I know I am going to regret this. But it has been on my mind a lot lately as I have been more active again on the site. But General Discussion really does seem to bring out the worst in us. And I include myself in that statement.
I can't think of a single person on this board that I wouldn't shoot with all day then buy a beer and swap stories of our glory days with. But here in GD we often devolve into a bunch of squabbling children. One guy is a Theocratic tyrant and another is just a damn liberal. Of course none of this is true. But we say it about each other none the less.
And after seeing the thread about Chuck the other day I went and reread his thread about how we should treat each other.
https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...4C-Style-Guide
And the hard sad truth is that he would be ashamed of pretty much all of us. And frankly I put the fault on one person and one person only. MYSELF. Because at the end of the day the only person I have any control over is me. And if I can't be civil with a group of overall like minded patriots and upstanding men, then how the hell can I expect anyone to be civil with me?
We owe each other better. We deserve better. This page is comprised of damn good men (and a few good women as well). We run the gambit of political, religious, social and, economic groups. From Moderate Middle class Atheists like myself to extremely wealthy, to preachers, and everything else you can imagine. We all deserve respect. And we should all give that same respect we expect to receive.
Do I really expect this post to change anything? No, probably not. I am an overweight middle aged guy from Indiana. I am not a moderator, I am not a current or ex Tier 1 operator, or a mod, or anything else important, and my opinion doesn't mean squat. But for my part I hope things do change around here. I hope we can remember than we are on the same side here. We are worried about keeping our gun rights and having the best tools for the job of protecting ourselves and those we love. In the end the other crap should be secondary and not things that should divide us or divert us from those goals.
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