Resolved: that those expressing strong political opinions in public are obligated to articulate clearly the basis of their beliefs, specifically the principles which they hold dear, how they define those principles, and what facts they feel are relevant. Those unable to do so should not be take…
Resolved: that those expressing strong political opinions in public are obligated to articulate clearly the basis of their beliefs, specifically the principles which they hold dear, how they define those principles, and what facts they feel are relevant. Those unable to do so should not be taken seriously, and if they then attempt to use coercive power to impose their ideas, should rightly be judged by all as Fascistic in temperament, if not specific named political committment.
Yeah, that was a bit leading, but pretty much a place I would be happy to live, and most Leftists would refuse to touch. Once you take a clear position, you can't mutate on a dime, which is the actual game they play.
Here is a proposed focus for the discussion:
Resolved: that those expressing strong political opinions in public are obligated to articulate clearly the basis of their beliefs, specifically the principles which they hold dear, how they define those principles, and what facts they feel are relevant. Those unable to do so should not be taken seriously, and if they then attempt to use coercive power to impose their ideas, should rightly be judged by all as Fascistic in temperament, if not specific named political committment.
Yeah, that was a bit leading, but pretty much a place I would be happy to live, and most Leftists would refuse to touch. Once you take a clear position, you can't mutate on a dime, which is the actual game they play.
I must disagree with you in the most strident of terms:
Everyone has the right to watch a pontificating advocate make an absolute fool of himself.
And, oddly, there are occasions when the fool trips over a solution that others have missed.
Well said. Your proposition eliminates posters like comprof from any discourse on this BBS.