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2007/2/6-11 [Politics/Foreign/Europe] UID:45671 Activity:kinda low 60%like:45668
2/7     Christ political discussions on the motd are fucking stupid.
        Chrsit the person who keeps deleting this has self-esteem issues. -dans
        \_ Cursing and insulting people aren't exactly brilliant.
        \_ How about the guy who keeps deleting this?  "Cursing and
           insulting people isn't exactly intelligent behaviour either."
           \_ Don't know who's deleting that, it's the first I've seen of it
              since someone keeps wiping the thread.  Now that that's out of
              the way, I'd actually dispute your statement.  I dare you to
              call British Parliamentary debate unintelligent. -dans
              \_ British Parliamentary debate is unintelligent.  The glove is
                 thrown!
              \_ Is there a BBC-SPAN I could watch to get an idea of how
                 intelligent British Parliamentary debates are?  I know
                 US congressional debates can be downright idiotic.
                 \- british and canadian parliament are shown on channel 2x
                    in sf. look for a name like "prime minister's question
                    time". it can be a real hoot [unless you're dealing with
                    say john major]. but it helps to have a sense of
                    whats going on in british politics because a lot of
                    it s about domestic stuff.
        \_ I really wish we could have adult conversations about politics. I
           think it's one of the things that's making this country harder to
           work together--the tendency to simply yell at each other instead of
           discussing things as grownups. -emarkp
           \_ I don't think this is a question of adult conversation vs.
              juvenile conversation.  I think the real issue is that many
              people believe that stating a bunch of facts in support of one
              side of an argument is all that is necessary to conduct half
              of a debate, and, further, the same individuals believe that if
              two people do this, a debate has taken place. -dans
              \_ Possibly. When I post an article without comment, it typically
                 is because I agree with it and am curious what others think.
                 The response is almost always simple ridicule (since I'm
                 non-left), and I decide a discussion simply can't happen.
                 -emarkp
                 \_ Are you familiar with the definition of insanity?
                    \_ Ah yes, that colloquialism.  Since the results aren't
                       the same every time, I don't see how it applies. -emarkp
                 \_ Which is precisely my point about the discussions being
                    fucking stupid.  With my apologies to Coleridge,
                    Flamebait, Flamebait, every where,
                    Nor any bite to eat. -dans
        \_ Someone must really hate this thread.  It keeps getting deleted.
           What a wanker. -dans
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