"There might have been some grumbling libertarians whining on the internet, but that's all it would come to."
"It doesn't matter that you as a person, and some others like you criticize Bush as well, you didn't go out and wave signs against spending when he was in charge, but you do it now, with anti democrat signs up in the air. This says it all really."
It's a lot more personal than that for me. I've gotten into sometimes uncomfortable arguments with otherwise conservative members of my own family and friends over Bush long before it was trendy for neocons to suggest they suddenly found Bush objectionable after he left office. You think holding a sign means as much as that? As much as risking tension with the people you love and respect for the sake of defending principle? Please. If I may offer only one bit of advice, I would suggest to anyone willing to listen not to get wrapped up in divining what people are thinking, unless the person or persons in question tell you themselves.
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Re: you're building a staw man
Date: 23/4/10 04:20 (UTC)"It doesn't matter that you as a person, and some others like you criticize Bush as well, you didn't go out and wave signs against spending when he was in charge, but you do it now, with anti democrat signs up in the air. This says it all really."
It's a lot more personal than that for me. I've gotten into sometimes uncomfortable arguments with otherwise conservative members of my own family and friends over Bush long before it was trendy for neocons to suggest they suddenly found Bush objectionable after he left office. You think holding a sign means as much as that? As much as risking tension with the people you love and respect for the sake of defending principle? Please. If I may offer only one bit of advice, I would suggest to anyone willing to listen not to get wrapped up in divining what people are thinking, unless the person or persons in question tell you themselves.