I feel very little would be solved by having a drink together, for as you yourself pointed out, we seem destined to never agree on matters. Any deliberate attempts to sort it out are therefore probably going to end unsuccessfully. The fact you see that we always disagree, yet keep resolutely slamming your point home every time I post something contentious in my own webspace in an attempt to make me see your side of things, suggests that this is what you would do if we were talking face to face.
What can be gained from this? Deeper understanding of each other? Mutual respect for each other's standpoints? Miraulous changing of my opinion as I finally see what you've been trying to do for the last thirty or so replies to my LJ, and proclaim how you were always right and I was too blind to see it?
I'm sure you would anticipate a long discussion with me as little more than a string of disagreements, just as I would. I may not particularly like you, but I don't hate you, and have no desire to expose you to the brain numbing chore of repeatedly stating your point to someone who doesn't, and probably never will, agree with it, however it is made.
I'd rather agree to disagree and leave it at that. If you feel happier having made the offer, that's your perogative. It very neatly put me in the position of having to accept or appearing surly and stubborn, so it probably had a positive effect.
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I feel very little would be solved by having a drink together, for as you yourself pointed out, we seem destined to never agree on matters. Any deliberate attempts to sort it out are therefore probably going to end unsuccessfully. The fact you see that we always disagree, yet keep resolutely slamming your point home every time I post something contentious in my own webspace in an attempt to make me see your side of things, suggests that this is what you would do if we were talking face to face.
What can be gained from this? Deeper understanding of each other? Mutual respect for each other's standpoints? Miraulous changing of my opinion as I finally see what you've been trying to do for the last thirty or so replies to my LJ, and proclaim how you were always right and I was too blind to see it?
I'm sure you would anticipate a long discussion with me as little more than a string of disagreements, just as I would. I may not particularly like you, but I don't hate you, and have no desire to expose you to the brain numbing chore of repeatedly stating your point to someone who doesn't, and probably never will, agree with it, however it is made.
I'd rather agree to disagree and leave it at that. If you feel happier having made the offer, that's your perogative. It very neatly put me in the position of having to accept or appearing surly and stubborn, so it probably had a positive effect.