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JustJess · 02-07-2006, 08:53 AM

I read the Politics forum pretty regularly, though I don't often post (you guys are scary sometimes - sometimes from beating on each other and other times because you clearly know a lot more than I). Sometimes I have a hard time differentiating what is opinion, what is fact, and where all of these come from.

What I'm proposing is an educational thread. I'm pretty moderate, I think - socially I'm very liberal, fiscally I am undecided, and my foreign policy opinions change daily. All of you seem to have very delineated opinions, and I'd like to know why. Convince me.

What I DO NOT WANT TO SEE: Please, no sarcasm. Please try to leave your emotions out of it - I know you feel strongly, why else would you post? Please, no 7 feet long posts with nothing but article quotes. This is to be a discussion of the facts as you understand them, and the sources you choose to corroborate those facts. Did you read Book "X", and it convinced you? Do you find the NYTimes horrendously biased? Point me (us) in a direction!

First on the reading list...
What book, publication, article, author, whatever - completely evoked a visceral reaction in you, convinced you of a particular path?
What political persuasion do you consider yourself to be (moderate, liberal, conservative, whatever)? Why? What does that title mean to you and your beliefs personally? What sources did you use to come to the conclusion that you belong to "X" club?

Thanks! I hope to learn a lot from all of you!

02-07-2006, 08:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
JustJess Unencapsulated Location: Kittyville	The Re-Education of JustJess (and TFP) I read the Politics forum pretty regularly, though I don't often post (you guys are scary sometimes - sometimes from beating on each other and other times because you clearly know a lot more than I). Sometimes I have a hard time differentiating what is opinion, what is fact, and where all of these come from. What I'm proposing is an educational thread. I'm pretty moderate, I think - socially I'm very liberal, fiscally I am undecided, and my foreign policy opinions change daily. All of you seem to have very delineated opinions, and I'd like to know why. Convince me. What I DO NOT WANT TO SEE: Please, no sarcasm. Please try to leave your emotions out of it - I know you feel strongly, why else would you post? Please, no 7 feet long posts with nothing but article quotes. This is to be a discussion of the facts as you understand them, and the sources you choose to corroborate those facts. Did you read Book "X", and it convinced you? Do you find the NYTimes horrendously biased? Point me (us) in a direction! First on the reading list... What book, publication, article, author, whatever - completely evoked a visceral reaction in you, convinced you of a particular path? What political persuasion do you consider yourself to be (moderate, liberal, conservative, whatever)? Why? What does that title mean to you and your beliefs personally? What sources did you use to come to the conclusion that you belong to "X" club? Thanks! I hope to learn a lot from all of you! __________________ My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'.