Is it just me, or is everyone overreacting?

mellowdrifter32 said:I’d like to put in another request for someone in charge to take a closer look at this discussion regarding Libya. It would be helpful if you could lend a hand to our moderator, slybison8, with his duties. Things seemed to settle down a bit after my last comment, but unfortunately, it looks like slybison8—left to his own devices—is letting the power go to his head. He’s started indulging in these little fantasies, acting more like some desert warlord or the father of a Jamahiriya than an actual moderator, and it's needlessly ruining what could be a perfectly harmless and interesting topic. Thank you.

I've gone through plenty of sources and eyewitness accounts, but I honestly don't have the bandwidth to get into a massive debate over this, so I used the word 'potential' to stay cautious.

All I can say is that history has shown us time and again that social stability and economic growth don't rule out the worst crimes against humanity—the very massacres that triggered the international community's current military intervention in Libya.

I want to ask everyone participating here to please hold back on the slogans and the unhelpful generalizations. Let's stop drawing conclusions about the nature of a regime based solely on personal experiences. Look, nobody is disputing that under Gaddafi, Libya had a certain level of social security and economic progress, but that has absolutely nothing to do with the military intervention. Nor does it prove or disprove any potential criminal actions taken by the Gaddafi regime—actions that happened far away from ordinary Libyan citizens, and especially far away from tourists or foreign workers.

mellowdrifter32 said:Perhaps, though following this thread gives you the distinct impression that it’s been left entirely at the mercy of the moderator, slybison8, for reasons I can't quite fathom. Take, for instance, the most recent of these rather telling observations:

"You've checked every single box for a red card due to trolling—but since I'm a merciful Moderator ) and you actually gave me a good laugh, I'll grant you a pass for being funny."

I suppose in times of war, one might lose grip on their emotions. Perhaps a man feels it is his solemn duty as a loyal soldier of Gaddafi to personally contribute to the ultimate victory by moderating these posts? But for the sake of everyone else—those who find this topic interesting, or even those for whom it's utterly trivial—I have to ask: can someone please step in and assist slybison8? Or, if that isn't an option, perhaps a brief hiatus is in order? It would be wise to take a break from the intolerable stress of managing this thread while simultaneously dealing with the endless, frantic anxieties regarding the life and health of our beloved Colonel.