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Originally posted by Lebell
The truth is, I can only think of very few people in "Politics" who have not fallen into the traps Ustwo has described (and no, I'm not one of them.)
Let's be honest with ourselves.
Who posting here hasn't gone overboard and let their temper get the best of them when posting?
Who hasn't fallen back into an "us vs. them" mindset and used the tired old cliches that come from our backgrounds?
Who hasn't brushed aside well argued positions coupled with good data simply because it didn't support our position?
And finally, who here doesn't believe they are really right and the other guy is just wrong?
So I don't think Ustwo is innocent, nor do I think anyone who has posted here so far is innocent.
In someways, I really do agree with the poster (Smooth, I think it was) who likened "Tilted Politics" to mental masturbation, because I don't know of anyone who comes in here to change their views, but instead, to change someone elses'.
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Right on! I have only been partrolling the politics section of tilted for the past week or so, but from everything I've seen lebell just hit the nail on the head.
When someone gets upset or clearly posts a flamebait message you just have to take it with a grain of salt. There are real emotions involved in all these issues here that can get the best of anybody sometimes. Compared to most polotics internet discussions, the people of TFP keep a pretty level head (even if its not always rational
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