Title: 4um poll. Are there any here who consider themselves a D? An R? Source:
[None] URL Source:[None] Published:Apr 14, 2008 Author:me Post Date:2008-04-14 10:55:39 by Jethro Tull Keywords:None Views:4138 Comments:242
I'm thinking we have some died in the wool Ds, and that might explain, in part, the Obama pimping.
Poster Comment:
I'm a reformed R, who now is a electoral non-participant.
Are there any here who consider themselves a D? An R?
I have come to believe that labels like "Conservative" or "Liberal" and party identification like "Republican" or "Democrat" are purposely divisive and contribute directly to the deterioration of our society.
The party and idealogical elites want to see a divided population.........we're so much easier to control when we're all pissed at one another.
Just read some of the posts here and on other sites; you'll see a one or two post exchange before the name calling and the condescension begins.
This sort of culture has led us to the sorry state in which we reside.
Insert just a couple of trolls into a forum, and you can stir up all sorts of dissension.
While I won't discount the truth of your statement, I think there are also regular folks who just aren't intelligent enough to think beyond their self-identification, and are too insecure to consider anyone with a different viewpoint anything but a threat.
I'm certain that there are "plants" in public forums, but I'm also certain that on many forums the "trolls" are actually the owners, managers, and mods. (certainly not true of this 4um, Christine is NOT part of the problem)
While I won't discount the truth of your statement, I think there are also regular folks who just aren't intelligent enough to think beyond their self-identification, and are too insecure to consider anyone with a different viewpoint anything but a threat.
I'm certain that there are "plants" in public forums, but I'm also certain that on many forums the "trolls" are actually the owners, managers, and mods.
i agree with you. we also have to consider our different temperaments and that almost all of us have particular hot button issues, that when pressed, can send us into orbit. but! so many times i've seen folks fight tooth and nail on one thread topic then be on another and they're allied!