SR, I yes 'I', must correct you in the interest of conveying a factually truthful agenda.
You criticise my writing by attempting to demonstrate your prowess in psychology.
Now 'I' don't know what got up your nose for 'you' to make this un-provoked and completely un-justified attack, but let me assure you, you are way off track.
Whether 'you' realise it or not, the use of 'I' is simply good grammar.
Because after all, it is 'I' who is making the statement, it is 'I' who is the one to direct any answers or conversations to.
'I' do not talk in third person.
It does not mean 'I' am 'up myself' if 'I' use the 'I', it's only either my writing style or simply a more efficient language to get my message across.
As for giving you something of substance, well now you really have gone too far.
If you did actually bother to read my comments, any of them, you will retract that misnomer forthwith.
'I' have been one of, if not the most critical of a certain band of fools who refuse to see logic, and yes 'I' have continually furnished them with plenty, yet they persist.
'I' have always given clear and logically structured arguments and comments, in the interest of the truth and the facts.
If at times this has not been so, I immediately thank the commentor for his correcting me and bringing it to my attention, because 'I' know 'I' can sometimes get it wrong, 'I' am human.
But when it comes to stubborn fools, they are the ones you should be maligning or attacking for negating the 'real' and inconvenient truth for a convenient one, where as it turns out is not the truth.
They are the ones who prattle on, not me, so please get it right, and next time please take a objective view of me and not a subjective one before you jump to the wrong conclusions.
There now, have 'I' made myself clear enough and avoided 'prattling' on.

because I can't wear fools,
SteeleRedux,
How on Earth do you juggle your dilemma there ? Are you self-loathing ?
The reason I'm asking is that you more often than not display yourself as a member of that category !

SR you have been told!
Intelligent thought will get you branded here
By some awaiting that experience for the first time

Belly, 'I' agree, and it's heartening to hear you suggest this about your mates.
It worries me that they can be so wrong about so many things.
Let's take immigration for instance.
Just because a very emotional member of your groups parents were immigrants, she is suggesting 'let them all in', when this is the wrong thing to do.
My parents were also immigrants.
Now so as to not seem unkind and cruel, or worse, as she portrays me, 'I' must remind her and her followers that 'our' parents migrated at a time when the country 'needed', more people, for the good of everyone and everything, or as the saying goes, 'for the greater good'.
The decision, at that time, was the right one.
To allow too many more people in at this time is the wrong one, cruel or not, irrelevant.
This is one instance where the words 'for the greater good' apply.
And in the context of this reasoning, it is 'for the greater good' that we 'not' allow people in at this time.
To do so without all the proper infrastructure and services, like jobs, water, and housing would be irresponsible and put an already struggling social structure further into more stress and pain.
Now surely you and your lot are not going to prioritise the well being of a handfull of non Australians, over that of millions of Australians.
And before anyone suggests that a handfull of people will have no effect on millions, stop and think, in a jobless market, 'every' job is a precious resource that must be protected at all cost, so that being the case, we cannot risk losing even one job.
Even worse, if we allow people in and they 'don't' get a job, they burden an already overburdened welfare system.
Belly, if 'I' am as stupid as you lot try to portray me, why is it 'I' can come up with these obvious facts on issues, and you and your lot can't?
So Belly, when's your lot going to 'experience' or demonstrate 'intelligent thought for the first time'?

Dear Belly,

Here we go again.

Goodness me. I never stated "let them all in."

Putting words into my mouth and making wrong
assumptions about me - is simply an attempt at provocation.
As are continuous personal insults and as Steel rightly
pointed out - a grab for attention and a response.

Psychologists tell us how to win
arguments. There's a whole list.

Knowing your facts are key, giving sources,
add to your credibility.

Of course some people are simply looking for a fight.
They can't help it. It's in their genes. Also they
get emotional if your views don't agree with theirs.
That pub mentality is very common among certain types.
It's a cultural thing, and clearly shows their
upbringing, and heredity.

We all grew up knowing such people. Luckily they did
not grace any of the social circles in which I moved.
Thankfully also, I managed to get away from them
until I came onto this forum. Luckily here, they are
in the minority and can be ignored.

"Intelligent thought will get you branded here".

If that is true, there's no hope of you ever being branded.