I think they're lying. And I think they know it.

[doucanoe]

Originally Posted by Boreas

RC, beyond "harrumph", I'd like to say that I don't post here just to hear the sound of my own voice. I try to engage people in a dialog and at least as much to learn as to "teach".

I want to hear your views and I want to believe that I'm open to persuasion if your views or anyone else's are sounder than my own. I would similarly hope that people with whom I might differ would give my views a fair hearing. Sadly, when someone absents himself from a discussion because he thinks he knows what someone else is about to say everyone loses.

Too many of these open forums end up as little more than echo chambers when one particular set of views becomes dominant and those with opposing views clam up or even just leave. I hope that doesn't happen here. There are many intelligent voices here with a wide variety of perspectives. I, for one, would like it to stay that way.

John

Oops, I responded to the "harrumph" comment before I read this.

I didn't completely absent myself from the discussion. Just quit adding my 2 cents worth.

I enjoy discussing a lot of things including politics. Even though I may not agree with them when its all said and done, I try to listen with an open mind. One thing I have found is that after all the conversation, there usually is not much offered to change my mind to a great extent anyway. There have been exceptions however. I would imagine, you could probably say the same if you were being honest.

I'm still curious as to what "harrumph" means??

RC