wizardtim opened this issue on Aug 23, 2004 ยท 37 posts
XENOPHONZ posted Mon, 23 August 2004 at 10:41 PM
wizardtim --
You are close to reflecting my own thinking on the matter.
Political debate has no end. Not in this world, anyway.
On-line arguments can become an extreme waste of one's time. I am not saying that there is no place for it: there certainly is.
However, one must carefully pick and choose one's fights. Otherwise, one can end up by expending a lot of personal resources (such as time) on......nothing.
Believe me, I understand your deep offense at seeing our nation slammed by the political left. But as you have mentioned yourself -- on-line contretemps are highly unlikely to change anyone's mind. Such "debates" usually devolve into little more than virtual slap-fights.
Become a commentator. At least then you'll get paid for it.