08-08-2018, 08:11 PM
I had deleted my earlier posts, and intended to let all the whining continue without interruption, but I feel the need to respond to some recent comments.
That being said, I will admit to often getting unduly focused on minutiae. If it's not an innate character trait, it was certainly developed by 16 years in a job which required looking for and correcting even the tiniest of errors.
I can't imagine why the number of my posts would be so intimidating as to cause you or anyone else to be unwilling to interact and debate with those who do participate.
bj139 Wrote:I have thought for a while that Stan was training us in arguing tactics of the left.It was not my intent to argue tactics of the left. My positions on matters discussed are genuine; any similarities to those of the anti-gun crowd are purely coincidental.
I fully support Stan in this endeavour. It does not really matter whether he believes what he is saying or not.
cory Wrote:Fair point and I thoroughly appreciate someone sharpening my argument on the idea and intent not the trivial potato or potahto arguments.Not being clairvoyant, I don't know your intent. I can only go by your words. When you say "Rights [were] taken from the Individual and allocated to the government," that's not "potayto vs potahto." That's a rather substantial contradiction of the idea that Rights are unalienable, and cannot be either taken, or given away.
That being said, I will admit to often getting unduly focused on minutiae. If it's not an innate character trait, it was certainly developed by 16 years in a job which required looking for and correcting even the tiniest of errors.
StoneHendge Wrote:Yes, but there is no need to hijack every thread. Which is what he does. And it gets in the way of everyone interacting and debating with everyone else. And therefore sends away a lot of people who would otherwise participate. Including myself.What I do is respond to other posts. That I have many more posts in a thread than any other individual, is because typically three or more members address my comments, and I reply to each of them in turn. Since I consider it rude to ignore other members, I'm not going to refuse to respond just to reduce the number of my posts in a thread.
I can't imagine why the number of my posts would be so intimidating as to cause you or anyone else to be unwilling to interact and debate with those who do participate.