Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Taro who wrote (216856)	2/2/2005 1:56:46 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586392

I believe "Our Libs" here suffer from a total lack of sense of humor. They take everything incl. themselves way too seriously and seemingly fail to recognize the sport of the debate and thus the funniest part of it. Like when they get into the "serious mode" only and as some kind of compensation then take to bad language and start calling names. Since I don't know that many real life liberals I wonder if that is something specific to our thread or just a common charateristic of people to the (far) left? The name calling and anger is not typical of liberals. In fact, I am surprised by it. Its more typical of what you experience on the GW Bush thread from the righties on that thread. I think you may underestimate the unhappiness with Bush's policies that resides in this country. He does not have a mandate but he operates as if he does. There will be a backlash. It will be interesting to see how it plays out.

To: Taro who wrote (216856)	2/2/2005 9:46:20 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586392

I think in real life, people abide by social norms more often and resort to name calling less. Inhibitions play a larger role when you are staring your debate partner in the face as you make your point. BTW, the company I work for is full of liberals and we go at it daily. Some of my best friends at work are liberals. In fact, it was through those debates that I came around to the conclusion that I needed to vote for Bush. But my liberal friends don't call me shithead or asshole or any of those other things. They are more respectful, even if they disagree with some of my beliefs. But that calls for maturity. I suspect we have a lot of young people on these threads who haven't learned how to debate without insult. And we have a couple of oldsters who are so past caring what anyone thinks, that they too resort to insults. I hope I never grow too old to be respectful or take myself or others too seriously. :)