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Old 04-24-2008, 12:01 PM
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From time to time, I post in another forum which is very small (6 people) and its inhabitants are all academics.
One recently asked the question " do you know of any good political forums"

Much to my surprise, I found that I could NOT recommend this forum.
On some more exclusive forums, people exchange ideas and make valid points, then offer rebuttles.

Maybe I am waxing nostolgic, but it seems to me that this forum's discourse has devolved into:
a) racists and jew haters
b) conspiracy theorists
c) HARD line ideologues whose mantra is either "liberals = commi satanists" or "Conservatives = warmonger nazis"
d) People who feel they can type ANYTHING, and have it be accepted as undisputed fact. (example "Abortion is murder in all instances. HAHA I WIN!!"
e) spammers - (345454 threads on Obama's preacher)
f) People who link every headline they can find, AKA spammers
g) a SMALL minority of thoughtful intelligent posters.

I figure I stay here to see what that small minority has to say.
or maybe, there are several good posters, but they are totally drowned out by the sea of garbage.

I think of this as more of a comedic political forum.
I find it amusing, yet lacking in valuble content.
I admit I don't contribute much these days, and would actually rather discuss the NBA or videogames, but this is partially due to bordeom in reading 10,000 threads on the inferiority of blacks, and the stupidity of commies/liberals.

I don't know how you Mods handle it. I have no clue how you elevate the level of discourse without limiting free speech.

Just my random thoughts of the day.


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P.S. On a positive note, 95% of all forums are like this one or worse. The ones I would consider "more intellectual" are fairly snobby, don't advertise, and certainly kick out anyone who displays the traits of an average American. ("Jews caused 9/11 = ban" or "shoot illegals at the border" = ban)
6 academics that sounds a bit incestuous to me! you could cut the number down and talk to yourself, I do!

Mind you that is not the only form of political stimulation I get, sometimes I use a mirror when I talk to myself and pretend it is someone else!

I then leave the house and take part in external conversations down the pub, it can be dangerous outside but you have to face reality sometimes
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Old 04-24-2008, 12:06 PM
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P.S. On a positive note, 95% of all forums are like this one or worse. The ones I would consider "more intellectual" are fairly snobby, don't advertise, and certainly kick out anyone who displays the traits of an average American. ("Jews caused 9/11 = ban" or "shoot illegals at the border" = ban)
I wouldn't say those are the traits of an "average" American. But there are a handful like that.

What I think this board has going for it is a variety of opinions, from a variety of people.

On smaller/other forums you often get a bunch of fairly like minded people having the rhetorical equivalent of a circle jerk.

Here you get to try and explain to an actual angry Serb why you had to bomb his country. Stuff like that.

But yeah I don't get into every thread and some are functionally just flamebait, don't waste your time.
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On smaller/other forums you often get a bunch of fairly like minded people having the rhetorical equivalent of a circle jerk. Here you get to try and explain to an actual angry Serb why you had to bomb his country.
Yeah, thats it exactly.
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That's the ADD kicking in!
Seriously. My friend and I were talking today and I have like a dozen projects going on right now, and he was like..."How do you get so much done?"

My answer? ADHD. Fer reals.
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Originally Posted by Ixtellor View Post
From time to time, I post in another forum which is very small (6 people) and its inhabitants are all academics.
One recently asked the question " do you know of any good political forums"

Much to my surprise, I found that I could NOT recommend this forum.
On some more exclusive forums, people exchange ideas and make valid points, then offer rebuttles.

Maybe I am waxing nostolgic, but it seems to me that this forum's discourse has devolved into:
a) racists and jew haters Those democrats
b) conspiracy theorists Those democrats
c) HARD line ideologues whose mantra is either "liberals = commi satanists" or "Conservatives = warmonger nazis" Those democrats
d) People who feel they can type ANYTHING, and have it be accepted as undisputed fact. Those democrats
e) spammers - Those democrats(345454 threads on Obama's preacher)
f) People who link every headline they can find, AKA spammers Those democrats
g) a SMALL minority of thoughtful intelligent posters. God Bless the Conservatives

I figure I stay here to see what that small minority has to say.
or maybe, there are several good posters, but they are totally drowned out by the sea of garbage.

I think of this as more of a comedic political forum.
I find it amusing, yet lacking in valuble content.
I admit I don't contribute much these days, and would actually rather discuss the NBA or videogames, but this is partially due to bordeom in reading 10,000 threads on the inferiority of blacks, and the stupidity of commies/liberals.

I don't know how you Mods handle it. I have no clue how you elevate the level of discourse without limiting free speech.

Just my random thoughts of the day.


Ixtellor

P.S. On a positive note, 95% of all forums are like this one or worse. The ones I would consider "more intellectual" are fairly snobby, don't advertise, and certainly kick out anyone who displays the traits of an average American. ("Jews caused 9/11 = ban" or "shoot illegals at the border" = ban)
Thank you for pointing out that the libs and the democrats are ruining our fine forum.
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On smaller/other forums you often get a bunch of fairly like minded people having the rhetorical equivalent of a circle jerk. Here you get to try and explain to an actual angry Serb why you had to bomb his country.
Yeah, thats it exactly.
And we(Serbs) must explain to you that you r wrong about bombing.This is beauty of free speech.Forum is OK and for the racist and Nazis , well they should not be ban, let the ppl see whats evil is this.
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lol Nice to see everyone is getting along.

Can I just remind all of you, you (me included) spend a fair amount of time in here, and for the same reason, I'll spell it out if you need me to, but I don't think I do.
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