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I've realized that unlike those I have met in real life, not every neo-conservative is a religious nut who is completely detached from reality and responds to any criticism of their view wiht "You're going to hell." It's intriguing to see that there are intellgent people behind the opinions that I had previously only seen attached to lunatics.
I've also realized just how stupid and childish political debate can be. We all have a tendency to to get defensive and regress toward a feral state when we find that we may be dead wrong. The faceless medium and the ability to participate in a debate after cooling down for hours or even days leads us away from that instinct. This cooling down period completely reversed my views on many things, mainly economic, and I found myself dropping my registration in the Democratic party and switching to Libertarian several weeks ago.
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