Topgun, I so appreciate that you have stepped up to offer apology. However, it is important for me to express my thanks to you and my respect for your passion in the discourse of the now locked thread. The rhetoric expressed by Jose is clearly aimed at raising ire and creating an atmosphere of heated, angered reaction and argument ... sometimes of a personal nature. The lack of any constructive, positive opinions or real debate regarding anyone else's opinions is indicative of a lack of respect and a pathetic lack of maturity.
The sad thing is that Jose appears to be an intelligent, witty kind of person. It's a real shame that he finds it so rewarding to hatefully denigrate others' points of view, rather than intelligently expressing his own with related rationale. Unfortunately locking a thread or completely ignoring such disrespectful discussion as expressed by Jose may be the only way to keep this forum on the right track.
Topgun, please do not let this brief departure from your otherwise great perspectives diminish your analytical, thoughtful, and passionate contributions to topics discussed on this forum.
