To Gandalf:
Did you ever actually answer those questions?
If so it got lost during the my nap that was caused by your various manifestos (or is that manifesti?).Its unfortunate because you seem like you have something to offer in the way of intelligent discourse but you keep spending time being a pundit and hitting others over the head with verbal sticks. I would really like to hear your views on that list of questions.
To Allen:
It is good to have someone to bring the level of conversation up a bit. I don’t agree with most of the things you have said but my best conversations are generally with those I disagree with.
To Aecetia:
First okay get an easier to spell name because I went to school in the US and am therefor totally dependent on spellcheck. Maybe rename yourself “cup” or “Jim” or something. Good posts.
To Surveyor:
Most of your actual nuggets of viewpoint get lost in the lists of how Obama misspelled potato(e) or complaints about how Barack is dumb or uninformed. Okay I heard that 3 pages of posts ago. Saying he is dumb (or uninformed) is not a good response to his foreign policy assertions. Stating that his plan to do x is flawed because of particular issue y might be a good argument.
I am open to being convinced that his approaches are flawed. I am not open to being told he is spicoli. Even if I believed that, it just really doesn’t apply. I don’t hate George Bush because he is an affable fratboy whom I consider dumb. I actually find that endearing. I hate that I am regularly confronted with decisions from his office which I find irritating or offensive.
If the questions from the article are irrelevant then please explain why and don’t direct me to the pages of previous posts. I will listen. I may not agree but I would like to at least have a chance to hear them clarified. Please respond. I really am interested in hearing your viewpoint. I don’t go on blogs just to hear people who agree with me.
To Casca:
There are a lot of blogs where everybody just sits around agreeing or flaming and never engaging in conversation. You seem like you would like one of those better. Can anybody suggest a few?
