Debra wrote-amongst other well expressed things:
A lot of right-wingers have learned to argue the talk radio way, to communicate
"only by insulting the other side" way. That seems very destructive to me, and
I stick to my notion that, in general, more liberal thinkers do not limit the
expression of their ideas to name-calling and insults.
I reply:we have the same here. On talk shows etc they always always bring out the
conservatives-political/religious-and they always spend their time talking down to us
and
insulting those that have a different opinion. It boils down I am right and good and
you
are wrong, stupid and bad'.
I brought up here once that I didn't think this 'equal opportunity' for all worked very
well because people were not born with equal capabiliites. As a result, we have people
who
will never ever share the riches. I was told by a resident right winger 'to not worry
my
pretty little head about such things'. Those were not the exact words but amounted to
smae. Never have I recieved anything other than insults from such people. Mind you I
have
since learned not to bother trying to have a decnt discussion and have discovered my
email
block!
bw
colin
