Scott Dolan

It’s just general observations, not really a debate, or even an actual conversation. But I’m done with it.

That’s a rampant problem all throughout American political discourse. Everything is either/or, there is no allowance for nuance. I’ve certainly been guilty of it in the past, but I tend to be hyper aware of it these days.

And then there’s me. A very liberal progressive type living in the heart of Red State America that sees and empathizes with both sides of the debate. 99.99% of gun owners are highly responsible and respectable people. But yes, gun violence and mass shooting are definitely a problem. I certainly have no solution, but I do recognize the problems. Do nothing and continue down this bloody path, do something and you’ll only affect the responsible owners since bad people will always be able to get guns. It’s an incredibly complicated problem with no easy solutions.

Personal attacks are things like calling you a disgusting human being, no matter how true. Worst consequence: pissing the other person off. Threatening someone with a weapon is something that can land you in jail. Wee bit of difference between those two things. Not that I expect you to comprehend any of that.

Yes, now it’s all so very UN-Paul-like. Gents, I guess we have our culprit.

And now we blame all of this on Paul’s mental faculties. You are a truly disgusting human being.

You and Jim can remain as tone deaf as you wish, but five posters here are telling you otherwise. How could that possibly be if in fact it were “ludicrous”.

But doesn’t he have to check in here to see it?

You’re free to have that opinion, but as worded it is indeed a threat. That’s not to say that was Jim’s intention. Just that when looking for the right words to convey his thoughts, he found all the wrong ones. If multiple people can read it the same way, well, then you’ve got fire.

And the only appropriate response:

Did you see his statement? Not a whole lot of context needed there.

Um, my response just now reading that thread was similar to yours. I’d advise Jim to be very careful when making comments like that on a public forum, because that could very well lead to a knock at the door. Very poorly worded, and in incredibly poor taste. Now it’s perfectly clear why Paul left.

Eh, Paul can give as good as he gets. He is a cantankerous ol’ fuck. I’m sure he just needed a break, and will slip back in when he’s ready.

As far as I know, Larry hit the nail on the head.