(06-29-2020 09:14 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(06-29-2020 08:49 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(06-29-2020 08:25 AM)Rice93 Wrote:  You and OO are correct... I should be more engaging with you. That service academy thing was super fun for me. More of that, please.

Now I will do my best Big impression:

You misunderstand me. How can you? I am always so clear in my own mind.

I just said (speaking more plainly now) that there is a tendency of the leftists on this board to go away when they do not like the way the discussion is going. Multiple cases. Big, you, FBO, and even to a certain extent, Lad. It is just an observation.

Interesting that both you and Big bring up fun(joy). I don't think I get a lot of fun or joy out of this either. But I care about what is happening in the world and country, And I care about how those happenings will affect me and my family, and I need somebody who is pushing for what i consider negative changes to explain to me "why?".

Why are you people pushing for capital gains tax increases, for example. Why a wealth tax? Why do you think that is a good thing to do for the country? And if you believe those are wrong, why are you planning to vote for that platform?

Best I can tell, as I have said many times, my priorities are tax/fiscal policy and foreign policy. I think the goals of most leftists/democrats are rooted in social policy, with finance completely ignored. They ignore fiscal policy except where it impinges on social policy. There seems to be this idea that that the Democrats are the anti-racists and the Republicans the pro-racists(!), and so any cost is OK in the battle against racism. Much like knights going forth to battle for the Holy Land in the Crusades, little thought is given to anything else or long term results.

Why don't the liberals on here post more often?

(proceeds to mock a liberal poster they're talking about and then paint a personal picture of liberals as being ignorant and short sighted, which they expect the liberal posters to defend/address)

Why do you guys always misunderstand my posts? I guess I will just have to go hide until you learn some manners.

NOT. I am not afraid to say what I think and defend it. I do not equate coming here with going to a fun center.

Undeniably, the liberals here tend to run away from conflict and confrontation. Numerous examples. Lad is probably the least of those, IOW, the most likely to engage in conflict and confrontation, sometimes known as discussion or debate. For this, I appreciate him.

What I said was your (generic leftist) priorities are different from mine. But since you (Lad) are here, and in a feisty mood, how about answering my questions? What is it about a wealth tax or raising the capital gains tax that appeals to you?