Posted by Dinah on December 3, 2004, at 14:58:02
In reply to Re: How about the people who will be hurt? » Dinah, posted by alexandra_k on December 2, 2004, at 23:52:56
I've been hurt here before, and it didn't cause quite this reaction. So what was it this time. And I figured it was the shock. I have a certain vision of the people here. I think of them as loving and tolerant, and able to look at many sides of an issue and be understanding of each.
When this last election happened, it was like life with my mother. This often wonderful woman who taught me all I know about being a decent human being would switch without warning into something that I didn't recognize and that scared me witless.
The intensity of anger here scared me witless and made me wonder if my perceptions were askew. And it threw me into self protective mode similar to what I'm with with my mother.
I don't know if it's fixable.
Anyway....
Dr. Bob will probably boot this non-admin stuff off.
But that's why unlike Dr. Bob, I blame politics more than incivility. Because it wasn't just people who tend to be uncivil who were scaring me. Therefore it must be the politics at fault, not the people. You know?
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