Political Threads: No Dice.
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pus
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It's football, it's not brain surgery. Have some fun." - Mike Ditka
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UOK
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Nope.YOGABBA wrote:Today might be a good day for a political thread.
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thunderspirit
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Yet I applaud this reply.
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I am pretty politically active.UOK wrote:Nope.YOGABBA wrote:Today might be a good day for a political thread.
Yet I applaud this reply.
KFFL refugee.
This space for rent.
This space for rent.
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pus
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I find myself coming here for an escape.
It's football, it's not brain surgery. Have some fun." - Mike Ditka
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Decatur Staley
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It's dead, no longer in existence (your welcome internet), and one best not memorialized.Decatur Staley wrote:What was the previous forum ya'll keep referring to?
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Mikefive
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I read a few months back something by someone far smarter than me... Those who have entirely opposing political points of view have vastly more in common than not. We are human beings after all. If you gave this point a little thought, it really resonates. Too bad many passionate political types don't consider this.
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My first post in this "lounge" has to give credit to this thoughtful entry. Very well stated.pus wrote:That is such a sad thing. As a nation we have to learn to practice civil discourse - how to look for common ground, how to agree to disagree. A functional democracy requires participation beyond simply voting every four years.
I read a few months back something by someone far smarter than me... Those who have entirely opposing political points of view have vastly more in common than not. We are human beings after all. If you gave this point a little thought, it really resonates. Too bad many passionate political types don't consider this.
Mikefive's theory: The only time you KNOW that a sports team player, coach or management member is being 100% honest is when they're NOT reciting "the company line".
Go back to leather helmets, NFL.
Go back to leather helmets, NFL.
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malagabears
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Political Threads: No Dice.
Just curious, did a lot if BFO posters come from the now defunct CBMB?wab wrote:It's dead, no longer in existence (your welcome internet), and one best not memorialized.Decatur Staley wrote:What was the previous forum ya'll keep referring to?
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UOK
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I think a fair amount, maybe? BFO's kind of a mashup of maybe 7 or 8 different forums.malagabears wrote:Just curious, did a lot if BFO posters come from the now defunct CBMB?wab wrote:It's dead, no longer in existence (your welcome internet), and one best not memorialized.Decatur Staley wrote:What was the previous forum ya'll keep referring to?
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Butkus1970
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Excellent post.Atkins&Rebel wrote:I'm glad for this; I despise politics. Too often if 'you' want to discuss politics, what 'you're' really saying is that you want to jam 'your' slanted political opinion down someone else's throat. There is no discussion. There is no expectation of compromise. There is only whether or not 'your' side is victorious in the political scrum, and the if 'you' lose, how that can be spun to look the least damaging while at the same time finding some basis to blame the other side for being amoral.
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AZ_Bearfan
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Something my mom said that stuck with me, "Never talk religion or politics with people you want to stay friends with."