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Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa
After sampling the unmoderated Political Forum for a few weeks, I am jumping ship.
I don't think I will be looking at the cesspool of the Political Forum any more. It is difficult for me to accept or understand how grown people can be so nasty and disrespectful of each other, as is evidenced in that forum.
Seldom do the exchanges address the point of the threads, but rather they immediately descend into the nastiness of personal attacks and vilification that would surely call for fist fights if such insults were to be uttered in person.
The depth of undisguised racism of one poster in particular is breathtaking. In another case three or more posters take constant shots at one particular poster who is sensitive to criticism, knowing that they are inflicting emotional pain. And, they brag about being "men" and criticize anyone who can't "take it." They are cowards and bullies.
I intend to stay away from the Dark Side, preferring to look at the moderated forums where people are, in the main, trying to be helpful to others, with constructive posts containing useful information to others.
There is still room for differences of opinion in the moderated forums, but personal attacks and insults are subject to deletion. It's a better system.
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I hate to even admit I've been over "there" to see what "they" are saying. I will admit to being disturbed to know that people who have this much hatred are living among us. What surprised me more than anything else was to find out that some of the filthy talk over there comes out of some of the most pleasant people who frequent TOTV.
Carl - thank you for bringing this subject to our attention. There was a time when politics was discussed around the kitchen table. I was raised in a very political family and we never sunk to the depths of that Board!