Who or what?

[ErikViking]

While following the “debates” of this, once quite open minded and agile, forum I think it’s fair to ask:

Does it matter more to you:

1. Who is saying it.

or

2. What a person says.

 

[norwegen]

Who is saying it is what matters.

Liberals lie.

 

[night_son]

While following the “debates” of this, once quite open minded and agile, forum I think it’s fair to ask:

Does it matter more to you:

1. Who is saying it.

or

2. What a person says.

As a new member with relatively little experience with individual posters, I voted what. That's not to say there aren't a handful of members who I am not exactly excited to see respond to my posts. But for the most part, for me, it's still a matter of the content of what, rather than by whom.

 

[jwoodie]

It is always what. But several posters are so devoid of substance that I ignore them.

 

[ABikerSailor]

While following the “debates” of this, once quite open minded and agile, forum I think it’s fair to ask:

Does it matter more to you:

1. Who is saying it.

or

2. What a person says.

For me, it doesn't really matter who says something, it matters what they say. There have been several times on this board where I have actually agreed with someone who I generally fight with. And, sometimes, when that happens, others look at it and wonder if the world is gonna end soon, because usually, the other posters and I fight like cats and dogs.

Also one of the reasons I never put anyone on ignore. Even a blind pig finds a truffle now and again, and sometimes, minor miracles happen, and posters who I generally find banal and boring come up with something good that I can use.

Same reason I don't discriminate against people when I first meet them. They just might have one of the answers that I've been searching for, and if I close my mind off from them before finding out if they know anything, I'm the one who comes out of the meeting a bit poorer for the experience because I didn't give them the chance to teach me something. Learned that attitude while serving in the military and traveling to many different places.

 

[beagle9]

Easy -. What...... Because what matters is the content whether it impacts the conversation in a positive or negative way. It keeps the field wide open for everyone's input to matter without focusing on a person's color, societal standing, credo, class level etc. This is the way it should be because it takes away the arrogant, elitist, biases, and fascist elements out of it all. Let the people or should I say the posters decide.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Those who are cognizant of the structure of current circumstances and of absolute truths will be concerned with WHAT is said.

Those who are not will fall into celebrity worship and follow WHO says it, whether or not WHO makes a lick of sense.

This has been made quite clear since the election of Donald Trump, as the Democrats and their pocket lint continually name-drop communist CIA directors, Russians no one has heard of, a lady of the evening and another of opportunity, a certain failed president and a rising tide of loudly self-proclaimed socialists to fuel their debates with childish pap of no value to anyone.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

The vast majority of posters here are extremely conformist and partisan so it really doesn't make any difference. If you know who it is, you know what they will say.