The basic chat room rules are posted on each page of the forum. I want all who sign on as members to know that I am not going to take on the role of Mother, or Big Sister, or Protector. Serious subjects always incite serious disagreements, and there will be some punches thrown here and there. Don't be thin-skinned, roll with the punches. And check your sacred cows at the door. As strongly as you feel about one or more actors in this case, someone else feels just as strongly about others -- those you love, someone else hates; those you hate, someone else loves. You can't expect the privilege of freely expressing your opinion without being willing to grant that same privilege to those who disagree with you.
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, but I'm glad to see so many others have continued the fight. The old adage "the pen is mightier than the sword" certainly seems relevant in this case.
