Announcement Why Are the Political Threads Locked?
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I'm reopening the threads while the staff discusses a more longterm solution...if one exists.
The politics thread are dumpster fires. We spend 95%+ of our time to police a handful of members and the fallout. That has to end.
I get it, "I didn't do anything wrong" and that is the song of everyone who knowingly walked a line and then plead ignorance. "Why are you picking on me" is usually said by the guy who behaves like a 5 YO. "Don't touch your sister" says mom, so you put your finger about 3 inches from your sister's face.
At a time when our country is losing its collective mind we'd like to think we're all above that. We hold ourselves to a higher standard than those "mere" civilians, right? We place our service members and public servants (cops, firefighters, paramedics, etc.) on a pedestal, right?
On this board, it's time to earn the pedestal. A civil discussion is an exchange of ideas, not name calling...and there's far too much of that going on for anyone to say it doesn't happen.
Knock it off and behave.
The politics thread are dumpster fires. We spend 95%+ of our time to police a handful of members and the fallout. That has to end.
I get it, "I didn't do anything wrong" and that is the song of everyone who knowingly walked a line and then plead ignorance. "Why are you picking on me" is usually said by the guy who behaves like a 5 YO. "Don't touch your sister" says mom, so you put your finger about 3 inches from your sister's face.
At a time when our country is losing its collective mind we'd like to think we're all above that. We hold ourselves to a higher standard than those "mere" civilians, right? We place our service members and public servants (cops, firefighters, paramedics, etc.) on a pedestal, right?
On this board, it's time to earn the pedestal. A civil discussion is an exchange of ideas, not name calling...and there's far too much of that going on for anyone to say it doesn't happen.
Knock it off and behave.
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If guys are going to offer an opinion, then feel free. But broad statements in these political threads that cannot be linked as fact, will be called out as such. This is no different than how we run any other thread on this site, prove what you are saying, or state it as an opinion, and then explain why you believe your opinion to be valid.
Otherwise don’t participate in these threads.
#choices
Otherwise don’t participate in these threads.
#choices
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