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Originally Posted by sjh
This is our bright college professor engaging in snide remarks and belittling comments.
When I first started posting with any frequency this Summer LB had left and many people made fun of him. I wondered what terrible offense the guy had committed.
Then he returns and I see his words. Now he's got views were we agree and were we differ. But his linguistic skills, caliber of intellect and civility are certainly above the norm for here.
And, while he expresses views that folks find polarizing his words, in general, are kinder than many, certainly kerry's comment above, and he retracts or apologizes when someone points out an error.
Haven't seen that from the prof.
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In this thread? I don't see it.
There have been some nasty debates in the past on OD about sexuality, perceptions of such, and what is essentially a nature vs. nurture debate. It is one of those topics that gets everyone sore and up in arms since it hits upon religion, morality, and historical significance (i.e. how you were brought up). I have personally been a spectator to all this and respect everyone's opinions regardless if I actually agree with them or not. These debates have contributed to multiple members' departures (voluntary) and lengthy bans (involuntary). Most of the time I see OD as sort of like a bar or campfire where everyone is sort of shooting the ****, just conversing and throwing ideas at each other. When I choose to back off, others press further and reciprocally the opposing party does the same eventually resulting in some nasty consequences. The allusions to polarization (in general) I can only imagine are references to the members who clash with the offending party. The gut reaction from each side is to shoot from the hip--i.e. to demean the opposition when in fact, both sides are well educated, well experienced and have legitimate points of view. Honestly this is the best I can summarize the "OD experience", the short version is this--some folks get carried away, whether you agree with them or not.