Let's Get Rid of the Politics Forum

lumberjim · 02-22-2010, 11:51 PM

Because it is a breeding ground for douchebaggery and team hatred.

It makes people I like look like dicks. It spills over into the rest of the house, and sucks in general. Nothing you politics thread posting dickholes says is going to change the mind of the other dickhole you're arguing with's mind in any way....so Shut The Fuck Up and Hug. We are smart enough to know we shouldn't argue about religion......why do you argue about Politics?

This is NOT(or at least didn't used to be) a politics forum. Go scratch that itch somewhere else! This is a coffee shop with no coffee and no shop! It is a Forum about nothing. It's a Pub where your friends hang out......

You might say that I have no right to attempt to limit discussion. you might say that I have no right to tell you what you should discuss. you might say that i have no right to kill a hobo...... but I say unto thee.....

you're all being intolerably irritating.

don't make me post a poll.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-22-2010, 11:55 PM

No.

lumberjim · 02-22-2010, 11:55 PM

shut up. this is serious business

skysidhe · 02-23-2010, 12:11 AM

lol
That was so oratorical.

ZenGum · 02-23-2010, 02:20 AM

Yeah, you should run for office or something. I'd vote for ya!

sexobon · 02-23-2010, 03:12 AM

Let's change the forum name and forum title from:

Politics
How humans control the powers that control them

To:

Town Hall Meeting
A friendly little forum, with no town and no hall to get run out of

limey · 02-23-2010, 03:18 AM

I've never been in the politics forum because I fear it would irritate me. Seems like I'm doing the right thing (for me). It's true that sometimes the politics seeps through into other forums but I can usually see which threads are heading that way and I stop reading them, too ...

DanaC · 02-23-2010, 03:25 AM

If we don't have the Politics forum then every forum becomes political:P

Griff · 02-23-2010, 05:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

you're all being intolerably irritating.

Truth. No-one is learning anything in politics right now, everyone is so convinced that they are right.

glatt · 02-23-2010, 07:47 AM

One thing I love about this place is that people in the Cellar have sometimes changed my long held political beliefs with their thoughtful posts. Unfortunately, it hasn't happened in about 3 years or so. The politics forum is a big pile of shit now, and it's because the handful of the most prolific posters there have no apparent desire to learn. Who knows? Maybe I'm looking at the past with rose colored glasses. All I know is that I mostly scroll past the posts of the regulars in the politics forums, looking for anything anyone else has to say.

I don't want to be Hubris Boy, and I apologize if I come off that way.

Undertoad · 02-23-2010, 07:52 AM

If you want to improve the Politics forum, post there.

glatt · 02-23-2010, 08:02 AM

Yeah, I know. I've given the same advice to others.

lumberjim · 02-23-2010, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

If you want to improve the Politics forum, post there.

I don't want to improve the politics forum.

Cloud · 02-23-2010, 08:44 AM

I don't read it because it's full of crackpot posts, and therefore I avoid most of the assholery over it. This is what I prefer, but some people revel in the assholery and debate, and that's their privilege.

jinx · 02-23-2010, 08:45 AM

It's a vehicle for the hateful.

02-22-2010, 11:51 PM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Let's Get Rid of the Politics Forum Because it is a breeding ground for douchebaggery and team hatred. It makes people I like look like dicks. It spills over into the rest of the house, and sucks in general. Nothing you politics thread posting dickholes says is going to change the mind of the other dickhole you're arguing with's mind in any way....so Shut The Fuck Up and Hug. We are smart enough to know we shouldn't argue about religion......why do you argue about Politics? This is NOT(or at least didn't used to be) a politics forum. Go scratch that itch somewhere else! This is a coffee shop with no coffee and no shop! It is a Forum about nothing. It's a Pub where your friends hang out...... You might say that I have no right to attempt to limit discussion. you might say that I have no right to tell you what you should discuss. you might say that i have no right to kill a hobo...... but I say unto thee..... you're all being intolerably irritating. don't make me post a poll. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-22-2010, 11:55 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-22-2010, 11:55 PM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	shut up. this is serious business __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-23-2010, 02:20 AM	#5
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Yeah, you should run for office or something. I'd vote for ya! __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

02-23-2010, 03:12 AM	#6
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Politically Correct Makeover Let's change the forum name and forum title from: Politics How humans control the powers that control them To: Town Hall Meeting A friendly little forum, with no town and no hall to get run out of

02-23-2010, 12:11 AM	#4
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	lol That was so oratorical.

02-23-2010, 03:18 AM	#7
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	I've never been in the politics forum because I fear it would irritate me. Seems like I'm doing the right thing (for me). It's true that sometimes the politics seeps through into other forums but I can usually see which threads are heading that way and I stop reading them, too ... __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

02-23-2010, 07:47 AM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	One thing I love about this place is that people in the Cellar have sometimes changed my long held political beliefs with their thoughtful posts. Unfortunately, it hasn't happened in about 3 years or so. The politics forum is a big pile of shit now, and it's because the handful of the most prolific posters there have no apparent desire to learn. Who knows? Maybe I'm looking at the past with rose colored glasses. All I know is that I mostly scroll past the posts of the regulars in the politics forums, looking for anything anyone else has to say. I don't want to be Hubris Boy, and I apologize if I come off that way.

02-23-2010, 07:52 AM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	If you want to improve the Politics forum, post there.

02-23-2010, 08:02 AM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yeah, I know. I've given the same advice to others.

02-23-2010, 08:44 AM	#14
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I don't read it because it's full of crackpot posts, and therefore I avoid most of the assholery over it. This is what I prefer, but some people revel in the assholery and debate, and that's their privilege. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-23-2010, 08:45 AM	#15
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	It's a vehicle for the hateful. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

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