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CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.
This guy is a complete idiot
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Yeah I know that. I was just responding, as I already explained to you, to your statement, and that it does happen too...
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my statement was directed at what we were already talking about, not the woman who left. you can’t change the topic mid conversation. of course I agree about Orthodox leaving as a huge tragedy, but that wasn’t what we were talking about.
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You can’t change the topic mid conversation? Who says? You? BTW, it is MY thread. It is called "this guy is an idiot". I wasn't CHANGING it I was ADDING to it...just saying BOTH can happen.
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I think no one intends to sound harsh or nasty. But in electronic communication, we have to take special care. The others cannot see our face or body language, or hear the tone of our voice. Printed words are naked and neutral, and can have negative effects that we don’t intend. I think if we pay attention to that fact, we can avoid unintended offense.
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of course you can change a topic in mid conversation in the sense that you can type whatever you want. the problem is that it doesn’t make for a good conversation. folks usually use some sort of a segue to transition between topics, or some indication they are moving on to something new or are adding something to the conversation.
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