Remember the people who were saying we should be nice to Jill Stein?

[AgadorSparticus]

512. It is not black and white. Tolerance is a great concept that I

Totally agree with you on. And generally, we need a hell of a lot more of that in our world. But there are times and things we should have zero tolerance such as racism, bigotry, etc.

I see things in terms of gray. Sometimes the rant is not meant for civil discourse. People are angry. That's ok. I can respect that. When they are not so angry, you can reason with them then.

I understand that we can "disagree without being disagreeable". But people are not perfect and should be respected for their imperfections too because i think most people on here (that are not trolls), will shift gears in a heartbeat & engage in that discourse you are looking for when you acknowledge them. But to tell them not to be angry with their words is like telling them they can't feel something. Nobody wants that. I spend a lot of time in my profession listening to people and fix them. Often times, it is just the listening that fixes people. They say one of the most powerful things you can do is to acknowledge someone. I mean TRULY acknowledge someone. So, it does strike a chord with me. And maybe that is not what you meant. But that is what I saw.

If it makes you feel any better, I seriously doubt any ranting posts on here will change any real life voting practices. People that come here are pretty politically savvy or wouldn't be here. They are going to do what they are going to do. And green voters are going to do what they are going to do regardless of what is posted on DU.

As I stated before, I am all for civilly. Who wouldn't be? I just think in the meantime we can honor each other even with our spots.