I'm not talking about the tone of the Courthouse, I'm talking about the subject matter.The most worthless posts IN MY OPINION, are the ones that are political jabs made by someone with the same ideology as the poster. It's usually "look what this party or person did and what a bunch of scumbags". Often followed by a few of these :rofllol :rofllol
Maybe it's just me but that seems pretty lame and repetitive.
The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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Rick wrote: I'm not talking about the tone of the Courthouse, I'm talking about the subject matter.The most worthless posts IN MY OPINION, are the ones that are political jabs made by someone with the same ideology as the poster. It's usually "look what this party or person did and what a bunch of scumbags". Often followed by a few of these :rofllol :rofllol
Maybe it's just me but that seems pretty lame and repetitive.
Agreed, the political scandals and partisan jabs are boring/repetitive after awhile. I skip most of those, but some people apparently get off on those topics.
If you want to be, press one. If you want not to be, press 2
Republicans are red, democrats are blue, neither of them, gives a flip about you.
I agree there are some decent topics, but they are usually dwarfed by the daily "I hate you people" trash. And I don't see anyone who's been complaining about recent changes here doing anything to change that fact.
The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
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I could go on, but I'd rather hear some more of what your favorite/most appreciated discussions have been. Topics are only as good as you make them, even if they start off with a crappy post you can always ponder the bigger picture, bring up an unique view for others to consider, etc rather than just do the usual "they do it too", "your side sucks", "why aren't you calling out bad posts", etc etc. What we talk about here is going to mostly be what's in the news and impacting us right now, this isn't a deep intellectual, ponder-the-meaning-of-life board (man are those depressing after 5 minutes!), but threads can be improved by the quality if the content that you all post. Some of my favorite topics I didn't put in here are favorites just because they are fun, off-topic (usually rag on VL, like his Dear Pinecam thread, that was hilarious!) subjects that meandered from the OP and went completely unexpected paths and showed me something new about a poster that I didn't know before - that's the underlying mission of this board: to connect us all in an unconnected, disjointed world. Honestly, I think as homeagain said, we need to get back to having regular get-togethers because while you can somewhat connect online, it becomes more real once you meet someone and talk to them in person. We are not all stereotypes, easily boxed and dismissed; rather, each unique individuals with similar hopes, dreams, and probably traumas as well. We all have living in this area in common, we all face the same issues, we all handle them differently and can learn from, and support one another.
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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I could go on, but I'd rather hear some more of what your favorite/most appreciated discussions have been. Topics are only as good as you make them, even if they start off with a crappy post you can always ponder the bigger picture, bring up an unique view for others to consider, etc rather than just do the usual "they do it too", "your side sucks", "why aren't you calling out bad posts", etc etc. What we talk about here is going to mostly be what's in the news and impacting us right now, this isn't a deep intellectual, ponder-the-meaning-of-life board (man are those depressing after 5 minutes!), but threads can be improved by the quality if the content that you all post. Some of my favorite topics I didn't put in here are favorites just because they are fun, off-topic (usually rag on VL, like his Dear Pinecam thread, that was hilarious!) subjects that meandered from the OP and went completely unexpected paths and showed me something new about a poster that I didn't know before - that's the underlying mission of this board: to connect us all in an unconnected, disjointed world. Honestly, I think as homeagain said, we need to get back to having regular get-togethers because while you can somewhat connect online, it becomes more real once you meet someone and talk to them in person. We are not all stereotypes, easily boxed and dismissed; rather, each unique individuals with similar hopes, dreams, and probably traumas as well. We all have living in this area in common, we all face the same issues, we all handle them differently and can learn from, and support one another.
I agree with and like everything you said. But some will never agree and will continue to taint much of the good that can come from this forum. I think it's good that this topic has brought about change, even though others think the old way is the only way.
The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
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