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Shogon: Life is short, time is valuable, and my abilities in debate are modest. My main interest on this Board is to exchange information with other conservatives, and also, perhaps, to influence them a bit on certain questions where we disagree among ourselves; as a secondary interest, I enjoy debating with certain thoughtful non-conservatives -- in theory I hope to push them rightwards a little, but in practice I have to admit to engaging with them just for the pleasure of the mental exercise, like playing tennis against a good player.
Now, in theory, I know I should always do someone who attacks my views the courtesy of paying attention to them and replying. But I am afraid I will often fall short here, if I think that there is little of substance in their attack, or if I think that they lack seriousness about the views the purport to hold. But you may parse this as, "if I think that their attack is so devastatingly brilliant that I am unable to answer it, and must retreat before it in stunned silence".
I also note that we seem to be at the opposite ends of the ages of man, and what interests and impresses the slow-moving elderly, probably bores restless adolescents. So we would have a communication problem in any case. I do not mean to discourage you from engaging in political debate, though: our country needs its young people to be involved in politics.
dude, i'm 30. If you came here to speak ONLY with other conservatives then you've come to the wrong forum. Hell, all I asked for was a single specific example of your charge against liberals and you don't consider such a request "serious"? for a guy who is often rather long winded in his posts you sure are a pushover in debate. One might think that you would shine like a beacon of conservatism if it were the case that you could reply to my request with evidence instead of a towel thrown into the ring. Hopefully, you don't mind when I give you the same butterfly and bee treatment the next time you post something stupid about liberals while having no desire to prove your point beyond tired rhetoric.
by the way, You have an awfully saccharine way of saying uncle.