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Your subconscious motive in expressing your views.

What is you default motive is expressing your views?

  • Venting; getting it off my chest.

    Votes: 3 6.7%
  • Bashing those with oppositing points of view.

    Votes: 5 11.1%
  • Pep-rallying those on my ideolgical team.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Reaching silent observers who are not pursuaded either way.

    Votes: 5 11.1%
  • Winning over the hearts and minds of those with opposing views.

    Votes: 5 11.1%
  • No real objective other than shpening my communications skills.

    Votes: 11 24.4%
  • Other

    Votes: 16 35.6%

  • Total voters
    45
Venting. I'm not here to change anyone's mind, nor to fight with anyone. My mind will most definitely not be changed on anything. Largely I'm here to vent the emotions before I do it with gasoline, fertilizer, and a U-Haul Truck.

and how is that wife beating thing going? I am hear to bash people who have different views and I hate wife beaters.
 
Simply to bear true witness to the wisdom Ordained and Established by our Founding Fathers as our Commandments in secular and temporal times.
 
I have multiple pieces of paper on my wall and work experience to state otherwise.

Anytime you want to debate, I'll be around.

...as do I...

... and for the record, I believe there is intelligent (and knowledgeable) life on the other side of the aisle. I keep looking for it on DP.... (kidding aside...there are people here that know what they are talking about, even if I disagree with them...).

And, to provide a serious answer to the OP, I am here to learn, sharpen my arguments, have my perceptions challenged, enjoy an exchange of wit... and, on occasion, teach some things. I try to confine my discussions to things I have some reasonable depth of understanding in, which is generally business, economics, finance and taxes (and baseball)
 
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Boredom, by and large, and the desire to scratch a certain intellectual itch. The occasional bit of verbal sparring can be rather stimulating given the right opponent.

Additionally I find that bouncing ideas off of others can be useful for refining one's own. You're never really sure why you believe what you do until you have to defend it to someone else.
 
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To think through what I think about a topic, and to combat stupid where ever I run into it at. I find the people that are the most eaisly offended are the ones with the most superficial understanding of their postion.
The bigger the ego the bigger one's sense of insult - The Misanthrope (I think!)
 
Simply to bear true witness to the wisdom Ordained and Established by our Founding Fathers as our Commandments in secular and temporal times.
Why isn't there a smilie for an attack of explosive volcano like vomiting?!!
 
and how is that wife beating thing going? I am hear to bash people who have different views and I hate wife beaters.

In the 23 months we've been together, as of today (1/2/11 - 12/5/13), It's only happened once that I've needed to use any form of physical discipline with my fiance. In that case there wasn't even a significant temporary bruise left. So apparently it's working out quite well, thank you.
 
In the 23 months we've been together, as of today (1/2/11 - 12/5/13), It's only happened once that I've needed to use any form of physical discipline with my fiance. In that case there wasn't even a significant temporary bruise left. So apparently it's working out quite well, thank you.

I was married for 14 years previously, 8 now and NEVER laid a had on a wife, girlfriend or any other female.
You fiancé needs help to get away from you.
Sorry dude, but you are the lowest form of a man.
 
I had a red head that used to just slap the **** outta me.
I was married for 14 years previously, 8 now and NEVER laid a had on a wife, girlfriend or any other female.
You fiancé needs help to get away from you.
Sorry dude, but you are the lowest form of a man.
 
I was married for 14 years previously, 8 now and NEVER laid a had on a wife, girlfriend or any other female. You fiancé needs help to get away from you. Sorry dude, but you are the lowest form of a man.

Believe what you want. The next moment I value your opinion (or anyone else's) will be the first. Best of luck to you and your family. Buh Bye.
 
Believe what you want. The next moment I value your opinion (or anyone else's) will be the first. Best of luck to you and your family. Buh Bye.

The word for men that hit women begins with P ends with Y and has uss in the middle. Fits you perfectly.
 
The word for men that hit women begins with P ends with Y and has uss in the middle. Fits you perfectly.

The word for little boys who fail to maintain proper order and discipline in their homes is "eunich"... meaning one with no balls. This ends our discussion on this topic. Have a nice day.
 
The word for little boys who fail to maintain proper order and discipline in their homes is "eunich"... meaning one with no balls. This ends our discussion on this topic. Have a nice day.

Silence.
 
the poll doesnt let me vote more than one option but l never want to change people's minds

l prefer informing people of some facts they arent aware by raising some awareness in their minds
 
...as do I...

... and for the record, I believe there is intelligent (and knowledgeable) life on the other side of the aisle. I keep looking for it on DP.... (kidding aside...there are people here that know what they are talking about, even if I disagree with them...).

And, to provide a serious answer to the OP, I am here to learn, sharpen my arguments, have my perceptions challenged, enjoy an exchange of wit... and, on occasion, teach some things. I try to confine my discussions to things I have some reasonable depth of understanding in, which is generally business, economics, finance and taxes (and baseball)

So you're liberal, but you have "reasonable depth of understanding" in these things.

So what are you then. Keynesian? Marxist? Give us a brief description of just how command-like your ideal economy would be.
 
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So you're liberal, but you have "reasonable depth of understanding" in these things.

So what are you then. Keynesian? Marxist? Give us a brief description of just how command-like your ideal economy would be.

Liberals are perfectly capable of having a "reasonable understanding of such things...", as are Cons. That does not mean they have to agree.

I memorialized my background shortly after first posting to DP. Here it is: View Profile: upsideguy - Debate Politics Forums ... See "Visitor Messages"

Yes, I am a Keynesian.
 
I'm here for the cappuccino machine.

So...the rest is just a bonus.
 
I memorialized my background shortly after first posting to DP. Here it is: View Profile: upsideguy - Debate Politics Forums ... See "Visitor Messages"

Nice. I also used 'visitor messages' to post a brief CV and some information about my philosophical background (begins on the last page/first post).



ps. The best part about visitor messages? You can delete other people's posts. I enjoyed that.
 
I voted reaching silent observers.

Winning over those with opposing views is a bonus. I would've voted that also, if this were a multiple choice poll.
 
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