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Originally Posted by roachboy
seems to me that this kind of sad dust-up over whether limbaugh is or is not mainstream has already been dealt with.
as for ace's strange contention about "core beliefs"---the way you frame the notion, you're really talking about an essence or soul or some other such hopelessly befuddled and naive idea. i don't think there's any non-arbitrary way to distinguish "core" from "periphery" in terms of "beliefs" but i suspect that ace is committed to this new arbitrariness as a way to imagine himself morally superior to the rest of us, whom he would presumably see as all shifty-like particularly if us degenerates are contrasted with the manly resolve that is required to develop and maintain such a reality-independent political worldview as his.
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A core belief is a belief I would sacrifice my life for, a "peripheral" belief is one that has little or no relevance to my life. Hence a core belief is that my son live in a world where he is free from tyrannical rule. A "peripheral" belief is, I think Pluto should be considered a planet. Are you suggesting that you have no core beliefs or that all of your beliefs are the same?
Another core belief I have is that is o.k. for people to be different and have points views different than mine. It is never my intent to project that my point of view is superior to anyone, just different. If you perceive my style as projecting superiority, that is a "you" problem, not a "me" problem.