I don't know why I have to spell it out, but I will. If someone has a different understanding of a particular subject that doesn't immediately make them wrong. That simply means you personally disagree with them. So repeatedly making the comments, "No you're wrong", or "you don't understand" doesn't add anything to the conversation or debate. So repeatedly implying ignorance on the part of the one you're talking when you're providing no facts to prove this can only be taken as an insult. Not too mention that if you are able to prove the ignorance of someone labeling them ignorant ruins everything you have done because instead of listening to what you have actually said, they'll simply get defensive.
I don't know about you, but I don't like to be called ignorant! Especially if it on something that I personally study, and have simply come to a different conclusion. (despite the fact that I readily acknowledge my own ignorance on various topics)
Whether you want to admit it or not, there are several in this thread that have gotten quite irritated at tuodor.
Here are some insulting posts that I have quoted:
Only because I am lazy, I don't feel like picking out every insult. I do need to be clear on the ones that I have quoted however. I realize that anyone with a thick skin can handle these mild insults. Of course. The point is how juvenile it is to ever use any kind of wording that could be misconstrued as an insult while debating. All that does is take away from the discussion. The general "flabbergasted" attitude most everyone has that people have differing opinions is really needless and actually encourages the idea that people on this board are close minded and ignorant! Now I personally don't feel that is the case at all, just mentioning how needless it is to be intolerant of other beliefs.
I feel the same way when I (one of those Ron Paul guys) gets labeled "crazy" "extreme" and other various insults when I try to discuss my beliefs with liberals. This only hurts what should be the real goal of liberty loving citizens, and that is to encourage discussion and education about our current politics.
I don't know about you, but I don't like to be called ignorant! Especially if it on something that I personally study, and have simply come to a different conclusion. (despite the fact that I readily acknowledge my own ignorance on various topics)
Whether you want to admit it or not, there are several in this thread that have gotten quite irritated at tuodor.
Here are some insulting posts that I have quoted:
Tuoder,
What kind of elitist "I am god" complex do liberals suffer from that they believe without their own personal intervention in others lives they will starve to death? I find the idea that one person must control another to save them is just as morally repugnant as slavery. What makes a liberal more qualified to know how to live my life better than I do?
And again you prove my earlier statement regarding how much Austrian economics you've actually read.
At this point it is not safe to assume any knowledge on your part.
I actually laughed out loud at this one. I'm beginning to wonder if you've been paying attention at all to the world around you.
Only because I am lazy, I don't feel like picking out every insult. I do need to be clear on the ones that I have quoted however. I realize that anyone with a thick skin can handle these mild insults. Of course. The point is how juvenile it is to ever use any kind of wording that could be misconstrued as an insult while debating. All that does is take away from the discussion. The general "flabbergasted" attitude most everyone has that people have differing opinions is really needless and actually encourages the idea that people on this board are close minded and ignorant! Now I personally don't feel that is the case at all, just mentioning how needless it is to be intolerant of other beliefs.
I feel the same way when I (one of those Ron Paul guys) gets labeled "crazy" "extreme" and other various insults when I try to discuss my beliefs with liberals. This only hurts what should be the real goal of liberty loving citizens, and that is to encourage discussion and education about our current politics.