Reply #81: Interesting.

[distantearlywarning]

It's interesting how the poster calling others uncivil posts the most mean-spirited things. I don't even know what your viewpoint is on the Kerry thing, and frankly I don't care much. It's not the most important issue in my life right now.

But I do think you came across as hypocritical in this little exchange with the OP. This is why flame wars get started, not because of a difference of opinion. These kinds of posts - sarcastic, attacking character by implying the poster has a young mentality ("smells like teen spirit" - that's one I hadn't seen before), implying the poster is stupid, misinformed, racist, a freeper, whatever - that's what starts flame wars and divides DU into a squabbling mess seven days before a midterm election. People want to know what's wrong with DU, well, it's this post right here and every other one like it. Can't you tell him he's wrong without laughing at him and implying he's immature? If you can't, maybe your arguments aren't good enough.

He came off better than you, too, because he was mature enough (despite his "existential angst") not to reply to your flamebait.

Just my opinion...