I'll Be Moving On

[Brad]

My $.02 is to kindly call people out with facts and/or an alternate opinion. If they turn into idiots, like a few here have, then I give them what they gave me. Just like left lane blockers…they take no responsibility at all.

I’ve found this to be true over the last few years only. I think that people are upset about a lot of things and the Internet is their way to be heard (not to have adult conversations). We’re going through this on one of the Subaru forums right now to. They post what they think. Someone disagrees or posts alternate facts/experience and their next post is ridiculing and insulting. It seems that many want to be god. I used to call it the difference between people who want to learn and people who want to know.

[David411]

Agree, I liked it better in 1956:no email smart phones, and computers filled giant rooms: just bikes baseball & football!

[Janice7]

Sorry to see you go…….where did you find to go now? I have found much info here, but don’t usually post for that reason. Be safe brother!

[CascadiaNow]

I’d also be interested in where you found to go; I’ve been drifting away for years for much the same reason. I don’t mind disagreements (I generally learn more from people with different views than those in my own echo chamber), but the personal attacks and vicious characterizations of people with different politics is just ugly.

Having said that, I love USCCA as an organization, and feel they hit just the right tone with the magazine. I’ve been asking for years for one of two things:

1. A members only list. My experience is that the verified members on here are generally more thoughtful and diplomatic; and/or,
2. More active moderation to keep the focus on issues related to concealed carry, and not all the extraneous stuff that goes on here.

If @Crockett or anyone else knows where healthier conversations are happening, I’d love to hear.

[Fredk]

I hear you.

[Joel106]

Doesn’t matter what forum you go to. You are always gonna find that 1 guy that stirs the pot.

I like talking with most here, yes, even GC. I just ignore posts I don’t like and having thick skin helps.

[Micheal15]

@Crockett

I have been a member of USCCA for 4 years. In that time, I participated on and off on this forum for the purpose of learning, and to hopefully add dimension and different perspectives to topics. I have benefited from the differing thoughts and wisdom of others and have received encouragement from some members, even some who often disagreed with me (I won’t name them for fear of diminishing their status in the community for having said something positive about me). What I have experienced, however, has been intolerance, hostility, and have had my words manipulated into something I did not say simply so that they could be disparaged. So, I searched for and found another gun owners community, where the same topic that here devolved into acrimony and disparaging comments, was discussed thoughtfully, rationally, and without accusations. I will be migrating to this community because participating here has simply become too unpleasant. Thus I will be stepping out of the way of the handful few in their effort to make this site a group think echo chamber and castigate anyone who doesn’t sufficiently hate the left or deviates from acceptable thinking. The thoughtful voices I’d love to hear are too often drowned out by a handful of ill-informed rants from members who seem to get their information only from sources that tell them what they want to hear, rage posts, and what sure read like drunken ramblings. My thanks to those that I have benefited from, and to all best wishes. Cue the good riddance responses.

It is always valuable to hear honest reflections from members who have engaged thoughtfully over time. Wishing you the best in your new community and hoping you continue to find discussions that are insightful and respectful.