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Old 11-04-2007, 02:40 PM
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That's not what I said. Read:

"...as a teenager with limited political knowledge, there is no way I could form an educated opinion about the matter."

Translation: Since I'm a teenager with limited political knowledge, I can't form an educated opinion on the matter.

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Yes, but you only can't because you chose to have limited political knowledge. So it's not that you can't, it's that you're not willing, as the knowledge is readily available.
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Old 11-04-2007, 03:20 PM
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Yes, but you only can't because you chose to have limited political knowledge. So it's not that you can't, it's that you're not willing, as the knowledge is readily available.
I didn't say I'm incapable of forming an educated opinion in general, I said I am CURRENTLY such DUE TO my limited knowledge. Nor did I ever say it's not my choice to have limited political knowledge.

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Old 11-10-2007, 01:33 AM
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Does the US have the right to be in Iraq?
Is it just for oil?
Was 9/11 staged as an excuse for an attack?
Are we heading for Iran next?
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Old 11-10-2007, 04:46 PM
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I didn't say I'm incapable of forming an educated opinion in general, I said I am CURRENTLY such DUE TO my limited knowledge. Nor did I ever say it's not my choice to have limited political knowledge.

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All I'm saying is by this time rather than arguing and explaining how and why you are ill informed and ill equipped to form an opinion, you could have informed and equipped yourself to form an educated opinion.
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Old 11-10-2007, 06:27 PM
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All I'm saying is by this time rather than arguing and explaining how and why you are ill informed and ill equipped to form an opinion, you could have informed and equipped yourself to form an educated opinion.
Maybe, maybe not. While I could definitely educate myself on the basics, I couldn't know specifics. Why not? Because all we know of the war is what the media shows us, and that's generally inaccurate. And you can't trust what the government says, either. And, without knowing what exactly is happening, how can I know the consequences of leaving or staying?

Of course, as you said, I could educate myself, but I don't think I'd be educated enough to form an opinion. I'm the type of person who refuses to do so until I'm positive I know everything I need to or am damn near close.

Not that I wish to educate myself, anyway. I find politics terribly boring and confusing. It's just not my forte, so I stay away from it.

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Old 11-10-2007, 07:59 PM
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Well no offense but if you're not the type to act until you know all the facts and you're not the type to learn the facts then what good are you to anyone?
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Old 11-10-2007, 09:18 PM
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Well no offense but if you're not the type to act until you know all the facts and you're not the type to learn the facts then what good are you to anyone?
None, but at least I don't do harm, like those that act without knowing the facts, or those that try to learn the facts and get them wrong.

But I just said that's how I am about politics, because I'm no good at it. Anything else, I'll put a shitload of effort into learning about. My dad often says that he wishes I'd put as much effort into my schoolwork as I do into debating and learning about things I debate about.

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Well I think the real question is "Does the US deserve to be in iraq?"
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Answer is no. USA deserves to be only in America, and to let the rest of the world to live without their "help".
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