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Originally Posted by Bill32
There is enough out there to aggravate me without trying to convert someone to my side.....I for one truly feel that at this time in our young republic it is a waste of time and energy......do you really think with the tremendous divide in our country today that a political discourse with someone on the left or right will move that person to the center?? I am all for a political forum on this blog, let people rant, let their frustrations out. It won't change anyone's thinking one iota but some people like the struggle anyway, so have fun...if you don't like it avoid the forum....simple...
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I changed some minds on the Political Forum of Talk of the Villages. It was very useful for reaching lurkers on Talk of the Villages. And all the hostility I encountered from about 15 posters must have been on account of something genuine. There were about 100 other posters on Talk of the Villages Political Forum who treated one another with respect.
The problem was a gang mentality among a group of posters who would target specific people-- often me-- and just keep attacking. Often dozens of attacks each day. And these people would sneak the animosity onto the Regular Forum as often as they could get away with. Often they did not get away with this hate.