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General Categories => General Firearm Discussion => Topic started by: Lorimor on February 18, 2011, 06:21:54 AM
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If you see a "comments" section following a newspaper article online concerning gun control, CCW or other gun related topics, do you comment?
Why or why not?
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I will on occasion. If I happen to have some experience or unique insight (ie. the bill allowing teachers to CCW at school) I will.
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I see I'm not the only one up early today.
I comment on occassion. It depends on wheather a comment has really torked me off or has the info all wrong. The flip side is that sometimes the liberals are so out in force and have totally skewed the debate that 'resistance is futile'. It's tough to have a battle of the wits, when the opposition is unarmed.
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I do sometimes, but I am starting to learn that it is a waste of time to argue with the typical Weird Herald or Urinal star reader, so I am trying to avoid even reading them. Because if I read them I usually can't keep my mouth shut!
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I have to agree with Chris. Most of the time it's best to not argue with the liberal "mentally unarmed" nutcases who make comments. It's NOT worth spending any of a persons valuable time debating with idiots. Most of the time when a person reads their comments all it does is raise ones blood pressure. Their drivel isn't worth the bits taken to write them. It's best to just ignore them.
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I used to be one to jump in to the fray with both feet, until I started this work for NFOA and I found that their is a more effective way to make a point.
We don't have to convince every person, just the right people.
Besides I got weary of typing out a rant and then deleting it
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I don't for once believe the hard core anti's can be convinced of anything but their own viewpoint.
They're not rational thinkers.
However, I believe it's nice to present an opposing view so that those on the fence know there is a valid argument from the dreaded "gun lobby."
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I don't read either paper, so, well, no...
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As info: Here is what Dale Carnegie says about "Picking your battles."
"Any fool can criticize, complain, condemn -- and most fools do. Picking your battles is impressive and fighting them fairly is essential."
We as a group need to be smart enough to "pick" our battles.
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I do sometimes, but I am starting to learn that it is a waste of time to argue with the typical Weird Herald or Urinal star reader, so I am trying to avoid even reading them. Because if I read them I usually can't keep my mouth shut!
This :)
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I will admit to commenting on the LJS site. Mainly I wait until they work up a good head of steam then poke huge holes in their arguments. There's nothing like facts to take the fight out of them. Of course I have a long list "ignore, do not respond to" names.
You never win an internet argument, but when I have to throw something out there and I know it will be attacked it helps to nail down your facts as good as possible. Then they can either a) drop it, or b) resort to ad hominem attacks. Either way I know I "won".
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Besides I got weary of typing out a rant and then deleting it
LOL I have done these same many a time. ;D
And like some others have stated, I have started to not read the articles and if I do, I skip the comments.
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I used to be one to jump in to the fray with both feet, until I started this work for NFOA and I found that their is a more effective way to make a point.
We don't have to convince every person, just the right people.
+1
Besides I got weary of typing out a rant and then deleting it