October 24, 200817 yr Good advice, but often difficult! The things in life that are worth anything are most often difficult.
October 24, 200817 yr Had a politics class in the late 70's taught by a far left professor and we had a Vietnam War vet in there. Both were in their early 30s and things got intense daily. It was great for the students as we heard passionate arguments from both sides. I found out later the vet received an A in the class so the professor was certainly fair. Or scared.
October 24, 200817 yr Had a politics class in the late 70's taught by a far left professor and we had a Vietnam War vet in there. Both were in their early 30s and things got intense daily. It was great for the students as we heard passionate arguments from both sides. I found out later the vet received an A in the class so the professor was certainly fair. Or scared. One thing that people don't often realize is that many people, while passionate about their side of a debate can certainly recognize logic and well-thought positions, and they respect that. Disagreement doesn't have to mean lack of respect. Many of the people I respect the most do not agree with me much of the time. But I have enormous respect for their thoughts because they have obviously put a lot of thought into them. They've simply reached a different conclusion.
October 24, 200817 yr The things in life that are worth anything are most often difficult. Thanks, Mommie
October 24, 200817 yr Had a politics class in the late 70's taught by a far left professor and we had a Vietnam War vet in there. Both were in their early 30s and things got intense daily. It was great for the students as we heard passionate arguments from both sides. I found out later the vet received an A in the class so the professor was certainly fair. Or scared.If his name was Charlie... I'd go with "scared." :lol:
October 24, 200817 yr One thing that people don't often realize is that many people, while passionate about their side of a debate can certainly recognize logic and well-thought positions, and they respect that. Disagreement doesn't have to mean lack of respect. Many of the people I respect the most do not agree with me much of the time. But I have enormous respect for their thoughts because they have obviously put a lot of thought into them. They've simply reached a different conclusion. Agreed. I enjoy listening to a good debate between opposing views and always learn something I hadn't thought about. The problem is these days everyone is looking for a sound bite and yelling over the top of each other.
October 24, 200817 yr Agreed. I enjoy listening to a good debate between opposing views and always learn something I hadn't thought about. The problem is these days everyone is looking for a sound bite and yelling over the top of each other. Very true. And we are fortunate here on BGP to have members on both sides of the fence who are willing to engage in honest debate. But we have a few of those whose frequent contribution is a thumbs-up or a snoozing smiley. As my dad always said, "It takes all kinds."
October 24, 200817 yr Agreed. I enjoy listening to a good debate between opposing views and always learn something I hadn't thought about. The problem is these days everyone is looking for a sound bite and yelling over the top of each other. And one of the biggest problems I have with the "sound bites", is that they often only convey an out-of-context snippet of what the overall context of the original comment was.
October 24, 200817 yr And one of the biggest problems I have with the "sound bites", is that they often only convey an out-of-context snippet of what the overall context of the original comment was. :thumb: Opps, sorry. I agree.
October 24, 200817 yr Author And one of the biggest problems I have with the "sound bites", is that they often only convey an out-of-context snippet of what the overall context of the original comment was. Ha, I think sound bites should be outlawed. They just about drive me insane this time of year.
October 24, 200817 yr Ha, I think sound bites should be outlawed. They just about drive me insane this time of year. What about snapshots? Can they also be taken out of context?
October 24, 200817 yr What about snapshots? Can they also be taken out of context? Of course not, a picture says a thousand words. I don't want to know any of them on that picture.
October 25, 200817 yr Author What about snapshots? Can they also be taken out of context? Clearly someone had asked what Obama was going to be for Halloween and McCain was just suggesting he be Frankenstein.
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