'cuz no one gives a shit anyway.
I've given up on politics....
Posted 11-15-2008 at 06:44 AM by Push-Pull
I just spent some time reading over the "elections" and "politics" sections of this great site. And you know what? I give up. I never really did contribute here in those forums, but that's because I treat this site like I treat people I know and respect. I simply don't prefer to discuss things that would cause that much friction.
Is it a cop-out? Maybe. But I'm much more likely to keep using this site if I'm not in a written fist-e-cuffs with 20 other forum members. Same as with my friends.
And I can imagine someone asking me, "But how are you going to improve the world if you're not willing to fight?" To that I reply that I'm doing my part in my own way, and it doesn't involve getting into a shouting match that reaches rock-concert volumes in 1.6 seconds.
That's what I don't get. How can we consider all this debate useful? It simply isn't productive screaming at each other at the top of your lungs to get your point across. It simply doesn't work.
So to those that prefer to duke it out, I say go right ahead. I hope that you can overcome whatever obstacles you see as such. For me, I'll just keep doing what I feel is my part in this world.
Is it a cop-out? Maybe. But I'm much more likely to keep using this site if I'm not in a written fist-e-cuffs with 20 other forum members. Same as with my friends.
And I can imagine someone asking me, "But how are you going to improve the world if you're not willing to fight?" To that I reply that I'm doing my part in my own way, and it doesn't involve getting into a shouting match that reaches rock-concert volumes in 1.6 seconds.
That's what I don't get. How can we consider all this debate useful? It simply isn't productive screaming at each other at the top of your lungs to get your point across. It simply doesn't work.
So to those that prefer to duke it out, I say go right ahead. I hope that you can overcome whatever obstacles you see as such. For me, I'll just keep doing what I feel is my part in this world.
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This is essentially my response to the "women don't like politics?" thread started by abaya. Why does it matter whether or not I want to participate in ripping other forum members' opinions apart?Posted 11-15-2008 at 08:05 AM by PonyPotato
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Yep, Politics is a hostile environment. Glad to hear a male member mentioning it as well.Posted 11-15-2008 at 12:22 PM by genuinegirly
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I bailed out on the politics forum a few years ago. There was no give and take, only give and flame.Posted 11-15-2008 at 12:47 PM by grumpyolddude
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it is astonishing that people do not all think the same way nor find the same things interesting, ain't it?
i'm not particularly interested in alot of the more chatty threads...so what?
i find the world to be a puzzling place. sorting information is a way of trying to figure out why things happen in the ways they do. i find posting stuff in more politically oriented threads something to do with information that i find interesting that otherwise i'd probably forget about. and i'm more interested in working out and tampering with why people think or experience things as they do than in what they say in itself. that most folk are so predictable is a sociological matter that is itself interesting to think about.
so when i play here, i indulge the game that interests me. same as you, but different games.
the world is big.
not everyone has to like everything.Posted 11-15-2008 at 12:57 PM by roachboy
Updated 11-15-2008 at 04:08 PM by roachboy -
There is a universal antidote to the worst aspects of the politics thread:
Logic.
If you can constantly be emotionally detached from things, you will always have the upper hand. And the emotional responses cannot spiral out of control if you keep feeding them logic. They will simply collapse within themselves instead.
I've seen it happen countless times.Posted 11-15-2008 at 02:33 PM by Baraka_Guru 
Updated 11-15-2008 at 02:35 PM by Baraka_Guru -
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Push-Pull, this is exactly how I feel, and avoid posting in Politics for the most part. I do like reading some of the threads just to hear others opinions, but I try not to become a part of the flame war known as political debates on the internet.
I'll generally have debates with friends, but if its obvious they are set in their ways and debate is futile then I'll move onto a topic that doesn't form such bitter feelings towards each other.
This is also why I don't discuss religion with anyone who believes their religion is the one and only correct religion and they need to convert everyone in the world to save them.Posted 11-16-2008 at 10:48 AM by kurty[B]
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It would be excellent to hear more of these male opinions on the "Discussion about Discussions" thread in GD. This is exactly what we are looking for, in terms of understanding how people feel about politics.Posted 11-16-2008 at 12:28 PM by abaya
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