-I'm not on one side or other of the "Mike vs. Mike" debate, because, so far, I think both drummers are equally qualified to play with DT.
That directly contradicts you saying "& that I thought Mangini sucks" as an example of something that would lead your question to an extreme, leading it to be rhetorical.
-I think it IS somewhat irrational to want Portnoy to be "'re-hired" back into DT, because it is almost certainly never going to happen.
Not really. I think that if you were in a situation that left you extremely vunerable, wishing for an easier solution wouldn't be completely out of reason. Desire is pretty much like an emotion: you may not get everything you want out of it, but it doesn't do any harm to let it out once in a while. Imagine that situation but on a much lesser scale & that's what I'm talking about.
I just said what I said because I get sick of what seems to be the attitude of so many people on here, which is that his time with the band didn't seem to COUNT for anything in the band's history.
That's what you said in your response to Angela, but not the statement I replied to, as stated above.
-I don't expect to "resolve the conflict peacefully" because I am aware of the fact that both sides will never agree with each other,
Yet you paid large emphasis on you using TACT & DIPLOMACY, in which the latter is defined as "the art of dealing with people in a sensitive and tactful way", which kind of implies aiming to achieve a peaceful result.
and that I am probably in the minority for seeing the situation the way I do, and that neither side will probably agree with my take on it.
Your post was essentially saying the direct opposite of the person who got temporarily banned. I think you're being a little too melodramatic on this one.
But I still have a right to state that opinion,
No-one is saying you don't.
as long as I don't do it in an insulting or degrading way, which is what you and your Voivod buddy are doing to me.
Hey, I (& I'm assuming Nothingface too) was/were doing it that way for the sake of comedy (hence my use of the green text). Even then, I was at least making a point through my light-hearted joking. If you're honestly that offended at me saying "no u", then I'd wonder who should be calling who the "boys" in this situation.
And I think I've been a LOT more respectful to you boys than you have been to me.
Refer to the quote above: "you & your Voivod buddy".
& one more thing:
Would you have liked it better if I had said that I hated everything she said,
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What was this? I didn't write that.