Lynn, Your analogy would be perfect but for a couple of things: Over half of the PCA members would agree w/ his politics and immediately appoint him as their new spokesman, and you would threaten to leave but really only go to your car and get a rubber Nixon mask, (plus a Sammy D. Jr.), then come back and challenge the redneck to a fight until someone pulled off the mask. Is that about right?
I hesitate to criticise you since I've always liked you when you post under your own name, but did not appreciate the fake identities. I was tempted at times to out you but never did. One guy pisses you off so you mess w/ the entire board? For weeks? With no sign of letting up until you accidentally blew your charade?
I'm afraid that Island is right this time, 2 wrongs never make a right and "an eye for an eye" leaves the whole BBS blind, etc...
For anyone not aware at this point, I am the one who told Jason (Mulholland) about this salon/pub/OT board. I had no idea that he would like it this much,
, and I regretted inviting him at first but not anymore. I think that he is funny most of the time, ie. "I'm preparing my response to you, and it's not going to be pretty"....
It's an internet BBS. Everyone needs to relax a little. (Including me). These things are great, IMO. There is a reason why people don't discuss these things (politics and religion, etc..), face to face very often, fists would be flying and it "would not be pretty"..
I remember recently when Jason nearly got into it w/ Ethan Hawk at the LA Farmers Market, some commies had a booth or something and EH was defending them against Jason who also happened to be walking by. Thank God it somehow cooled enough for EH to escape, (otherwise he would need to find a new profession w/ his head missing),
, anyhoo....., this is the kind of thing that makes my friend amusing to know even if he really does need to be sent to a re-education camp sometime.
He is a completely unique personality, I could not disagree w/ his politics more but I love the guy. Really. And that goes for many of the conservatives on this board, I enjoy arguing here but when we hang out in person it stops. Not because anyone is afraid of anyone, but because it is not appropriate and unpleasant to poison a BBQ or a canyon drive w/ political arguing that usually goes nowhere in changing anyone's mind. It is just venting and honing arguing skills, it's fun and safe to do here.
I have several thousand Porsche 911 related posts, (some more contentious than anything here),
, so I have no plans on leaving soon, Lynn, and I hope that the same is true for you. And I don't have a problem w/ Mulholland venting here, it's a lot better than him beating some poor clueless actor to death, believe me, the Baldwins are very grateful for us occupying him and supplying an outlet for his rage, etc...
