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Unlike you I’ll own up to it if I’m wrong. If.

This is not a deliberate jab or picking a fight...don’t go all sensitive on me...it’s an honest question.

If you end up being wrong, will you also start questioning/doubting the unverified, but credible commenters you have read and agreed with in reaching this conclusion?
 
This is not a deliberate jab or picking a fight...don’t go all sensitive on me...it’s an honest question.

If you end up being wrong, will you also start questioning/doubting the unverified, but credible commenters you have read and agreed with in reaching this conclusion?

The "questioning" part is BAU.

It should be for all folks.
 
The "questioning" part is BAU.

It should be for all folks.

The repetitive citation of noted conspiracy theorists and conservative opinion buzzword blogs is definitely business as usual.

It hasn’t changed, and I highly doubt it does so in the future.
 
The repetitive citation of noted conspiracy theorists and conservative opinion buzzword blogs is definitely business as usual.

It hasn’t changed, and I highly doubt it does so in the future.

Link to "noted conspiracy theorists" and corresponding citations.
 
The "questioning" part is BAU.

It should be for all folks.

Slow on the uptake today...”BAU”?

I completely agree with your second sentence....and should be continual and ever present as well.
 
I didn’t name you specifically did I...your schtick is more personal and genuinely hate-filled discourse.

You did quote him and then made your statement.

In such a scenario, it is certainly reasonable to conclude you were referring specifically to him and others unless he is explicitly exempted in your statement.
 
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This is not a deliberate jab or picking a fight...don’t go all sensitive on me...it’s an honest question.

If you end up being wrong, will you also start questioning/doubting the unverified, but credible commenters you have read and agreed with in reaching this conclusion?

To be clear - just because I post something on a discussion forum does not mean I accept it unquestioningly. It simply means I find it interesting for discussion purposes for whatever reason

Sometimes that reason is for no purpose other than to be a smartass towards people who I do not think are open to having a serious discussion in the first place.

Sometimes it's for a deeply thought out point (like this). It really just depends on the day, the topic, whom I am addressing, my mood etc. I enjoy posting here. I enjoy the banter and the actual discussions. But I really don't see this as anything like a place where anyone needs to be held to some high journalistic integrity in a day and age where actual journalists don't bother holding themselves to that account. I personally do believe though that when posters go out on a limb with an opinion, speculation etc. that they man up and admit they were wrong if they turn out to be.

I question everything JD, but in so doing - sometimes I believe I come up with answers.

When I'm right about those things, I let people know about it. So if I'm wrong, the inverse will also be true and I'll own up to that. I'm more than happy to rub their noses in their own shit, so if I have to eat crow - I will.

I went out on the Flynn limb because I strongly believe the 302's from his interview were altered by a corrupt FBI agent in order to squeeze him, and the pending expense of fighting them was a factor in his guilty plea.

That's still my opinion - as a result of reading a lot of different source materials and determining what rings true. Is that influenced by cognitive dissonance? Well probably. I am human after all. That doesn't mean I accept all that stuff without question. It means, to me, something rang true. That's it. There's no penalty for being wrong other than the one I assign myself by admitting it, if that comes to pass.

At the end of the day, this is a discussion board, and accountability is generally in short supply. Nothing in my posting style will change so long as I continue to post here, but sometimes things in my personal political opinion field DO change because of new information or something new I consider that changes the way I look at something. For example, I changed my stance on a path to citizenship and what that looks like after a discussion with you a few months back.

I'm open to being proven wrong on things, and I'm open to simply changing an opinion based on new information. But I'm really not interested in self censoring to the point that I don't share interesting information I come across, or deciding that I personally feel something rings true or false.
 
To be clear - just because I post something on a discussion forum does not mean I accept it unquestioningly. It simply means I find it interesting for discussion purposes for whatever reason

Sometimes that reason is for no purpose other than to be a smartass towards people who I do not think are open to having a serious discussion in the first place.

Sometimes it's for a deeply thought out point (like this). It really just depends on the day, the topic, whom I am addressing, my mood etc. I enjoy posting here. I enjoy the banter and the actual discussions. But I really don't see this as anything like a place where anyone needs to be held to some high journalistic integrity in a day and age where actual journalists don't bother holding themselves to that account. I personally do believe though that when posters go out on a limb with an opinion, speculation etc. that they man up and admit they were wrong if they turn out to be.

I question everything JD, but in so doing - sometimes I believe I come up with answers.

When I'm right about those things, I let people know about it. So if I'm wrong, the inverse will also be true and I'll own up to that. I'm more than happy to rub their noses in their own shit, so if I have to eat crow - I will.

I went out on the Flynn limb because I strongly believe the 302's from his interview were altered by a corrupt FBI agent in order to squeeze him, and the pending expense of fighting them was a factor in his guilty plea.

That's still my opinion - as a result of reading a lot of different source materials and determining what rings true. Is that influenced by cognitive dissonance? Well probably. I am human after all. That doesn't mean I accept all that stuff without question. It means, to me, something rang true. That's it. There's no penalty for being wrong other than the one I assign myself by admitting it, if that comes to pass.

At the end of the day, this is a discussion board, and accountability is generally in short supply. Nothing in my posting style will change so long as I continue to post here, but sometimes things in my personal political opinion field DO change because of new information or something new I consider that changes the way I look at something. For example, I changed my stance on a path to citizenship and what that looks like after a discussion with you a few months back.

I'm open to being proven wrong on things, and I'm open to simply changing an opinion based on new information. But I'm really not interested in self censoring to the point that I don't share interesting information I come across, or deciding that I personally feel something rings true or false.

I merely asked if these unverified, but credible resources you have referred to in the past will would have their credibility further questioned by you in the future if they turn up wrong on this topic.

It wasn’t a challenge to your posting style. It wasn’t a call for you to self censor I actually like your posting style most of the time.
 
I merely asked if these unverified, but credible resources you have referred to in the past will would have their credibility further questioned by you in the future if they turn up wrong on this topic.

It wasn’t a challenge to your posting style. It wasn’t a call for you to self censor I actually like your posting style most of the time.

Probably, yes.
 
You did quote him and then made your statement.

In such a scenario, it is certainly reasonable to conclude you were referring specifically to him and others unless he is explicitly exempted in your statement.

That said, I've done this to you a couple times JD in other threads, and wish to apologize. You get lumped in with the lefties in some of the discussions, but in reality, I recognize that you can think for yourself and have more than the daily DNC talking points to espouse.
 
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That said, I've done this to you a couple times JD in other threads, and wish to apologize. You get lumped in with the lefties in some of the discussions, but in reality, I recognize that you can think for yourself and have more than the daily DNC talking points to espouse.

As opposed to the daily RNC talking points lol
 
That said, I've done this to you a couple times JD in other threads, and wish to apologize. You get lumped in with the lefties in some of the discussions, but in reality, I recognize that you can think for yourself and have more than the daily DNC talking points to espouse.

Thank you, sir.
 
Glad to hear it.

I personally would have preferred to see “definitely” instead of probably....but probably is definitely better than probably not.

To be fair, probably is the best I can do. Sometimes I have time to dive into this stuff and give it a lot of thought. Sometimes, I'm just on my second whisky drink at 2:00am and want to give toon a wedgie.
 
To be fair, probably is the best I can do. Sometimes I have time to dive into this stuff and give it a lot of thought. Sometimes, I'm just on my second whisky drink at 2:00am and want to give toon a wedgie.

Understand, completely.
 
I fail to see where he was sentenced today

Still another 60 days to go

But you keep thumping your chest

Like Han I’ll admit I was wrong and that I was also wrong about the altered 302’s
 
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