07-03-2014, 10:33 AM
quote:I don't know, I think this forum has a tendency to label strongly held beliefs as vendettas. I haven't kept track of the posts and would need to see an example of the gloating tone. It may be there, but I would need a quote or two.
Anyone who wants to succeed at working to change public policy and work in the public arena needs to remember that the public pays attention to not only what is said, but how it is said. If one side comes across as gloating over the downfall of another side, they no longer are perceived as working for the common good, but as someone who is using the system to "get" other people.
I think it is perfectly acceptable to celebrate the defeat of a piece of legislation or the thwarting of a purpose that is seen to be unethical.
quote:I would question that perception, as it is also a mindset. If the person clearly enjoys "getting" other people all the time, OK, but the system is there to be used to oppose what seems wrong to any one of us.
they no longer are perceived as working for the common good, but as someone who is using the system to "get" other people.
Maybe it is personal (whatever that really means), but it is typical of this forum for people to call attention to the accusations of a small minority of the same people who say the same things because they DO have a dog in the fight in the form of a strongly held support of one side.
When you discount the perceptions of the people who are biased, I don't see a huge outcry here.
It's very hard to come to a conclusion here (on this forum), with so much emotion and perception and so little attention paid to facts, quotes, verified information.