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> I have been telling myself to stay out of this one, but I can't help it. > I think the problem is not so much the intelligent discussion of > politics, but the injection of heated emotions by bashing one side or > the other. We all have varied opinions and everyone should respect the > opinions of others, whether or not we agree with them. > > I do think that a good point was made that in order to help change > things, we need to discuss them. I agree with what someone else already > said - my own humble opinion is that we would better serve our cause if > we stick to the logical discussion of the facts and how we can help > overcome whatever the problem is without using name calling or > derogatory remarks about whatever the topic is. Such things take the > focus off finding a cure for Parkinson's, and make it more a discussion > about who's "right", liberals or conservatives. > > My own affiliation, (if you haven't guessed) is independent. I continue > to find things I agree with and disagree with in each party's positions, > so I prefer not to take sides, but make my own decisions on a case by > case basis. > > I hope that I haven't offended anyone with this post, that is not my > intention, although I am sure that I have. Communication is a tricky > thing, especially over the Internet, where we don't have the benefit of > body language and facial expression. > > One of the things I REALLY like about this list is that overall there > seems to be great understanding and willingness to make up, even when > there are momentary flare-ups (as there always will be in any gathering) > over differences of opinion. > > Thanks for listening to my two cents! :) > > Wendy Siegel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn