If I could say so, I think merc takes his posts a lot less seriously on here than most others seem to.
Yeah, he's taking the piss out of most of us most of the time in the politics forum.
I just don't think it's worth getting all upset all the time over it.
Also, I think he should stop saying nasty things every once in a while when someone hits a nerve for him. Usually I think he's been asking for it.
I just don't see him as one dimensional. No one is.
I was talking to my son about this very thing just the other day. Human nature has an inbuilt defense mechanism. It encourages us to remember the stupid or hurtful things people say more than the nice things because sometimes the stupid and hurtful things really hurt. Yeah yeah, words on the screen. I know Merc, but it's true. You've been here long enough to know lots of the people here and know about their daily struggles.
To all of us. We should try and remember the humanity of our fellow posters before we label them as one thing or another.