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To: KLP who wrote (132011)	8/12/2005 3:28:02 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 793759

Thanks for the comments, Karen. We'll just keep talking.

To: KLP who wrote (132011)	8/12/2005 5:52:04 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793759

what I've found is that most of the people I talk to that differ from what I personally think, won't discuss their thoughts. They don't want to know another view point. I know what you're talking about but I don't think that just pertains to liberals. It may seem so to you but I don't think so. I don't think that many/most people are able to explain their POV--that's why they don't do it. They think what they think because that's what they were taught or that's what resonates with them or what feels good or what their buddies think. When you probe further they think you're nuts or stupid for asking or they get defensive because they feel challenged or because they know they've never thought it through and can't articulate a good response. I know what you you're talking about because I get it all the time on this thread where just about everyone is conservative in one form or another and my inquiries are almost always unproductive. When people think alike, they can use shortcuts in their communication. People who think alike just naturally understand what others like them are saying. I think that's why it appears to you that it's liberals who can't or won't explain when really it occurs on both ends of the spectrum. Most Repubs I talk to, on the other hand, can and will discuss issues, and no one huffs off, or stops the conversation entirely, when someone doesn't agree.... So, I just don't buy that. When Repubs offer explanations, you may think it's a good explanation because you understood it even before it was offered but to someone to whom it doesn't resonate, it's just a bunch of stuff, words that seem like solid explanations to the choir but not to an outsider. I think you're unwittingly applying a double standard.