Paco said:
I've been following some of your posts and it has made me wonder why someone with such strong right-wing beliefs would bother to spend their time here. It's been my observation that the majority of people who frequent this board are here for an honest exchange of views and a little entertainment. I have felt no underlying agenda to convert or sway people to a single minded political stance here. Granted, most of the people seem to be fairly liberal thinking but there are dissenting views that get discussed in a good natured, rational manner in this forum.
I've seen your straw-man rhetorical technique ... you present only a portion of the opponent's arguments (often a weak one), refute it, and pretend that all of their arguments have been refuted. I've seen you demonstrate a philosophy of moral absolutism that denigrates many of the views posted here. I've observed you being angry about these dissenting viewpoints and it makes me wonder why you would frequent a forum that seems to upset you so much.
I love a good debate and have enjoyed some very thought provoking conversations here. In the end, though, I never feel as though people are trying to change who I am or how I think, nor am I judged for my opinions.
Referring to posters as "you leftists" clearly indicates you have set yourself apart from most of the people here. I think you are intelligent and have obviously spent time researching and thinking about these issues, but my questions is why is it so important for you to turn it into some kind of war of words?
Your quote ... "Molon Labe" (“Come and get them!”) seems a bit confrontational and makes me think you may be just spoiling for a fight. Fighting for the sake of fighting doesn't seem rational to me.
Just my opinion here.
We're all entitled.