Thread: a lil admittance? or a Big one

Originally Posted by Blakeman

I could say I am a millionaire with 3 lumber mills and stock in a cruise business and nobody is the wiser unless I say otherwise or someone takes the time to prove me wrong.

Where the fuck is MaBell?

Originally Posted by Blakeman

Originally Posted by triggerhappy2005

I lost some serious respect, personally, for a couple of people in this thread. Bigdog, for his handling of him being wrong and Blakeman for posting a pm that was meant for him. No class.

By PMing me you opted to try to draw me away from this post and into a private conversation with you where you tried explaining things to only me. I felt and still feel that if you can tell me one thing you can tell everyone.

I pm'ed you to ask why you have no problem calling me an asshat for posting what you perceive as being out of line but when bigdog does it, you won't mention him specifically. I didn't try to drag you anywhere. I simply asked you a question that you still have not answered although I'm pretty sure I know the answer.

Personally I don't have respect for many here because I haven't interacted with them on any level besides text through this forum. It is not that I disregard them, it is that they can say anything they want and I only have text to go on, not their actions or any face to face contact. I am honest with this as the internet itself can be a fantasy for people to do/act/be whatever they want.

So if someone posts that molesting children isn't all that bad, the jury is still out on what kind of person they are? Give me break, what a cop out.

I could say I am a millionaire with 3 lumber mills and stock in a cruise business and nobody is the wiser unless I say otherwise or someone takes the time to prove me wrong.

Would it be so horrible if you did? If I said I maintain a 4.0 GPA in college, does that make me an asshole who thinks he's smarter than everybody? What's your point?

I could say I am Libertarian but be a Marxist that wants to spread Socialist ideals. My point being that there shouldn't be PMs between people if it is relevant to the conversation. I also could really care less if anyone here respects me as I have plenty of folks here in my daily life that do that are much more important.

I was simply trying to show you some respect when asking why you'll single me out by name for perceived asshattery but not bigdog. You act like I pm'ed you to tell you I was the unabomber and to keep it a secret between us. Weak.

If anyone is so wrapped up in what Bigdog or Trigger says then that is sad. Believe what you want and do it on your own time. This forum is fun and can be educational and a good way to debate things, that is about it. I don't pretend to change anyone's opinion on things, nor spread my agenda, nor do I expect anyone else to believe that they are spreading theirs. It is good and fair to debate opinions and exchange them, but unless we all got on a chat or video then we are limited to the emotions that can be expressed via text, which is only so much.

I don't think I can change anyone's opinion either but it doesn't mean I shouldn't express mine. That and it is fun to go back and forth, no one gets hurt.

I have talked with Hawg on a few occasions via chat about politics, it is surprising how different views are expressed via chat rather than text, and how much easier it is to explain things to others.

Perhaps that was what I was trying to accomplish by talking to you one on one via pm. I was not attempting to drag you anywhere.

With that, I am done with political discussions for a while as it has probably consumed too much time I could spend doing something actually productive. Now I am off to write my Senator and State Rep a letter, I suggest you all do the same.

See ya soon.

Lol, what debate. He was wrong and wouldn't admit it.

Btw, why are you quoting yourself? If the quote is really that good, others will quote it for you.

How is someone able to hide their identity on this forum? I can see who's viewing and there is one person under hidden.

Originally Posted by triggerhappy2005

How is someone able to hide their identity on this forum? I can see who's viewing and there is one person under hidden.

It is in your profile. There is a check box for it.

Interesting, thanks Civil.

Originally Posted by triggerhappy2005

Lol, what debate. He was wrong and wouldn't admit it.

Well, actually he sort of did.

Originally Posted by ...bigdog...

It's pretty damn obvious my prediction that McCain was going to win was wrong. Duh?

But then he goes on to say...

Originally Posted by ...bigdog...

who gives a shit about me saying I was wrong about that?

And I think your issue is that, if he is claiming it doesn't matter for somebody who was wrong to say he was wrong (i.e. who gives a shit?), then why did it matter originally for somebody else, if proven wrong, to say it?

Originally Posted by ...bigdog...

WHEN McCain wins the popular vote by......50+%....are we going to see some people here admit they are wrong?

So it either does matter (to say when you were wrong) or it doesn't. You either give a shit or you don't. Both cannot be true at the same time. Why bring it up originally if nobody gives a shit?

No, you don't understand Veovis. Bigdog expected us to cower in his presence and admit that we were so shortsighted when McCain won the election. The opposite happened and Hawg simply asked bigdog to do what he asked us to do.

While bigdog might have half-heartedly admitted he was wrong, he went about it in a classless way. Your post illustrates this. All bigdog had to say was, hey I was wrong, so what, I'm human. We all make mistakes. The problem is, he's incapable of that.