A Tearful Goodbye.

Do you know where you are going after Multiply?

Yes - Mostly one place

 

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Yes - Several places

 

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No - Still searching

 

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Other

 

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Fellow Group Members,

 

And so it has come to pass, I started posting in Multiply late in 2007 as a refugee from Yahoo 360.  After my 7^th fake username got banned from Yahoo Answers I looked for a new place to do what it is that I do.  I found it here.  First it was fun creating and running my own groups.  I founded Robust Debate and One State Solution among others.  However, running your own group can be a major pain.  It’s a lot of work for very little reward.  I realized that I had much more fun joining other groups where points of view that I am not used to were posted daily.

Contrary to popular belief, I don’t watch Fox News or listen to Rush.  Nothing against these news/entertainment outlets but I already know what they are going to say.  I know the talking points.  They bore me.  I actually spend a lot of time watching MSNBC and listening to LEFT radio on XM.  So it is natural for me to spend most of my time on Multiply surfing and blogging on SLG and Elephants Memory where different points of view are often found and articulated. 

It is true that I have crossed the line on several occasions while debating on these forums.  I have stirred the pot and created controversy where perhaps there did not need to be.  Guilty as charged!   I love posting on religion, race, sexual orientation, the environment and pretty much anything else where I feel that for too long only one side gets to do the talking.  In doing this, tempers flare, accusations are made, name calling and slurs are thrown out and general fireworks take place.

This is my element.  Getting people out of their comfort zone!  It’s during these moments that you see people for who they are.  What agenda they are pushing.  What is driving their beliefs?

It is in these rare occasions where one can see the truth.

A surprising byproduct of these exchanges for me has been a new insight and appreciation for other points of view.  I didn’t have this or seek this when I started out here but I find myself with a greater understanding of different points of view.  Whether I am talking to Jen about race or reading Jan’s comments on the middle east I always come away with a new perspective on these issues.

For this I am extremely grateful.

Know this, I hold no grudges.  I dislike nobody here.  I would be more than happy to see each of you in cyberspace in the future.  I understand if the feeling is not mutual.  I get it.

With that in mind, this is my last day on Multiply.  Several of you have invited me to other groups and I have saved that information.  I am taking some time off from blogging to concentrate on other things in my life.  This could be months – could be years – could be forever!  I don’t know.  Multiply was perfect for me and I have not seen another format that is comparable.

I wish you all the best in your endeavors.

Sincerely,

Jay

(RedStateRandy)

 

 P.S.  Feel free to invite (or block)me to any groups that you think I might be interested in.

wazzu1452@yahoo.com