Today's rant. 
It's so sad to me to see people go out of their way to be rude to other people. Lately it seems to be "the" thing to do here in MD blog land. Don't like someone, make rude comments on their blog; don't like the fact that they are a Republican that doesn't support the president, go ahead, slander their name on other blog's while you give each other high 5's making fun of them. Don't like Republicans, call them fascists, Don't like Democrats, call them liberals. Don't like someone's statistics, make fun of them over and over like kids repeating a funny-but-only-to-them joke. Don't like this, that or the other person or group, call them stupid, idiot, moron or attack their physical appearance. And Good God whatever you do don't talk about God or any other deity or 20 people will give you their interpretation of God, and all think they're right and some will even tell you why you're wrong. Heaven forbid you should have your own opinion on something. 
Anytime I see someone doing this crap it has the instant effect of me losing all respect for them. The minute an adult calls another adult a name or goes out of their way to make fun of them it shows they had nothing better to give and now they are lashing out to save face. But it doesn't save face, it only makes them look bad. If they had really wanted to save face they should have come up with an intelligent response or shut up and walked away instead of making themselves look bad or worse than they already did. Don't we teach our kids not to do this kind of stuff? Why do so many adults think this type of school-yard behavior is okay to do in a public forum? 
The last few days of reading blogs hasn't been that fun. There's been a lot of this type of behavior, and it really saddens me. It would be nice of the #1 MD blog rule was: If you can't say anything nice, don't say it at all. Everyone old enough to be playing here should know that already, it's a shame so many people don't think it applies to them.
I don't care if you agree with me or not. Thanks for reading my rant. 
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angeleyes2222
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May 7 @ 10:12PM
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I don't think I could agree more with you. Some people are so hell-bent on making sure someone agrees with them and if they don't, then it's a time for them to redicule. Granted this is America, and we have the freedom of speech, we are on this dating site for one thing (different for some), and if you give respect, you'll also get it in return.
Does that mean I have to take my own advice??? JUST JOKING!!!!
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Nezzi
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May 7 @ 10:24PM
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One of the benefits of online forums is anonymity. This in turn promotes reactions that people usually would not make face to face. This also gives rise to honesty of a sort. Other causes I can think of that entice derogatory remarks is the lack of body language. This can be an effective way to communicate. In other words, people might get a different meaning from the same remark.
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sciurusniger
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May 7 @ 10:29PM
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Very well stated. You have given voice to the thoughts of many.
Thank you.
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Timber52
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May 7 @ 10:29PM
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and then.. there are the ones who think they can say mean things.. and then 'sorry' makes it all better..
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Skydognc
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May 7 @ 10:35PM
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I have to be honest TB,
I find it so very hard, to remain silent, when I see someone attacking good people here. I try not to resort to name calling, and to my knowledge, I havent, but I do post blogs, usually in my sick attempt at being humorous, to get a point across, that in my opinion, I think they are wrong.
It is my opinion, when I do that, and I leave it up to the reader to decide for themself, whether they agree or disagree. Either way, I wont ever delete or censor a comment.
If someone attacks me, I laff it off. If they say I am a no good attention whore, I say yup, and I wear that title proudly. I am not stuck on myself, and think everyone should like me. take me, or leave me..... either way.im kewl with that.
But.......
when I see someone attacking a friend, or someone I care about, and they deliberately make fun of, belittle, or demean them, I find it nearly impossible,to just ignore it. I cannot understand why some think this is acceptable behavior and we should just choose to ignore that person. The words are said, and to whom they were said, it hurts. So ignoring it says, its ok for you to hurt my friend, i'll just ignore you. I cannot do this, anymore than I could sit back , and watch the neighbor beat his wife or kids, and just ignore it.
I am sorry, but thats me, and I wont change that about me.
JMO
Sky....
................. the downside........... reacting causes good people like you, to want to leave........ a catch 22!
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TallBlonde1
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May 7 @ 10:43PM
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Sky absolutely you shoud defend your friends if you feel it warrents it.
All I ask it when it is in a public forum like this, you make sure you read all sides, all parts, so you can be a fair judge of when it's time to speak up, or walk away. Most of the posts I saw defending people where done in an adult manner, I'm sorry it wasn't directed at you or people that did that.
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conny90045
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May 7 @ 11:13PM
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I totally agree with you TallBlonde.............I lose a lot of respect when people in here put down others. Shows how stupid they really are and how distrubed they can be. I will always back up my friends. That's what friends do for one another. People put down others to make themsleves feel better, that's why they can't look at themselves in the mirror. They make themselves look very ugly.
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canadianbbw
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May 7 @ 11:47PM
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Very good blog, Tallblonde.
The Internet makes it much much easier for people to be rude to each other----no eyes to look into, no real sense of your target as a fully dimensional human being, no consequences of any sort to your words.
Some people never grow up. Some are only interested in preaching to the choir, it seems. There's plenty here I don't agree with, but I do my damndest to show respect and not get personal. But I am human and my patience gets tried when someone is condescending or dismissive of me first.
I don't talk much politics, because I am not American, and virtually all blogs concern American politics. But religion is another area where people show a lot more insensitivity. I really wonder where people get off sometimes. Some mighty big egos out there.
Look, no one is going to sway anyone else to their viewpoint---those would be some magic words---at least not that easily. My truth is as real as yours, and vice versa. But it's a little thing called respect....and if you don't give it, expect not to receive it.
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Sweetheart83446
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May 8 @ 12:01AM
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Two wrongs do not make a right. Just saying. Doing one thing in e-mail and another for everyone too see is worse than doing it all in the open. I know a woman who commented on this very blog, who wrote a mean blog about someone. I privately e-mailed her, and asked her to take it down, I told her it was mean and no one deserved to have blogs written about them, especially when the comments are set to approve.Her exact words? "Like I care bitch"
If funny how people will post one thing in these "peace" blogs, yet go write a hateful blog two days later.
The fact is, no matter how young or old, people are gonna do what people wanna do, no one is perfect. All we can do is learn from our mistakes. I have.
Great Blog, Tall.
And I agree with sky, 110% defend your friends, just don't put people in an uncomfortable position to have to choose sides. Not saying he did this, I am just saying in general. I had to learn this the hard way also.
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RVerwolf
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May 8 @ 2:56AM
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'nuff been said...can't think of anything not covered already...
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NobelBreed
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May 8 @ 3:09AM
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When people make hideous, ludicrous and irresponsible claims, accusations or theories why shouldn’t they be called out? What is a person who claims the government was behind 9/11 or the planes that crashed into
WTC’s did not have windows, a whiz kid?  lse2inc=13ti2ena
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KAOS2007
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May 8 @ 4:16AM
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Ya know what? A lot of blow hards need to to climb down off their self proclaimed thrones.... none of us are better than each other.... could care less if you make more money, live in, what you deem to be a better place, or think your IQ is off the wall... trust me, in that, as highly as some people around here think they are, the rest of us do not. We're all just people, struggling to make it in this life one way or another, and the haters, and pseudo haters, are getting so very annoying and mundane.
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velvet1
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May 8 @ 12:56PM
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Great blog!
Some of these people need to get laid, the men gossip worse than the women. SEX is good for what ails you  SMILE!
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PullMyFinger
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May 8 @ 4:55PM
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Uhhhh....I haven't seen TallBlonde being mean to anyone....she's actually been quite nice to everyone and this particular blog isn't aimed at anyone, no attack here. She's merely stating an opinion....
See folks, state an opinion and if it doesn't conform....well, you see it.
Welcome to blogland TallBlonde
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