*Sigh* I post things I think are interesting or have items in them I think others should see, not just stuff I agree with 100%.
I don't post long rants or essays along with links most of the time because I'm sick and tired of getting drawn into big long arguments over crap that end up with people basically calling me an idiot, a liar, or a hateful person. I'm tired of getting demonized. I don't have the energy to slug it out for the sake of slugging it out anymore.
I'm tired of getting treated as just another strawman, so I mostly don't bother to argue anymore. People didn't discuss things with me to figure things out, they shouted down the ideas they thought I represented, then yelled at me for being evil. At that point, I gave up arguing with them, and, unfortunately, discussing things with most reasonable people, too.
I don't want to give up posting links entirely. I worry about this country, after all. Even with people I think do a good job in charge, I still worry. Gotta do something, even if it's probably not all that effective. Still, if people aren't drawn into an argument, but just get a chance to read something, maybe they'll focus less on defending their turf and more on thinking over what's there.
Unfortunately, it becomes harder to focus on substance when the article being offered paints over its substance with attacks on said turf using belittlement and derogatory language.
Also, perhaps if you wish to offer an article for comment, but do not agree with the whole article and do not wish to write your own breakdown of the commentary therein, you could attach a standard disclaimer, such as "I agree with most/part/some/a little of this, but not all of it; think at your own risk."
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Date: 2009-01-26 12:31 pm (UTC)I don't post long rants or essays along with links most of the time because I'm sick and tired of getting drawn into big long arguments over crap that end up with people basically calling me an idiot, a liar, or a hateful person. I'm tired of getting demonized. I don't have the energy to slug it out for the sake of slugging it out anymore.
I'm tired of getting treated as just another strawman, so I mostly don't bother to argue anymore. People didn't discuss things with me to figure things out, they shouted down the ideas they thought I represented, then yelled at me for being evil. At that point, I gave up arguing with them, and, unfortunately, discussing things with most reasonable people, too.
I don't want to give up posting links entirely. I worry about this country, after all. Even with people I think do a good job in charge, I still worry. Gotta do something, even if it's probably not all that effective. Still, if people aren't drawn into an argument, but just get a chance to read something, maybe they'll focus less on defending their turf and more on thinking over what's there.
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Date: 2009-01-26 05:36 pm (UTC)Also, perhaps if you wish to offer an article for comment, but do not agree with the whole article and do not wish to write your own breakdown of the commentary therein, you could attach a standard disclaimer, such as "I agree with most/part/some/a little of this, but not all of it; think at your own risk."