50 :glugglug

Goddamn it, this is the 2nd thread I've started today I missed 50 in.

My first time ever doing it. :thumbsup

Congratulations! You couldn't have picked a finer thread :thumbsup

I refuse to do business with myself because of my political views.

My right hand is even threatening strike action so I can't jerk off.

:helpme

I think it's all a bit silly, not that I really have extreme views on anything, but even outside of business, I can't imagine not being able to sit down and have a beer with anyone I've argued with on GFY..

To say you wouldn't do business with someone over their political/war opinions is cool, I'll give ya that.
But to say that you can't make decisions about doing business with a person because of his posts on GFY *at all* is dangerous.

We've seen CEOs of 3rd party processors on here calling people idiots over business issues and threatening them.
We've seen sponsors lay open an affiliate who had a question and asked it in a polite manner (no, I'm not meaning the ones who come on here starting shit and deserve the response).
And so much other shit...

When you're talking politics or bullshitting around, it's one thing. But when you're representing your business and you act like a flaming asshole, you'd better believe I'm going to make business decisions over that. My business is too important to deal with people who would rather throw insults than act professionally and work towards a mutual resolution when a problem comes up.

What you said is:

Are you hoping this war goes badly for the U.S.?
Yes - High casualties all the way, baby.

Be it because you think it'll teach arrogant americans a lesson, because you think the US is getting its just due, or because you think it'll make Bush look bad -- are you hoping that this war does not go well for the U.S.?


Short of saying "I hope America suffers a lot of casualties", this is about as explicit as you can get in terms of hoping things go awry for us.

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Secondly - Supposing I had said such a thing, why is that any less malicious than all the people on this board who've posted their hope that lots of Iraqi's die? It isn't, so stop whining. If you are brainwashed enough to believe that an Iraqi human being's life is worth intrinsically less than an American human beings life, so be it. Just don't misrepresent my views to support your delusions.

And when have I defended people who wish innocent Iraqis die. A spade is a spade is a spade. I don't care what side you're on. Wishing that we suffer incredible casualities or that we inflict them, they're both fucked up positions.

In the poll thread I was just trying to find out what people thought. I really don't see why so many people have a problem with that.

Maybe they don't like seeing that a significant minority of GFY'ers are so against the war that they are hoping things do not go well for the US in Iraq? Maybe they'd rather just bury their heads in the sand and pretend these views aren't as prevalent as they are?

This is a case of 'kill the messenger' I'm afraid.

If you're intent was simply to assess people's feelings, fine, but you chose a strange way to ask. The way you phrased the question, it sounded to like you were hoping for high casualties.

I am able to forgive any1 whos gonna spend some bucks :1orglaugh - I am fucking cheap bastard