TBone
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I couldn't agree more Muhammed. After all this forum is "Off topic and just for fun". Thanks-TBone
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glennmac
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Phooey, I say.
Someone has to disagree with this, so I will. Politics is "as far from tractors as you can get"? Doesn't seem any further to me than fireflies, the speed of light, recipes or dogs.
Well, maybe the real vice is that politics is "touchy". I don't think so. Everyone in America talks about politics, everywhere; it's part of being a citizen. I think hunting vs. animal rights, for example, is touchier because people take those issues as principled parts of their lives. Everyone realizes that politics is BS to some degree, no matter who you like or don't like politically.
Besides, no one here is going to be motivated to post on local or even state political events. It is only when a national political event becomes "big news" that people start to discuss it here--like Clinton's impeachment, the presidential election, and Condit.
And, finally, my coup de gras argument: the interest in Clinton and Condit is not about politics ... it's "just about sex". We know that because CNN and the New York Times have told us so.
Someone has to disagree with this, so I will. Politics is "as far from tractors as you can get"? Doesn't seem any further to me than fireflies, the speed of light, recipes or dogs.
Well, maybe the real vice is that politics is "touchy". I don't think so. Everyone in America talks about politics, everywhere; it's part of being a citizen. I think hunting vs. animal rights, for example, is touchier because people take those issues as principled parts of their lives. Everyone realizes that politics is BS to some degree, no matter who you like or don't like politically.
Besides, no one here is going to be motivated to post on local or even state political events. It is only when a national political event becomes "big news" that people start to discuss it here--like Clinton's impeachment, the presidential election, and Condit.
And, finally, my coup de gras argument: the interest in Clinton and Condit is not about politics ... it's "just about sex". We know that because CNN and the New York Times have told us so.
TerryinMD
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Here, Here.....
Bravo to you glennmac.
It is an interesting commentary on our times. I'm old enough to remember Eisenhower to our current President. I never have seen people so riled up as to the last President. This is from both sides!! The passions run high.
What I find most interesting is how the message subject "drifts". Sometimes we lose sight of the original subject posting. Just a passing observation.
Bravo to you glennmac.
It is an interesting commentary on our times. I'm old enough to remember Eisenhower to our current President. I never have seen people so riled up as to the last President. This is from both sides!! The passions run high.
What I find most interesting is how the message subject "drifts". Sometimes we lose sight of the original subject posting. Just a passing observation.
Phred
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Muhammad,
I am sure that well all understand your concerns and none of us want's to scare folks away. However, some of us enjoy talking with people that have common interests about politics.
How about a "Politics" section. Maybe call it "Tractor Politics" /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif. You could have a warning for those with thin skins.
In this way those that enjoy this (which seems like a large number) can participate and the rest can ignore / avoid.
Thanks for all your hard work, we all appreciate the forum.
Fred
I am sure that well all understand your concerns and none of us want's to scare folks away. However, some of us enjoy talking with people that have common interests about politics.
How about a "Politics" section. Maybe call it "Tractor Politics" /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif. You could have a warning for those with thin skins.
In this way those that enjoy this (which seems like a large number) can participate and the rest can ignore / avoid.
Thanks for all your hard work, we all appreciate the forum.
Fred
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Muhammad - I can see from your post that you really think highly of the members of TractorByNet. To glibly request that all comments on politics be kept "intelligent" has got to be one of the greatest compliments in the world. I know I don't qualify. I didn't even know it was possible... /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
I suppose this is the kind of comment you were talking about though, wasn't it? /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
Oh, for that matter, so nobody misunderstands, maybe I should throw these in too: /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
I'll never forget how I once made a very disparaging remark about typical elected county officials (I had my reasons...), only to find out later that one of guys who was participating a lot at the time and whose comments I really enjoyed and respected turned out to be, guess what, an elected county official. He never held it against me, which clearly told me that he deserved to be something much better than an elected county official. (Oops, I did it again... /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif)
MarkC
I suppose this is the kind of comment you were talking about though, wasn't it? /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
Oh, for that matter, so nobody misunderstands, maybe I should throw these in too: /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
I'll never forget how I once made a very disparaging remark about typical elected county officials (I had my reasons...), only to find out later that one of guys who was participating a lot at the time and whose comments I really enjoyed and respected turned out to be, guess what, an elected county official. He never held it against me, which clearly told me that he deserved to be something much better than an elected county official. (Oops, I did it again... /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif)
MarkC