The politics thread

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

Frankly, i never like to discuss politics at all. Only reason i did in any capacity, is because that's all their is around here now. One politico thread after another. I'm tired of it. Apparently, im one of the few people who grew up with some sage advice.....

Never talk about politics or religion. (least of all with friends IMO) My father told me that at an early age. I didn't quite understand it until i got older. Politics and religion are things that make up the core of a person. Discussing that stuff, is prodding the very thing that makes a person tick, and its easy to get sucked into a vicious "discussion". The end result is, they'll either love you, or hate you with a fervant passion.. It's best to just respect a persons beliefs, and leave it be. Unfortuantley, not everyone is capable of doing that.

I do this in personal relationships pretty much 100%. Try as hard as possible to avoid the subject, if unavoidable, try hard to not get nailed down.

Forums... totally different, least to me. Both politics and religion are really interesting topics to debate, but as you said, you cannot really engage in debate in person if you follow that sage advice. So a forum is one of the few places you CAN get into those arguments.

If that makes any sense.

FWIW, I think even the most strident posters on opposite sides here would probably be fast friends over a few beers.