Revenge? That’s sure to be useful. Let’s show anyone who disagrees with us, or you, how mature adults solve conflict. We get revenge on them.
Let me tell a story. Years ago on FR there was a thread about a story involving assault weapons. I honestly had never thought much about why it would be a bad idea to make certain kinds of guns illegal. I innocently asked WHY would anyone even want to own an AK-47.
Hah! What a thread. I was laughed at, humiliated, called every name in the book and troll was the nicest one!
I continued to ask questions- even though it wasn’t much fun- because I really wanted to understand. Eventually some serious FReepers came to the thread and began to answer my questions and explain the issues at stake. At the end - I had been educated by some very smart, well-informed freepers - they were willing to be patient with me.
Another thing I’ve learned- debating with people who disagree with me sharpens my skills and forces me to really think about my values and principles.
You're twisting my message. When I suggested revenge, it was to get back at those who helped the defeat of the Tea Party candidates, not those who expressed an opinion on various topics. I was very specific - do not allow the supporters of the backstabbers.
Well put, I am new as a member but have read FR for years as part of my news reading. I am 47 and would consider myself conservative on the lines of my original congressman Dan Lungren -a friend of the family- when he was a congressman here in the Long beach area. As someone new I am little apprehensive now to post, a little worried I could be banned. I have posted before that COD was a poor candidate and was fearful that she -not Rubio,Ayotte,Johnson- would become the narrative for conservative views and I felt like she was doing more damage than anything else to our cause.
I don’t feel I have to prove my conservative credentials to anyone as I walk the walk but i would hope some good natured differences would be tolerated.