Ishmael
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I notice that the subject of creating a separate forum for political discussion has once more reared it's ugly head. It's a perennial subject of discussion. In the OP of that thread that Laurel brought up the subject of "Social Commentary" vis a vis "politics."
The two subjects are inseparable. Early on in my Lit. career I was in a discussion with a former poster by the name of 'Marxist.' Needless to say, with a nic. like that we agreed on very little. However in one discussion he opined, "everything is politics." I heatedly disagreed with him. If he were around today I would apologize for that, he was right.
I have started a few threads regarding the advance in the technology of robots.....the threads devolved into politics. Rape threads? They ultimately lead to political discussion. There isn't a single thread here on the GB that wasn't pure fluff that didn't end up with some political content, and even some of the fluff threads ended up with political content.
If Laurel were to have established a "Political Forum" and then vigorously enforced the rule(s) associated with what constitutes politics that GB would become a barren wasteland. For all intents and purposes nothing more than another playground.
"Social Commentary" will ALWAYS be political in nature. It's axiomatic because once you start a social commentary you provoke ideas as to what should be done about it. And once you go down that path you have no choice but to start discussing law and once you start down that path you are in the realm of politics.
Wisely Laurel has decided against the formation of a new "Political" forum, and with stated finality. As annoying as some posters on the GB (and yes, I know that there are many that I annoy) the GB is dynamic. The subjects covered are broad and many are discussed in depth. It is what makes the GB unique. And if a poster becomes unbearably annoying there is always the ignore function. Without the social commentary/politics the GB would become redundant.
Ishmael
The two subjects are inseparable. Early on in my Lit. career I was in a discussion with a former poster by the name of 'Marxist.' Needless to say, with a nic. like that we agreed on very little. However in one discussion he opined, "everything is politics." I heatedly disagreed with him. If he were around today I would apologize for that, he was right.
I have started a few threads regarding the advance in the technology of robots.....the threads devolved into politics. Rape threads? They ultimately lead to political discussion. There isn't a single thread here on the GB that wasn't pure fluff that didn't end up with some political content, and even some of the fluff threads ended up with political content.
If Laurel were to have established a "Political Forum" and then vigorously enforced the rule(s) associated with what constitutes politics that GB would become a barren wasteland. For all intents and purposes nothing more than another playground.
"Social Commentary" will ALWAYS be political in nature. It's axiomatic because once you start a social commentary you provoke ideas as to what should be done about it. And once you go down that path you have no choice but to start discussing law and once you start down that path you are in the realm of politics.
Wisely Laurel has decided against the formation of a new "Political" forum, and with stated finality. As annoying as some posters on the GB (and yes, I know that there are many that I annoy) the GB is dynamic. The subjects covered are broad and many are discussed in depth. It is what makes the GB unique. And if a poster becomes unbearably annoying there is always the ignore function. Without the social commentary/politics the GB would become redundant.
Ishmael
