I’m sorry, I just have to ask*

*And I realise that not [b]all[/b] new posters do this, but…

When you come to a site as a new person, and you basically introduce yourself by saying something [b]rude[/b], what response are you expecting ?

In a way it’s like coming into a new town and immediately [b]mooning[/b] the residents. What do you see resulting from that ?

One of my favorite posts here about this, from a friend, sums up what we occasionally see (thanks @uncalled4):

[quote]"Why introduce yourself? Ain't nobody got time for that. Just do a psychotic verbal drive by." I mean, these people fling open the door like Kramer on Seinfeld.[/quote]

Then later we see them upset and announcing that they’re leaving, because "nobody’s friendly here."

Just something I’ve been wondering about.

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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

Ask why anyone goes on an airplane and loudly threatens everyone without knowing anyone?

It's sort of the same reasoning. Yet the above is happening more and more frequently.

bijouxbroussard · F

@DeWayfarer Unlike a situation on a plane, no one’s risking death or incarceration, necessarily. But it could make for an unpleasant time on the site (or in the town) going forward. So I just couldn’t see an upside.
But you’re right in that people do seem to have fewer boundaries. 🙁

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@bijouxbroussard the airplane example I admit is extreme.

Yet the extreme examples are often rooted in the lesser examples.

They can get away with the lesser why not go for the extreme.

Look at Trump's rhetoric over his four year term, then look at what happened on January 6th.

No real violence was actually promoted by Trump. Yet he was as rude and offensive as he can possibly get without being arrested for inciting violence.

He knew exactly what he was doing. People will follow the leader then take it up a further step.

You know music. Think about music progression.

Rock and roll progressed into acid rock then other hateful or negative types. Punk and Grunge are extremes.

bijouxbroussard · F

[quote]No real violence was actually promoted by Trump.[/quote]
Well…
@DeWayfarer [media=https://youtu.be/Ndpe09emTSA]

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@bijouxbroussard exactly though, listen closer to him. "Knock the crap out of them" is meaningless legally. It's often said euphemistically.

I still stand that he was extremely careful on the words he chose. Keeping it right on the grey side of the law.

It's his followers he knew that would exceed the grey side and eventually do the violence.

He knew they would attempt a progression with his egging them ever onward, with him carrying a bullhorn, standing on the legal division line.

That is how you can incite a riot without being legally libel. Legally it can be done. The laws need to be changed on this.