Quote from alfonso:
Haha. Maybe YOU should be the one thinking HARD about why you post.
Actually, you are very wrong about the way I form opinions. In fact, as I've mentioned, I used to be very much a $$ first conservative in my political outlook; very much in favor of the (mythical) gentle-giant US. THAT, buddy boy, was concluding first and clutching for straws later (much like what you clowns engage in). THIS opinion comes from looking and reams and reams of facts; after, I might mention, having had my 'arguments' thoroughly destroyed by the bleeding heart 'lefties' you boys seem to detest so much. So there you go, not only CAN I change my opinion, by I DID change it. Evidence can be a powerful thing, if you let it.
This is bias:
"Personally, I care, because I think the Americans are full of shit and not to be trusted under any circumstances (almost). "
This rates right up there with such open minded statements as:
"The only good Indian is a dead Indian."
"Black people are shifty and lazy."
"Jews will "jew" ya every chance they get."
The list goes on, and on, and on.
You are just a simple minded extremist. That you were ultra conservative, and have swung to a polar opposite is typical of a personality that is not balanced. You need to take an extreme position, an all or nothing position, because it gives you a feeling of self righteousness and certainty.
It is a common symptom of those who are not mature enough to see anything but black and white, "us and them", "my way or the highway" approach to issues in life. This kind of thinking appeals to those who crave certainty in life, who are unable to live with shades of gray, and who lack the intellectual development to analyze each situation on its own merits. It is a cookie cutter approach, which appeals to the masses, but this method of thought is spurned by the great thinkers.
This method of pre-judging a group of people, expressing hatred for groups of people, is what true peace loving liberals fight to overturn.
As mentioned before, this brand of thinking is illogical, harshly condemned by all schools of logic and rational thought.
The open mind has no pre-conceived bias, but looks at the facts first then concludes.....case by case. To do any less is to display ignorance and bias. Those who are ignorant and biased are incapable of honest discourse, as their entire existence will be geared toward spin and hyperbole....not a search for the truth of a situation.
Just another Bolshevik boy.
