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Originally Posted by polak
Jesus you guys love to jump all over someone who doesn't share the exact same PC views as you. Every single thread. It's ridiculous.
Sorry for not being as stoked as you guys are to introduce someone who decapitated someone onto the streets after only 7 years. I guess that makes me a hate-mongering lunatic who wants blood and should move to another country.
Only on this website does "I don't think he should be released so soon" turn into "you should move to countries where they cut peoples head off in the town square".
And as for my opinion changing, yeah thats what happens in a normal discussion. New ideas are introduced and opinions change. That and the initial shock of the news wears off.
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I'm not trying to pick on you - I think your reservations about someone being released are valid, we just disagree on whether Li should be released or not.
For the record, I'm not 'all eager' to see him released, I'm simply putting my faith in the experts who are caring for him and the professionals who work in our justice system. I think that's a bit of an unfair characterization of the people who are posting similar views to mine in this thread.
Truthfully - and I suppose I'm playing armchair psychologist here - but I think you're forming your opinions on this matter in the moment. Your heart is on your sleeve here which makes sense as it's an emotional issue. I don't think there's anything wrong with that
per se, but you seem to be frustrated by people pointing out perceived flaws or inconsistencies in your argument as it has changed quite substantially over the thread. This may come off as condescending and I don't mean it to at all, but I think that's an admirable trait - openness to changing your mind - though at some point it does come off as backtracking, especially when someone comes out as forcefully as you did earlier in the thread.
Anyway, interesting conversation and enlightening as well.