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Originally Posted by thegamerslink
Zap...you are the one completely rigid in the idea of excepting no one else's point of view other than your own. Anyone that offers a different take on what the topic is other than the one that you have embedded they are bullying and illogical.
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You are only saying this because I've disagreed with a few of the things you've said in the past but your statement is bullshit.
The only person I've mentioned bullying is John and that is because John quite often uses the tactic instead of or in addition to points that he would make.
I can (and do) accept viewpoints other than my own and I do it without calling them a bully. Count yourself among that group.
Unless, of course, you can link me to a post where I called you a bully?
Didn't think so.
I can respect your point of view, most of the time. But I really do have to take exception to your "Big Bad Democrats are causing the recession" theory. I must admit, I have no respect for that particular viewpoint. But I respect most of your other points, even if I don't agree with them. I even can respect the fact that you truly believe yourself to be impartial where American politics are concerned, regardless of the heavy Republican slant of most of your posts. You even went so far as to claim yourself more "independant" than Republican. Fine. If you say so...
Your point would have been better served if you had left out the first paragraph of your post. While I disagree that waterboarding is not a form a torture, I can respect your opinion. It is torture of the mind at the very least.
(Take note as I refute your point without attacking you)
Saying that waterboarding is not torture because there are no physical effects completely discounts the mental effect it has on the person being tortured. Would you want American citizens in captivity elsewhere to undergo waterboarding? Would you be OK with it being performed on you?
While I disagree with John's stance on it, at least he understands that it is torture. Just because there is "no damage" doesn't mean that it's not "real torture". It is.
I'm a little surprised at both if you. You both argue so strongly in favour of rights, including your right to smoke in restaurants, but here we have people being tortured (and denied rights) and you both are in favour of it. Innocent people do get tortured.
I guess you're both really only concerned with your own rights.