Time once again to take someone's words, insert some changes so that they reflect my own thoughts. (See "my" thoughts on arrogance and self-loathing for what I'm talking about.)
Joi Ito: “Although I am a liberal, I find some of the anti-American stuff a bit over-board and I find some of the conservatives arguing convincingly on many issues. I may become emotional at times, but I'm trying to keep my thinking above the emotional level. I will try to present what I believe is a balanced view here and I want to thank all of the people who have posted here and sent me thoughtful disagreements and urgings.”
Although I am a conservative (in foreign policy, not so much in social policy), I find some of the pro-American stuff a bit over-board and I find some of the liberals arguing convincingly on many issues. I may become emotional at times, but I'm trying to keep my thinking above the emotional level. I'm not really interested in trying to present what I believe is a balanced view here but I want to thank all of the people who have posted here and sent me thoughtful disagreements and urgings.
In my own words (or at least in a paragraph which has a higher proportion of words that are my own), I'm more interested in making my biases known than fighting them, so that people can disagree with me or judge me for what I think. There's nothing wrong with judging people, so long as you have all—or at least enough of—the facts at your disposal.
