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Post subject: Re: A new Board? Any interest?
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Rick wrote: SC, it's just frustration that too often reaches a boiling point (for a few that care anyway). It's really the exact same thing we see from the WH and Congress... like when the president calls republicans "the enemy" or Biden refers to them as "terrorists"... it does nothing but widen the divide and generate pure hatred.
There's a few of us that, for some sick reason, want to change the climate from hate to civil debate. There are still enough people here on both sides who are informative or entertaining for me to stick around and keep trying. What's really telling to me is the "evolution" if you will, of the individual attitudes on this board. *Almost* everybody started out posting respectfully and were friendly toward each other... kinda like good neighbors should in a perfect world. But take a look at the before and after... even respectful people like PS started hurling insults and eventually started to fade out.
I and others think it's a good idea to push for some civility and rational debate even if others think it's a waste of time. I know it's like trying to bail water out of the ocean but maybe the tide will turn one day and some of us who were persistent will feel like we made a small difference. Isn't that how anything ever changes for the better... one person at at time? Imagine if we were all like the biggest haters on this board and nobody gave a sh**... what would this site be like then? Why would anyone new bother to join the debates?
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What kind of post is worthy of "report post" in an unmoderated forum? Bigotry maybe? (only certains forms of course)The Liberals GOP Twin wrote:
Post subject: Re: A new Board? Any interest?
No... no interest. Use ignore if you have a problem with someone. You may get lucky and they may do the same for you. Use "report post" if you need to (but carefully - I suspect SC will only put up with so much behind the scenes moderation before she goes ballistic and shuts this wonderful place down).
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Rick wrote: SC, it's just frustration that too often reaches a boiling point (for a few that care anyway). It's really the exact same thing we see from the WH and Congress... like when the president calls republicans "the enemy" or Biden refers to them as "terrorists"... it does nothing but widen the divide and generate pure hatred.
There's a few of us that, for some sick reason, want to change the climate from hate to civil debate. There are still enough people here on both sides who are informative or entertaining for me to stick around and keep trying. What's really telling to me is the "evolution" if you will, of the individual attitudes on this board. *Almost* everybody started out posting respectfully and were friendly toward each other... kinda like good neighbors should in a perfect world. But take a look at the before and after... even respectful people like PS started hurling insults and eventually started to fade out.
I and others think it's a good idea to push for some civility and rational debate even if others think it's a waste of time. I know it's like trying to bail water out of the ocean but maybe the tide will turn one day and some of us who were persistent will feel like we made a small difference. Isn't that how anything ever changes for the better... one person at at time? Imagine if we were all like the biggest haters on this board and nobody gave a sh**... what would this site be like then? Why would anyone new bother to join the debates?
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Rick wrote: SC, it's just frustration that too often reaches a boiling point (for a few that care anyway). It's really the exact same thing we see from the WH and Congress... like when the president calls republicans "the enemy" or Biden refers to them as "terrorists"... it does nothing but widen the divide and generate pure hatred.
There's a few of us that, for some sick reason, want to change the climate from hate to civil debate. There are still enough people here on both sides who are informative or entertaining for me to stick around and keep trying. What's really telling to me is the "evolution" if you will, of the individual attitudes on this board. *Almost* everybody started out posting respectfully and were friendly toward each other... kinda like good neighbors should in a perfect world. But take a look at the before and after... even respectful people like PS started hurling insults and eventually started to fade out.
I and others think it's a good idea to push for some civility and rational debate even if others think it's a waste of time. I know it's like trying to bail water out of the ocean but maybe the tide will turn one day and some of us who were persistent will feel like we made a small difference. Isn't that how anything ever changes for the better... one person at at time? Imagine if we were all like the biggest haters on this board and nobody gave a sh**... what would this site be like then? Why would anyone new bother to join the debates?
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Something the Dog Said wrote: The vitrol and hatred expressed by those on the right trigger responses in kind.
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Something the Dog Said wrote: But to pretend that it only exists on one side destroys the credibility of those who post about it being a problem.
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