[Mr 5 0]

Originally posted by Rev :

Don't take anything too seriously here BWC on a political issue. Jim Sweeters is really an OK guy from what I've seen over the last 5 years. He is well educated and writes very well.

My impression is that he is mostly a John Bircher / religeous right kind of guy that thinks he has everything pretty much figured out. He really doesn't tolerate apposing opinions very well.

Excuse me, but I believe my name has been mentioned. That being the case, I would like to respond.

Mr. 5.0, a Christian conservative, gets a bellyfull of liberal drivel every day on the internet and in response, he sometimes posts factual and cogent messages in opposition to liberal canards and fallacies. That Mr. 5.0 has to read and consider these messages from liberals belies the contention that he does not 'tolerate' opposing opinions'. 'Accepting as fact' and 'tolerating' are far different and you should know that, Rev.

My bet is that he was captain of the debate team in highschool and in college. He seems to see any differing opinion as an opportunity for debate rather than an opportunity for examining another point of view.

See above response.

He is rather well read, well informed, and debates very well. I wish he would be a little less arrogant in his responses. There are other intelligent people here with valid opinions that might not exactly coincide with his views.

Perhaps Mr. 5.0 is weary of liberal political nonsense on stilts parading as fact and truth on the internet. Perhaps he has been castigated and called any number of foul names when opposing such tripe and occasionally chooses to respond in kind, as is his right, within site posting rules. Perhaps he also waits for an opposing view to be posted before posting his own, contrary opinion thus making charges of non-toleration of other views invalid and obviously specious. Again: acceptance and toleration are not the same or even close. I 'tolerate' liberal views all the time - but I do not 'accept' them. An obvious difference.

Slightly less strident responses could actually strengthen some of Jim's responses IMHO. Actually, I tend to agree on many points that he expresses. At any rate, I'm happy to see some spirited discussion at MW.

Slightly less uninformed and belligerent messages in response to mine could actually strengthen liberal responses. The premise that anything I write that is even slightly sarcastic in response to some liberal bilge somehow undermines my point is palpable nonsense, IMHO. If I didn't respond to some of these people there would be little to no discussion here at all. That is painfully obvious.

I sometimes wonder if Jim has ever read the Declaration of Independence? Some would see it as a seditious document.

I love it when I'm accused of being 'strident' by someone who, in the next paragraph is condescending enough to then pretend to 'wonder' if I've ever read the Declaration of Independence. The hypocrisy in that one comment is glaring and you should be embarrassed by it, Rev.

The liberal's knee-jerk response to conservative opinion is always the same: it's 'mean', it's 'unfair' and so, it somehow deprives some uninformed liberal of his right to broadcast his dearth of knowledge on the internet without challenges. They wish.

Liberals can't take what they are ever willing to dish out: condescending sarcasm, arrogant assertations that their opinion is the only correct one and a lack of toleration for opposing views. Facts are not their friends and they bristle when they are challenged on their assertations. The proof is right here on this thread. My pointed challenges to ridiculous comments are often met with name-calling and then, condescending posts like yours, Rev. If you so enjoy 'spirited discussion' as you claimed, then don't find fault when the discussion doesn't always end up the way you might believe that it should.

It's the internet. Don't take it too seriously or you'll go mad. I use it as a hobby to blow off silly liberals and those who post what I consider nonsense masquarading as truth. I try to inform the uninformed and teach those without knowledge. I hope that I make a few people think. It's fun for me and when it gets nasty or boring, I stop posting and life goes on. Thus it ever was and will be.