Double Dribble wrote:but according to your reasoning, we need to hear the side that was in favor of those lynchings in order to reach well-informed and well thought out conclusions. "isn't that what discussion is supposed to be all about... allowing different people with different points of view a chance to express themselves?" wouldn't presenting both perspectives be fair and balanced? see how stupid that "reasoning" is?
Well if you didn't hear the side that was in favor of the lynching how could you come to a well informed conclusion about what were the causes behind it?
Shifting the topic back to Stromile, I believe it's certainly a good idea to hear the sides of both those who like him and those who don't. If I were coming in with no knowledge of the subject, I would like to hear both sides and see what evidence is being presented.
In my above post, I made a statement that Stromile has a marked impact on points in the paint, and I provided evidence to back my statement.
So if I was coming into the conversation blind, I would want to see the evidence for myself and see if it's valid and if it's true and correct.
Same goes for your historical analogies. If I wanted to know the true history of the holocaust, I wouldn't listen to only the perspective of Zionist Jews, I would want to take a more balanced approach and hear evidence and arguments from both sides before I come to a conclusion about what actually happened.
What I got from your previous post was more that you were making a moral argument, in which the Holocaust is immoral no matter the points of view of the perpetrators, in which case I agree with you.
However, if I was entering into an open discussion about the holocaust, I would do so with the intention of hearing both sides of the discussion, whatever the argument, and regardless of my preconceptions going into the discussion. Of course I probably wouldn't take the time to enter into a discussion about whether or not the Holocaust was immoral and wrong or not, because I've already made up my mind.
The poster in this thread asked an open ended question about Stromile Swift: "What do you guys think?"
If I was asking such an open ended question, I would hope to hear a variety of different answers so that I could come to a well informed conclusion. While no single response may be "fair and balanced" on its own, by looking at different views I would be more able to hear a "fair and balanced" response altogether from those who think highly of Stromile and those who don't than I would be if I relied on only one side of the discussion for a response.