Willravel

TFP may exist in the ether, but we don't. When I mentioned above the ways in which my political philosophies are part of my function of trying to bring about change, I was trying to make clear that while what happens on the board seems to stay on the board it actually doesn't. I'll bet you $5 and a cookie that host doesn't do all the work he does to just post here on TFP. I suspect that he may write reps even more than I do.

At 24 I'm still in my political adolescence but because of that I'm still inventing myself. When I ask myself why I'm interested in politics, the answer isn't just academic; it's functional in the real world. I don't just want to be an arm-chair debater, I want there to be positive change. Back in the debate team this was my biggest complaint. I could rape people soundly in debates, but sometimes I'd be wrong despite winning. What kind of horrible waste of time is that? The adversarial system is intended to function as motivation for all parties so that justice can be served, but it also means that unfortunately sometimes the best sportsman wins. That's not realistic when the intended outcome should be justice or progress or what have you.

The idea behind this thread is to remove some of the adversarial nature from Politics. When one removes that nature, one also weakens the stranglehold of partisanship. When partisanship leaves, then stuff can finally get sorted without stupid preconceptions or biases. At least in theory.