Better to make your case on a civil level first, and then take up the fight when you understand the other party's point of view, regardless of the extent to which you believe they are informed.
We've all been wrong. Let's not hang one just because we believe one another wrong on some point.
Texaggie79 slandered the Michigan Militia by calling them "freaks".
In post 226, I asked him what's his beef with MM.
I asked him if he knew any MM members.
I asked him if he knows any "freakish" acts by MM members.
I asked him if his opinions come from Time Magazine. (Is this what you consider me "hanging" him)?
I mentioned my limited experience with MM.
I asked him what branch of the government he worked for. (Is this where I called his loyalties and intentions into question)?
I thought the play by play was very civil.
Incidentally, you might check his post 231. It didn't help anybody understand the other party's point of view. The slander got worse; he's now quoting militia members saying things I doubt they said (at least in front of Tex).