Please Read and express your feelings and opinions....

I too have noticed less tolerance for different opinions now than say 10 years ago. The change in tone coupled with the same subjects being beaten to death week after week makes me less interested in checking the Agon forums these days. I still glance at them every week or two but I don’t follow the threads like I used to.

@cj1965, I have a Mac and I just click and drag to highlight the word or section desired and right click to get down to "fonts" and chose italics.
For some reason, bold and underline doesn't work for me even though it's an option so I'm content to just use italics.

All the best,
Nonoise

The unfortunate vitriol we experience here is a reflection of the ever increasing polarization of our society.  Sadly, in America, we've decided to wear team jerseys and we want to win.  The SR blue fuse thread is a great example of this.  One jersey represents the "high quality fuse make an audible difference" and the other jersey is, of course battling for the opposing view.

No politics in this.  It's a cultural battle in the nation.  As in most civil wars, everyone seems to lose in the end.

So what to do?  The only thing I can see that might get us to shed those jerseys and just be Americans again is a big nation-threatening event that would force us to come together for our survival.

The lessons of 9/11 are too far in the rear view mirror.

I get a chuckle when I know people are talking about me without using my name. 

I don't really consider these forums places of thought and learning because facts tend not to get in the way of opinions. I think if you're really interested in learning, there's better venues. There's a lot of snake oil given credit and a lot of opinions stated as incontravertable fact. Take that horn thread mentioned above. The OP asks why horns are so contraversial, then the crowd attacks anybody who gives a valid reason. And of course they're deathly serious and passionate as if any expressed dissention might sway somebody from their audio religion. It cracks me up. People are too serious here. 

@kosst_amojan  Agreed.  Most A'Goners are too serious.  People, generally are too intense and seem to lose track of the notion that enjoying life and sharing in the joys of others can be rewarding.  The social scientist in me sees what you are referencing on A'Gon as a microcosm of society as a whole.  We all (myself included!) need to chill out!