I think that I am really asking for a more than "give a little, get a little." Yes, things can go on the way they are, which is why I hesitated to post my feelings. But they are my feelings and my reaction to what was going on -- not trying to be a referree -- but saying, "I object."

I don't object to people disagreeing -- that's healthy. I do object and don't see the necessity of doing it in a mean way. One of the reasons that our political system is so horrendous at the moment is that all of a sudden its o.k. to be nasty and look for the jugular rather than debate the issues. People can have real emotions and say real things without seeing who can strike the lowest blow.

Because it doesn't just affect the people involved. It affects those of us who were reading a post and becoming involved in a discussion that went south. And I believe it's time for those of us who object to the behavior to say so.

So I did.