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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 2559895, member: 26302"]I understand sir. The PM section was created, if I remember correctly, specifically to isolate such posts from the rest of CT. I very much agree many wish to buy PM based upon their political outlook, yet that is not why all of us own pm. I buy it because I love it and use it as another form of investment class. It does not HAVE to be a political decision.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not a prepper, a believer in hyper inflation, I do not believe the charts people post saying "the dollar has lost 9x amount of its purchasing power since Y", (intentionally misleading and uninformative, place expected returns of $1 invested in Y date and you will basically say the dollar in purchasing power has probably gone UP), etc. However, I read their opinions and voice where I am wrong. If you do not understand WHY you disagree with someone else's opinion its not a valid position to believe IMHO.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I have simply seen 500 posts at a minimum very quickly devolve into partisan bickering which serves no one. Jim probably has the hardest moderator duty on CT. He must be a narcissist to volunteer to try to keep the PM board on track and away from politics. As such, to do so as a volunteer he should be given due respect and admiration for his volunteering to help all of us. You were/are involved in the ANA right Kurt? Doesn't this respect for volunteers ring a bell? I respect equally all members who also perform a service to the hobby this way as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 2559895, member: 26302"]I understand sir. The PM section was created, if I remember correctly, specifically to isolate such posts from the rest of CT. I very much agree many wish to buy PM based upon their political outlook, yet that is not why all of us own pm. I buy it because I love it and use it as another form of investment class. It does not HAVE to be a political decision. I am not a prepper, a believer in hyper inflation, I do not believe the charts people post saying "the dollar has lost 9x amount of its purchasing power since Y", (intentionally misleading and uninformative, place expected returns of $1 invested in Y date and you will basically say the dollar in purchasing power has probably gone UP), etc. However, I read their opinions and voice where I am wrong. If you do not understand WHY you disagree with someone else's opinion its not a valid position to believe IMHO. However, I have simply seen 500 posts at a minimum very quickly devolve into partisan bickering which serves no one. Jim probably has the hardest moderator duty on CT. He must be a narcissist to volunteer to try to keep the PM board on track and away from politics. As such, to do so as a volunteer he should be given due respect and admiration for his volunteering to help all of us. You were/are involved in the ANA right Kurt? Doesn't this respect for volunteers ring a bell? I respect equally all members who also perform a service to the hobby this way as well.[/QUOTE]
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