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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (89864)11/28/2004 4:37:27 PM
From: epicure  Read Replies (3) of 108807
 
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question-and I really mean it in the nicest possible way, really. I am truly curious as to the answer.

When you post:

" take pot shots at stupid thinkers who believe GW is a good thing and that civil rights are unimportant. Anyone who likes GW is an absolute moron IMO and is also dragging me and my once free country over a cliff. "

what do you think your "pot shots" are going to accomplish? BEcause they don't seem to change any minds. And while you really may feel (and you may be correct) that the people you don't like are dragging the country over a cliff- how does your post stop them? Surely infiltration and gentle persuasion are more optimal if you really think people can be changed. Quite frankly, from what I've seen, running up against people who namecall because of ideas, tends to make the person being called names dig in their heels- even in those VERY clear (and unusual) cases where the person is obviously wrong (because most cases deal with opinions, and are open to debate as opposed to being about facts, which one can look up and check).

And if your pot shots and namecalling accomplish nothing, or WORSE, if they help to solidify opinion against you, what rational end are you working toward?
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