Posted by jane d on April 17, 2003, at 19:54:02
In reply to Re: Win without War (very long) » lil' jimi, posted by fayeroe on April 17, 2003, at 17:48:57
> rave on, lil jimi, rave on! we can be patriots for peace without ever picking up a weapon and we can criticize our elected officials whenever we want. this is America! and over at the Other site, if the Dixie Chicks want to dance on May Day....as one of the moderators+++i say "come on down, Dixie Chicks!".........i support anyone's right to speak out! peace, pat
Pat,
Just because you can speak out doesn't mean that there aren't places where you should restrain yourself. I think that this board is one of those places. What I get from this board is not support for my politics, or the fun of a good fight, but a chance to share experiences with people who understand the "other" part of my life. The one I can't talk about when I'm talking about politics with friends. A place where I wouldn't be shunned for commenting on the strange feeling of listening to terrorism warnings and being unable to care because .... hey, not living seems like a good idea, or just because caring is too much work that day. Or not being afraid because nothing is as frightening to me as realizing I can't rely on myself.
This isn't really about the philosophy of having people with as many different views as possible represented though I do believe in that. It's simple pragmatism. Even here, where I've had more of what someone called "aha" moments then anywhere else there are far too few posts where I realize someone has had my exact experience with a job, or socially, or with their dishes, and if we drive from the board all those posters with one kind of politics or even all those posters who don't feel very strongly about politics (or do) then the chances of my finding more "aha" posts to read go way down.
I admit that I might feel differently if it was politics I had no chance to discuss in my everyday life but I think you've provided a solution for that by making politics a welcome subject on the other board.
Jane
PS. Thank you for providing the link to your board again on Admin.
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