Thread: Republican National Convention

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

False equivalent and not even that or germane to my comment.

Clinton has said how she will do what she promises. What do we know about how il Duce is gonna fullfill his?

Exactly the same, the only difference is the Clinton has said she wants to wait 9 months to implement them, even though she unlike Trump can work with Obama tomorrow

Yet again, even more deflection and still a failure to provide any evidence for that guy's partisan affiliation.

Originally Posted by gugi

As an administrator on this forum I will say that everybody is welcome to contribute to any discussion in a reasonable and respectful manner.

What is not acceptable is insults, disparaging and derogatory remarks directed at other people or groups of people.

What you have here is a firestorm, as it was intended to be from the start, post # 1.
An opportunity for individuals with different ideals & goals to go at each other's throats.

These political threads have never finished on the positive side. To even think that men from all over the globe can have a reasonable discussion on their Country's politics; is a pipe dream.

These are moments that I wish for the return of the Gold Dollar Boys.

Hay Arnold! You are interrupting the entertainment here!

Originally Posted by Hirlau

What you have here is a firestorm, as it was intended to be from the start, post # 1.
An opportunity for individuals with different ideals & goals to go at each other's throats.

These political threads have never finished on the positive side. To even think that men from all over the globe can have a reasonable discussion on their Country's politics; is a pipe dream.

These are moments that I wish for the return of the Gold Dollar Boys.

It is also an opportunity to not end up that way. How one treats people that may disagree with them is a matter of choice.
Looking to depict them as stupid, immoral, corrupt, etc. is one choice.
Looking to understand why they have different views is another choice.

One thing that I am quite certain about is that splitting into enemy camps is a problem and refusing to even speak with those perceived to be in another camp is worse.

So, yeah, I can certainly ban any political or religious talk on SRP and create a nice veneer of politeness. But the people underneath it will be the same. Instead I hope that people who have so much more in common in other areas will at some point find it in themselves to start talking about politics and religion in a manner that enhances a discussion instead of stifling it.

Originally Posted by gugi

Here is a clear question - what exactly do you object of not saying?

I am not a grammarian but you lost me with this question. Is that correct English grammar or just a typing error?

Originally Posted by jmercer

I am not a grammarian but you lost me with this question. Is that correct English grammar or just a typing error?

It doesn't make sense to me as a stand alone sentence either, but it did in the context I wrote it:

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I never said that,,,

... what exactly do you object of not saying?

I do not know what he meant by the word 'that'. Perhaps a better phrasing would be 'what exactly you have not said?' Again, English is not my native language, so I am not all that good at it, but I do my best and try to improve.

Well, TBH, we should all stick to razzers and let politics go to it's perspective forum.
Nobody is going to change anyone else's mind.

It HAS been funny, but it is a counterproductive and silly waste of time.

I think I will now close this thread!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Well, TBH, we should all stick to razzers and let politics go to it's perspective forum.
Nobody is going to change anyone else's mind.

It HAS been funny, but it is a counterproductive and silly waste of time.

I think I will now close this thread!

I agree, trying to change other people's political view is the problem. I would expect that those who come for this sooner or later will figure it out and stop butting in.

Then those of us who are instead interested in other people's thinking can have interesting discussions and learn something about each other.

Originally Posted by gugi

It is also an opportunity to not end up that way. How one treats people that may disagree with them is a matter of choice.
Looking to depict them as stupid, immoral, corrupt, etc. is one choice.
Looking to understand why they have different views is another choice.

One thing that I am quite certain about is that splitting into enemy camps is a problem and refusing to even speak with those perceived to be in another camp is worse.

So, yeah, I can certainly ban any political or religious talk on SRP and create a nice veneer of politeness. But the people underneath it will be the same. Instead I hope that people who have so much more in common in other areas will at some point find it in themselves to start talking about politics and religion in a manner that enhances a discussion instead of stifling it.

Your never ending attempts to render fairness in discussions, does not go unnoticed; not by me or others that I discuss this exact point with. If the decision to ban or reprimand lay in my hands, I would have been a lot quicker to the sword in many of the past threads.

I won't speak for the World, but this Country, my Country, is split into "enemy camps" as you put it. I have never seen the hate at this level in my adult life. I truly believe that trying to come to a point of union about topics like politics, religion and guns on the internet is fruitless.

I come to SRP to enjoy the experience of wet shaving. I look forward to seeing old razors restored, old brushes restored hearing about new soaps & creams,,,, passing something forward on occasion, so someone new can enjoy this journey. Though I can't travel the miles to discuss in person, here at SRP I can sit at the table each night & enjoy the company.

When my Demons awake, I tour the dark side of the web. I battle them everyday.
SRP in my safe space & I don't like to see the hatred that these topics bring, brought to the table.