Reply #310: I get upset by sweeping & in this case inappropriate statements

[moggie12]

Okay, the "have you been called a freeper yet?" was out of line but I stand by the rest of my statement. Did you see what "greenwire" said to him?? It was "greenwire's" remarks that were uncalled for and inappropriate. First, he/she told Chris Kerry that his father-in-law has put himself in a position where he "will likely never be trusted by Democrats again". Says who? Did he/she do a poll of Democrats? Every Democrat I've talked to (in real life, not on DU) is perfectly fine with Kerry's actions -- not every Democrat sees it as cowardly not to contest the election based on what we can/can't prove went on in Ohio given the nationwide vote margin. "Trusted" is a rather strong word to be used in regard to the Democratic Presidential candidate when seen in this context. We should all speak for ourselves and not put words in other people's mouths. One person's "letting us down" is another's "wisest course of action under the circumstances".

It was the ugly tone to the post that set me off, however. In the heat of the moment did the poster forget they were talking to a human being? What else can explain the statement, "And so it really doesn't matter to many of us who your family endorses for DNC chair.... Wow, talk about cold. I bet Chris Heinz can't wait to come back on DU and talk to us again.

Yes, it's a 'democratic" underground and everyone can say what they want. If some DU posters want to vent, I guess that's what this is here for. That should mean I can, too. When I get upset by DU posts, it comes out sarcastically and that's a failing of mine. If you've looked around on DU, however, sarcasm is not unheard of. Nor is much worse.

Again, maybe you said this in the heat of the moment, but you made a broad generalization about me without a factual basis. How many of my posts have you read? I think I'm up to about 200 or so now. I'd bet more than half were posts that said "great" or "I agree with that". I admit I reacted badly to being accused of being a freeper early on (mainly because of the foul-language and insults that accompanied it) but the majority of my posts have been of a positive nature. When I disagree, most times I do so in a respectful, reasonable tone. If there is a way through the DU administrators for me to give permission to you to do a search on "moggie12" posts I will gladly do so -- you can read all 200+ of them for yourself and then you can make an informed judgment.