Reply #39: Yikes! I'm afraid so! But it's hardly my first time...

[Rhiannon12866]

I agree that there's little point in arguing with Freepers, as I said, because they have neither facts nor logic on their side, only misguided beliefs and empty, repeated rhetoric. As for Creationists, I only met that one, but consider them to be both brainwashed and benighted, hardly worthy of your time. It's the political neophytes, the infamous "undecideds," that are the most worthwhile. Also, IMO, who compromise the greatest numbers. Most people just aren't paying attention.:shrug:

Also, IMO, you need to work on your debating technique. Use The Magistrate's technique of aggressive politeness, which tends to disarm your opponent, while keeping you from "bashing him over the head" (quoting my friend). Anger tends to confuse logic, as you said, and puts you at a noticeable disadvantage. If they believe that they've gotten to you, they'll assume that they've won. As with the last Freep that crossed me, I had facts on my side; she just had temper.:grr:

I share your fears about the Republicans, and have for a long time. But I think that the Rove case gives us a foot in the door. Somebody's probably going down for this. And when one falls, the others will realize that they're not infallible, which is what has given them all such brazen over-confidence. It just takes one casualty to cause the whole conspiracy to begin to unravel...:evilgrin: