Alexandros Lordos wrote:
Erol, what do you think?
Generally I agree that everyone should try and avoid 'personalising' their posts in forums. It does nothing to continue and contribute to the debate.
However I also believe that racism should be confronted and challeneged.
Because of the former I for a long time 'ignored' Piratis' blatantly racists remarks (racist in a clear unambiguous un sophisticated way). He has made these remakrs about Turks on more than one occasion.
So I see it as a balance. I tollerated these racist comments in the past and tried to focus on presenting my views with as little personalisation as possible - yet the racist posting from Piratis continued. I made a decision to no longer let such blatantly racist posts go unchalleneged for their racist views. As I said before in any other situation I would not have waited so long before doing this. In any other situation I would have challenged these racist comments from the first time they were made.
I am afraid that I have now made my decsion (although if I am asked by the admin to stop posting about Piratis's racist comments I will do so). As long as Piratis makes these racist comments I will challenge them. As long as he seeks to defend having made them, or blame others for him having made them, I will challeneg him. I am sorry but to not do this is for me a matter of concience. I would stress this is not my forum and I will abide by the the judgement of the owner of the forum.