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My understanding of this forum

Posted: Feb 22, 2012

I love to discuss political issues in an intelligent fashion, and I have friends w/ vastly different opinions than my own. Sure, sometimes it gets a little heated because we are committed to our beliefs. Thing is, we can sit and discuss the issues w/o calling each other nasty names and judging each other. Maybe I'm a bit naive, but I can't understand ehy we can't address issues w/o personally attacking each other. Some of the posts here would make a stellar spinoff of "Housewives of..."

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That's why I wish the two boards were separated - what if - sm

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There really needs to be a separation of conservative and liberal boards. The name calling is getting so bad. I don't understand why topics cannot be discussed in a civilized manner. I was just talking to a friend about that today. I don't know when the hatred and bickering and downright nasty name calling came about but my first election I voted in was Carter (forget who ran against him). I voted for him and my mom voted for the republican. We talked but never got downright nasty and you could even talk to strangers about politics and it would be civilized. Why do people have such hatred and enjoy calling other people nasties. We are all human after all. We all have our own opinions and sometimes you just have to learn to say "I respect your opinion but I disagree".

Completely agree. - refusing to be a killer shark

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I love to bounce ideas around and I want to hear both sides yet do it peacefully, and thus, I find it complete BS that anyone who calls me "close-minded" or "brainwashed" or, my personal favorite, "moron," especially when they don't know me in real life. Climb off that high horse already and get over yourself.

Killer shark - Conservative

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I, too, have been called all kinds of names, and all sorts of assumptions made about everything from my politic beliefs to the size of my butt (yep, I'm sporting a size 6, but was called an obese, fat behind something or other...lol). It seems that people that have no basis for their beliefs, other than talking points, resort to that because, if you ask them a question or for an explanation of their belief, they do not have one. Since they have no basis for their beliefs, they come out of the gait swinging and it goes downhill from there. In reality, you may not agree with someone, but you would certainly walk away from them with the knowledge as to why they said what they did. If people on this board display such bizarre, nasty, hateful behavior, why would Congress be any different? Shows complete, total intolerance of any idea other than their own.

When I first started coming to this board a few years ago... - Zville MT

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there was a liberal board and a conservative board. I think the moderator described the reason for the change as wanting to promote debate and conversation, but those on the far fringes of both sides are never capable of that.

The first election I voted in, I voted for Clinton and I don't recall that being a particularly nasty election. I think maybe it goes in cycles because I remember it being particularly bad between Bush and Kerry, but not before. My mom says she remembers it being pretty nasty when Goldwater ran, but not much after that. I think it depends on what is most important at that time and what either side says they're going to do about it - there's so much passion about politics these days because it affects so many people in one way or another.

Maybe if some of us agree not to name-call and not to respond to those who name-call, we can either convert the haters or make them bored so they'll leave :) It's worth a try - we can use your phrase - "I respect your opinion, but I disagree."

Maybe the boards should be separated. After all, the - party system has split apart the country.

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separated - silentwitness

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They were previously. Posters crossed over to argue. Face it, the board is pretty dead without the cross talk. I liken it to the corner bar. You drop in and have a drink with the locals. There is the pugilist (think Mike Tyson) who isnt too bright but likes to scuffle. There is the puckered spinster who is knows all and is in everybody's business because she is lonely. There are a few friends. If you really want serious discussion of the issues you go to reading groups or specific websites that align with your beliefs.

agree - Conservative

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Amazing when someone actually stops the insults and listens to what someone else says. There is never one side that has all the answers, no matter how much they think they do.

I honestly think it's the anonymity factor - - sm

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When you discuss topics such as religion and politics in person, people are much more apt to think before they speak. Here, it's totally anonymous and people spout of whatever they want - they are faceless and don't have to look the other party in the eye. Everything I have ever said here or other places is absolutely what I would be able to say directly to someone. I think boards like these allow those who live for negativity to keep feeding off of it and adding to it, without that eye contact thing to worry about. Just my opinion :)

Also has to do with no name use - Conservative

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People also hide behind the fact the they do not own what they write by virtue of a post name. Therefore, some posts you do not know to skip over, and clearly would not read if you knew who was posting. If everyone had to use their post name, and we all knew exactly whom we were speaking to (even though we all have a pretty good idea of who the trouble makers are), we could easily skip over those posts and move onto to people we wanted to read. If you had to sign it, bet that would eliminate about 60% of all the posts on this board.

Have said it before and will say it again - Glenn Dreck

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There has to be some generally accepted basis for a starting point in any discussion. Posters on this board cannot even agree on a source of information. If I say all your sources are biased and you say all my sources are biased how can we have any kind of coherent debate?

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