EvMetro
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Politics have always been ugly. As seen below in the clip from Wikipedia, even warfare is used in political discourse:
"A variety of methods are deployed in politics, which include promoting one's own political views among people, negotiation with other political subjects, making laws, and exercising force, including warfare against adversaries."
We can't kill each other on a political board, but normal political discourse most certainly includes saying the worst things we can think of to our fellow humans. Political boards are places specifically designed for the ugliest type of dialog there is, which is political discussion. Almost everything I read from my political opponents is vile, disgusting trolling, but this is because trolling IS political discourse. Trolling is the name of the language used in political discussion. On gardening or engineering forums, trolling does not fit in and can easily be eliminated, but not so on political boards where trolling is the language of politics.
The notion that the language of politics can be eliminated on a politics specific forum is absurd. Complaining about or censoring perceived trolling on a political board is absurd. On a gardening forum yes, but NEVER on a political board.
"A variety of methods are deployed in politics, which include promoting one's own political views among people, negotiation with other political subjects, making laws, and exercising force, including warfare against adversaries."
Politics - Wikipedia
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We can't kill each other on a political board, but normal political discourse most certainly includes saying the worst things we can think of to our fellow humans. Political boards are places specifically designed for the ugliest type of dialog there is, which is political discussion. Almost everything I read from my political opponents is vile, disgusting trolling, but this is because trolling IS political discourse. Trolling is the name of the language used in political discussion. On gardening or engineering forums, trolling does not fit in and can easily be eliminated, but not so on political boards where trolling is the language of politics.
The notion that the language of politics can be eliminated on a politics specific forum is absurd. Complaining about or censoring perceived trolling on a political board is absurd. On a gardening forum yes, but NEVER on a political board.