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At a real campfire, if you're foul-mouthed, hateful, and a generally bad human spewing nonsense in front of my wife and children, I can face you man to man and teach you some manners. Half the people here wouldn't treat people as they do here face to face at a real campfire. Anonymity of the internet and all.

I can face you man to man and teach you some manners.

I'm white, Southern, conservative, Christian, and a veteran of long-served military service - I say that only because my comments are intended for many of you who claim to be the same as me. I think a lot of folks on here take advantage of free speech and subject it to the most distasteful ends possible. While I fully support and have fought for your right to do so, I certainly don't agree with all that you say and especially your attempts to put your spin of bigotry and racism on every post that appears on The Campfire. On the various other technical forums, you hijack posts with personal attacks because you disagree with someone else’s viewpoint, or because you believe that their gender or ethnicity makes their opinion unworthy. Because you get away with it, because you get few if any dissenting responses, you assume that your rhetoric is superior and your behavior is acceptable - the truth is that most on here just don’t want to stoop to your level.

Furthermore, I firmly believe that the original intent of The Campfire was to serve as an online community for the exchange of knowledge and ideas for those of us who lived the outdoor shooting and hunting lifestyle - maybe I’m wrong but I don’t think it was intended to be an outhouse for those of you with extremist views to take a political dump anytime and anywhere. The problem I have is also personal: I have daughters - one of whom likes to hunt and shoot when she can - and also grandchildren, boys and girls. You have made this sight unsuitable for them and quite frankly, I don’t think it is your right to do so. Where I come from the term ‘gentleman’ still means something. If you’re not sure what that is, a simple definition means behaving the same way you would in front of your mother. Some of you certainly don’t qualify or don’t care and that’s certainly your business; but by common association on the campfire, you give the rest of us a bad name and that’s my business. Because you scream the most and the loudest, doesn’t mean that you’re right - it just means you’re intellectually obnoxious . . . and sure as hell, it means The Campfire is dying within.

Horse crap...

The problem I have is also personal: I have daughters - one of whom likes to hunt and shoot when she can - and also grandchildren, boys and girls. You have made this sight unsuitable for them and quite frankly, I don’t think it is your right to do so. Where I come from the term ‘gentleman’ still means something. If you’re not sure what that is, a simple definition means behaving the same way you would in front of your mother. Some of you certainly don’t qualify or don’t care and that’s certainly your business; but by common association on the campfire, you give the rest of us a bad name and that’s my business.

Classic!

Why subject yourself to such debauchery?

All you gotta do is make your actions match your words.

Or do you hang around hoping for heavy moderation here?

I would prefer to filter out the playground tactics if it means we retain the ability to speak our minds freely.

I'm white, Southern, conservative, Christian, and a veteran of long-served military service - I say that only because my comments are intended for many of you who claim to be the same as me. I think a lot of folks on here take advantage of free speech and subject it to the most distasteful ends possible. While I fully support and have fought for your right to do so, I certainly don't agree with all that you say and especially your attempts to put your spin of bigotry and racism on every post that appears on The Campfire. On the various other technical forums, you hijack posts with personal attacks because you disagree with someone else’s viewpoint, or because you believe that their gender or ethnicity makes their opinion unworthy. Because you get away with it, because you get few if any dissenting responses, you assume that your rhetoric is superior and your behavior is acceptable - the truth is that most on here just don’t want to stoop to your level.

Furthermore, I firmly believe that the original intent of The Campfire was to serve as an online community for the exchange of knowledge and ideas for those of us who lived the outdoor shooting and hunting lifestyle - maybe I’m wrong but I don’t think it was intended to be an outhouse for those of you with extremist views to take a political dump anytime and anywhere. The problem I have is also personal: I have daughters - one of whom likes to hunt and shoot when she can - and also grandchildren, boys and girls. You have made this sight unsuitable for them and quite frankly, I don’t think it is your right to do so. Where I come from the term ‘gentleman’ still means something. If you’re not sure what that is, a simple definition means behaving the same way you would in front of your mother. Some of you certainly don’t qualify or don’t care and that’s certainly your business; but by common association on the campfire, you give the rest of us a bad name and that’s my business. Because you scream the most and the loudest, doesn’t mean that you’re right - it just means you’re intellectually obnoxious . . . and sure as hell, it means The Campfire is dying within.

They aren't going to treat you well for this one. This place is the toilet of the internet.

Come to mine, you'll find out.

At a real campfire, if you're foul-mouthed, hateful, and a generally bad human spewing nonsense in front of my wife and children, I can face you man to man and teach you some manners. Half the people here wouldn't treat people as they do here face to face at a real campfire. Anonymity of the internet and all.

You’re just mad your toothbrush got used to clean your toilet on the “Fuq Ukraine” thread.

Get over it sweetie.

Lol

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I don't hang around here very often. Definitely got better things to do in life than make 61,000 posts.

Yep, another anonymous chest-thumper. I guarantee you wouldn't before that way in person.

You’re just mad your toothbrush got used to clean your toilet on the “Fuq Ukraine” thread.

Get over it sweetie.

Lol

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But Cumminscowboy lives for playground videos. Don't take that from him.

Are you seriously implying that you'd face off with another man over something that was said on the internet?

If so, you need to settle the heck down. I thought by now most people realize that a lot of what is said and put on the internet is BS. Look at the lives people make up for themselves online; there's a reason it's called Fakebook.

If you don't know enough about a subject to know if someone is full of it or not, or if they've truly developed their opinions through use, you need to read or do a little more.

I guarantee you wouldn't before that way in person.