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Originally posted by tisonlyi
Who was it that said, just because politics is dominated by majority voting, that doesn't mean that the majority have the right to dictate their views to the minorities.
I blame baby boomers. The sooner these '45 to '60 born arseholes - and their parents - shuffle off this mortal coil, the better.
Yes, these are our parents and grandparents, we love them, but the way they think and behave _en-masse_ is fucked up - and there's too many of the fuckers for them to be outvoted anytime soon. Maybe, just maybe, by the time I hit 45 (if i/we make it that far) enough of them will be gone such that those who are left can start pushing society towards a path of evolutionary thought, instead of trying to hark back to the good old days before anyone knew what to do with their gonads, or that drugs other than tobacco and alcohol could be taken to expand your awareness - should you choose.
I'l stop my rant here.
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Slightly off-topic, but that world is moving into our hands now, and do you like what is happening to it? Corporate rule, massive apathy, a culture based on fame and notoriety and precious little else and a dangerous reluctance to self-critique and strive for improvement. We have crafted our own prison, and left ourselves open to be censored in this way, just as our other freedoms become gradually lessened.
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Originally posted by Strange Famous
It's strange that you feel that way but you have created these forums which are more heavily and politically moderated than any I have ever known.
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I think, if anything, the relatively harmonious existence of the TFP is proof, were it needed, that somewhat benign liberal dictatorship is a very good way to live. All men are not created equal, we say, yet we elect leaders as if to prove ourselves wrong, then continually countermand what they say. At least here, dissenting views are mostly tolerated, and freedom of speech lives, as long as the proper protocols of respect are followed. It is a theme that runs through the entire board.
It isn't just a philosophy that you sign up to, it genuinely happens. It proves that society can work for the good.