I don't mind extra scrutiny. You won't find my pushing any agenda around here. What you will find from me is a willingness to finding solutions to the problems that plague us. You will find that I will always want to get a better understanding. If i'm taught my entire life that 2 + 2 = 4, then someone comes along and says, no....you're wrong, it's 5. I will tell you why I think the answer is 4 and I will want to know how you came up with 5.
Let me tell you of two different conversations I had about 15 years ago. The first, which was with my sister (lesbian) that was attempting to get me to back gay marriage. She presented her points, I presented my points, blah blah blah. This went on for a few months, hours at a time, finding ourselves at an impasse.
Not long after we stopped talking about it, the subject came up with a Cajun friend of mine. Within minutes, I had changed position on the marriage thing and found myself siding with my sister. Convo went something like this.
Cajun: Hey D, I thought you were a Libertarian?
Me: Yep, I am
Cajun: I thought Libertarians for less government intrusion in peoples lives
Me: Yes, we are
Cajun: Then what is the government doing in the marriage business (straight or gay) in the first place?
Me: You're right, they shouldn't be
With that short discussion, he was able to get me to change my position. By him getting me to change my position, I in turn was able to get others to change their position. So yes, I'm a firm believer in open discussion. That's the best way to move forward.
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