find it necessary to respond to specific reasons why America sucks, your 2nd to last post about America putting itself at the forefront and expecting for people to look aside, was so ridiculously vague and off-topic that there really is no response to that. Rude, unfriendly, cocky, and condescending are appropriate descriptions of the posts on this thread - but they weren't coming from me for the most part. The tilted left in my opinion has perfected the art of responding to dissenting opinions in this manner and then acting disgusted and offended if anyone responds in kind (even to IMO a much lesser degree). God bless AceVentura, but I'm not him. You look at the shit that guy takes from every angle with almost every post and he just keeps trucking. Sorry - I can't do that, that's why I don't post often, but on a rare occasion I find myself not being able to resist....and regretting it pretty immediately, but fighting it out nonetheless.