Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
Good question. By default, yes Erics view is as valid as my own, of course. I don't agree with his argument as I believe it to be a false equivalence, but his view is as valid.

As to whether someone who would be 'upset' if their daughter married someone because they had voted Tory, again, I have to concede that their view is equally valid. I profoundly disagree with them, feel sorry for them, think they are probably being unfair to their daughter and future son in law and all the rest of it, but I do believe that all opinions are equally valid within the confines of the law.
So if you accept Eric's opinion is valid, why spend half your life trying to change it? This is just not going to happen. Few people ever change their minds in internet threads, yet people from all sides spend their time ramming their point home in the vain hope that someone will acknowledge their own thought process was flawed all along.