Online Political Debates Suck
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Topic: Online Political Debates Suck
Posted By: Hairball!!!
Subject: Online Political Debates Suck
Date Posted: 26 April 2005 at 7:41pm
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It seems to me that they're a load of crap. Most of the "arguments" are calling the opposition names or making cheap shots while having no valid points whatsoever, all in disjointed grammar with no spelling skill. Even the more "mature" debaters will often get heated and say some rash things.
I'll make any debate to my opinions short and to the point: I'm right and you're wrong. Shut up. |
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Posted By: oreomann33
Date Posted: 26 April 2005 at 7:42pm
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all politics suck.
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Posted By: Hairball!!!
Date Posted: 26 April 2005 at 7:44pm
| I actually enjoy a good debate, it's just that I partake so rarely because If there's they typical show of dumbassery, I won't even bother |
Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 26 April 2005 at 7:48pm
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I only take part in debates which I know what I'm talking about.
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Posted By: Hades
Date Posted: 26 April 2005 at 8:27pm
Good thinking. I wish others followed your example. |
Cedric wrote:Posted By: Panda Man
Date Posted: 26 April 2005 at 8:28pm
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I dont tkae part in debates because My ideas dont fly to well in American Democracy... 1 land, 1 ruler. ------------- 
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Posted By: .Ryan
Date Posted: 26 April 2005 at 8:31pm
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I actually find them better than face to face debates, at least with
most of the people I've have the pleasure of debating. The dumbassery
you speak of isn't debating, it's stupid, uninformed, opinionated
people sporting rehetoric at each other, thats it. Debates and Politics
form a lot of the back bone of this country and without the right and
tradition of vocal dissention we definately would not be where we are
now.
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Posted By: Bugg
Date Posted: 26 April 2005 at 8:36pm
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I agree, online debates do suck, becasue I for one cannot get my point accross without being misunderstood or flamed becasue I can't phrase it properly in writng.
In words, I'll beat almost any one my age I come up against, sometimes even people older, but writing, a 10 year old can beat me.. sad ------------- 
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Posted By: Trogdor2
Date Posted: 26 April 2005 at 8:42pm
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I don't really know much about politics, so I don't debate about them much.
------------- Something unknown is doing we don't know what. That is what our knowledge amounts to. - Sir Arthur Eddington |
Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 26 April 2005 at 9:19pm
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Debates are shaped by the participants. On this forum you have teenagers, and adults who act like teenagers. Hence the result. Other internet forums with a higher average age have much more "mature" discussions. They are also much more boring. :) |
Posted By: Darur
Date Posted: 26 April 2005 at 9:22pm
Where are these "adults"? The last one I saw was KRL.  ------------- Real Men play Tuba [IMG]http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1859/newsmall6xz.jpg"> PH33R TEH 1337 Dwarf! http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/log_off_user.asp" rel="nofollow - DONT CLICK ME!!1 |
Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 26 April 2005 at 9:23pm
| KRL is 16... |
Posted By: Frozen Balls
Date Posted: 26 April 2005 at 9:23pm
You should see the Americas Army forum. Bunch of US and foreign vets...the debates are scary. They managed to get all of R&R (second biggest forum section) closed down because of a rebellion and invasion(no, really) of the general forum. Those were good times. ------------- 
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Posted By: Darur
Date Posted: 26 April 2005 at 9:36pm
Doh! Wait . . . I thought his 16th was this summer? ------------- Real Men play Tuba [IMG]http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1859/newsmall6xz.jpg"> PH33R TEH 1337 Dwarf! http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/log_off_user.asp" rel="nofollow - DONT CLICK ME!!1 |
Posted By: Hades
Date Posted: 26 April 2005 at 10:13pm
| I thought I was the oldest at 13 and a half... |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 27 April 2005 at 10:53am
I AM OFFENDED! I do not act like a teenager. (Pre-teen at best) ------------- 
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Posted By: PlentifulBalls
Date Posted: 27 April 2005 at 12:54pm
I agree. ------------- 
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Posted By: goodsmitty
Date Posted: 27 April 2005 at 1:25pm
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Flame wars? huh? Who said anything about starting flame wars? Whachoo sniffin? ------------- "Reading this thread, I'm sad to say that the only difference between the average American and the average Taliban is economic status." -Zesty |
Posted By: Apu
Date Posted: 27 April 2005 at 1:53pm
No good tom. I made a thread a while back and all 3-5 of the people that like to debate freaked out on me. 
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Posted By: Dune
Date Posted: 27 April 2005 at 2:01pm
| I don't mind a good debate. I just recently got into a very heated one over the death penalty and due process. |
Posted By: -ProDigY-
Date Posted: 27 April 2005 at 2:03pm
You're great at debating as long as you don't have time to think about what you're saying. If, however, you're given time to think, plan, and sculpt your argument, all of a sudden your debating skills go straight to hell. Now I get it. ------------- 
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Posted By: Hitman
Date Posted: 27 April 2005 at 2:24pm
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The debates are great. I usually don't partake because I can't stay on
the Forum long enough for me to make multiple replies. So I usually
just chime in a single post a few pages in that is relevant towards the
first post, and not the actually debate.
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Posted By: DBibeau855
Date Posted: 27 April 2005 at 4:01pm
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Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 27 April 2005 at 4:47pm
| So now we are debating debates. That would make this a ... ... metadebate? |
Posted By: Tae Kwon Do
Date Posted: 27 April 2005 at 5:02pm
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Its not really a debate, its a Fauxbate. ------------- 
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Posted By: Hairball!!!
Date Posted: 27 April 2005 at 6:24pm
Foxy. Are there babes involved? |
Posted By: Badsmitty
Date Posted: 27 April 2005 at 7:38pm
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Posted By: Darur
Date Posted: 28 April 2005 at 12:22am
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Clark, your right about the teen thing . . .
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