Thank you for the interesting articles. As we have already gone over the cognitive abilities of the aged, I will focus on partisanship. It is my belief when you have people who have different perspectives debating a issue, a better solution will more likely be discovered than if one perspective has the power to force through their agenda without sufficent input from other interested parties. There seem to be fewer common goals between the Left and right with mistrust on both sides. Whether by dark design or an unitentional consequence, the media’s efforts to acquire viewers through stoking strong emotional responses appears to add to the polarization and mistrust on both sides. In the past, when more citizens were involved with the church than today, shared goals were more common. In addition, patriotism seemed higher in the past and thus was a common theme that was shared among people with different perspectives. People with shared goals are more likely to respect each other and are more likely to consider the other side’s input into a problem. I propose the following shared goal for Elite Trader Political Forum participants: 1. We will refrain from ad hominem attacks and instead focus on the issue and its points. 2. We will always tell the whole truth. We will not misquote, mischaracterize, take things out of context, use statistics in a misleading way, use red hearings, or any other manipulation of the truth. 3. We will do our best to try to see through our opponent eyes and try to understand where they are coming from, because in reality, most people have a solid basis for their opinions. 4. We will reduce or eliminate our participation with those who consistently engage in ad hominem attacks or persistently attempts to otherwise detract from the discussion. I believe if we adhere to the above rules, we will benefit from the participation of others and have more thorough discussions. Although venting is healthy and understandable, I for one, believe there is a benefit for all participants of this forum to be able to be heard by reasonable people and to hear reasonable people on issues we care about. By each one of us commiting to this “code of conduct”, we will be easily be able to expose any trolls that may visit this forum. After all, there is nothing worse for a troll than both sides respecting each other and searching for solutions to the problems that face us. I will commit to this code of conduct regardless of how many others here are willing to commit to it. How about you?
Before I respond, what is your honest opinion of this thread/post? https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/more-terrorist-threats-from-blm-where-is-the-doj.319112/
Nothing better than getting your political philosophy from an actor who was literally braindead. And he said the same thing about Medicare which sustains your ignorant voting base.
You didn't know the difference between a fake scientific paper from a real one, when did you become the standard for truth on subjective matters?
Rule of thumb: always assume a leftist is telling the exact opposite of the truth, especially when projecting their faults.
No that is you guys, and its not a rule of thumb, it is a law of nature. Good to see you back my little pawn. Ever considered trading? Or is living off your parents good for you right now? Love to see how your "scientific" mind deals with it. I'm sure you will be a god.
It’s not often one puts the name of their own organization on a crime scene. In addition, typical targets are chosen to close one’s comfort zone. For example, vandalism in the getto by residents protesting a perceived social injustice. Although I did not research the location of this lodge relative to neighborhoods, I conclude the most likely vandal(s) is(are) a(n) low educated Right winger who lives in a nearby trailer park and was trying to plant a false flag in order to foment civil unrest.
I would agree. But you may see a problem with the idea of civility. It is no about right/wrong or finding truth with guys like GWB, Treefrog, FHL, Jem etc. They are after an emotional release. Being seriously wrong, obviously and clearly foolish in front of other adult men is water off a duck's back. It has happened to them all their lives. GWB will try and play both sides very often after he gets rounded on for being a dick. That is his coping strategy, try and act peacemaker. He is typical of the non-traders who come to ET. The only way to get him to think about his behavior would be to put him in intensive care, and even then he would only shut up because his fingers were in casts and his jaw wired shut. The northern English have a saying, "You can't educated pork".