I don't know how much of a complain this is:
I want to complain that I knew the day would come when this thread would be used for ranting about
politics/personal vendettas/religion and I did nothing to stop it.
Now lets go hypocritical;
I'm sure you didn't mean it that way but lets not lump all christians in together and call them all sexists racists evil whatevers (or whatever is on the menu today, I think it's bigotry with a side of anti-gay rights) because you know we aren't all that bad. Same goes for republicans. You can't say they all hate gay marriage/gay rights cuz you haven't met all of them.
But I know none of you were being that broad, you were just upset and needing a place to vent! and thats what this place is for! Remember that people on the other side have just as strong feelings. If Prop 1 had been voted no, you would have seen teary faces on the other side and cheering and jubulation on the Pro-Gay community side... so really, everyone is the same, it's just their choices.
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, I know that gay rights is one of those issues that can get out of hand quickly. As the president of my highschools GSA back in my senior year I know people can be harsh on both sides of the argument. I was actually told I was going to hell because I supported gay rights from not only fellow mormons, but also other christians. In the same day I was told by the counselor of the GSA I was the president of that I better not bring my Religion toting redneck attitude into HER program or she'd get me expelled. I felt like I fit in nowhere... and was being rideculed because I believed in the basics of every religion and the basics of our nation:
Peace on earth
Freedoms of Life & Liberty and persuit of Happiness
Love the sinner, hate the sin
And all that other mumbo jumbo which basically means, let people live there lives how they will, love them for who they are, disagree with what they may do but don't hurt your relationship with the person just because you disagree. Hate and Pain are waaaay waaay worse than sins of the flesh, at least as I read it.
As for problems on the forums; my complain here is:
I want to complain that people only think about themselves these days, why can't anyone worry about other people and care about other people anymore?
Hasty generalization, I know, but what I mean is... everyone wants to be RIGHT even I am guilty of this pain at times! We stomp on everyone and shove our opinion or our decisions/information down everyone's throats and if they don't like it "Tough". What ever happened to that sacred art of persuasion, where your job was to build up the people around you, and rally them to your cause without them ever knowing they changed sides! Where have all the cowboys gone!... wait... wrong idea.
We need to wake up and realize we are becoming petty and anxious, too much time on the nets is making our instant-gratification meters sky rocket and our need to know and do and be the best way more important than the most important thing about kumoricon- making friends and enjoying anime!
I mean, seriously, there shouldn't BE problems where people actively distrust, hate or don't want to talk to or be involved with certain board members because we shouldn't be engaging in activities that pit eachother against others in away that is THAT competitive or THAT destructive! It should all be in good fun and for the sake of comraudery!
Of course, this isn't a perfect world, so there will be some fights... but it all seems to be happening WAY too much... what is going on? What is in our.... *GASP*
My final complaint:
Those freaking h1n1 vaccines are causing normally mild mannered people to be enraged and mean or short tempered! This is the T-virus! The Zombie appocolypse is nigh! And that makes me upset!
Whooo... thats a lot of complaint from one person! sorry!
~Allykat
