Reply #21: Define 'bashing' [View All]

[WilliamPitt]

1. Starting a thread asking a legitimate question about a statement by Dean that I just saw for the very first time today is a) bashing, or b) asking a legitimate question.

2. Saying, in same thread, that the issue has been settled and that the answer received was more than satisfactory a) puts the issue to bed, or b) is cause for 240 more posts questioning my reasons for putting it up in the first place.

3. Paranoid rants from Dean people about 'bashing' a) is legitimate, b) a sign of victimhood and paranoia, or c) the reason a few Dean people give the whole lot of you a bad name.

Answers:

b
a
a,b,c

Sorry if that was harsh, but man, have I had a bad day around here. That thread I started was the first time I'd seen that quote, and it scared the crap out of me. I asked, answer was excellently given, case closed. Asking was not 'bashing.' Some of the responses in that thread, however, smack of a mindset that reeks of paranoia and self-pity. Speaking of ways to lose an election...