2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Did Barbara Bush dis the First Lady? [View all]Purrfessor
(1,188 posts)and although there has always been a bit of give and take among folks passionate about their views, I do not remember it being as bad as it has become over the past few years. It seems that no matter how innocuous a comment, or post, one might make, there is always at least one individual, and oftentimes way more than one, who seems to enjoy attacking the poster as if he or she has committed some heinous crime.
I have had people take a single word out of posts I made, and then go on a personal diatribe in an attempt to twist the entire post into something that I neither said nor meant.
Take heart, though. By far most people on this site are easy to get along with, and should they disagree with something you might post, they at least do so with a level of diplomacy that will not make you feel as if you are under assault.
Others, however, seem incapable of debate that does not sound like a very personal attack against those with whom they disagree.