[Mr 5 0]

Originally posted by Janeofalltrades

Keep this up fellas and we won't have to worry about enemies...Fellas..We live a country that allows a plentitude of opinions...You all are respected for yours; however, this kind of discussion will not have either side change fundamentally 100s of years of development into different philosophical political views.

You're confusing debate with pointless argument and flaming. People who fundamentally agree can differ on specifics and debate finer points of an issue. Your willingness to end all discussion as if it was somehow harmful is not going to achieve whatever it is you hope it will, and Jenn, this is a general discussion board.

This is what we do here. I know, I've used this messageboard for almost six years and I've had many, many similar debates and guess what? The nation didn't fall and no one died as a result of those sometimes contentious discusssions. I typed a lot, too.

With that said, we need to be a UNITED nation to get through our conflicts with the fewest amount of casualties...

Stating the obvious but it needs repeating.

So, everyone is respected for your individual opinion, this is what our nation is founded on, you are entitled to think what you want and discuss it openly, but if I was the enemy reading some of this stuff I'd just sit back and have a beer. You fellas will do each other in, in no time... LOL

Nonsense. You're making the error of equating discussion and some disagreement on specifics as a lack of national unity and that's simply not the case. "The enemy" is still the enemy, no matter our individual opinions on the President or other specifics. Get that straight and don't be so concerned when people disagee. That's human nature.

TRUCE.... We have ladies and gentlemen being deployed to fullfil a duty not many of us would like to have. We sit here and enjoy our cars and houses and children, arguing goverment structure and opinion while people are going to die. For you, to say what you like....

Humble yourselves.... ~Jenn~

So, we cannot argue 'government structure and opinion' here because the world is a dangerous place? Then where can we do it, Jenn? My friend, you need to either ignore political discussions on this board or get used to the idea that people disagree and understand that debate is illuminating and healthy, not dangerous or unseemly. Because our military is about to go to war does not mean all political discussions must cease, here or elsewhere. That's the antithesis of our First Amendment right and using the bravery of our military does not make a very good argument for eliminating political discussion.

Unless the moderator chooses to lock the thread, and why that should happen is beyond me, I will continue to both post and debate and counter whatever I feel is wrong when I see it. I think you mean well Jenn but this board doesn't need a nanny and as adults, we all know how to behave. Thanks anyway.