[spodbox]

Personally, I'd LOVE to have those on the left side that can argue their side without resorting to insults, name-calling, or other such ad-hominems. Unfortunately, I have found that such people are VERY few and far between. There's one (or two) over on truly neutral forums like CG, but then you also have to deal with the numerous DU-types (not to mention the occasional annoying DU-like right-wingers). If you can handle this, I'm sure we'd love to have you.

I do need to point out the importance of your point #5: realize that we are not always right. I have often asked myself a very important question that everyone needs to ask themselves occasionally: how, precisely, can I be *sure* that I am right? It's not an easily answered question, but it helps keep you grouned and away from dogma-like positions. Question everything. There's an interesting practice that occurs in many high-school debate clubs: occasionally you have to argue for the side that you do *not* agree with.

So welcome, and do try to ignore the types that you are running away from that you will find here. I've been banned from DU twice and both times came as something of a surprise. Apparently, libertarians aren't tolerated much there.

[1redshirt]

I hate to sound ignorant ... yeah I know ... to late .... but what is "CG" ????

[sweetliberty]

"occasionally you have to argue for the side that you do *not* agree with"

That is an excellent exercise. I sometimes did that with my kids when I was was leader of our church youth group. Besides giving them the ability to look at something through another person's eyes it could be very entertaining as well.

[Smedley]

o welcome, and do try to ignore the types that you are running away from that you will find here. I've been banned from DU twice and both times came as something of a surprise. Apparently, libertarians aren't tolerated much there.

I suspect that a lack of profanity combined with attempts to argue on the issues without resorting to inane sources of information, such as truthout.com, while using logic probably gave you away as a conservative. This sort of behavior will mark you as a dusruptor and "bully" at DU, as will making statements like "conservatives are not NAZIs".

Sorry to JimRob, but I enjoy playing with the DU'ers. They're a running joke at the office.

[Jon Geb]

I finally got banned the other day from there. I was arguing with some feminists....that pretty much did me in.


I had over 200+ posts there too.