Well, i don't think there is enough money to be had from his lazy blaming all misfortunes on others arse to get to buy sex for himself.
This is going to be good. You're too kind, though. I'm hoping he never even gets to have sex.
I see now that attempts at negotiation and reconciliation are largely useless. My personal belief is that conditions in this nation will have to get so dire that people will be forced to cooperate.
Such a situation would be something like a WWII magnitude crisis, where the Union has a choice of either fighting and surviving, or ceasing to be relevant on the world stage.
Right now, things are bad. People are out of work, their retirement funds uncertain, their mortgages underwater. But the nation is not under threat of imminent destruction, and people are not starving like they were during the Great Depression.
So we fight amongst ourselves, because we can afford to.
So, would you rather that there be more rigorous enforcement of the rules in P&N to decrease the amount of personal attacks?
So, would you rather that there be more rigorous enforcement of the rules in P&N to decrease the amount of personal attacks?
Son, i have toned it down so much, during my first two months i was banned for FOUR months, got that shortened because even if i am usually harsh i am usually reasonable and you can usually read what i just said in the news a few days later.
Did you hear about Pakistan and what is going on at the border? No? You will come tuesday.
What? The attacks on NATO supply trucks? The drones that were supposedly shot down?
What? The attacks on NATO supply trucks? The drones that were supposedly shot down?
Maybe he was talking about the The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) calling in air strikes on Afghan security forces. Heh.
If you give us details here that won't be on the news until Tuesday and we can verify it then I will officially bow down. Come on, spill it!Actually, only the US AirForce is working in the area and NO one calls in air strikes without going through the US CoC. So trying to blame US mishaps on others is not really going to work.
However, this has nothing to do with anything like that either, wait until tuesday and you can send your thanks to the EU troops in the area.
I have been around political discussion forums for close to a decade, and unfortunately I haven't found one any better than this, and some even worse. The OP is 100% correct that many comments made on the internet would never be made IRL.
Another question is whether the internet with its wide information availability has improved our political education or done anything to ease the partisan divide. Unfortunately, I think it has had the reverse impact, as self-confirmatory views and information (both true and very often, false), are now always a Google prompt away. People seek out information that seems to confirm their own biases, and the internet makes that much, much easier. Ironically, instead of prompting people to confront and digest opposing views, it causes people to fortify and rigidify their existing views, and they come to discussions like this already pre-conditioned in this way.
There are a handful of people on any discussion board like this who can be reasoned with. Off the top of my head, I'd say 20% at best.
- wolf
Son, i have toned it down so much, during my first two months i was banned for FOUR months, got that shortened because even if i am usually harsh i am usually reasonable and you can usually read what i just said in the news a few days later.
Did you hear about Pakistan and what is going on at the border? No? You will come tuesday.
Just so you know, i'm a Brit in Afghanistan. Not an American.
Ya like we don't know your a stanky britt. Us shameless Jew hating bastards in America bow to the crown. Never!
You spoke of Brittish passiveness towards the Jews a LIE . It was Rothschild who gave the crown that illusion . Rothschild British RothsChild ,Germany RothsChild and Now RothsChild Israel.
You EU's dance to what ever music RothsChild plays. Hitler exterminated while The Britts gave over Israel to the Jews. Its Some Game these RothsChilds play financing both sides of a war . Screw you Britts and the Ships you ride.
I agree with what Wolf says above. Many forums are decidedly more hostile than here, although that doesn't mean that we're ideal by any means.
Hostility in politics has a long history, going back before the internet. The gangway separating the two sides of the House of Commons is "two swords length" wide. That isn't an accidental choice of words.
Nevertheless, we do find ourselves in a new social environment, posting anonymously as we do. The usual social restraints associated with the presence or even the voice of others in a discussion aren't there. From the human animal POV, I'm the only one who exists in that sense as I type. I can't read your body language, can't hear how you say things. Of course I know intellectually you exist, but when I type am I addressing the OP, or everyone, or just typing to say what I want and not caring at all? Am I doing this to put forth intellectual arguments or emotional ones? How do we effectively differentiate between the two? Am I serious or am I just trying to ratchet up tensions because I enjoy trolling? Indeed, am I what I appear to be? I could get a kick out of making posts for the sheer delight of annoying others.
There's a whole lot of uncertainty when someone posts. Things are easily misunderstood, the topics in politics tend to be things which naturally invoke strong responses.
We are dealing with a medium that encourages the worst in human behavior coupled with charged topics combined with no real time feedback that we as social creatures have depended on since the beginning of our species. Add to that we have no idea who our real audience is and we have what you see.
The internet is wonderful for the inane, but serious topics? It's highly flawed.
Then we have the arch nemesis of "facts", confirmation bias. We tend to automatically seek viewpoints which reinforce our POVs without even realizing it. We then find what we want, which is self-validation. Once we are certain we are right (after all, there are many "factual" sites which prove we are correct) that sets opinion in stone, and leaves us unyielding.
