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Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
Well, one big clue was how, after you got no responses to your initial post for a day, you posted again saying -- "what's wrong with you people, do you hate Israel? Why is no one arguing with me?"
Then, after Wonk responded to your post, you gleefully leapt into the fray.
Whether you believe what you say or not, you have a remarkable appetite for argument.
S_A_M
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Just because I like to argue these points doesn't lead to the logical conclusion that I don't hold that position. In fact, one of the reasons why I hated practicing law was having to argue positions I don't agree with. On this board I don't have to do that. To me there is nothing more tedious than taking a position you don't agree with, or arguing with someone who is taking a position they don't agree with. In my opinion there is no more obnoxios post in the world than (I didn't agree with the position I was taking, I was just arguing with you to mess with you) hello GGG. Less warned me before I starting posting to the board that one of the typical retreats people take on posting boards when you have shown them the errors of their way. "I was just kidding" or "I was just messing with you" so they don't have to admit their erros in logic. I never have, nor will I ever type such a post.
I don't argue just to argue. My postions on issues often change, but I never post a position I don't currently hold. I currently hold a position on Israel that is probably not shared (at least openly) by a single member of congress. The position seems logical to me, and yet when I post it, the only thought out disagreement I get is from Slave. The only other response I get is an illogical, irrational harangue from Taxwonk. When I throw out a position, I am interested to see if someone can show me an error in my logic, or if they can show me an error in one of my assumptions. I find that interesting.
