Dear friends who share many of my anti-statist government principles: I want to thank you for your interest and dedication, that being said ... something I was notorious for not doing and had to learn the hard way: Google your information before you hit the share button. Hear sites like Politifact and Snopes out, even if they may be biased or you dont trust them. Take the time to respect the time someone else put into getting to the bottom of what could very well be a hoax, and see it as a favor for your reputation. It is anything but if it isnt true, no harm no foul. Take time to find a common source, one from the other side is best. Resist all Smoking Gun conspiracy theories, which people grab because all they have to do is copy/paste and not spend as much work proving what actually is the case or showing well-reasoned and well-informed arguments as to why something is wrong. Otherwise, the only people youre going to convince are those who already agree with you and the generalizations about your type that the other side has will only get confirmed. And if youre not the sort that really wishes to spend a significant amount of time being a political scholar, theres nothing wrong at all with simply not being an activist in that area. I have learned that people are edified by the non-political side of me far more often.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 08:17:58 +0000
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