>I never stated I wished to harm anyone.

If you’re not the same anonymous as in post # 5, 7, and 9 then I apologize (and I’ll eat my proverbial hat). If you are the same poster, then how is “What this used up, bitter hag really needs is a bottle of Seconal and a long nap.” “One can only hope her next f*ck kills her, or beats the living shit out of her” and “I hope Bakos takes a beating and dies alone in a ditch.” not wishing HARM on her?

You can WISH harm on another person w/out wanting to be the person doing the harm. And evidently, you do wish her harm. I didn’t say you wanted to be the perp.

>Did I really get to you that much?
Nope, I’m just bored. I also happen to like a lot of the posters on MMW. Most of them don’t get ultra-violent in their posts, but they have things of substance to say.

I’m gonna regret this, I’m sure, but in lieu of continuing this onsite, if you think you want to take this discussion further, lyonsden42@yahoo.com

I never stated I wished to harm anyone. That wouldn’t be very smart of me, would it? You seem kind of dumb, honey.

“Why are YOU bothering to respond, other than of course that now you have a new target?”

If you believe my posts to be “flames” why did YOU bother to respond? Did I really get to you that much? (P.S., You and I both know you won’t be able to resist replying to this).

“you aren’t convincing anyone of anything other than your intense disturbed emotional state.”

Yeah, I get that a lot, but usually I have to pay $19.95 an hour for such insightful observations.

Wow, you missed the point: I said “don’t even want to commit to a fake internet name?” Indicating that of course Lyonside IS my fake internet name. I use it pretty consistently though, and own up if I accidently post on MMW as anonymous. You are the one who brought up “anonymity=no accountability” when I asked you to tone it down or at least enter into a productive discussion. I object to that because your comments really are flames. Not directed at me at the time, but still… I dont’ wanna read about how much harm you wish on another human being, especially at the hands of another human being.

>must have learned a new vocab word
Yeah… it’s been in my personal vocabulary since about second grade. It helps when you start reading at 2. (if you question my intelligence, it gives me license to brag, erm, prove it)

>why bother to respond to it in the first place?
I was attempting to lift the tone of discussion. Nice that you didn’t even try to address my issues or my analogy and instead start on a personal rant. Thanks for that. Why are YOU bothering to respond, other than of course that now you have a new target?

>Responding to a mindless post makes you mindless.
Nope, proves I have a mind and am not afraid to use it. My point was that if you’re unwilling to take a bad argument (this article) and point out its flaws and weaknesses, but instead type multiple vicious attacks, than you aren’t convincing anyone of anything other than your intense disturbed emotional state.

>couple of things: Lyonside is a mindless hypocrite
Funny. “Couple is usually 2. That’s only one thing (and wrong to boot).

“If you wanna stoop to her level, so be it, but mindless vitriol is just that - mindless.”

I think we’ve already established that I do. If my post is nothing but mindless vitriol (somebody must have learned a new vocab word!) why bother to respond to it in the first place? Responding to a mindless post makes you mindless.

What have we learned today? couple of things: Lyonside is a mindless hypocrite

=cowardice in my book. You don’t even want to commit to a fake internet name? Just cause you can get away w/ something doesn’t make it right.

>Having a civilized discussion about this woman’s article is kind of like polishing a piece of shit. You can clean it up, but in the end it still stinks.

Who said anything about prettying it up? If you wanna stoop to her level, so be it, but mindless vitriol is just that - mindless.

What would a civilized discussion look like? Well, first I’d ask who’s throwing all this crap into my street, and figure out how to reduce the amount of crap being poured into the neighborhood. Then I’d brainstorm on how to flush it away, filter it out to its bare essence, and neutralize it so it can’t harm anyone. Or do you want raw sewage to be lying on YOUR front stoop, spreading cholera (or in this oh-so-blatent analogy, racism?)

Having a civilized discussion about this woman’s article is kind of like polishing a piece of shit. You can clean it up, but in the end it still stinks.

Lyonside as you read my last comment, I’d like you to memorize the following equation: anonymity=no accountability. I hope Bakos takes a beating and dies alone in a ditch.