Today's Environmentalists Are Really Luddites

[Isaac]

I think we should actually call out things people say, in public, to those folks that are out of line. Especially, if we happen to share their world view.

That's something that would happen in a perfect world. The friend would call out another friend and that second friend wouldn't be offended, might say something like "thanks for reminding me to stay within the guidelines" with no offense taken - But you're talking about a perfect world that doesn't exist. I can understanding wanting it though.

The second part is the wide brush method of avoiding specific topics, where more than a little fundamental agreement should be possible

That's kind of what I'm doing at this point. I'm policing myself to the extent that I will avoid topics that light my own fire, or topics where I struggle to back out once in the middle of a good debate! which is politics for the most part.

It's sad really, that we have to avoid talking about all the stuff that really matters, but necessary to keep our friend safe from any kind of problems

Perhaps we should all start a subreddit where we can 'get it out' LOL. I always call Reddit the 'toilet of the internet' but it does serve a purpose

 

[The_Doc_Man]

if we had actually policed ourselves, meaning each other.

And you think that our objections to your comments in a now-deleted thread were NOT attempts at policing each other? Seriously?

 

[Thales750]

That's something that would happen in a perfect world. The friend would call out another friend and that second friend wouldn't be offended, might say something like "thanks for reminding me to stay within the guidelines" with no offense taken - But you're talking about a perfect world that doesn't exist. I can understanding wanting it though.


That's kind of what I'm doing at this point. I'm policing myself to the extent that I will avoid topics that light my own fire, or topics where I struggle to back out once in the middle of a good debate! which is politics for the most part.

It's sad really, that we have to avoid talking about all the stuff that really matters, but necessary to keep our friend safe from any kind of problems

Perhaps we should all start a subreddit where we can 'get it out' LOL. I always call Reddit the 'toilet of the internet' but it does serve a purpose

Here's a prime example Isaac Angel who does nothing but like some of the most outrageous right wing crap on this whole entire forum liked what you said and did not like what I said and yet what you were saying was pretty much the same thing I said so there's a good example right there.

And you think that our objections to your comments in a now-deleted thread were NOT attempts at policing each other? Seriously?

Sure doc it was and it was in the absolute absence of any effort on any of you conservatives parts to police anyone that you agreed with time and time again so please having a completely biased referee system obviously is not what is in the best interest of facilitating the increase in intelligence and learning and the people who are participating

Sorry Guys, I was talking to my tablet on this. I need to practice a bit I've been using it to talk to the gpt and I need to readjust for human reading

 

[Thales750]

And you think that our objections to your comments in a now-deleted thread were NOT attempts at policing each other? Seriously?

I had to respond twice to that doc it proves my point so completely and perfectly I couldn't have said it better myself.