I'll Cast the first vote.

To me its no more irrelevant than any other off topic subjects. Its unrealistic to expect people to live in some kind of vacuum.

The only issue is that - unlike those other off topic subjects - too many people cant be trusted to keep it civilized.

Once it descends into sermonising, trolling or personal abuse, then it crosses the line.

YES...because you can always do what I do and ignore them completely.

Paranoid Android wrote on Jun 1^st, 2010 at 6:12pm:



So you're ignoring this thread? 

Anytime you have two or more people, you have politics.  Politics is in almost everything in life and almost everything in the world can have a political component to it.  Talk of kicking Ronnie out of the band, for example, is political - the governing body in that case is most likely The Glimmer Twins.

Wild Bill wrote on Jun 1^st, 2010 at 9:00pm:


there's a distinction when it comes to social poltics and the politics of ruling a country and justice and law ie: govt.

I see your ppint, because they can be much alike, but also completely different... socially when someone feels crossed, like a couple where a partner cheated and friends take sides... there's an emotional aspect and a social dynamic... where in politcs, even though you have people who disagree on cetain topics, they still will hangout and even can be friends.... you see it all the time... as an example, there's people here, who no longer are my friend b/c of a disagreemnt, yet the politicians who diagreed, may have no problem with each other... kinda ironic!!! Yet, I think it was the intent of politicians and others to get people fired up against each other, so they can keep a focus of the fact, they are not really serving the public. It's brilliant in that sense... and the media is their greatest tool... and we are just tools!!!

I miss moonwillow

Some Guy wrote on Jun 1^st, 2010 at 9:17pm:

he's a facebook junkie now.

Starbuck wrote on Jun 1^st, 2010 at 10:04pm:

You mean soon to have identity stolen junkie?

Maxlugar!
Riff and Nellcote have nothing on his classic manic rants and paranoias... they were a joy to read.

texile wrote on Jun 1^st, 2010 at 10:46pm:

I am not a role model.
Or a fashion model at that.
I am who I am.

Pdog wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2010 at 8:24am:

This Year's Model?

corgi37 wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2010 at 7:14am:


Jon, is that you???

" if only max were here "



!!!!!!!

gimmekeef wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2010 at 1:40pm:

Espicially when the most personal attack,disrespectful.hate filled posts come from 1 person.

Edith Grove wrote on Jun 1^st, 2010 at 7:48pm:



I am a sucker for polls!!!

This is a joke, right?

Gazza wrote on Jun 1^st, 2010 at 5:52pm:


       
      Yes,I agree with Gazza ,
.....and I understand Pdog.  Unfortunately very often I see just the same (and I even don't have in view our board) - people begin to talk as best
friends, then they touch on a politics, and 10 minutes later they are at each other's throats. And one even doesn't listen another and doesn't try to understand - everyone listens only himself.... And it's impossible to listen and understand anything without respect for the individual.
    As Voltaire said - “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”  

TomL wrote on Jun 4^th, 2010 at 8:39pm:

Nuff said.