Posted by Dr. Bob on March 7, 2004, at 17:46:24
In reply to Re: Bush regarding Condelezza Rice, posted by Stryker88 on March 6, 2004, at 23:49:58
> he's screwed up our health care system.
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> Susan J> I do think he is dishonest, I do think he is greedy to the point of rapaciousness, I do think he is a cruel person, and I do think he insults the American People by his words and deeds.
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> I'll try to learn from this, but please remember: it's really hard for an old dog to learn new tricks!
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> Racer> basically she can lie as much as she wants to according to Bush.
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> Stryker88I realize this is kind of new, but the goal of this site is support and education. It can be therapeutic to express yourself, but this isn't necessarily the place.
I think that if political figures are put down, then posters who support them may also feel put down. So to keep posters from feeling put down, it may be necessary not to put down political figures. To post as if they were posters themselves.
As usual, it tends to be more civil to use I-statements. I thought Fayeroe and Jai demonstrated that well:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20040305/msgs/321245.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20040305/msgs/321277.html> if you're going to pontificate about your politics...
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> gabbix2So, keeping that, plus the usual civility guidelines, in mind, could you all please rephrase what I quoted above?
> my original post ... was intended to be supportive of the poster who started this thread. "Hey, you! We share some viewpoints! We're not alone! We can all hang together, or we shall certainly hang separately.
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> Racer> can we not say we support the people on here, but not George W. Bush?
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> JayIt's great to support someone else, but as with non-political topics, please try to find ways to do that that don't involve accusing or putting down a third party.
Different points of view are fine, and in fact encouraged. Saying you disagree with or don't support someone isn't accusing or putting them down.
I hate to limit freedom of speech, but I think sometimes it's for the better. Thanks for your patience,
Bob
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