I have seen folks have their religious beliefs actually mocked on here and nobody cares.
I have seen nastier posts on threads to discuss DOGS, or POOLS.
So, the talk about nasty posting, to me, falls on deaf ears.
The political forum is gone because a small group of people decided it was real smart to get together and support each other in reporting and making snide remarks. Mind you, they USED the forum for their entertainment.
The political forum at its beginning was just wonderful. I personally learned so very much from posters on there. One, in particular, who had different political philosophies than I, but an expertise in economics. Over time during the 2008-2009 period when our country was in economic distress and I had my own ideas, just reading his posts changed my mind and taught me a lot. Fact is, his posts made me a loyal reader of Economist magazine.
Then the shift in population.(Population of the political forum) Those who were interested in WINNING, not learning and discussing. Too much for TOTV and I understood and understand why they did away with it. Many of those are still posting and still to this day making snide remarks instead of giving opinions and supplying some backup for that feeling which is what exchange of ideas is all about.
I am also really shocked at this thread. Will there soon be threads about KITCHEN AID MIXERS, or OOMA VS MAGICJACK and varying opinions on there. As I said, some of the nastiest posts I have ever seen on here were about pools and dogs as two examples.
It alludes me how someone can be upset about threads concerning things they DO NOT WANT TO TALK ABOUT. That is so easy to fix....do not read it.
Some have all the answers....they preach on what we should talk about. Some want to learn from others....I count myself among those. I am already feeling bad about criticizing the dog posts and pool posts. Not so much the religious comments...imagine actually making fun of someones personal religious beliefs and their bible, yet nobody began a thread about that.
I would never hint at telling anyone else what to talk about yet, it seems some think certain subject matter (not including mocking religious beliefs or being nasty about pools or dogs) should not be discussed.
I grew up and have always been around people with strong opinions. They could offer good arguments for how they felt. They stimulated my thinking and changed many of my opinions. And yes, many with snide comments, BUT NEVER WITH ONLY SNIDE COMMENTS.
Just disappointed that some on here want to make decisions for us all on things that do not even affect them, ie. If you do not want to read it skip it as I do on dogs and pools.
My apologies to all those who post on dogs and pools...just borrowed that for an example
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