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pan6467 · 12-12-2006, 07:58 AM

I think it is the lack of anything new. Plus, I come on TFP and for whatever reason the whole site has lost something. this place used to be jumping but now it seems different, not as warm and as welcoming. People don't seem as open to talking anymore, everyone is set in their opinion, not willing to bend, unwilling to truly discuss why they believe what they do etc. Not just in Politics but throughout TFP. It seems it's an argument in all threads, not educating, sharing ideas, truly showing respect and caring about each other.

It's not the moderation (as someone stated above), the mods are easy targets but they aren't any more or less dominant than before.

No, the problem lies within the posts and the members. It just doesn't seem as fun, educating or mind expanding as it used to.

As for the "conservatives", I think there is a great amount of soul searching. I think they spent a lot of time defending policies and actions they didn't truly agree with and now that the country is shifting left they are reevaluating their stances.

I'm sure there are some "hard core" that would disagree, but when you have someone like Rumsfield talking about how sorry he was that Abu happened and there were many a conservative on here that defended it....... well, your defense was just blown to shit.

You had people defending the war and being so vapid, then everyone around Bush and highly regarded Conservatives come out and say it is a losing proposition with no true planning...... again the defenses of it become hollow and the defenders lost credibility.

I just think that the Conservatives are looking at what they truly believe and the true direction of the country.

The liberals, well, they have nothing to cry about right now and the signs are, that the leaders in the House and senate are truly going to fuck things up and this maybe a very short lived reign if they don't prove themselves out of the gate.

But those are just my opinions.

12-12-2006, 07:58 AM	#25 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	I think it is the lack of anything new. Plus, I come on TFP and for whatever reason the whole site has lost something. this place used to be jumping but now it seems different, not as warm and as welcoming. People don't seem as open to talking anymore, everyone is set in their opinion, not willing to bend, unwilling to truly discuss why they believe what they do etc. Not just in Politics but throughout TFP. It seems it's an argument in all threads, not educating, sharing ideas, truly showing respect and caring about each other. It's not the moderation (as someone stated above), the mods are easy targets but they aren't any more or less dominant than before. No, the problem lies within the posts and the members. It just doesn't seem as fun, educating or mind expanding as it used to. As for the "conservatives", I think there is a great amount of soul searching. I think they spent a lot of time defending policies and actions they didn't truly agree with and now that the country is shifting left they are reevaluating their stances. I'm sure there are some "hard core" that would disagree, but when you have someone like Rumsfield talking about how sorry he was that Abu happened and there were many a conservative on here that defended it....... well, your defense was just blown to shit. You had people defending the war and being so vapid, then everyone around Bush and highly regarded Conservatives come out and say it is a losing proposition with no true planning...... again the defenses of it become hollow and the defenders lost credibility. I just think that the Conservatives are looking at what they truly believe and the true direction of the country. The liberals, well, they have nothing to cry about right now and the signs are, that the leaders in the House and senate are truly going to fuck things up and this maybe a very short lived reign if they don't prove themselves out of the gate. But those are just my opinions. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?" Last edited by pan6467; 12-12-2006 at 08:14 AM..