Corrupt Government?

[Rev]

Originally posted by Mr 5 0


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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. [/B]

I didn't mean to be condescending to Jim Sweeters, Mr 50. I thought I was merely pointing out some strengths and weaknesses since he is a major contributor to this thread. I realize that he does endure personal attacks which are certainly uncalled for, perhaps accounting somewhat for his "stridency"..

He does refer to those who disagree with him (or their opinions) as mindless, ungrateful, self centered, simplistic, juvenile, flippant, whining, uninformed, gibberish, unobservant, tabloid style, immature, rediculous, drivel, specious, and hypocritical.

My friends and family would certainly get a kick out of the thought that I was much in the way of being a "liberal". I might be in some social areas such as constitutionaly guaranteed civil liberties, abortion rights, etc. but am mostly conservative in nature.

I mentioned the Declaration of Independence because it actually says that the American public can seize control of the government if necessary to keep a free society. Of course that was before the constitution was in effect. I did wonder if Jim had read it and what he thought about it?

I really didn't have an expectation as to how this thread would turn out and I did enjoy the spirited discussion and really didn't mean any harm toward anyone. I do realize that it's the internet and that one will see a variety of opinions and styles of posting. I'm glad that Jim and the rest of us enjoy it.

Rev