darth_ender said:

Not intending to stereotype. I just notice that people's feelings become much stronger when online due to the accompanying anonymity. Believe me, I have my passions. But if you notice, people are generally more polite in person than on the Internet. To me, that seems to be because you can get away with it more. Instead of having to back up your statements or use a polite tone, you simply say, "That's the way it is," and you feel proud of your tough stance and little guilt over who might be offended. It's not just here, and I admit to falling into this tendency on a number of occasions. It's merely a sociological observation, and not a condemnation of a group of Star Wars fans, a group to which I proudly belong.

Well, part of the reason there's "little guilt" about offending somebody, is that you don't offend anybody ;)
Not in the amount you can in real life, at least.

Many people like to notice that people behave more, well, "bluntly", in the internet, but the question is, *should* we behave the same as in real life?
I say, no. Thanks to anonymity, and the emotional barrier that is the computer screen, you don't have to fear the same humiliation from voicing a risky sentiment, and you don't get your feelings butthurt anywhere as easily as in real life. So we're doing quite alright ;)