Date: 2009-03-09 04:10 am (UTC)
Wow. Talk about a turbulent weekend. :(

I know what you mean about the news--it got so painful to watch after 2000 that I find it hard to bring myself to follow the news in any form, even though I know as a responsible citizen I should. But sometimes it's so hard, especially when it seems that "discussion" has been largely replaced by flame wars.

I don't want to have to restrict myself to "safe" topics, and so far I have been lucky, I guess, in my on-line communities, because I have relatively rarely had problems with flame wars. I don't agree with everyone on my friends list, and I know that they don't always agree with me--and why should we? We disagree sometimes passionately on subjects near and dear to our hearts, from books to politics. But I treat my friends with respect, and expect to be treated the same, and I expect them to treat each other with respect.

I can't imagine anyone on my friends list attacking anyone on my journal, though now I have this dread that I've now jinxed myself and someone will snap some day and chase you away.... unlikely though that is!
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