Originally Posted By jonvn You know, it's interesting. Now that the extremists have left, we can all fall into various degrees of disagreement on various topics. Some things some agree on, some disagree vehemently on. But when you have someone who is an outside extremist, it seems most people tend to actually group together, and reject that philosophy. When the extremism goes, everyone goes back to quibbling over things that they disagree over. Everyone has shades of grey in their ideas on things. But with an extermist, it's all black and white. We're all liberals here, except we're not really. I think it's interesting, and kind of funny how this is happening.
Originally Posted By DAR There were only two people I would call extremeist. Beau and YourPalEd were the biggest on both sides of the coin. Although I do think that Beau may have created Ed just so he could argue with himself.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<<We're all liberals here, except we're not really.>>> Speak for yourself. I am not a liberal. And what's funny is, I consider you somewhat of an extremeist.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Okay well not an extremist in the sense of your definition I guess. Okay, I guess I somewhat agree with your post jonvn, but not the "we are all liberals" part. I think you would be better to say something like, "we all have commong ground and ultimately are out for the greater good of mankind" or something like that. The opposite of extremist is not liberal.
Originally Posted By Mr X Because he doesn't think mystical beings that live in the afterlife and can never be proven are real?
Originally Posted By DVC_dad "Although I do think that Beau may have created Ed just so he could argue with himself." ROFL !!! You really think so? I really miss Beau, he was anything if entertaining.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Although I don't have a problem with the two of you believing whatever you want, I find the irony of calling others "extremist" the closest thing to laughable I have heard lately. I guess it falls under the, "if only I could see myself" heading. We have not gone away as much as we are avoiding the topics. I think it is cute how you two have continued on, by yourselves, telling each other how correct you are. Enjoy!
Originally Posted By Mr X I haven't called anyone an extremist. And no, I don't think that finding fault with an immoral organization that harbors and protects child rapists is "extremist", if that was the point you were trying to make.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Goofyernmost thank you for actually condescending to my lowly level, down here where the dregs crawl around, to give YOUR 2 cents. Puuuulease.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder I could be wrong, but I believe goofyernmost was not referring to DVC dad when he wrote that.
Originally Posted By jonvn "but not the "we are all liberals" part." Except I said we're NOT. We were all called liberals by extremists. But we're not all liberal. We're all different shades believing some things more liberal, and other things more conservative. That was what I meant. I'm not really an extermist at all.
Originally Posted By jonvn What I guess I'm saying in this is that it's good that we can all discuss stuff and have different opinions on things, and it's not all drag to one polarity.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I know what you were saying. The people I see here most definitely span from liberal to conservative, but no one's really out to lunch. There are a couple of occasional posters who seem pretty far to the edge to me, but most of the frequent posters are pretty reasonable, which doesn't mean we'll always agree - which is as it should be.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad jonvn, I apologize. I misunderstood the post. I will try to read a little more carefully.
Originally Posted By jonvn Oh it's ok. It's fine. I am just really enjoying the flowering of different opinions and viewpoints that have been able to come forward here on this board of late.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad jonvn, are you serious? Wow that's a pretty mature and respectful take on things.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<<I could be wrong, but I believe goofyernmost was not referring to DVC dad when he wrote that. >>> maybe I had some sort of guilty concious?
