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Armchair Politics

Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 10:24 pm
by Burlyman
What do you people expect to accomplish bickering day in and day out about some stupid political nonsense? Should Congress read the DescentBB?

Re: Armchair Politics

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 12:02 am
by Spidey
We just like to annoy people like you and Meat.

Re: Armchair Politics

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 6:06 am
by woodchip
Poasting here gives me wood.

Re: Armchair Politics

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 7:11 am
by callmeslick
Burlyman wrote:What do you people expect to accomplish bickering day in and day out about some stupid political nonsense? Should Congress read the DescentBB?
it's called an informed and engaged electorate......see my thread elsewhere. Sure, it's mainly an exercise in jawboninng,but there may be good from that.

Re: Armchair Politics

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 11:23 am
by Sergeant Thorne
Burlyman wrote:What do you people expect to accomplish bickering day in and day out about some stupid political nonsense? Should Congress read the DescentBB?
To me it's a thought exercise. It's also educational. You learn about debate--what people's various goals may be in debating, and what tactics people use and why. It's a little wearying sometimes when it seems like you're doing your best to clarify water in a bucket which someone has placed beneath the media or party ★■◆● spigot because it was the easiest access or perhaps they believed it had special properties, but you take a break when you feel you need to and engage when you want to. Anyone who sees this as an attempt to change the world around us has missed the point. It is entirely for our individual benefit, and what we get out of it depends on what we put in.

Re: Armchair Politics

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 11:41 am
by Spidey
Except for slick, who believes his awesome intellect will change people's minds. :P

Re: Armchair Politics

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 2:45 pm
by Tunnelcat
Isn't bickering the same as socializing? :P

Re: Armchair Politics

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 3:40 pm
by Sergeant Thorne
Bickering is how stupid people socialize. And they watch popular sitcoms to learn new techniques... :P

Re: Armchair Politics

Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 3:58 am
by CUDA
tunnelcat wrote:Isn't bickering the same as socializing? :P
Only if you're family :P

Re: Armchair Politics

Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 3:59 am
by CUDA
Spidey wrote:We just like to annoy people like you and Meat.
+1
If he doest like it. Dont participate

Re: Armchair Politics

Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:23 am
by Will Robinson
If nobody made noise about the bastards they would have already destroyed the place!

Re: Armchair Politics

Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 3:52 pm
by Tunnelcat
CUDA wrote:
tunnelcat wrote:Isn't bickering the same as socializing? :P
Only if you're family :P
Hell, aren't we just one big happy family here? :P

Re: Armchair Politics

Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 5:34 am
by CUDA
Don't know how happy some of them are :mrgreen:

Re: Armchair Politics

Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:27 pm
by Tunnelcat
Hmm, just like a normal, dysfunctional family. :P

Re: Armchair Politics

Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 7:44 pm
by Burlyman
uninformed and mentally disengaged. I think I'm going to go watch FOX news and then flip flop to CNN and think I'm getting good information.

Re: Armchair Politics

Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 7:49 pm
by callmeslick
Burlyman wrote:uninformed and mentally disengaged. I think I'm going to go watch FOX news and then flip flop to CNN and think I'm getting good information.

and, then, if you do nothing BUT armchair politics, you still aren't accomplishing much. This might be an interesting exercise, but the bottom line is that politics isn't a spectator sport. Sad that so few get that.......

Re: Armchair Politics

Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 7:52 pm
by Burlyman
Exactly.