And Rightly So!

I decided I wasn’t going to share some of the hate emails I got a couple weeks ago. Most of them were just ugly renditions of the human spirit revved up in angst and cowardly bravo.

Then I read this the other day:

But there is something at least as awful — and arguably more destructive — that permeates the Internet: the lies, vitriol, obscenities and ad hominem attacks made by anonymous individuals on almost every website that deals with public issues.
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Being identifiable breeds responsibility; anonymity breeds irresponsibility.

That is why people — even generally decent people — tend to act so much less morally when in a crowd (the crowd renders them anonymous). That is why people tend to act more decently when they walk around with their names printed on a nametag. That is why people act more rudely when in their cars — they cannot be identified as they could outside of their car. There is no question but that most people would write very different entries on the Internet if their names were printed alongside their submission.

E-mail provides another example. It is the very rare individual who sends a hate-filled, obscenity-laced e-mail that includes his name. As the recipient of such e-mails…

The Internet practice of giving everyone the ability to express himself anonymously for millions to read has debased public discourse. Cursing, ad hominem attacks and/or the utter absence of logic characterize a large percentage of many websites’ “comments” sections. And because people tend to do what society says it is OK to do, many people, especially younger people, are coming to view such primitive forms of self-expression as acceptable.

This is why I have made all comments here moderated. I got a lot of hateful and miserable comments a couple weeks ago- ALL from people who call themselves Liberals, of course. I am not pretending to be innocent in this either; I’ve done my share of this as well….but at least I have the balls to leave my name and web site. Since this is MY site that I pay for, I make the rules.

I’ve also received some emails from wimps begging me to come to their site for some sort of epic battle their own commenter’s have asked for. No thanks. I don’t do this to bloat up someone else’s online persona and ego.

As for emails…

Here’s an example:

FredWina Farkle
to andrightlyso@gmail.com
date Oct 14, 2007 8:00 PM
subject ARS Contact: From another nurse
mailed-by talis.blogs-about.com

FredWina Farkle wrote:

Based on your posts which I have read, you are a loathsome cunt.

If you are a registered nurse, I urge you to leave the field immediately.

There’s no room in my profession, which is based on compassion and caring, for
a loathsome, judgemental, and despicable cunt like you.

Thanks, FWF

PS - Did I mention that you are a loathsome cunt? Well you are - a loathsome
cunt, that is.

Website:
IP: 24.62.102.40

Call this the voice of the left.

I have sworn here. Called people names and all that. Right here on these pages where all can see…But I have never sent someone an email like this. I never would either. The direction of the political discourse has taken a turn for the worse and I do totally blame Liberals for this. The above email is just one of over hundreds I got. It’s not the worst either. Liberals are cowards. And they will kill the political process as we know it, if we allow them to do so.