Reply #309: But sir, I believe you are missing my point. [View All]

[Kat45]

I don't have a problem with them stating their views, it's the WAY they state them. I feel that from my original post, I've been respectful. In the OP, I acknowledged that many do not share my views and I did not claim to have a problem with that. I only asked that they not denigrate and mock my views. There is a difference between civil disagreement and condescending, mocking disagreement. Unfortunately, I see more of the latter on DU. When I've responded to postes in this thread, it was not to demand that folks agree with me, it was merely to address the issues raised and try to explain where I stand in a civil manner in the hopes that the poster could at least understand where I was coming from, despite disagreeing with me. I have no problem with civil disagreement; I enjoy a civil debate.