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Originally Posted by donquixote99
You know, I do find your last post to be something almost verging on rude, in a passive yet aggressive sort of way. Surely free gentlefolk should be free to engage, or not engage, totally of their own volition, without having to defend their choice, or be put upon by peevish questions that actually suggest their actions are failing to meet some standard or other. Astonishingly, you even have the brass to affirm that such standard would include an expectation of entertainment on your part. I of course realize that you are actually joshing us on this point, as I'm sure you are in fact vastly entertained by your own acts of creation of your small but elegant prose parcels, and your subsequent auto-appreciation of them. It but remains for me to note in conclusion that false geniality and perfunctory politese are no substitute for sincere honest good will, and only by undergoing an unlikely epiphany of empathy can you hope to win the engagement of others in the sort of respectful and sincere discussion you indicate that you crave.
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They'll never figure it out. I see hints of extremism on both sides, but politics is not a conversation to take others opinions personally. I lean conservative and get along with most folk on here. There is an element of entertainment for me as most of the conservative new folk actually think of me as a liberal. I find it amusing the ingrained mindset that the two can't have any kind of reasonable conversation. Then again, my objective is more sociological in nature than to try and change anyone's mindset. People can get downright nasty when their belief systems get challenged.