A soldier's viewpoint

lookout123 · 10-07-2004, 12:41 PM

tw, i'm not saying that you are lying or have sought to deceive anyone. there may very well be support for your claims. i would like to see that support if it exists. you might take comfort in your theory that i am a blind and foolish bush supporter, but you would be wrong. i am a realist. i want the real unspun facts gathered from the actual sources rather than facts as filtered through the childhood game of "telephone". we won't always agree on the correct course of action based on the info at hand, but we should always be able to discuss what the facts are without it becoming some sort of emotional pissing match.
i hold a world view that is definitely in the minority in the cellar, yet i spend a lot of time here. why? it's not because i'm a hannity/limbaugh sycophant or a bush/cheney disciple. i like to see a lot of info, from differing views because this helps me to constantly shift and adapt my view of the world. if i was the type of disciple of bush that you describe, i wouldn't be able to absorb and accept ideas that people like HappyMonkey, Glatt, and Hot_Pastrami argue. the reason that they are able to sometimes bring people to their view is that they aren't insulting and condescending in what they post. they answer questions with specific, precise replies usually with links to their sources. what they don't do is lash out at anyone who dares to question them.

10-07-2004, 12:41 PM	#11
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	tw, i'm not saying that you are lying or have sought to deceive anyone. there may very well be support for your claims. i would like to see that support if it exists. you might take comfort in your theory that i am a blind and foolish bush supporter, but you would be wrong. i am a realist. i want the real unspun facts gathered from the actual sources rather than facts as filtered through the childhood game of "telephone". we won't always agree on the correct course of action based on the info at hand, but we should always be able to discuss what the facts are without it becoming some sort of emotional pissing match. i hold a world view that is definitely in the minority in the cellar, yet i spend a lot of time here. why? it's not because i'm a hannity/limbaugh sycophant or a bush/cheney disciple. i like to see a lot of info, from differing views because this helps me to constantly shift and adapt my view of the world. if i was the type of disciple of bush that you describe, i wouldn't be able to absorb and accept ideas that people like HappyMonkey, Glatt, and Hot_Pastrami argue. the reason that they are able to sometimes bring people to their view is that they aren't insulting and condescending in what they post. they answer questions with specific, precise replies usually with links to their sources. what they don't do is lash out at anyone who dares to question them. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

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