04-14-2024, 03:02 PM
DeusxMac wrote:
[quote=SDGuy]
[quote=Lemon Drop]
When was this magical time on the MRF when political discussions were mostly civil?...
Maybe I'm remembering the past through rose-colored glasses, but I don't recall this place being as rancorous previously as it can be at times now.
swampy, billb, Max, Blue Monk, DougT, Paul, Black Tea, centiMac, Ranger Waddy, Chobert Ruhl, Polaris Livermore, Charlie M., The Reaver, etc.
ah yes, the good old days. I miss Swampy.
But yes, at one time there were civil discussions that had views from all sides. It is fairly obvious that the MRF makeup is decidedly liberal, but have rational arguments from another viewpoint should be welcomed. I have seen that at times, even recently, but often those that make a conservative argument are attacked.
MRF is closer to the general society than we may want to admit. We no longer like to compromise either. When you are unwilling to step away from an extreme view of either side (such as banning all guns/Allowing guns everywhere), you aren't promoting a solution.
That holds true in many of the points the OP listed. Issues are seldom black & white, and existing laws just make the gray area even bigger.
If you know that a poster is going to make your blood boil, and refuse to consider that person's views, then don't read their posts. I have done that with some posters over the years. One I even agreed with to some extent, but grew tired of the threads just turning into attack sessions.
You have to choose whether to engage in a discussion, sometimes it is better not to. By ignoring an instigator, you remove their fun, and given time they will go elsewhere. Still, it is important to remember that just because someone has a viewpoint different than yours, they are not automatically wrong.