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Politics : I Will Continue to Continue, to Pretend.... -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Suma who wrote (8370)	3/8/2005 5:57:38 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 35834

"It's not us Westera, it's you. You have a solitary thread here. Not many visitors.." Let's see. There are 30 bookmarks, so "solitary" is quite misleading & inaccurate. You have no idea how those folks think, so you are speculating at best. FWIW, this thread was created for me. I even say so in the thread header. And based on many of the politically oriented thread on SI, this thread is quite unique. All discussions here are to be civil. They are required to be reality based, backed up with real facts from credible sources that can be independently verified. I doubt you can honestly name another thread that has those same standards & consistently enforces them. I have never promoted my thread on SI, so those who have it bookmarked found it on their own. IMO, this thread has exceeded my expectations. It has allowed me to organize a vast amount of relevant information by subject matter so it is quickly available for me to share with others here on SI & elsewhere. I never expected more than a dozen or so folks to stumble upon it & bookmark it. Bookmarks are still near its all time high (34 I believe) even though the elections are long over. I fully expected to see a sharp decline then. It never happened. So dismiss, diminish, ridicule & minimize my thread all you wish. I couldn't be happier with the results thus far. So what was your point anyway?

To: Suma who wrote (8370)	3/8/2005 6:46:01 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 35834

"I think it would be a better thread if you entertained more posts and didn't require the verification that you esteem as so essential" Sorry Suma, that's not going to change. I created this thread to expose reality defying POV's & to encourage reality based debate. That's why this thread isn't wildly popular. It's a lot harder to defend your POV with real facts from credible sources. Particularly when it comes to politics - a very emotional subject. Opinions are worthless if they aren't reality based. I want to expand my horizons & make sure that I am well informed, but only from a reality based perspective. Discussions on this thread are going to remain reality based. From the thread header..... “Most people nurture the facts that confirm their world view and ignore or marginalize the ones that don't, unable to achieve enough emotional detachment from their own political passions to see the world as it really is.” - David Brooks You can find a plethora of threads on SI that fit perfectly into what David Brooks said. That kind of thinking is not welcome here. If your world view is not reality based, then how in God's name can it be relevant? And what could I possibly learn from someone's, biased, emotionally charged, unsubstantiated & frequently misguided opinions?