All political threads temporarily moved to the Trash Can (Page 5/12)
82-T/A [At Work] FEB 21, 08:52 PM

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Originally posted by williegoat:

You guys have been around long enough to remember this thread: https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum6/HTML/120640.html

It was a hoot! It includes at least three banned members, a few who got tired of the crap and at least one who recently left us for the great reward.




Lol, apparently I reported Cliff's post to Cliff, and my sarcasm was still borderline sardonic... but directed at no one, so not sure how that works.
maryjane FEB 21, 09:46 PM
Pivoting the conversation to a different subject, for Cliff P:
What's the latest sense in Europe on Ukraine now that Putin has recognized the 2 breakaway provinces and ordered troops into those areas?
Will Russian troops continue West right up to the Donetsk/Luhansk-Ukraine border or stop in the middle of the disputed territories?
randye FEB 21, 10:03 PM

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Originally posted by maryjane:

Pivoting the conversation to a different subject, for Cliff P:
What's the latest sense in Europe on Ukraine now that Putin has recognized the 2 breakaway provinces and ordered troops into those areas?
Will Russian troops continue West right up to the Donetsk/Luhansk-Ukraine border or stop in the middle of the disputed territories?





Now you brought up politics and this thread must be moved to the Trash Can.
randye FEB 21, 10:06 PM

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Originally posted by blackrams:


Based on the above posting, I can easily see most of the COVID threads going to the same place for the same reasons. Probably due to the same players.

Rams






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Originally posted by randye:

There are somewhere between 15 to 18 "Covid" threads in the first 4 pages of O/T and almost without exception every one of them has become political.

Can we presume that those threads will also be moved to the Trash?
maryjane FEB 21, 10:15 PM

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Originally posted by randye:


Now you brought up politics and this thread must be moved to the Trash Can.


1.Politics was brought up in Cliff's initial post.
2. I didn't call anyone names or try to initiate an argument.
randye FEB 21, 10:23 PM

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Originally posted by maryjane:


I didn't call anyone names or try to initiate an argument.





Neither did I, and since there is no "sarcasm" - "humor" button or indicator that I know of, there isn't any real need to be defensive about it.


Like others here, I'm still wondering what exactly / officially constitutes "politics" or "political" that will make a thread destined for the Trash Can.

I'm sure we will be told "Whatever I decide it is" by Mr. Pennock, and that is absolutely his prerogative, but in the interim we can at least hope for something more definitive and instructive.

I absolutely encourage the creation of a "POLITICS" subcategory in O/T because as it presently stands nobody can start a new thread in the "Trash Can" which obviously makes the decision of what is, or is not, "politics" the sole chore, of Cliff Pennock and does little or nothing to relieve his expressed annoyance at having to deal with such threads.

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sourmash FEB 21, 10:40 PM

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Originally posted by blackrams:


Based on the above posting, I can easily see most of the COVID threads going to the same place for the same reasons. Probably due to the same players.

Rams




People don't ever want to admit their contribution.
Rickady88GT FEB 21, 10:56 PM
I think all political threads should be there permanently. As long as the forum rules still apply and people can still discuss politics without bothering OT.
blackrams FEB 21, 10:56 PM

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Originally posted by sourmash:


People don't ever want to admit their contribution.



Get it out of your system sourmash, I fully admit to counter punching your attacks. And when I do, I normally report my own posts to admin if I think I've gotten close to the line.

Go ahead, let it out. As I've stated previously, when it comes to some, tolerance is not the ticket.

Rams

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williegoat FEB 21, 10:58 PM
In a very real sense, politics and religion permeate every aspect of our lives, from what we eat (kosher, vegan, rabid carnivore) to what we choose to drive (Prius or 3/4 ton FWD).

A few years ago, after Boondawg (among a few others) tried to start fights in every thread I posted, I started marking many of my music threads as "politics" if there was any chance at all that someone could see controversy in the topic. Music is filled with the stories of political and ethnic strife, and I think that is one of the most fascinating things about its history. I have said before that music is anthropology, but that cannot be discussed without including religion and politics.

I guess that might seem like rambling, but sometimes it seems like I can't even mention that it is a sunny day without someone saying, "Why do you hate rain?"