Originally Posted by pan6467

I really don't understand something here. What is wrong with a constructive thread that leads to some form of hypothetical agreements?

We do not know who all reads these, and with TFP's enrollment, perhaps maybe enough would read a compromise reached that makes sense and people actually started talking about it to friends and so on. Perhaps things could change. Perhaps we have future politicians on this board and if they experience compromise here they can learn.

To say TFP is a small little community and this could never change anything, I think is wrong and small minded. It has helped me change my outlook somewhat.

There are 100's of other threads in Politics to argue, why can't there be one trying to find common good? One where people can say they compromise and find common ground.

I must ask this question. If 1 ONE, thread that reaches for compromise and tries to presuppose we can find common ground and work out some issues doesn't matter and won't change anything.......... then why argue or debate in other threads? In the context you are refusing to try to find common ground because it won't matter, then to debate at all on here won't matter or change anyone's ideas. So what is the purpose? Neither side can win, it just becomes a screaming match and a flame pit.

However, if you can open your mind, think through some scenarios and just imagine for 1 thread, that common ground and compromise could be reached then perhaps a truly constructive and peaceful thread could appear. For just 1 thread having common ground, compromising on issues .... it would have both sides winning and could be perhaps the most optimistic and positive thread on TFP.

Absolutely amazes me people are so filled with hate, anger and self-righteousness that they cannot for 1 thread even TRY to find peace and solutions.