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To: DMaA who wrote (391)	4/18/2003 11:08:56 AM
From: tsigprofit	Respond to of 20773

I agree with you. Challenging is one thing, and is fine here. Name calling like the previous poster, is prohibited here. I challenge you to post sometimes, without the name calling. Maybe you will change some minds, maybe some people will change yours sometimes also. BTW, I'm a "Reformed Republican" that voted both for Reagan and Bush I. So, I don't look just left. I challenge you to not just look right also. t

To: DMaA who wrote (391)	4/18/2003 1:14:17 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 20773

Responding to an intellectual challenge is fun; responding to insults is pointless. Responding in kind to insults is to slip in to pig wrestling, you get dirty and the pig enjoys it. Responding politely to insults is pointless- because people who go to insults first, aren't the kind of people to be impressed by people who refrain from insults. There is a huge difference between insulting people and discussion. I think that is what the moderator here is talking about. I think non-insulting views from the right would be fabulous. They are so rare on SI, it would be a pleasure to see them. And you can learn a lot by talking to folks you agree with- more than you can from adversarial folks you don't agree with. For example, I teach English and hang out with English teachers I "agree with". I'm always learning something new and interesting from them, as they learn things from me. In educational theory we talk about "affective filters". Where a person feels uncomfortable, they are less likely to take in information- so it is in communication. When you are hostile, and confrontational, people are much less likely to hear any message you have to offer.