It takes considerable effort to realize that oneself is not the center of the universe, that other ways of thinking may be equally valid, or in fact correct while we are not.
We tend to look at things and parrot them. "This policy is good for America" without much understanding of the topic, which I find personally irksome.
So this is P&N, and why it is as you see it. At least that's how I view things. I could always be wrong of course.
If you give us details here that won't be on the news until Tuesday and we can verify it then I will officially bow down. Come on, spill it!
Ya like we don't know your a stanky britt. Us shameless Jew hating bastards in America bow to the crown. Never!
You spoke of Brittish passiveness towards the Jews a LIE . It was Rothschild who gave the crown that illusion . Rothschild British RothsChild ,Germany RothsChild and Now RothsChild Israel.
You EU's dance to what ever music RothsChild plays. Hitler exterminated while The Britts gave over Israel to the Jews. Its Some Game these RothsChilds play financing both sides of a war . Screw you Britts and the Ships you ride.
Ha ... when ppl start using their real names with contact information & can be sued for libel (IRL), there is no responsibility for what is said ... it is just hot air. It means nothing, has no effect on the community, the state, or a country. A useless use of internet bandwidth.I have been around political discussion forums for close to a decade, and unfortunately I haven't found one any better than this, and some even worse. The OP is 100% correct that many comments made on the internet would never be made IRL.
I agree with what Wolf says above. Many forums are decidedly more hostile than here, although that doesn't mean that we're ideal by any means.
Hostility in politics has a long history, going back before the internet. The gangway separating the two sides of the House of Commons is "two swords length" wide. That isn't an accidental choice of words.
Nevertheless, we do find ourselves in a new social environment, posting anonymously as we do. The usual social restraints associated with the presence or even the voice of others in a discussion aren't there. From the human animal POV, I'm the only one who exists in that sense as I type. I can't read your body language, can't hear how you say things. Of course I know intellectually you exist, but when I type am I addressing the OP, or everyone, or just typing to say what I want and not caring at all? Am I doing this to put forth intellectual arguments or emotional ones? How do we effectively differentiate between the two? Am I serious or am I just trying to ratchet up tensions because I enjoy trolling? Indeed, am I what I appear to be? I could get a kick out of making posts for the sheer delight of annoying others.
There's a whole lot of uncertainty when someone posts. Things are easily misunderstood, the topics in politics tend to be things which naturally invoke strong responses.
We are dealing with a medium that encourages the worst in human behavior coupled with charged topics combined with no real time feedback that we as social creatures have depended on since the beginning of our species. Add to that we have no idea who our real audience is and we have what you see.
The internet is wonderful for the inane, but serious topics? It's highly flawed.
Then we have the arch nemesis of "facts", confirmation bias. We tend to automatically seek viewpoints which reinforce our POVs without even realizing it. We then find what we want, which is self-validation. Once we are certain we are right (after all, there are many "factual" sites which prove we are correct) that sets opinion in stone, and leaves us unyielding.
It takes considerable effort to realize that oneself is not the center of the universe, that other ways of thinking may be equally valid, or in fact correct while we are not.
We tend to look at things and parrot them. "This policy is good for America" without much understanding of the topic, which I find personally irksome.
So this is P&N, and why it is as you see it. At least that's how I view things. I could always be wrong of course.
I could careless . Who reads or don't. Am I lonely , Yes Lonely for peace, A loving world a caring world . Bit the Britt above hasn't a clue to who he bows to . Thats just plain nationalism . I just post because I am bored so I throw in my 2 cents. Whether not I believe what I write is for you to determine. For if the events Of the coming year shall give you pause . I just don't care what Most of ThinK . What I care about is whats happening right now . Its ugly enjoy it .
I could careless . Who reads or don't. Am I lonely , Yes Lonely for peace, A loving world a caring world . But the Britt above hasn't a clue to who he bows to . Thats just plain nationalism . I just post because I am bored so I throw in my 2 cents. Whether not I believe what I write is for you to determine. For if the events Of the coming year shall give you pause . I just don't care what Most of ThinK . What I care about is whats happening right now . Its ugly enjoy it . I don't Hate jews its zionist that I loath. Its people like Rothschild that Jedi worships
I bow to no man who does not outrank me and rarely to those who do.
My job is to keep my men alive and perform the duties we are supposed to perform to the best of our abilities and that is what we do.
We don't incorporate themes such as nationalism or patriotism into our job, it's irrelevant for us, based on military law we can have complaints but that is it.
If a soldier believes that he's doing right or wrong is completly irrelevant as long as he follows the orders given and remains in good conduct while performing his duties.
I don't know anything about you and i'm starting to feel bad about my earlier comment.
Just.. well take care of yourself, i don't know what your problem is and you don't have to tell me, just take care now, ok?
This is what you say. But your own words prove otherwise. Your men and you will kill whoever or whatever your told to to . You bow low sir. To kill for only the reason of orders is complete lack of Reasoning . Whats it like under a snakes belly from your bent over position its clear you can plainly see it.