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Originally Posted by JumpinJesus
While this thread is better in it's approach than the other one you've started, I still don't see the relevance of it.
There are millions - if not billions - of political discussion boards already in existence. We run the risk of having an overinflated sense of importance if we feel that ours is somehow distinctive enough to be a draw for new membership. Ours is no different than the others, even though some of us may wish to believe we're more intelligent or high-brow than the others.
Politics is what it is. It's much larger than any of our egos and will continue on in much the same fashion long after we're compost.
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I don't think it's of great outer importance, but I do believe that it is or rather was unique in that while there were fights, both sides were able to have their say and get their point across. That is rare and something that TFP could be proud over.
I first came to TFP for the titties but back then you had to make a quota number of quality posts. I looked around and I fell in love with the Politics board here and forgot about the titties quota. It was fun, we fought like Hell but at the end of the day it grew. The board attracted people to post.
Anyone can theorize why it died or is dying, they can say it's cyclical, but if it's not growing and if everything becomes the same argument there the end result will be no one new will post there.
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Originally Posted by ratbastid
You know, I'm increasingly of the opinion that Tilted Politics makes zero difference in the actual world. There was a time when I thought that my activity there altered something outside TFP itself. Now I'm pretty certain it doesn't.
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It doesn't, but it gives you the chance to learn other's perspectives to actually have to think out yours when you type it thereby cementing your views deeper or shaking them up..... it is what it is. And it can alter things outside. Your view and passion and debate on a certain issue may help someone, even 1 person take a stand and change their view and their vote. Maybe, maybe not but to say it has absolutely no effect.... I don't know if I could agree with that.