Posted on Feb 24, 2017
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Over the past few months I, along with several other User Admins, have been hit with complaints about people's behavior. Most of these reports come out of people acting disrespectfully towards another normally centered around a political post. Every day, countless posts from both sides of the political line are posted. I was hoping that after the election was over and people settled back into their routines these posts would start to dwindle in number but sadly, that isn't the case. In fact, I think people's reactions only made people want to share more. Other social media sites are covered as well but here I think it's different.
I understand that for many of you, this is your one stop shop for social media actives. And I understand that you have the right to voice your thoughts and concerns but what I don't get and what I will not tolerate is the name calling and personal attacks. I think for some of you, you are so wrapped up on what others have said or done that you yourself are losing touch with reality. Rather than finding a healthy way to express your feelings you are just so hyper-focus that it's causing damage to yourself. Some of the actions I've seen here are simply not healthy.
When RallyPoint first started. it was started to a place where service members and veterans can come to get connected with others and get answers to their questions. Now, with over 1.1 million members we are still that place but have this dirty shadow following us.
So the question I have for you, as one of the original members and as one of the Senior User Admins of this site; why are you here? Are you here to connect with your brothers and sisters-in-arms and to help provide meaningful answers to questions or are you here in some effort to spread your ideals onto others? Why do some of you feel the need to attack others just based on the fact that they voted for someone different? When will you pause and step away to realize that no one person can make American great again, to do that takes all of us. It takes all of us to come together, support the powers to be and hold them accountable as a collective body.
I understand that for many of you, this is your one stop shop for social media actives. And I understand that you have the right to voice your thoughts and concerns but what I don't get and what I will not tolerate is the name calling and personal attacks. I think for some of you, you are so wrapped up on what others have said or done that you yourself are losing touch with reality. Rather than finding a healthy way to express your feelings you are just so hyper-focus that it's causing damage to yourself. Some of the actions I've seen here are simply not healthy.
When RallyPoint first started. it was started to a place where service members and veterans can come to get connected with others and get answers to their questions. Now, with over 1.1 million members we are still that place but have this dirty shadow following us.
So the question I have for you, as one of the original members and as one of the Senior User Admins of this site; why are you here? Are you here to connect with your brothers and sisters-in-arms and to help provide meaningful answers to questions or are you here in some effort to spread your ideals onto others? Why do some of you feel the need to attack others just based on the fact that they voted for someone different? When will you pause and step away to realize that no one person can make American great again, to do that takes all of us. It takes all of us to come together, support the powers to be and hold them accountable as a collective body.
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I look for the military connection and don’t care for political comments. I much prefer respectful give a d take.
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I agree with you 100%. That is the reason I am here. I want to connect with my brother's and sister's. I don't have time for name calling or drama. That stuff is better left to Facebook or Google.
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I came here looking for Marine's I served with. That is the short answer. :)
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I may be just a boot in the Marine Corps, both I'm here to help out the military community to the best of my abilities and to learn from those above me (which is pretty much everyone on here)
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I am here for no reason really. I wanted to read some views from my brothers and sisters, maybe give a bit of advise or find some humor. I won't say much politically because my views are too extreme for most. George Carlin was pretty close towards the end. You said there is a dirty shadow following us; brother that is humanity. We will probably never all get along. With 1.1 million you mentioned, that is a lot of different viewpoints. We would have no needs for armies or weapons if we got along and thought the same way. I think for many people it would help their blood pressure if they took more breaks, but if it is something they are passionate about, there is a very stubborn habit people have to keep doing it, myself included.
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I joined the Rally Point family to engage in discussions and help my brothers and sisters with any problems they may come across. I also saw it as a great learning opportunity to see both sides in many different scenarios and different problem solving methods.
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Hopefully to provide insightful lessons learned to current and future men and women of the Armed Forces.
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Why are you here ? In your mind set pro or con for the mission you are assigned ? Are you going to put 100 % of your effort into the mission from the grunt in the fox hole to the rear end of the supply chain Your mind set will effect that mission. All have to be as one mind for the mission to be accomplish I remember the old saying for the lost of a horse shoe a horse was lost for the lost of a horse a rider was lost for the lost of a rider a battle was lost for the lost of a battle a war was lost Sign 40 yards
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