Antier gives tips on how to better form an opinion.

Satire, red-faced name calling, subtle mockery and not-so-subtle insults, elitist sarcasm and sly jabbing, all are pretty dang common on the Internet, especially in controversial realms. Things like abortion, health care and religion have been battered beyond any shred of self-respect.

I don't care what you believe or how strongly you believe in it (well, I do, but not for the purposes of this argument). There is a right way and a wrong way to debate, to look at other people's viewpoints and how you decide your own.

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Yayapie opens up about a sibling with autism.

I sat back on the couch and picked up my computer, it was no less than 5 minutes later when my mom hollered my name. I promptly found her and asked what she wanted, although, I already knew, she wanted me to put my brother, Tristan to sleep.

You probably have guessed that she was talking about my little brother. Nope. She was talking about my older brother, my 16 year-old brother, to be exact. Why? I have one word: autism. It's a disorder that affects children's development and social skills. It affects different people in different ways.

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