Hello Dutch,
Straight question: What do you come here for?
For me, it's primarily entertainment closely followed by information on people's thoughts about various topics.
FWIW, I never thread ban, never put someone on ignore and am against permbans except in extreme cases...which this one appears to be.
Actual political discourse.
(without all the interpersonal crap.)
I learn what motivates people to hold their particular political views. What makes this country tick. It's astonishing. Most appear to be motivated by personal grudges, whereas I see the country would benefit most from people actually thinking about what would be best for the country.
Sadly, most Americans only care about what happens to themselves, and could hardly give two figs about what happens to the country. That part is perplexing to me. Don't these people have children and grandchildren? Or at least dream of having such? Don't they want their own descendants to have a good country to live in? They don't want to see it improved? Seems like the sentiment behind 'maga,' but the dedication to that is as shallow and ambiguous as the slogan itself. And so many Democrats only seem to be motivated by hatred of the right.
I've had such a fabulous life I feel it is my duty to leave the country a better place than I found it. I know from history so many before me have given so much that I might enjoy this wonderful life. The collective selfishness in America is pathetic. It's all me, me, me, and I want it now, now, now.
Where are the people who value delayed gratification? I see precious little of that sentiment displayed here.
People have discounted the actual professional main stream media and instead get their information basically from rumors on social media. The popular view these days is that institutions cannot be trusted to perform their task, and that rumors are to be more trusted. SMH!
