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Originally Posted by alansmithee
And also be aware that politics isn't something that can have strict rules of logic applied, since many views when broke down to their essential elements do not have premises that can be categorically proven to be true or false. It has nothing to do with the pseudo-intellectualism practiced by many liberals.
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/thread jack
I am honestly perplexed by this statement. If a political viewpoint cannot be broken down to it's essential elements and an effort made to provide a categorically proof, then don't you have nothing more than one person's opinion?
In the context of this topic, "Are we safer now", we could simply post a "yes" or a "no" but that provides little illumination. My "opinion" is that we are not, but doesn't that obligate me to provide some evidence to support my belief? It is unlikely that I could prove my opinion to everyone's satisfaction, but I would have presented points that would be open to discussion and, hopefully counterpoints that might alter my opinion.
I have found nothing in Zodiak's posts that suggests to me that he is being arrogant or an "asshole." I do believe his intention is to raise the level of political discourse here, which we have all been asked to do by our mods. It would be more respectful to challenge the poster's premise, backed by why you believe it to be inaccurate, than deriding the poster.
/end thread jack