The trick is to spot the partisans who are not debating, just arguing....and ignore them.
I've changed my mind on several issues over the years because of well constructed arguments by some of the really smart folks on this list. So it's not impossible....and not all of us are immutable in our beliefs. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 9:30 PM, Maureen <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've decided it is pointless. Never changes anyone's mind, and > basically the political issues just plain don't matter. No amount of > outrage on the part of the public is going to change the corruption in > government and business. The rich will get richer, the poor will get > poorer and the middle class will get squeezed from both sides. It > doesn't matter which health care plan they choose, neither will work. > It doesn't matter who is in office - they are all greedy fools who > care only for power and not for the people they are supposed to > govern. And it's not just in America, it's universal. > > So I'm going to spend my spare time, what little I have, reading, > playing music and hanging with friends. I'll be here reading the > non-political stuff..but frankly, I'm bored beyond belief with the > same ole, same ole in these never-ending debates. > > Carry on. > > maureen > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:302847 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
