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You had me until the next to last paragraph... (Score:1)
You wreck your own point when you stated you can't discuss politics politely. If you want to convince somebody (me, for example) that you aren't just a raving Bush-hater, you have to act in a civil manner.
Now, I can't say that I'm any better in fact, since my own political rants tend to be just as angry, they're just a different set of positions. But I still say that the most convincing argument is the one delivered with passion, but still delivered politely and without coming across as anger or hatred (i.e
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I posit that anger is not useful even for that. You want your judgement to be particularly level and unclouded when something matters enough to you to spur you into action.
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Anger and rage are different. (For an interesting diversion, find a theological treatise on holy anger. Just don't stop at Augustine's City of God.)
Re:You had me until the next to last paragraph... (Score:1)
Point taken.
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