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<blockquote data-quote="LarryBird" data-source="post: 4099370" data-attributes="member: 76548"><p>It's not a moderator's job on a message board to be unbiased, their job is to make sure the terms of service are complied with, and that the discussion remains <em>somewhat</em> civil.</p><p></p><p>They're allowed to have their own opinions on matters at hand.</p><p></p><p>Don't be salty that [USER=22662]@bbsam[/USER] doesn't agree with you politically, brah. He seems like a really intelligent and level headed dude, so I'm sure it's not anything personal. He has his beliefs in what would make our country a better place, and you have yours. This difference of opinion, and the discourse it produced, used to be what made this country the great and progressive place it was.</p><p></p><p>Now, it's just a bunch of people lining up on opposite sides against each other and calling out names. The willingness to meet in the middle or concede that the other side might actually have the best way forward is gone. Sticking to your guns and going down with the ship has become the new norm.</p><p></p><p>We will be a superpower in decline, until we set aside this partisan dogfighting. If we don't even respect this country enough to set aside petty differences to move ourselves forward, how can we expect other's to respect us? Why would the world look to us for stability in the future, when we've got a buffoon tearing us apart in the oval office, and our own future stability is very much in question?</p><p></p><p>I think it's becoming laughable to say America is the greatest country in the world, and even more laughable to say we're the freest country. The truth is that we're probably the least free, free country in the world. We certainly have some really draconian laws that have made for the highest prison population in the world.</p><p></p><p>We'd be well advised to focus on compassion for non-violent drug offenders, overall prison reform, and dropping this asinine drug war. That's a start. The easy stuff. After that, we can start in on the more complicated issues. I want to live in a progressive country, one that allows freedom of religion, not one that allows people's religion to dictate our policy and our laws. We've lost our way. </p><p></p><p>We've let fear control us and color our decisions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LarryBird, post: 4099370, member: 76548"] It's not a moderator's job on a message board to be unbiased, their job is to make sure the terms of service are complied with, and that the discussion remains [I]somewhat[/I] civil. They're allowed to have their own opinions on matters at hand. Don't be salty that [USER=22662]@bbsam[/USER] doesn't agree with you politically, brah. He seems like a really intelligent and level headed dude, so I'm sure it's not anything personal. He has his beliefs in what would make our country a better place, and you have yours. This difference of opinion, and the discourse it produced, used to be what made this country the great and progressive place it was. Now, it's just a bunch of people lining up on opposite sides against each other and calling out names. The willingness to meet in the middle or concede that the other side might actually have the best way forward is gone. Sticking to your guns and going down with the ship has become the new norm. We will be a superpower in decline, until we set aside this partisan dogfighting. If we don't even respect this country enough to set aside petty differences to move ourselves forward, how can we expect other's to respect us? Why would the world look to us for stability in the future, when we've got a buffoon tearing us apart in the oval office, and our own future stability is very much in question? I think it's becoming laughable to say America is the greatest country in the world, and even more laughable to say we're the freest country. The truth is that we're probably the least free, free country in the world. We certainly have some really draconian laws that have made for the highest prison population in the world. We'd be well advised to focus on compassion for non-violent drug offenders, overall prison reform, and dropping this asinine drug war. That's a start. The easy stuff. After that, we can start in on the more complicated issues. I want to live in a progressive country, one that allows freedom of religion, not one that allows people's religion to dictate our policy and our laws. We've lost our way. We've let fear control us and color our decisions. [/QUOTE]
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