Quote Originally Posted by robart
No need to shout.



(We all know that in matters like this there are not only "the" facts.
I am sure that there are facts that support your point of view, and I'm sure there are facts at least slightly contradicting with it.

You seem to have much emotion riding on that issue.
When I meet people with so much emotion for an issue, I always get doubts if their emotions are based on information, or if they collected their informations acording to their emotions.

@JackBNible: Please don't be offendet, for I don't want to offend you. Everybody has strong emotions for one issue or another. Certainly I have.)
Robart,

I wasn't shouting...if I'd intended to do the equivalent of shout, I'd have used all capitalization.

I believe what I posted was a well reasoned argument that countered the statements previously made. Having been trained in speech and debate, I know that the first person to let their emotions cloud their judgement typically loses the debate. I don't believe I was emotional, but I'll accept that my logic may have had an edge to it.

The are times when one can emphatically make a point and take advantage of a glaring hole in the logic of one's opponent. This can have the effect of making it extremely difficult for the opponent to continue.

"Difference of opinion leads to enquiry, and enquiry to truth;" Thomas Jefferson to P. H.
Wendover, 1815.

I believe the purpose of this thread was to debate the giving of money in the form of reparations to people of African-American ancestry under the supposition that this would serve as repayment of some kind for the holding of slaves by a relatively small number of United States citizens over 150 years ago? Certainly this is a topic worthy of debate.

"Nothing but good can result from an exchange of information
and opinions between those whose circumstances and morals admit no
doubt of the integrity of their views." --Thomas Jefferson to
Elbridge Gerry, 1797.