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<blockquote data-quote="curiousbrain" data-source="post: 835830" data-attributes="member: 31608">I can&#039;t (and won&#039;t) speak for Upstate, but I will offer my own point of view on the matter; and feel free to offer your own opinions on my activities.When you say you add humor that counteracts the vitriol of outsiders, that may be true - but a lot of what you post is pretty partisan (or at least I perceive it to be) and it tends to inflame others (occasionally, myself included). That is not to say that some of the cartoons are not funny, but the general line of them is that Obama and the Democrats are stupid and beyond help (my words, not yours).This general theme can be construed as adding vitriol of your own making, rather than counteracting that of others.Regardless of the truth of whether Obama/Democrats are beyond help, it doesn&#039;t do yourself any favors in the eyes of others to constantly rub salt in the wound.That being said, I&#039;m not doing myself any favors by commenting on the activities of others when I am just as guilty as anyone else of stoking the flames of consternation, as it were; so, as I said, feel free to express your opinions on me, as I do think that all is fair in love, war, and politics.And, as a matter of fact, I&#039;ll point out that I comment on the actions of others while pretending I&#039;m not like those whom I&#039;m commenting on. Truth be told, I&#039;m no different; any critique I make of others can more than likely be turned around and leveled at myself.edit: Long story short - we are all the school bully.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="curiousbrain, post: 835830, member: 31608"] I can't (and won't) speak for Upstate, but I will offer my own point of view on the matter; and feel free to offer your own opinions on my activities. When you say you add humor that counteracts the vitriol of outsiders, that may be true - but a lot of what you post is pretty partisan (or at least I perceive it to be) and it tends to inflame others (occasionally, myself included). That is not to say that some of the cartoons are not funny, but the general line of them is that Obama and the Democrats are stupid and beyond help (my words, not yours). This general theme can be construed as adding vitriol of your own making, rather than counteracting that of others. Regardless of the truth of whether Obama/Democrats are beyond help, it doesn't do yourself any favors in the eyes of others to constantly rub salt in the wound. That being said, I'm not doing myself any favors by commenting on the activities of others when I am just as guilty as anyone else of stoking the flames of consternation, as it were; so, as I said, feel free to express your opinions on me, as I do think that all is fair in love, war, and politics. And, as a matter of fact, I'll point out that I comment on the actions of others while pretending I'm not like those whom I'm commenting on. Truth be told, I'm no different; any critique I make of others can more than likely be turned around and leveled at myself. edit: Long story short - we are all the school bully. [/QUOTE]

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