Quoted: It's fun ain't it
Come on Professor, you don't get a kick out of getting libs riled up?
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Seriously? Not at all. Spending my valuable time trying to irritate some person that I don't even know seems like the biggest waste of time I can imagine. I'd much rather have an interesting debate with some super-liberal, and try to understand where their beliefs are coming from - and maybe have a productive discussion where maybe
they might understand my beliefs a little better.
For example, a few months ago I had a great conversation with a state president of the ACLU, talking about all sorts of issues, and while I learned a lot more about the ACLU, I also got him to admit that the 2nd amendement really does guarantee an individual right - even though he conceded that the ACLU would probably never fight for it like they do with the 1st. Personally, I get a lot more out of that, than just trying to provoke him or get him riled up.
In general I want people in life to
leave me the fuck alone, and I try to extend everyone else the same courtesy. Otherwise, I'd just be a hypocrite. (Not trying to knock you at all - you may be a much more social person than I - I'm just describing how I like to live my life)
Now, if some extremist (liberal, conservative, or religious) tries to shove their beliefs in my face, then I might react poorly, but that's because they started it.