Conservatively, I would estimate that 90% of the TBD "Discussions" about politics, religion, and social views are initiated by people with agendas to promote. However, there are still a few actual Discussions out there which were started with the intent of generating actual discussion. Unfortunately, they are soon taken over by the agenda hogs, so I avoid them like the plague. Bottom line, though, if you're actually interested in finding such a discussion, you'll have to kiss a lot of frogs before you'll find your prince.
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Posted: Jun 4, 08 8:50amPosted: Jun 4, 08 8:50am How many political discussions do you think are started because the person wishes to share an open-minded, exploratory dialogue regarding the election and the candidates? I  It is my opinion that many threads are set up for the very reasons you state. On the other hand some threads are set up for the purpose stated above and then hijacked by the same group that starts the threads which you speak of first. Posted: Jun 4, 08 1:50pmThank you Harvey and pickle for your responses. Hopefully we can see a move to having serious topics that are for the purpose of dialogue. Posted: Jun 4, 08 1:52pmConservatively, I would estimate that 90% of the TBD "Discussions" about politics, religion, and social views are initiated by people with agendas to promote. However, there are still a few actual Discussions out there which were started with the intent of generating actual discussion. Unfortunately, they are soon taken over by the agenda hogs, so I avoid them like the plague. Bottom line, though, if you're actually interested in finding such a discussion, you'll have to kiss a lot of frogs before you'll find your prince. Stephen stands and applauds in complete agreement Posted: Jun 4, 08 2:02pmPickle, Harvey and jacuin, I have to agree with everything you typed. I have a clear and definitive view on both politics and religion. I just never share them. I have found that nobody cares. Since I have to do my own dying and my own voting, I will only share these things with myself. Here on this site, I just wanna have fun and read views that differ from mine. It's ok for those folks to try and sway opinions about either subject. Perhaps that is what keeps the site active and fun for those that want to share, sway and argue. I rarely if ever participate as well. Posted: Jun 4, 08 2:14pmI know most will not believe me but Not guilty Not even my Just For Grins question the other day. It wasn't a set up. Just somethign I found interesting and wondered if anyone else knew it. Posted: Jun 4, 08 2:15pmI think people have definite and passionate opinions regarding their political beliefs--so if you happen to disagree it may be taken personally. I do not get too involved in political threads for that reason. But I do find some of them to be interesting, sometimes humorous reading. I do not consider myself to be an intellectual, but I think I am intelligent. Still, I enjoy the "lighter" threads and consider tbd to be a diversion, not a source of stress because someone does not care for my opinion. | ADVERTISEMENT  |
