Posted by Dr. Bob on October 31, 2006, at 0:27:56
In reply to re: boards, posted by Jost on October 29, 2006, at 21:59:56
> I find myself really perplexed by one thing, which is the politics board.
You're not the first! Thanks for giving this some thought.
> Because the blocks from that board are too frequent ... it seems as if that board, by its existence, is almost a soft entrapment for those who are really interested in politics-- and who are, probably, more committed to their viewpoints and more accommodated to the types of debate that are often seen about political issues
I do think one issue is people being used to discussing politics in other ways. But I'd think those blocks would help them see it's different there...
> Politics seems by nature to be a system of beliefs about what policies are right, for everyone, not for oneself, or in it effects on oneself. Politics is about what's right for a culture or society.
What's right for a group may not be right for everyone in it. I'd like to avoid people feeling others are telling them what's right for them.
> If I say that Person X (Political or Government Official X) has condoned, or even promulgated an abuse-- and the Person has-- it seems that I shouldn't be blocked for it.
And IMO it's one thing to say what one thinks is right and another to say what one thinks is wrong. I'd rather people stuck to the former.
I think what makes Politics hard is that there are winners and losers. If I felt better on Prozac and you felt better on Zoloft, that wouldn't be a problem. But if only one of them could be elected, it would.
And Administration is hard because it's this community's own Politics.
Bob
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