So the short fat Latino dude ...

[Aliantha]

I just wonder how the other Americans on this site feel about you representing yourself as a 'true American'. Personally, I get the feeling that quite a number of them probably wouldn't consider you as their role model.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

I just wonder how the other Americans on this site feel about you representing yourself as a 'true American'. Personally, I get the feeling that quite a number of them probably wouldn't consider you as their role model.

I'll answer this.

sexobon is being an asshole, tormenting you and anyone else that draws his attention. as a "true American" myself, I can assure you we have lots of other "true Americans" here that are just as ignorant, belligerent, antagonistic, cruel and stupid with their remarks as sexobon is. a central tenet of being a "true American" is freedom of expression, including the freedom to be wrong, mean, close-minded, etc. the beauty is that just as he demonstrates his impenetrable resistance to reason and reasonableness, neither do you (or I) have to listen to his vileness. His freedom works equally well for me, he can say what he likes, and I don't have to listen it, much less like it.

do I consider him a "role model"? No. He speaks his mind, and that's admirable, but what he says, and how he says it, how he conducts his dialog is not worthy. he's deliberately antagonistic, with zero interest in an exchange of ideas, only in stirring the shit, drawing attention. that doesn't interest me. sadly, in other threads, I've heard him speak (read posts of his actually) that are articulate and engaged, where he does share in a dialog, nothing like is behavior here. to me, that shows that he's capable of being a reasonable adult, but is choosing not to--fine--his choice. but I'm not gonna get down in the shit pit with him. that takes two, and I decline.

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tl;dr

Originally Posted by BigV

Pssssst Ali.... Don't feed the troll.

[sexobon]

Originally Posted by BigV

...--fine--his choice. but I'm not gonna get down in the shit pit with him. that takes two, and I decline. ...

YOU weren't invited.