Something that's been bothering me lately...

[Nighthawk]

Nighthawk,

Well if I didn't bother to notice it I don't see why anyone else should!

For some time I have been a Moderator of XMTS and very outspoken in how much I value this forum so my opinions have been attacked for quite some time.

Cheers to both you gents!

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Jamie

I can see your point. Things were said that were just extremely judgemental, and were direct attacks on what I personally believe. You said a lot of the things that I think, and were not just disagreed with- you were out right attacked! As a mod, I'm sure you don't see it. I usually let those kinds of things go myself. But this was a case that I found to be not offensive, but so closed minded that it bothers me.

And here's the real heart of the matter- If you disagree with my way of thinking, then fine. You're entitled. I don't begrudge anyone that. The problem is people who not only disagree with you, but try to force you to agree with them, or they get very condesending and tell you that you don't agree because you're uneducated or uninformed. If I were to tell you that there was Civil War action in the Rocky Mountains, you might not know about that and may argue it with me. I can then get on google and look up the battle of Glorieta Pass and give you facts and information. On the other hand, if I were to express a preference towards being called Celtic as opposed to Scots or Irish, there are people who would not wish to- and then tell me that I shouldn't either. And the argument is "Because I said so." It's the "You're wrong because I said so" thing that is starting to get on my nerves.

This is one of the comments that really bothered me:

"... the self-justification of those people who feel that it is their right to alter Highland traditions to suit their comic opera perceptions of a pseudo-Celtic world that exists only in the world of delayed adolescent role-playing, Larping, and fantasy video games."

I'm not Scottish. My grandmother was. We are not in Scotland. I am in Colorado. It is in fact our right to not alter, but to allow to evolve, the traditions of our ancestors. "Comic opera perceptions?" If it's so offensive, then don't go to the North American games! But why directly attack and disparage us for making the traditions something unique to us? This is the exact closed off, "my way is the only right way" kind of thinking that got me bothered.