There is just as much opinion, hearsay and outright distortion of left-leaning facts tossed around as there is on the right. I don't know how many times I've heard people say that GWB is dumb on this board. Does one not need facts to back this up?
I have to admit that I very rarely read host's lengthy citations and articles. And his bolding of "relevant" passages doesn't help. I'm not interested in being swayed...or even particularly swaying the opinions of someone else. I prefer to read for myself and draw my own conclusions based on instinct, reflection, experience and the gathering of information...on my own.
I think Pan and Hal are right about politics largely being discussions of philosophy. ANYONE can find the information out there to make their opinions look like fact. From my perspective the totality of politics today cannot be summed up FACTUALLY within the realm of one particular American political point of view. In other words, I think both "sides" are full of shit because they are in the business of being "right." Which is impossible. I've grown very tired of that opportunistic game of connect the dots.
Just my take on it all...........
__________________
Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
|