damn...
i finally decide to stop in and say hello and kiy is gone! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" />
hope everyone else is doing well. i miss the discussions! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

for those that might question why i left, it may very well have been along the same lines as the 'get a life' comments...
i found trying to defend my personal humanity and my country's actions far more fatiguing than rewarding.
it's never good to have the self-righteous attitude of a teenager, and even less appealing when deliberately used to slam people - this especially when your 'facts' or 'ideals' or 'morals' are subjective (at best) and, more likely faulty in their premise.

who knows, perhaps bringing to front these issues is a positive and enlightening thing. discussions and even arguments are an inherently good, intriguing, enriching experience. slams are a waste of time, energy, character and grace.
hopefully we learn.....
lego