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<blockquote data-quote="Jones" data-source="post: 96926" data-attributes="member: 4805"><p>I think labels in general are problematic, assuming that what you want is real discourse, because more often than not they serve only as an excuse (and a poor one, imho) to ignore what someone else is saying and turn every discussion into a "last word" contest to determine who wins, rather than find the truth. Or at least a reasonable facsimile thereof.</p><p></p><p> The irony is that most labels are self applied. It was Limbaugh's own loyal listeners who coined the term <em>dittoheads</em> for themselves, and there are plenty of people who call themselves liberals. I'm not sure who came up with neoconservatives, but it wouldn't surprise me to learn that it was initially a form of self identification.</p><p></p><p> As a country I think we would be much better off if we just ditched all these labels and called ourselves Americans, and then we could all focus on finding the real truth and applying the solutions that would best benefit all of us. I'm not holding my breath waiting for that though <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group2/rolleyes.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Rolleyes :rolleyes:" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jones, post: 96926, member: 4805"] I think labels in general are problematic, assuming that what you want is real discourse, because more often than not they serve only as an excuse (and a poor one, imho) to ignore what someone else is saying and turn every discussion into a "last word" contest to determine who wins, rather than find the truth. Or at least a reasonable facsimile thereof. The irony is that most labels are self applied. It was Limbaugh's own loyal listeners who coined the term [I]dittoheads[/I] for themselves, and there are plenty of people who call themselves liberals. I'm not sure who came up with neoconservatives, but it wouldn't surprise me to learn that it was initially a form of self identification. As a country I think we would be much better off if we just ditched all these labels and called ourselves Americans, and then we could all focus on finding the real truth and applying the solutions that would best benefit all of us. I'm not holding my breath waiting for that though :rolleyes:. [/QUOTE]
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