Thank you for the reply. Understand, I will have to digest this and take some time to respond in detail to more than a couple of your statements, but your reply is good.
Now I have other things which beckon my time, so I am going to have to beg off for a while, but I will come back to this.
Perhaps we can even get to a root cause/problem discussion yet. I'll hold out hope for that. At least you do seem willing to discuss, and that's a start.
BTW...I only want to reply to one thing you said here (and now). No, just because I have (3) family members who are ultra-liberal does not mean that those (3) alone are my sole understanding of the liberal leaning politic. On the contrary. But, you have to understand, I also haven't lived under a rock for my formative and adult life. I've seen many things, not only in the US, but also working abroad. I might surprise you with my world view.
In any case, and in the mean time, I just didn't want you going away thinking that only (3) people affected my viewpoints, regardless of how "smart" they may claim to be (and interestingly, that too is up for debate, because actions speak louder than words (i.e. those who can't "do", "teach")).
Anyway, until then...thanks.
Now I have other things which beckon my time, so I am going to have to beg off for a while, but I will come back to this.
Perhaps we can even get to a root cause/problem discussion yet. I'll hold out hope for that. At least you do seem willing to discuss, and that's a start.
BTW...I only want to reply to one thing you said here (and now). No, just because I have (3) family members who are ultra-liberal does not mean that those (3) alone are my sole understanding of the liberal leaning politic. On the contrary. But, you have to understand, I also haven't lived under a rock for my formative and adult life. I've seen many things, not only in the US, but also working abroad. I might surprise you with my world view.
In any case, and in the mean time, I just didn't want you going away thinking that only (3) people affected my viewpoints, regardless of how "smart" they may claim to be (and interestingly, that too is up for debate, because actions speak louder than words (i.e. those who can't "do", "teach")).
Anyway, until then...thanks.