On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 9:58 PM, JD Austin wrote: > > > On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 21:52, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > >> >> I say let the discussion continue. We are literally in crisis mode in >> this state and this country. Anyone who is being a disrespectful spammer is >> going to be quickly blocked. That is their problem. Likewise anyone who is >> intolerant is going to block everyone and be totally disconnected. That is >> also their problem. I don't really see any abuse here. >> >> Would you rather have a chaotic email forum or a bankrupted state with >> out of an control criminal element? >> > > What can you say about the subject that you haven't already? > If you're looking to change anyone's mind it is a rarity in this world and > never happens by brute force. People have to be receptive to your message > and if it's not something they want to hear you'll have to do the bending if > you want your message to be received. > > > There is no more brainless fatalistic stupidity than this. Alex said something similar before : "Nobody ever convinced anyone of anything by arguing via email." If that is true, then why even participate here? Again you're trying to rationalize the fact that you cannot deal with being exposed to certain information and viewpoints. When someone encounters something new that actually challenges their world view, first they reject it as 'noise', then they argue and reason with it, then they accept it. The issue of illegal aliens is very real and at this point in time, there is no ignoring it. -jmz