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To: FaultLine who wrote (8092)10/29/2001 9:46:58 PM
From: SirRealist  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Except that he referred to a statement as simplistic, and called no-one a simpleton. There is a difference between a minor critique of an argument and outright name-calling.

Let us not get so defensive that a legitimate point of debate is so personally construed .

As to offerring something else, that is something we all should do. It is one thing to critique each other, the government, the Muslims, the military, etc etc, but offerring a workable alternative can make a more productive debate.