And considering Prometheus is rather idle, Rob probably wouldn't mind pulling an "Allan1" for you.
She can have it.
The reason I'm "idle" is for the main basic reasons Uschi listed here. Those that are part of the problem can't see beyond themselves, thus you're never going to accomplish a reasonable discussion in that forum without it sliding into a biased screaming match (from the Left or Right equally).
Used to be, when Bush was in power, the Hard Left (i.e. Whomod) was the one screaming and ranting. Now that Obama is in power, it's the Hard Right (i.e. Bsams and G-Man) that are throwing fits. It's not a forum for Moderates. It's a forum for politics, and politics seem to attract competitive, adversarial hardliners that don't view it as an exchange or analysis of ideas or social theory, but rather a battleground where the side they represent must "win" at any cost. It's a sports forum where many feel the need to justify and validate their beliefs at the expense of any others.
The original headbutting Basams and I did a while back was specifically because he and I are "Mods" of the "Politics" Forum. I wanted to eliminate the stickied threads, and let the forum flow on its own. He wanted the opposite. Of course, some of that was him fucking with me, and on my side, I was dealing with some serious stuff in my personal life. Thus, it went a little overboard, either way.
I still think the stickied threads in there is nonsense. But, I've also realized I just don't care enough about that forum's version of "politics" to try and change it. If it makes the Right-Wingers happy, let them have their corner of the universe. If I want to discuss politics, I'll just go somewhere else...
