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To: editor-surveyor

My point is that these postings that, as you can clearly see, just devolve into the same people spouting the same stuff at each other over and over again and it does nothing to persuade anyone of anything. This thread has devolved into the typical thread this kind of posting always devolves into. And it does nothing to further anything or change anyone’s mind when it devolves and degrades into a verbal slap-fest.

Of course we are all on one side of the trench or another. But these posts do nothing to get anyone over to the other side of the trench. The same people just keep arguing about the same points again and again without positive effect.

And we only lasted 16 hours into the New Year until the flame war got kicked up again on this topic.


59 posted on 01/01/2015 5:31:26 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

I understand what you’re saying, but when we see something false posted, it is incumbent upon us to get the reality out there for those that do not post.

Way back when we had our personal email posted at the bottom of the post, I used to get quite a number of replies by that venue, asking for more.
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67 posted on 01/01/2015 5:57:23 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Of course we are all on one side of the trench or another. But these posts do nothing to get anyone over to the other side of the trench. The same people just keep arguing about the same points again and again without positive effect.


That is one way of looking at it but here is another. Never underestimate the VALUE OF PUBLIC DEBATE. This is where ideas are communicated, sharpened and clarified. Our founding fathers thrived on public debate and that is why we ended up with the great nation we had for a while.

The people who benefit here are those that are still learning, that they may look at the facts and arguments and get closer to the truth, that they may be saved from wrong thinking........................

Again, remember our Founding Fathers thrived on public debate and would have it no other way.


92 posted on 01/01/2015 7:04:05 PM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: Secret Agent Man
>>But these posts do nothing to get anyone over to the other side of the trench.<<

The private messages I get would prove that statement in error.

171 posted on 01/02/2015 8:45:30 AM PST by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
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