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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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To me, it's disappointing that both of you guys don't even seem to agree with me that it detracts from the potential of this politics forum, when...time after time, the same posters are asked to provide some documentation ....anything.... that could add support for their statements of opinion, and their response is to ignore such requests.
IMO, it would be appropriate, as far as the example that Cynthetiq provided, to request documentation as to whether atrocities, such as the beheading of civilians or of Filipino resistors to the Japanese invasion and occupation of the Phillipines during WWII was widespread or rarely performed by Japanese troops, etc.
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Because I do not have to show burden of proof for my feelings or opinions. I don't have to cull up 20 links to back up how my opinion was formed. It's my opinion and that is pretty much the end of the story. I don't have to defend a disertation each and every time I express my opinion in the Politics Forum. In fact, I see that as the strength and potential of this forum that people who do not care to be flamed, harassed, or cajoled into more than just voicing their opinion.
Appropriate to ask sure, but it's equally appropriate for me to NOT respond with links or back up information. That's my choice. My freedom of speech to stay silent is also important.
Or maybe there is no more back up than just the situation of life, I have a cousin who is in Iraq. Whatever feelings and emotions come with that entitle me to my opinion with or without voluminous and copius amounts of links and verbiage.
In fact the very idea that someone can have an opinion in total ignorance is completely fair game.
If you wish to find "back up" documentation, that's up to you, someone is entitled to just post their opinion on it's face without the burden of always having to say or prove why their opinion exists.
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