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Originally Posted by kazbates
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I know that when I am commenting about something near and dear to my heart my opinion is going to be much stronger than a topic in which I might only have a passing interest. I may still want to participate in the discussion but the strength of my convictions will be considerably less. I know that when posters who have never lived in the USA feel that they can negatively comment on our lifestyles or our politics, I take exception. Good or bad, it's my country and I am proud of it, so if someone belittles the life I have here my posts are likely to reflect my frustration with the comments that were made. In the same vain, it would be wrong for me to post something negative about the UK as I have only a "textbook knowledge" of life there.
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Kaz
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This made me a little puzzled. Do you say that you feel it's rude to comment negatively on things that one may not have a *lot* of knowledge about? I mean, even if you only have "textbook knowledge" you may very well have an opinion, it may even be an interesting opinion. Do you feel you should then refrain from commenting on e.g. life in the UK?
In the same vein, I wouldn't be able to state any negative opinion about religion because I am not religious myself so I don't exactly have insider knowledge. But what if I had negative opinions on religion? Shouldn't I be allowed to express them?
BTW, I'm not talking about comments along the line of "you're stupid" - that *is* frustrating - but comments put together with some thought behind them.