A return to civility

The world today is just getting too rude, coarse and vulgar for my taste.

That's why it grates on me to come here and hear more of it from my fellow YT posters. Fellas, I suggest a few of us need to consider what we say to each other before clicking that Send button. It's getting a bit out of line, don't you think?

We have men, women and kids on this board of all walks and sensibilities. Some are crude, rough and loud while others are reserved, conservative or even highly spiritual.

No one person has a right to foul the boards with their mean-spirited spew while disregarding how other folks might feel about that kind of talk.

I'm not just talking about the coyly misspelled profanities (gee, the kids will never figure that out) but also the beligerent, arrogant and abusive stuff too. You shouldn't call people names or tell them to "shut up" because you don't subscribe to their viewpoint. Who do you think you are?

And while I'm up here, a lot of guys here seem to enjoy ribbing Lanse for whatever reason. That's fine I guess but often that ribbing transcends into hateful and disrespectful trash talk. What are grown men doing getting aggressive and hateful with a kid? He's, what, 14 years old? Knock it off.

I'd much rather have a young guy like Lanse on here than many of the typical 14-yr olds I run across with their screwed up ideas. If some young fellow says something you consider dumb and you feel you must say something, maybe you could counsel him a bit or offer some big guy advice but do not put him down, call him an idiot or otherwise jam a hateful barb at him. Stuff like that can affect a kid more than you remember.

We were all young once, said things our elders considered foolish, made dumb mistakes and sometimes held opinions contrary to the main. Thank God there were those along the way that just smiled quietly at our naivete, put a hand on our shoulder and guided us gently back on track.

As a group, we arguably represent the rural, agrarian citizenry to the rest of the world, as seen through the lens of the Internet. I suggest that while we continue our robust discussions and spirited interactions, we try to be more civil and constructive and not be letting the fire rush to our heads so much.

My two, you may flame me now.

I don't read everyone's posts and I am sure there are people who will not read mine either.
Signs of a free society I guess.
I may not like it, but do I have the right impose my believes on everyone else? NO
SDE

Of course many people are going to get their backs up when he posts things after that.

I am against factory farming, and all for the small family farm. I realise that many of you raise animals the way the generation before you did, and before that. You dont use steroids, abuse animals, etc. I know that people eat meat, nobody will change that so nobody should try. I support those who raise it with the animals in mind.

As for the "Heated Discussion" on tales a few weeks/mounts ago, that wasnt started by me, there were some unfair and downright disrespectful words spoken and I had to intervine, however that led to an allout fight. I would do it again in that situation, and If you were in that situation, I'm sure you would have done what I had.

The Farm Bureau is an organization that I would not belong to because they embrace some of the philosophical and polotical ideas which are too radical. I would not find fault with my neighbors and friends who belong as I am sure they do not subscribe to all of the ideals also.

Perhaps Lanse can speak for himself.

I just happen to think that "wire-shying" the horses isn't a good idea. Let alone, heaven forbid, if you happen to have the one in a thousand that will actually drop dead on the spot from the shock.

That's like these pilgrims I see letting their horses run loose with a halter on. How many dead ones will it take to wise 'em up?

Sorry if I upset ya; sure wasn't my intent.

Allan

I do appreciate your response to my question about the electric fence and took no offense whatsoever. You, sir, are one of the gentlemen of this board whom we all seem to admire. I'm glad to know you, as much as I can from this distance.

Coloken, I agree that Lanse can fend for himself, the young fellow seems to have a lot more pluck than I recall having when I was that age.

Yup, he did ruffle some pork- and beef-producing feathers but he has a well-reasoned position, admirable ethic in his stand and I, for one, have to respect him for that. Besides, he is all for grain, fruit and veggies which almost all of the folks on this board are engaged in, so he is in fact "one of us" (or "one of you" since I don't claim to be a production farmer).

Now, I'm off to bed so I can lay awake half the night thinking about what Allen said about that fence. Dang!