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Originally Posted by dissention
You'll have to forgive me, Hillary, but I find it very difficult to respect the opinion people hold of actually supporting the termination of another human being's life. I, personally, don't think that particular opinion warrants any respect from me and it never will.
Unfortunately, support of the death penalty is, in itself, hypocrisy. What kind of message is being sent to society that it's wrong for someone to take the life of another, yet the government can do it? Gimme a bloody break. It's sickening and only shows how we haven't grown as a society.
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I do not think anyone is arguing that people should not zealously support their positions. I think the point is that everyone around here at one time or another and others far more often than others, are just downright rude when someone expresses an opinion. A hypothetical example of what I am talking about is this exchange:
I think the DP is warranted and I support it because if someone killed my kid, I would want them dead. That may be wrong to some, but it is how I feel and the law supports me.
the rude response:
You are a sick freak. Murder is muder and you will never be right no matter what your assinine reasoning is - so shut up and how dare you call yourself a Christian when what you are is a MURDERER 
the polite response:
I see where you are coming from, but I cannot agree because I think it is wrong to take someone else's life no matter how heinous a crime they committed. 
I think alot of the venom comes from people, myself included, thinking they are going to change someone's mind and then when they do not the polite way, the smugness and the snarkiness comes forward. I know I try to keep it in check, but I fail sometimes. So, I guess all we can do is try to be careful in our posts if we do not want to be rude. I think that is what Hillary is saying.