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Originally posted by ShamesFan+Aug 22 2004, 10:12 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ShamesFan @ Aug 22 2004, 10:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Flame Of Liberty@Aug 22 2004, 06:05 PM
This thread is pointless when people base their opinions on gut feelings and not facts.
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Just a friendly piece of advice:
You'll get a lot further with your arguments if you accept that everyone's opinions are based on how our gut interprets facts, not the facts themselves. It doesn't matter whether the opinions are that of Murray N. Rothbard or Martitime Q. Scout. [/b][/quote]
good point, I'm not saying that I'm 100% always right, as I have admited and changed my viewpoint on one topic in this thread already. I try and keep an open mind, and if you raise a valid point then I'll accept it, but realize that I will question it as well.
I said I like being associated with FDR (by a generic survey of 10 questions I think it was). Did I say that FDR was perfect? No, but I did say I agreed with the ideas of the "new deal" and building an interstate highway infrastructure, libraries in the cities, and a power grid, etc.
FDR is considered the best president the US ever had, will everyone agree? Nope, but does a book make the viewpoint wrong? No. On the other hand a book doesn't make it right. If you're basing your opinion on one book alone then that's scary and you really aren't thinking for yourself (not saying that anyone's doing this just in general).
Now... off to read the sections outlined.