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dc_dux · 02-19-2007, 07:24 AM

It has been suggested that links be limited to relevant and reputable sources. A noble and reasonable suggestion, but how is it possible when some here consider any source critical of Bush to be leftwing media hogwash? Is Michelle Malkin, Drudge or the Wash Times more reliable than the NY Times, ThinkProgress or the Wash Post?

The probem here is not Host's posts (some of which I read and some I dont) ..or Ace's simplistic analogies, or any one single poster. IMO, the problem is unwillingness by some to have reasonable discourse BASED ON FACTS when the source is challenged.

I dont claim to be the best role model, but I do try to back up my comments with facts. When I see a post that is entirely false, (more often than not, the product of right wing blogs) I will challenge it with relevant and reputable sources, for which I am then criticized for "threadjacking" or responded to with snide remarks and more false information.

Maybe others here have suggestions on how to regain a sense of decorum and a place to exchange reliable and relevant information expressing opposing views. First and foremost, it takes an open mind and a willingess to accept that some positions on an issue (as opposed to an opinion) may not be supportable by the facts.

I am out of ideas.

02-19-2007, 07:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
dc_dux Location: Washington DC	Relevant and reputable sources It has been suggested that links be limited to relevant and reputable sources. A noble and reasonable suggestion, but how is it possible when some here consider any source critical of Bush to be leftwing media hogwash? Is Michelle Malkin, Drudge or the Wash Times more reliable than the NY Times, ThinkProgress or the Wash Post? The probem here is not Host's posts (some of which I read and some I dont) ..or Ace's simplistic analogies, or any one single poster. IMO, the problem is unwillingness by some to have reasonable discourse BASED ON FACTS when the source is challenged. I dont claim to be the best role model, but I do try to back up my comments with facts. When I see a post that is entirely false, (more often than not, the product of right wing blogs) I will challenge it with relevant and reputable sources, for which I am then criticized for "threadjacking" or responded to with snide remarks and more false information. Maybe others here have suggestions on how to regain a sense of decorum and a place to exchange reliable and relevant information expressing opposing views. First and foremost, it takes an open mind and a willingess to accept that some positions on an issue (as opposed to an opinion) may not be supportable by the facts. I am out of ideas. __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire Last edited by dc_dux; 02-19-2007 at 07:31 AM..