Jted1785 wrote:Get this trash off of here, can this guy be banned for posting political crap on here? This whole investigation was illegal and was triggered by a fake report created by Clinton.
I hear you, Jted1785.
I agree, I'd rather do without this political stuff as well. I'm all for civil discourse, but unfortunately, not everybody is interested in being civil. My recent discussion with userque in another thread is the kind of interaction I prefer when it comes to politics.
However, the site owner created the "Anything Goes" section of the forum for just the kind of back-and-forth claptrap we see in this thread, a place for it to be quarantined off from the main purpose of the site: to educate and discuss. It's a way of letting members vent if they feel they need to. He doesn't have to allow political discussions at all if he so chose, but he does so. I think it was quite kind of him to do so, but unfortunately, on occasion some take his charity for granted and forget to keep it properly contained.
So that's why we have the Anything Goes section. What isn't allowed here are two things:
1 - personal attacks
2 - excessive vulgarity and cussing
Other than those two broad categories, people are free to voice their disagreements to their heart's content. The problem is when it carries over into discussions outside the Anything Goes section, which is why I created the post that userque responded to you with earlier in this thread. It was getting out of hand, with non-political threads getting turned political for no practical reason I could see. So I figuratively slammed my hand down on the dinner table, told the kids at the far end of the table to take their pointless squabbling elsewhere in the house so long as they kept it dialed down a bit, and reminded everybody of the rules.
If you don't like political discussions or videos, then don't read or watch them. My advice is to follow the following bits of sage wisdom from Marcus Aurelius, last of the Good Emperors of Rome:
"It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own."
"Choose not to be harmed, and you won't feel harmed. Don't feel harmed, and you won't have been."
"The best revenge is to not be like your enemy."