JeffBC
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ORIGINAL: DesideriScuri There's a difference, though, Jeff. You aren't going to waste your time sorting through the crap, and that's fine. You don't necessarily argue against the message simply based on the messenger. On my Cato Institute thread, you said that you don't waste your time on their posts because they lean too far right for you to trust. No problem. You didn't argue against the message, though. You simply stated that you didn't trust Cato Institute. Others, however, will say they don't trust Cato Institute and then continue to argue against the message without addressing the message. Fair enough and thank you for making that distinction. You gotta admit though, many would see "dismissing this particular iteration of the message out of hand" to be very similar to arguing against the message.
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