"The horrible thing about the Two Minutes Hate was not that one was obliged to act a part, but that it was impossible to avoid joining in." George Orwell, 1984
A spate of recent diaries have decried the fighting in the threads and made a welcome call for all to follow basic standards of decency and civility when posting comments at The Big Orange. Open and cordial debate is stimulating and healthy, but more and more frequently disagreements about one issue or another have turned to name-calling and personal attacks. I hate people who do that! Ahem, pardon me, I'm getting a bit carried away.
Anyway, I think we'd all be happier and better informed if everyone could stick to substantive comments and criticisms, and leave observations about other commenters' parentage and propensity to fornicate with various barnyard denizens by the wayside. But what about our darker side? What about the release of pent up anger and frustration, what about venting and fuming and ranting and being a Grade-A-Butthole? Sometimes, we need to blow off some steam, or just, as the kids say these days, "act the fool". Well, that's what this diary is for! Join me below the fold, if you so choose!
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