Karl Agathon
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I just became more cynical of P&N
When one observes the many partisan hacks, its not hard to become more cynical here
I just became more cynical of P&N
Anarchist---- Nope. My views on immigration have changed since I first came here (I used to hold a more Hoppe-an view) but that's not because of anything here and that's really the only one of my views that has changed since I've come here. I've been a libertarian since 2006, a supporter of Dr. Paul since 2007, and an ancap since 08.
Craig234--Don't you miss your home planet?
Not really. I used to lurk this forum a lot and too many people are a little too far to the right or left for my taste.
I don't know about you, but sometimes it feels like nothing you (or others) say will change anyone's mind around here. People seem extremely stuck in their ways on both sides of discussions and I'm not sure that I've ever seen someone change their view here. Have you?
P&N serves two types of activities. Both are wastes of time. The first type is more prominent and involves people exercising their psychological demons and trying to attack other people to make themselves feel better. The second is sort of like crossword puzzle. You exercise your brain by critiquing and defending arguments. Neither has an effect on the actual government in this country.
USED to lurk?
Well said. Everything we believe needs to be constantly evaluated, and the more fervently we believe it, the more we need to think about it. /Channeling MoonbeamI'd say yes, although since I don't view most policy issues as black and white, I'd say my views have shifted along the policy continuum more than anything. I've been posting here for quite a long time, and over that time I've rethought a number of things as a direct result of what I've read here.
I would also say that you shouldn't assume that the only useful outcome of the discussions here is people changing their minds about something. Even if you think more about your view as a result of something you've read here and end up with the same viewpoint, at least you're THINKING about your views, and that has quite a bit of value because your position is hopefully well considered. No position is ever going to go unchallenged here, which is good for the intellect
Welcome back. 47 posts from 2000 (or from whenever the Vbulletin changeover happened) is certainly, um, restrained.Okay, okay. I still lurk a bit. I used to post a little bit around the site, but I wasn't a well known member. My post count got reset during the VBulletin switch, so now everybody thinks I'm some hardcore lurker that never posts. I don't come to AT that much anymore, but that's provably going to change real soon.