Liquidrage

For the record, as someone who meets the Neo-approved criteria, I think since the military is funded by tax money (and illegal arms sales) that everyone who pays taxes has a right to question the military and offer their opinions and have those opinions matter.

I also think that because people are human beings that they can offer their opinions and have them matter. No matter if they pay taxes or not.

Damn, it's hard to read old threads with messed up tags =(

Gurdur

Bad argument.
I'ld love to know what worth an unknowledgeable person's opinion is, for example, on whether a frigate or a battleship should be bought.

Opinions are like bums; everyone has one, and sometimes they're quite unattractive.

Only if the opinion's well-informed, reasonably appropriate, and not whacko.
Only, IOW, if worthwhile.

Paying taxes is generally recognised as conferring the right to have an opinion on how tax money is spent; it does not automatically mean your opinion is worth listening to.

Liquidrage

Everyone has an opinion and everyone's opinion matters.
To what extent it subjective, but I would never deny anyone's opinion has having some worth.

Sorry you don't agree with that Gurdur

gulfwar_veteran

Straw man...that is not what I said or even alluded to. I merely answered your question asking 'Why do people do that?'

No, I do not.

Nothing because I simply wouldn't associate with those kinds of people that have to degrade others in such an immature and unprofessional fashion.

What consequences?

GWV
formerly 'Neo'
(For whatever reason the 'new format' wasn't accepting my username or password. I even requeste a 'new' password and it wasn't taking that one either. So, I re-registered.)

Gurdur

Often true.

Wrong !

Out of extremely mild interest, tell me how much Fred Phelp's opinion on gays "matters", or Adolf Hitler's opinions on democracy "matter".

So you can have a scale of worth ? You admit that ?
Yet you want to deny that the scale can have a zero at one end ?
heh.

Unrealistic. Tell me, how much is Billy Graham's opinion on the finer points of aeronautical engineering worth ?

Don't worry. I can live with it.

99Percent

Gurdur, just what the heck is the point of your last post?

I am getting really tired of your spaghettied quote reply tactics. Its a waste of time and bandwidth for everyone here and creates unnecessary acrimony.

gulfwar_veteran

Could you please explain this, "spaghettied quote reply tactics."

Thanks,
GWV

Gurdur

The argument is on whether opinions have worth. Savvy ?
My last post was a further development on the theme, in answer to LiquidRage's points.

I'm quite prepared to take this further if needs be.

Nonsense. That may be your personal taste, but taking each individual point in turn and answering it, and making clear who says what by good formatting, is IMHO simple politeness and taking care.

I'm quite prepared to take this further if needs be.

Oh, and clarify if your opinion is meant to be a mod's or your own private opinion.
Have you received any complaints about multiple quoting from anyone else, for example ?

Or is this just something personal of yours ? hmmm ?

gulfwar_veteran

I'd call it being thorough.

GWV

99Percent

Could or Would?
Ok, At least you are being polite about itI am quite sure its quite self evidentSpagettied as in making it very hard to reply back because your original post has been hopelessly mangled and chopped into bits. Its a bullying tacting IMO. Your are welcome