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Originally Posted by suginami
...I decided about a year ago that I was going to stop participating in the political threads. I don't enjoy them. It's like beating your head against the wall. Nobody changes their mind as a result of the discusion.
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"Changing someone else's mind" isn't always the goal.
A good lively debate is often very educational to all parties involved.
I have learned a LOT in such debates over the years, here and elsewhere, even from people that I vehemently disagree with.
Now that I think about it... ESPECIALLY from those that I vehemently disagree with...
Ya' know? Like the old sayings about "know your enemy"....
"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer", etc...
Mike