Moderator you can fix the tags if you want.
I feel i adressed it adequatly, you disagree. Thats ok.EBSB52 wrote: In order to substantively address the thread and my feelings toward HOA's you should have written:
of course they are. I havent read 75% of this thread.EBSB52 wrote: Now, you might be saying to yourself, 'Ed makes all kinds of personal attacks.' Sort of, for idiots like Shaun who constantly ring in with nothing, or guys like 86GT who bring in big points, then get shut down and say, 'I don't have time anymore...." I use insult for fun, not to support my point or make it the entirety of my point. IOW's, I don't say, 'look at the anti-union idiots in this forum, no wonder unions have gone downhill.' SO a personal attack for fun and one to address the merit of the issue are FAR DIFFERENT.
textEBSB52 wrote: The substantive discourse we're having is great, it wasn't always that way, but I would rather do it this way, that's why I waste all kinds of time in posting boards. I make great points so the reader has to make decisions:
- walk away most likely to happen as I get sore when beating my head against a wall I know wont break
- attack with ad hominem I try not to do that, but my responses are interperated differently by different people.
- admit I made a good point you make plenty of good points but that does not beget the next
- perhaps change their beliefs
I think we know which they will do.
i see religion as a farce as well, but the constitution protects the right of the people to practice religion as they wish, therfore abolishing it is unconstitutional and can church can not be outlawed.EBSB52 wrote: Other examples:
- I think religion is a farce, I think it creates a lot more harm than good. Now should churches be outlawed? Of course not.
- I think DC vs Heller (says the 2nd gives us the right to own a firearm for personal use) is a flawed decision, but I embrace it.
Now the first example, a conservative would look at that and say that churches are harmful, hence should be abolished, or that churches are positive and participation should be mandatory.