Well said.
I have also found people slamming me, insulting me, and rabble rousing others to killfilter me etc.. only to find some quoting the very statements that "raised the dander" in other groups.
It's over. some won and some lost, in their own heads.
On the other hand, it wasn't Petem who started this thread. And I daresay if no one had started the thread it wouldn't have been him or any of those who are adversely commenting on this subject who would have started it. Who ever stated it had to know that it was going to go in this direction. If they didn't ..... well ..... then .... they never learned a damn thing over the past 13 years. Some are going to "forgive" Bass and some aren't. So what the f*ck are you all going to do? Argue over the next 13 years whether that's ok or not?
It's over. No one is ever going to change what happened. Some things never get resolved. This is certainly one that isn't important enough to start another revolution in ASA about. Not being able to resolve this subject will never affect anything that will or can ever happen here from this point forward.
Let it go. there's nothing to gain or lose by trying to convince someone of something that they don't believe. How much "over" does something have to be to finally let it go.?
Let me give you an example. Bob C and I have been at each others throats for a long time. I'm sure I haven't convinced him nor he me to give up our points of view. Now, we talk and just don't mention the other shit. That's ok with me and it seems ok with him. "Liking" each other doesn't come into the equation.