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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Enam Luf who wrote (599131)	8/3/2004 6:36:12 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769670

That's a good one, Enam! (And your implied point is well taken....) Sadly, I'll admit that when faced with people who refuse to ever answer questions, or deal honestly with debate, and who insist on mindlessly cross-posting insults and lies instead of engaging in reasonable discussions --- whatever one's personal politics may be --- I certainly have responded in exact kind to that sort, lowered my replies to the same brain-dead level. It may not be reasonable, or logical, or respectful... but (in the very limited and particular cases of Watson and Cy) it seems to be the only technique that gains their attention: a policy of Rhetorical Equivalency! 'Wallowing in the same mud they throw' I guess would be another way to put it. Fortunately, 99% of all posters here (whatever their views may be) will still respond in a spirit of simple human decency when engaged. I attempt to do so myself, as a rule-of-thumb, and have found that the vast majority of posters here --- whether they be 'right', 'left', 'middle', 'libertarian', or 'authoritarian' in their viewpoints --- will still conduct themselves as adults, no matter how heated a discussion may become. Then there are the outliers.... If you can suggest a better solution for handling the reprobates... I'll be 'all ears'.

To: Enam Luf who wrote (599131)	8/3/2004 6:46:56 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

... Perhaps a closer look at the available evidence? Message 20375319