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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: YlangYlangBreeze who wrote (3294)	1/25/2001 11:49:05 PM
From: Dayuhan	Respond to of 82486

why has neither side as yet been able to put aside the sniping. This is something individuals have to ask themselves; I don't like to think of it as a question of "sides". I have nothing against sniping, as long as we snipe at each other's positions. I also don't think anybody loses or wins, in the election or on the thread. The venues for the fights change. Balances shift. Sometimes whoever is nicer wins, sometimes not. Me, I figure if I make someone think, I won. As I've said before, I wish everybody would bear in mind that there two things are always possible in a political discussion. You might be wrong. The other guy might have a legitimate point. If those two possibilities were considered more often, political discourse at every level might be elevated a good deal. It's also good to remember that the ad hominem attack is actually a surrender. People resort to it when they can cite no facts and logic to support their position.