Guno צְבִי (04-07-2020), PoliTalker (04-06-2020), Tacomaman (04-07-2020), ThatOwlWoman (04-06-2020)
Everyone has different motives for visiting this forum.
Some posters are emotionally invested in being Donald Trump's fanboy and wingman.
Some posters pursue petty grudges and are here to be titilated by gossip, unsubstantiated rumour, and innuendo about people they do not know and will never meet
Trolling seems to entertain some
I actually have had many interesting interactions and learned a lot on this forum because I gravitate to threads about public policy, foreign policy, economics, science, religion, history, philosophy.
Guno צְבִי (04-07-2020), PoliTalker (04-06-2020), Tacomaman (04-07-2020), ThatOwlWoman (04-06-2020)
Hello Cypress,
Oh, totally the same experience here. I have learned so much because I read a comment and then went online to investigate it, check out the veracity, verify, etc. I see what people are talking about, then I go bone up on the subject to form my own view.
Bogus information posted here is often smashed pretty quickly. (Not that it changes any minds in those who believe in bogus stuff, who typically respond to posted facts with name-calling, insults, etc.)
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ThatOwlWoman (04-06-2020)
I've always liked her, despite her nationality and her job, since, in the school cadets, I was route-lining when she made a visit. I was hanging about there three hours with nothing to do but gawp at some girls opposite who weren't interested in the uniformed me, and I was bored out of my mind - then suddenly, up came this big car, and in the back was what was then quite a pretty young woman,and she was obviously bored out of her mind too!. I suddenly realised she had a life-time of it to look forward to, and was suddenly full of a warm fellow-feeling I've never lost, as she lived through it out of an incredible sense of duty. I fear that Carlo Prince ow Wails will do very much less well.
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christiefan915 (04-07-2020), PoliTalker (04-07-2020), ThatOwlWoman (04-07-2020)
"Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals." -- Mark Twain
Iolo/Penderyn (04-07-2020), PoliTalker (04-07-2020)
Guno צְבִי (04-07-2020), ThatOwlWoman (04-07-2020)
Please leave your Trump 2024 signs in your yard. That way, my dog will know where to take a dump.
christiefan915 (04-07-2020), Guno צְבִי (04-07-2020), Iolo/Penderyn (04-07-2020), PoliTalker (04-07-2020), ThatOwlWoman (04-07-2020)
FowlWoman,
The Queen is a traditional social Conservative. She has impeccable good manners and is the embodiment of sublime grace. She despises leftist politics, so she would not have a very high opinion of a Democrat grub like you. Of course, she would be too polite ever to say so if she happened to met you. But every political principle that you hold dear, she regards as a poison.
Yes, you are right "she is a class act all the way." But you are not, and never will be until you are old enough to have gained some kind of genuine insight into the nature of Western politics and come to realise that the left are nothing but a disreputable rabble of toxic losers/victims.
Dachshund
Last edited by Dachshynddawg; 04-07-2020 at 06:16 AM.
The world can't work if some political views are shut out. We have to allow opposing views, and we are actually wise to listen to them. We don't have to agree, but we should listen.
We must have both liberal and conservative views.
I am liberal, but I appreciate our conservative friends because having opposing views forces me to justify my own views. Actually I count on it and benefit from that. I know that good government needs to take the views of all into consideration in order to form the best policy.
It seems ridiculous to allow emotion to influence how we deal with others of opposing views. Anger and hatred are never logical. They serve no practical function in reaching a logical course of action.
Do angry people expect others to suddenly adopt their own view? That doesn't seem very likely. I can't think of anyone who holds their political view because somebody else 'forced them to' by being mean to them. Logically, the exact opposite is far more indicated. Most people would reject mean and nasty views.
What does a mean and nasty person expect the world to be? Do they really think the world will change because of their gruffness? That all opposing views will 'go away?' If that were to actually occur by some miracle, what would that new world look like? Everyone holds the same political view? Theirs? All others have been eliminated? There would be no need for disputing anything ever. Everyone would agree on what to do about everything. There would be no need for Congress. Any one person could create policy because one view would be just as good as another, all being the same.
After this utopian world of political agreement became reality then there would be no need to argue about anything. Then everything that stresses people out politically would all be resolved. There would be no need to get angry, have hatred, be mean or nasty to anyone else. Everyone would be in agreement. Nobody is to blame for anything because everyone agreed on what to do. If things came out unexpectedly, everyone would share the blame, because everybody agreed on the policy which led to an unexpected result.
Obviously, none of that is ever going to happen. That world is never happening, so what DOES the angry poster EXPECT? (Nothing, I guess. They just want to blow off steam, really. If you get into their sights, you get both barrels. That's what it is...)
Anger over politics leads to always being angry. How could the 'always angry' ever find happiness? Are they seeing pleasure through anger? Do they find it enjoyable if others experience pain or have their feelings hurt by them? Anger is clearly not happiness. Anyone who thinks the display of anger towards others leads to happiness is fooling themselves, for that is not true happiness. It is tainted with the knowledge that any pleasure derived has come at the cost of pain to others.
True happiness does not require the unhappiness of others. Good political policy leads to everyone being happy.
This complicated world of 7 billion humans requires many various political views. We, the people who care, need to allow others to hold their own view if we wish to be at our own peace with the world. We should discuss the pros and cons of various views, but we should always be respectful of others.
If we are full of anger, we can find no peace.
(just an observation from a peaceful place...)
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When we try to shout down opposing views, it could be that we are trying to shut them out because we fear they make more sense than our own. And we are afraid of that, afraid to be wrong.
Some people we know are very uncomfortable with admitting fault.
If our views really make sound sense they should be able to stand on their own merit.
Good political views do not require the display of anger toward those who disagree.
The logic of a good point is all that should be required.
If a good argument does not convince someone of the merit of a good view, anger and nastiness will never do it.
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Ugh. Thought I smelled something on my shoe.
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"Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals." -- Mark Twain
The best conversations here don't have anything to do with the posters participating in them.
The smartest posts are about ideas.
Average posts are about current events.
Small minded posts are about other posters.
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
When it really comes down to the nuts and bolts of the issues, the people talking about those nuts and bolts don't matter. It's about the nuts and the bolts.
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
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