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Originally Posted by roachboy
ace, dear, for what it's worth perhaps the most fundamental divergence i have with you is that i don't consider conceptual rigidity a virtue--quite the contrary is the case.
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So explain to me how the above is not an illustration of rigidity???? Come on, let's get real. You call me ridged because I disagree with you and I am vocal about it, even to the point of being a smart-ass. Yes, I know when I am being a smart-ass. Your flaw is you don't know how to handle me, and it frustrates the hell out of you. On the other-hand, I have taken a step back and tried to understand who you are - hence you don't frustrate me, you don't make me angry, I don't dislike you - I simple have learned to know what to expect.
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you approach politics as a religious believer. i think that's absurd.
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I have told you when I have what you call "religious" held type views. I have told you when my mind is closed on an issue. I have told you when I am biased. Gee. So, you think it absurd, so what. It is what it is. You either manage it or you don't. Red pill or green (Matrix reference) the choice is yours.
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you cannot argue effectively for the validity of your assumptions--they're articles of faith.
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Some are and some are not.
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you have some tedious and bizarre notion of competition. i don't care about it.
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Occasionally I am lazy and when I use pronouns, "you", "I", etc., it is in a generic sense. That is almost never the case with your (literal) posts. If you want to change me, you can't. I don't care what you think about me. Hell, ignore me - I don't care about that either. Do you realize this is an anonymous bulletin board?
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Originally Posted by filtherton
Ace, you don't know the broader consequences of not raising the debt ceiling. Your certainty that inaction by congress won't be problematic just makes it seem like you get your economic advice from Michelle Bachmann. She's the last person I'd use as a source of reliable prediction.
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Right. I clearly stated what I thought about Obama's false 8/2 deadline and why. That as a given, to me it is obvious that the response to me would be to present information to change my view. Hence my example with my wife and her cat - we sat down and honestly discussed my issues and concerns, see had an answer for each, not a perfect answer but good enough to move me from a "no" to "yes". The irony is that I think I am pretty easy to live with because I am honest and direct and therefore I have a low tolerance for subterfuge and playing the dishonesty games that eventually lead to dis-trust. I am that way with my wife, in business, with my son, with everyone. I am often disappointed because it is what I expect of others.