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Message: <blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 2590764" data-attributes="member: 3400">Quoted for truth. At best, you might point out where the factual information in their email is incorrect. But a lot of people are of the persuasion "My mind is made up. Don't confuse me with the facts." especially when it comes ot politics. Deeply held assumptions are generally more important than reliable data.I actually get into a few debates like this with my old college roommate. But at least we usually look at the whole exercise as one in humor and good-natured needling rather than going for the throat. It helps that we tend to agree on a lot of social issues, very serious lightning rods in political discourse, while we disagree on the wonkier elements of taxation, welfare, and the government's role in society.</blockquote>