[chimera]

I was debating with a RAT about the situation with our failing public schools. The RAT's position was that it was "our" fault and we needed to throw more money at the public school system. My position was that throwing money at a problem generally doesn't help much, and that one concrete thing we could do to help the situation was throw out the troublemakers who disrupt the learning process of students who want to learn and the teaching process of teachers who want to teach, and do physical damage to the schools. Some of the "discussion" went like this:

RAT: We need to help the schools do better. They're failing...
ME: Okay, but why are they failing?
RAT: Well, for one thing, the buildings are falling apart. They're all torn up and broken down.
ME: Who did that?
RAT: Well, some of the students...
ME: Maybe we should kick them out, then?
RAT: (Pause, deer-in-the-headlights look, then...) You're a racist!

IOW, the usual outcome. The conservative wins the debate, and ends up being called a name (racist-sexist-homophobe-whatever).

[Mudboy Slim]

"...the usual outcome. The conservative wins the debate, and ends up being called a name (racist-sexist-homophobe-whatever)."

EXACTLY!! You are wise beyond yer years, my FRiend...MUD