Devil's Advocate Thread

[BonosSaint]

Re: Re: Devil's Advocate Thread

THis has been my career in this forum. Can I argue for something I believe in?

hEHE

You may play Angel's Advocate.

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

This is like walking into Bizzaro FYM.

 

[financeguy]

Re: Re: Devil's Advocate Thread

THis has been my career in this forum. Can I argue for something I believe in?

hEHE

Ok, now I understand the Saddam Hussein RIP thread.

 

[financeguy]

A lot of posters seem to be interpreting this thread as an excuse to give a rather stereotyped view of their opponents' positions, and then holding them up for scorn and derision (Melon's vision of the drug addicted, alcoholic, heterosexual Christian fundamentalist, and Indra's cursory dismissal of the point of view of anyone who doesn't agree with her, being cases in point) which doesn't really accomplish anything.

Surely it would be a more useful exercise to actually recognise those aspects of ideology that we don't precisely agree with, but in which we admit there may be some merit?

Edit: I just noticed that Diemen as already made the same point, in a pithier way.

 

[Irvine511]

Hater! Homophobe!

(oh yeah, this is a lot easier)

as someone who's spent hours trying to patiently explain to you our common humanity (over and over and over again), i find this offensive.

 

[yolland]

I think if we're just going to use this thread to backhandedly insult those of the opposing viewpoint, it would be better off to just close it now.