If you see the world in terms of Left & Right, you really aren’t seeing the world

[word]

Replacing in bents is a sucker's game. Nothing changes.

It's the only card you hold.

[MannyIsGod]

The posters on the left are just as bad.

Is that really the case? Now, don't get me wrong, there are definitely some liberal posters on this board who can be thought of as blind idiots but is the attempt to qualify one side as equal to the other simply an attempt to be as evenhanded as possible?

While I agree there are idiots on both sides, I tend to believe one side is worse than the other in foolishness on this board. I'm not talking about a Dem/Republican matrix but rather one of holding traditionally liberal views.

I firmly believe that the liberals on this board are much more open minded and generally more intelligent than the conservative contingent.

[word]

Your post contradicts your theory.

[boutons_deux]

It's the only card you hold.

It's a winning hand, you naive dip .

Bet against it if you think you're holding a better hand.

[TeyshaBlue]

I can't help it; my mother is a psychologist,

Oh. That explains alot.

[TeyshaBlue]

Is that really the case? Now, don't get me wrong, there are definitely some liberal posters on this board who can be thought of as blind idiots but is the attempt to qualify one side as equal to the other simply an attempt to be as evenhanded as possible?

While I agree there are idiots on both sides, I tend to believe one side is worse than the other in foolishness on this board. I'm not talking about a Dem/Republican matrix but rather one of holding traditionally liberal views.

I firmly believe that the liberals on this board are much more open minded and generally more intelligent than the conservative contingent.

Manny, the cognitive dissonance filter just backed up.

By applying these "generalizations", do you do so open mindedly? Seems to be a bit contradictory.

[Parker2112]

the generalizations probably come from DarrinS's 20 threads a day that come straight from Fox news sites and anchor blogs. He probably skews it a bit.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Is that really the case? Now, don't get me wrong, there are definitely some liberal posters on this board who can be thought of as blind idiots but is the attempt to qualify one side as equal to the other simply an attempt to be as evenhanded as possible?

While I agree there are idiots on both sides, I tend to believe one side is worse than the other in foolishness on this board. I'm not talking about a Dem/Republican matrix but rather one of holding traditionally liberal views.

I firmly believe that the liberals on this board are much more open minded and generally more intelligent than the conservative contingent.

I refuse to believe the conservative contingent of this board is representative of conservatives in general. I mean, someone please tell me that the American conservative movement doesn't consist of Jack Sommerset's, DarrinS', Wild Cobra's, etc.

I'm starting to miss whottt...

[TeyshaBlue]

the generalizations probably come from DarrinS's 20 threads a day that come straight from Fox news sites and anchor blogs. He probably skews it a bit.

I tend to discard outliers like DarrinS, boutonsky, nbadan, CC et al when evaluating a population.

[TeyshaBlue]

I refuse to believe the conservative contingent of this board is representative of conservatives in general. I mean, someone please tell me that the American conservative movement doesn't consist of Jack Sommerset's, DarrinS', Wild Cobra's, etc.

I'm starting to miss whottt...

Your refutation is correct.

Just like the progressive contingent of this board is representative of progressives in general. No way boutons, nba et al carry that torch.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Your refutation is correct.

Just like the progressive contingent of this board is representative of progressives in general. No way boutons, nba et al carry that torch.

I agree

[MannyIsGod]

Manny, the cognitive dissonance filter just backed up.

By applying these "generalizations", do you do so open mindedly? Seems to be a bit contradictory.

How is it a generalization to speak about a specific group of posters on this board?

[MannyIsGod]

I refuse to believe the conservative contingent of this board is representative of conservatives in general. I mean, someone please tell me that the American conservative movement doesn't consist of Jack Sommerset's, DarrinS', Wild Cobra's, etc.

I'm starting to miss whottt...

Its not. My post was about those on this board.

[Blake]

I'm starting to miss whottt...

yes, there are days...

[MannyIsGod]

I mean is anyone really going to tell me that DarrinS, Wild Cobra, Jack Somerset, and the rest of those nut jobs don't outpost (by volume) and outweigh boutons and NBADan? By far the people on this board whom I consider intelligent seem to drift to the classic liberal portion of the spectrum as I can see it.

[SnakeBoy]

at how quickly your bs disintegrated this time, Parker. What's even funnier is the way you exposed yourself.

As I was reading his first posts I was thinking the same thing.

[101A]

I mean is anyone really going to tell me that DarrinS, Wild Cobra, Jack Somerset, and the rest of those nut jobs don't outpost (by volume) and outweigh boutons and NBADan? By far the people on this board whom I consider intelligent seem to drift to the classic liberal portion of the spectrum as I can see it.

Of course you do.

You cannot be objective; but then neither can I.

Suffice it to say, if a metric were devised, every post from every member evaluated for open minded, fair-handedness, a conclusion might be able to be drawn, with the bias skewing from one side more than the other. However, that misses the point.

How about "both sides ARE guilty" as opposed to "both sides are EQUALLY guilty"?

[LnGrrrR]

Here we go again. Way to tackle the issues, lil pardner.

Of course, all attempts at armchair psychological diagnoses should be taken with a mountain of salt.

Sorry, forgot to bold number 2.

It is characterized by at least 3 of the following:

1. excessive sensitivity to setbacks and rebuffs;
2. tendency to bear grudges persistently, i.e. refusal to forgive insults and injuries or slights;
3. su iousness and a pervasive tendency to distort experience by misconstruing the neutral or friendly actions of others as hostile or contemptuous;
4. a combative and tenacious sense of personal rights out of keeping with the actual situation;
5. recurrent su ions, without justification, regarding sexual fidelity of spouse or sexual partner;
6. tendency to experience excessive self-importance, manifest in a persistent self-referential at ude;
7. preoccupation with unsubstantiated "conspiratorial" explanations of events both immediate to the patient and in the world at large.

[LnGrrrR]

I readily admit I dont do the research. I dont verify sources. Thats why I dont claim to make solid arguments. Thats why I phrase my with "?"'s all the time. Yes Im lazy, and short on time for real research. And I usually assume someone like you or chump will have dealt with a given issue for yourselves and point out the solid take.

have you even begun to discredit them?

Let me answer that: .

You expect people to take work to discredit your sources, when you don't even do the research to verify them yourself? And then you have the absolute NERVE to call us out? Remove the 2x4 from thine own eye Parker.

[LnGrrrR]

WH23, are you familiar with the "Green Lantern" theory of warfare?

[LnGrrrR]

Parker, I'm pretty sure that the government is actually creating spyware to infect all of our computers and turn over our financial data to them. I haven't done any research on this yet though. Would you mind confirming or debunking this theory?

[LnGrrrR]

Oh. That explains alot.

I hope that explains my debating style, and why I'm constantly asking people to define what they mean.

[LnGrrrR]

I refuse to believe the conservative contingent of this board is representative of conservatives in general. I mean, someone please tell me that the American conservative movement doesn't consist of Jack Sommerset's, DarrinS', Wild Cobra's, etc.

I'm starting to miss whottt...

Whottt? Really? I'd take WC over whottt any day.

[Winehole23]

WH23, are you familiar with the "Green Lantern" theory of warfare?

Willpower, imagination and freedom from fear probably figure into it, but no, I'm unfamiliar with it. I was a fan when I was really little.

Do tell.

[Winehole23]

Whottt? Really? I'd take WC over whottt any day.

Every day would probably be too often for me, but I miss having him around.

There's not no one like Whottt. I mean, not even a little bit like him. He's a total original.