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Originally Posted by Willravel
I demonstrate that they are baseless and without merrit. You're acting like this is simply opinion. I'll break it down again:
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You have demonstrated nothing.
Let us be clear on one issue. You are wired different than I am. I have come to a clearer understanding of this since participating on this forum. Some people see the world in different ways than I do, than you do. I make an effort to understand how you and some others think, how you see issues and how you come to your conclusions. I accept that there are differences. And in the end, I ask how do we best manage those differences? I often state that people need to be true to their convictions, and that is why I get so bent out of shape over the empty rhetoric from Democrats. Say what you mean and mean what you say - and back it up with your actions. No grayness.
It is interesting, but if you ever owned tropical fish as a hobby, you know not to mix African Tropical fish with South American tropical fish. They are all fish that can live under the same general conditions, but the way they are wired and communicate are different. The signals they would send to each other would cause chaos. On one end of our human spectrum we have people like me and others who understand the communication of conflict, on the other end there are people like you who don't seem to understand it. I am not being judgmental, it is just a difference. Every day Saddam was in power he was communicating information, I read it one way you read it another. The question is who understood?
I don't speak for "conservatives", "right wingers", "Republicans" or anyone else. I know on this issue the way I see it is not the norm. That is why I suggest you question those more in the norm. That is why I point to "mainstream" thinkers and organizations for the reasons they believed Saddam was a threat.
The only way for you to understand my reasons for thinking Saddam was a threat is to accept and understand the concept of "alpha".
I know the immediate reaction is "we are humans, not animals", "we are not cavemen", or whatever, which to me means the person who responds that way won't understand. There is some truth in the quote from the movie A Few Good Men - "...people like you, need people like me...". Your current comfort and security is grounded in the concept of "alpha", even if you don't know it or accept it. Saddam's defiance was a threat and was not acceptable. His defiance needed to be dealt with. The world is safer and more secure without him.