You left out a reference to your humility. Those of us who are always right need to be mindful of demoralizing the less fortunate. Being simple creatures, they love hearing about how humble we are.
The conflation of "making a choice" with "having a rigid opinion on things because I know I'm right" is the big problem. Your interlocutor wants to say that anything he doesn't agree with is automatically wrong, and classical liberals are wishy-washy punks who "don't believe in anything." BS! Rational adults are free to change their minds about something as they take in new information and gain a different perspective. It's the partisans and their so-called principles, which are really just a stand-in for quasi-religious beliefs, who are responsible for all of the strife. I have no time to suffer such fools.
If you think being moderate or centrist means you have no solid stance on things, then maybe you haven't read my articles after all. I'm very certain on many things I write about. I have a moral and political framework.
Your response is like picture perfect to the satire of my article.
The point of the article isn't about "someone making choices"...it's about arrogance. We all make choices and have varying belief systems but it's the arrogance and willingness to do anything to affirm their arrogance.
I've changed my mind many times in life because I learned more and realized I was wrong.
The point of mentioning my articles is because I've demonstrated that I, as a moderate, have plenty of strong stances. You were insinuating that they don't. I was using myself as an example.
The article is a satire of years of personal experiences I've witnessed. You don't have to agree or like it.
Loved this! Nicely done.
You left out a reference to your humility. Those of us who are always right need to be mindful of demoralizing the less fortunate. Being simple creatures, they love hearing about how humble we are.
Humbly yours,
pk
You're right lol
I know. There’s no need to remind me.
Clever!!
Clever. 😁
"Win or lose, we always win."
Perfect, I love it.
I saw what you did there.... 0_o #ImWatchingYouWazowskiAlwaysWatchingAlways
Deftly done.
The conflation of "making a choice" with "having a rigid opinion on things because I know I'm right" is the big problem. Your interlocutor wants to say that anything he doesn't agree with is automatically wrong, and classical liberals are wishy-washy punks who "don't believe in anything." BS! Rational adults are free to change their minds about something as they take in new information and gain a different perspective. It's the partisans and their so-called principles, which are really just a stand-in for quasi-religious beliefs, who are responsible for all of the strife. I have no time to suffer such fools.
Partisans don’t ask themselves important questions like is that true and are you sure? I think people call it tunnel vision.
Brilliant!
The thing I try to remember is that those people are louder than regular people. Most people aren't callous and sociopaths (thankfully).
If you think being moderate or centrist means you have no solid stance on things, then maybe you haven't read my articles after all. I'm very certain on many things I write about. I have a moral and political framework.
Your response is like picture perfect to the satire of my article.
The point of the article isn't about "someone making choices"...it's about arrogance. We all make choices and have varying belief systems but it's the arrogance and willingness to do anything to affirm their arrogance.
I've changed my mind many times in life because I learned more and realized I was wrong.
The point of mentioning my articles is because I've demonstrated that I, as a moderate, have plenty of strong stances. You were insinuating that they don't. I was using myself as an example.
The article is a satire of years of personal experiences I've witnessed. You don't have to agree or like it.