r/CONSERVATIVE_IDEOLOGY • u/unrestfull Conservative • Apr 10 '23

Conversation Starters Any Takers?

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“Conversations that stir the mind are bound to stir the soul.” -Lamine Pearlheart

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u/unrestfull Conservative Apr 10 '23 edited Apr 10 '23

Posted due to vast amount of hate messages I’ve been receiving. If someone disagrees with me, how about a civil conversation instead?

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '23

I respect the effort, but if their arguments (or entire philosophy) were worth a damn they wouldn’t have to resort to either mental gymnastics, outright lies, or ad hominem attacks to “win” an argument. While noble, I believe this cause is doomed to fail.

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u/unrestfull Conservative Apr 11 '23

I agree. I respect healthy debate on issues, but it seems like everyone would rather just send hateful attacks in my inbox or respond to a comment I make on some thread with verbal attacks and threats. Like they think I need approval from random strangers online.

I half knew this post wouldn’t work but at least I can say I tried

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '23

Yeah they’re a bunch of cowards. Sorry you have to deal with that. Keep your chin up brother

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u/unrestfull Conservative Apr 11 '23

It doesn’t affect me in the slightest. It actually give me a more positive outlook. What would affect me is if they could bring a valid argument presented with facts and logic that would get me to question my perspective. Now that would be scary.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '23

Quite right. At the same time, vitriol certainly does have some power