Who agrees with me on some issue and what stupid things they may say have no bearing on why or what I think.

I can easily reach the same conclusion as someone without thinking about it the same way that they do.

As far as “parroting what I heard” goes, I think that’s disrespectful and you frankly have exactly zero clue how much I have read or heard about it, and that comment isn’t even meaningful, because all anyone does is take in information and then draw a conclusion. The attempt is nothing more than an insult without meaning. You believe your opinion to be informed, and because it differs from mine, mine is therefore UNinformed.

Thanks for your input, but there’s no real way to engage with how you responded because you already know everything about me and my thoughts due to this imaginary person in your head with a lengthy set of beliefs who has nothing to do with me. I can’t argue for that person, and it’s hard to have a conversation that starts with that much baggage.

Still appreciate your thoughts though,