Politics and PC
I applaud the members of this site who are usually pretty good at refraining from political commentary, as tempting as it often is, but every once in a while I see something that really irks me. Maybe I'm flying solo here, or maybe you think I'm being hypersensitive, but every political comment I've read on this site leans in one direction, while I unabashedly lean the other. Until now, I've resisted my instinct to respond in kind because I don't want to see this site turn into one of the plethora of existing sites that have devolved into virtual foghorns, blasting out non-constructive, vitriolic rhetoric that unnecessarily exasperates the country's political divide. I imagine others feel the same and have similarly decided to keep quiet. But my life is deluged with enough legal/political discussion/debate as it is, and the Podium Cafe is one place I visit regularly to escape all that ugliness and have some fun.
So please folks, don't ruin that.
Okay, excoriate away.
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by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 12, 2007 5:39 PM EDT reply actions
p.s.
Note to Oscar Pereiro: we'll always have Paris.
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 12, 2007 6:00 PM EDT reply actions
I appreciate the polite reminder, Scott
Agreed
I'll live. No biggie. Thanks for listening.
Peace & pineapples,
I like the heated discussions
I like peace and pineapples
We now return you to our regularly scheduled bike race.
by Drew on Jul 13, 2007 9:32 AM EDT reply actions
I have beliefs,
Thanks Scott.
Five topics
Things just work out better that way.
Politics
I lived in DC for the better part of a decade, and I can tell you, after a year, I was done talking politics in public. If even those people don't want to talk about it in their spare time, why should anyone else?
The genius of the polit-blogs is everyone can talk as much as they want in the time frame that suits them. And the rest of the world can get on with life.
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 13, 2007 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions

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