Originally Posted by RichieLion

I've never talked to you and you don't know me, but you feel it's perfectly alright to just maliciously insult me out of the blue.

If you think my posts are lengthy maybe you need to address some A.D.D disorder problem, or you can just not read them.

If you think them factually distorted, you can challenge my my ideas, instead of taking the time to compose a blatant insulting post, as you did.

Rude?; you read your own insipid post and talk to me about rude.

I would like to make on point on this subject.

So many folks on here simply disregard what is actually said or linked to with validity if it does not fit with what they think is correct.

Such a waste of learning....

I have my own views but one of the great assets of this site is that folks with different viewpoints post on here "sometimes" and make good points and supply that credible source (link).

You do yourself a disservice by not reading those links...I have learned so much and actually had my viewpoint changed on a number of issues by reading the links provided or allowing them to lead me to other sites to read.

Simply making a snide or cute comment without even considering what is said is just a waste of time. It does not matter if what is said is totally 180 degrees from what you think...if it is presented with links and some facts, investigate. You will either confirm what you feel and then can respond OR you may actually learn something.

Originally Posted by Bucco

I would like to make on point on this subject.

So many folks on here simply disregard what is actually said or linked to with validity if it does not fit with what they think is correct.

Such a waste of learning....

I have my own views but one of the great assets of this site is that folks with different viewpoints post on here "sometimes" and make good points and supply that credible source (link).

You do yourself a disservice by not reading those links...I have learned so much and actually had my viewpoint changed on a number of issues by reading the links provided or allowing them to lead me to other sites to read.

Simply making a snide or cute comment without even considering what is said is just a waste of time. It does not matter if what is said is totally 180 degrees from what you think...if it is presented with links and some facts, investigate. You will either confirm what you feel and then can respond OR you may actually learn something.

I agree and would like to add one thing. I pray that none of us make any final political or spiritual decision from what we read on this forum.

The Villager II

Originally Posted by Bucco

I would like to make on point on this subject.

So many folks on here simply disregard what is actually said or linked to with validity if it does not fit with what they think is correct.

Such a waste of learning....

I have my own views but one of the great assets of this site is that folks with different viewpoints post on here "sometimes" and make good points and supply that credible source (link).

You do yourself a disservice by not reading those links...I have learned so much and actually had my viewpoint changed on a number of issues by reading the links provided or allowing them to lead me to other sites to read.

Simply making a snide or cute comment without even considering what is said is just a waste of time. It does not matter if what is said is totally 180 degrees from what you think...if it is presented with links and some facts, investigate. You will either confirm what you feel and then can respond OR you may actually learn something.

Very well said Bucco. I, also, have learned so much from reading others posts and the links that they have provided.

However:

I agree and would like to add one thing. I pray that none of us make any final political or spiritual decision from what we read on this forum.

The Villager II

I have also learned from you and some other posters how to make snide little remarks and thinly veiled (ha) insults, if I choose to do so.

I choose not to...a mind (and also time) is a terrible thing to waste.

Originally Posted by ceejay

Very well said Bucco. I, also, have learned so much from reading others posts and the links that they have provided.

However:



I have also learned from you and some other posters how to make snide little remarks and thinly veiled (ha) insults, if I choose to do so.

I choose not to...a mind (and also time) is a terrible thing to waste.

And God loves you for it and I pray for forgiveness for my shortcomings. Yes I know I do it and mainly when one of my friends on here gives me a few pokes with his professional level sarcasm. If you get to know the real Villager II, you will know I am sorry the next morning for every time I lose my control and try each day to do better.

C'mon folks, let's stick to discussing substantive topics and not hurling direct or veiled personal insults at each other. I'm going to attempt to prune, graft, and remove orphans from this thread to give it one more chance before we just close it altogether.

Originally Posted by RichieLion

Seriously?....you trust you government no matter what, just with blind faith?

Certainly not with 'blind faith', but I trust the ICE people.

Originally Posted by De Lis

Certainly not with 'blind faith', but I trust the ICE people.

OK with me if you do.