Our biased opinions

I believe everyone has their biases, prejudices when compared to any others... do you believe everyone could actually not, or just simply be on some perfect centered no bias setting. Not possible. All that you can ask for is sharing those opines of bias or personal beliefs in a respectful fashion. So ya maybe the AOC threads get a bit much. Does that mean we are equal to or no better than the TOB? 

Think I'm losing you on the purpose of this thread. Did you not start an opposing "political" message board in which it is named "NON LIBERAL"...? If it is welcoming to "non-liberals" then I would expect that the majority here would be just that. I remember I even went as far at first invite to drop that term in the new name. Either way, yes that would lead this place to be a mirror image in ideas. So what? Where I would not want to mirror is in the petty childish nature that you will find daily on TOB. It was the "attack" mode over there that drove me away. I don't feel that here. I hope my questioning your thread purpose does not make me a attacker! I feel like you are advocating we are too far on one side thus we are simply mirrors and just as bad as TOB for being the opposite. 

I disagree with your concern for a number of reasons.

First, I note the URL of our little corner of the world, here, contains the notation, “non-lib” which presupposes, to me, there is a side of the political spectrum that will not be as heavily represented (notwithstanding our long suffering of vile-boy). Even so, it is my observation that very few of you are at my end of the political spectrum (being strong conservative with a smattering of libertarian thrown in for spice). We... all of us... have argued with each other, but absent the name calling and character assassinations.

We argue amongst ourselves which is beneficial to the sharing of ideas and we have even expressed our pleasure that we can disagree without being disagreeable.

I also admit to being one of the few who will throw up [sic] the odd conspiracy or debunked rumor, but you should also have seen that, when I’m called on it, I do some damage control, usually deleting the individual post. Which shows, to me, WE keep each other honest which is a key ingredient to an exchange of ideas that is absolutely missing from other boards with which Imhave been affiliated.

I cannot say I would be as accommodating to someone like parrot or the fireman guy here. I resent being condescended to, and I stand up against logical fallacy. Today, I ask a question of someone, they typically answer (and this is the important part) BECAUSE THEY CAN. I don’t agree with everyone here, but everyone here can support their opinions, whether or not I accept their explanation. That has so seldom been the case in the other communities I’ve haunted (one or two of which, I moderated and spent way too much time trying to get people to disagree, agreeably).

So, I don’t miss the liberal zealot who quickly devolves to fantasy and name calling because they can’t support the opinion they got when they read a meme on Twitter or Facebook. You guys offer me plenty of argument (which I genuinely enjoy) without having to deal with the mental featherweight division.

Definitely no attack mode by anyone here, so yes, that is a point of differentiation. And we've figured out that being the grammar police, or the inability to admit being wrong, isn't all that productive either. I really enjoy that about our group. And yeah, I screwed up by calling this site non-lib.

What I think would improve the dynamic, is at least a minimal effort at understanding the rationale behind the positions of the other side. Something along the lines of "here's where AOC gets the world will end in 12 years". The way it seems here now, there isn't a single idea coming from the left that isn't immediately dismissed as sheer lunacy. We (I) may ultimately conclude it to be so, but sometimes it feels like an Amway rally.

If I did throw on him, the flag would be aimed at his Adam's apple (if he has one) 

I would say our opinions might be a mirror image, but not the way each site is run.

Best example I can give is how TOB has the motto "Everyone is entitled to their opinion, no matter how wrong it is" and then JQP only bans people with conservative or libertarian viewpoints. Meanwhile, Bick has not banned anyone, no matter their viewpoint or behavior, instead he just puts posts in their appropriate location.

That difference in the way the sites are run is a mirror image of the political ideologies of each. The left wants to shut you up if you don't agree with them and are too loud. The right will allow you to talk, although you may be escorted to a different room to carry on your rant if you raise your voice too high.

I'll have to claim ignorance on that issue. No copywrite stuff I'm aware of, but I don't make any $$ here.