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To All,After some soul searching and riceiveng much support and urging from friends (you know who you are) and a key member of the ROF team (thank you very much for the kind words again), I have reconsidered my hasty and not totally thought through departure from the board. It was done in the heat of the moment. Sorry for any perceived theatrics, it was not my intention, that’s just not my style, for I do value the interactions I have with the extremely intelligent and politically astute posters who frequent the blog and share their insight into our present political discourse. I wouldtruly miss that. This is a place designed for the venting process that we all need to do sometimes and can’t always do in our day to day lives outside of the board (for obvious reasons). This is a forum for FREE SPEECH including that which can sometimes rankle some who come here but that is the nature of the beast and should never devolve into vicious personal attacks and name calling. I will from this point forward ignore and avoid all those who level irrational shout downs and insults, always stay true to my feelings (like that would ever change), and core beliefs (ditto) and draw strength from those here whose thoughts and opinions and insights help me deal with the frequent insanity of today’sworld and its frequently nasty political atmosphere, not add to it. I don’t ask anyone to agree with me or even respond to my comments. This board is the last haven for a “dose of sanity†now that Keith Olbermann is off the air and I will continue to come here out of pure necessity and self-preservation and won't desert it because of rancorous attacks of my opinions. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and if I find it toxic I will avoid the attackers who will most likely continue to shout down those they try to stifle, but not be chased away. That would be no different than lettingthe rabble of right-wing talking head media drown out vocal resistance to fascism and their attempts to precipitate the death of liberal voices in the media. I will continue to search out honest, civil debate in my efforts to exchange thoughts and opinions and those daily doses of sanity – but reject those who stoop to immature name-calling and attempts to force those with opposing views from the board as others have departed in the past because of. I would not and NEVER HAVE told anyone to leave this board. That is not my place to do so and I understand that. If I disagree with someone I am mature enough to debate them on the merits of the argument.If I find someone’s content vile and insulting, I will just greet it with the level of insignificance it deserves. Sorry for my premature farewell. Cooler heads have prevailed. And as Mark Twain said “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.†This time by the individual herself!!! AsJon Stewart says upon his return from vacations, “We’re back, baby!†And to borrow from Keith, Time Marches On.
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(VISITOR) AUTHOR'S NAME
Ruslan
MESSAGE TIMESTAMP
20 december 2014, 00:51:03
AUTHOR'S IP LOGGED
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