Quote Originally Posted by likemclever
Since when did we become fucking opponents........
You and I are not opponants as far as you and I as people go. We were having a debate/discussion, you hold one set of discernment on an issue, I hold another. And we were discussing it, and challenging eachother on each's viewpoint. For the sake of debate we are opponants. Dont take it so personally, Im certainly not.

I thought that I was giving my opinion on social welfare....you must be a very sad, angry person if you make "opponents" out of everyone who has a differing opinion.
Again, dont take the term personally. I didn't use it to as a means to create a personal division between us as people, so please understand my intent with the term before taking the term to heart. I apologize if my wording confused you, and I see how it could have, but I promise my intent was not at all on any sort of personal level.

And our discussion progressed to welfare, which has nothing to do with race, frankly, considering a very small percentage of blacks are on welfare in relation to percentage of whites. We were discussing race and racism, that was the issue at hand. You were speaking as if your opinion was fact, and it was not. You have a right to your opinion, but I also have a right to object to your opinion if you voice it, especially if voiced as fact in an effort to disprove my points. I couldn't take what you said seriously about race and racism because...well...what you voice are half-truths and assumptions, like I said previously, and I will object to that, and you should expect nothing less from anybody. I wouldnt expect less from you, because I know you're highly intelligent and probably have a good nose for bullshit.

I'm done with you until you unlodge whatever it is thatâ??s rammed in your ass.
I request facts. I request knowledge. I request understanding of the issue other than from personal experience and opinions formed on assumptions.

If asking my "opponant" to offer those few things in the course of a discussion/debate so we can get somewhere with it is translated into me having something lodged up my ass, then I guess the discussion is gonna hafta end here because obviously this exchange is being taken way too personally, and there's no need for it.

Anyway, it was nice talking with you, and I'll see you in the friendlier topics.
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