A conversation between Stone and Diesel

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Diesel

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The parameters as defined by my conversationalist:

Stone said:
I was actually thinking of doing something in here that I think would have a good chance of helping the two players involved but also the entire room. I wanted to pick someone from the opposite political spectrum of myself and just have a nice, question and answer type thread. Where we just talk,...like people, ask each other WHY we feel the way we do about things. But I want to do it with someone more reasonable so it doesnt turn into something its not intended to be. Just honest questions, and honest answers. I would also thread ban the rest of the room. Not to be a jerk,... but just to make sure something intended for good doesnt turn bad because of outside agitators. ANYONE can read...but only the 2 involved can post. My 1st choices? Bartender, lefty, or BOC. Either one would do fine. If any of you see this let me know. Im not doing a whole lot parts the next few days so it would be a good time to do it. Oh....and there will be ZERO little barbs or digs from me,...I would expect the same otherwise the purpose is defeated.
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Some requests:

Stone and I will only respond to each other for one hour (I hope he sees this soon). Then the participants can expand. In the meantime, we will have a public conversation that meets the standards he described above.

Stone, what do you think is the most pressing political problem in the US today?
 
Afternoon Diesel. To answer your question I would say it is how divisive we have all become . Its really terrible and needs to STOP.
 
While waiting....... I say that because I firmly believe that a house divided can not stand.
 
How is it possible to have a civil adult conversation with a simian who eats paint chips and thinks they're Wheaties? lol Good luck!
 
Stone said:
While waiting....... I say that because I firmly believe that a house divided can not stand.
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The most pressing political problem in the US today is the influence of money in politics. Divisiveness was bought with money.
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
How is it possible to have a civil adult conversation with a simian who eats paint chips and thinks they're Wheaties? lol Good luck!
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Done....WE tried. Let the record show owl cannot handle a simple well intentioned request. As for you Diesel,....thank you,....you fulfilled your part in good faith. This has been a great example of what Im talking about. Sad. Maybe we can try again another day under a different format where we ban anyone else from posting. Thanks again,.... none of this is your fault.......
 
Stone said:
Done....WE tried. Let the record show owl cannot handle a simple well intentioned request. As for you Diesel,....thank you,....you fulfilled your part in good faith. This has been a great example of what Im talking about. Sad. Maybe we can try again another day under a different format where we ban anyone else from posting. Thanks again,.... none of this is your fault.......
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You couldn't even go 12 minutes without becoming distracted. I don't know if there's a simpler format to host this type of exchange, but I'm glad we tried.
 
Diesel said:
You couldn't even go 12 minutes without becoming distracted. I don't know if there's a simpler format to host this type of exchange, but I'm glad we tried.
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Its not that Im distracted,.... its just that I refuse to do it. If people cant see that we were trying to do something good then I refuse to take part in putting on a show for a hateful troll that cant follow simple well meaning requests. We will try again in a day or so,....in one of the other forums,....with a thread ban. thanks again....later...
 
Stone said:
Its not that Im distracted,.... its just that I refuse to do it. If people cant see that we were trying to do something good then I refuse to take part in putting on a show for a hateful troll that cant follow simple well meaning requests. We will try again in a day or so,....in one of the other forums,....with a thread ban. thanks again....later...
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Alright, man. I expect you to follow up and satisfy your word.
 
Stone said:
Its not that Im distracted,.... its just that I refuse to do it. If people cant see that we were trying to do something good then I refuse to take part in putting on a show for a hateful troll that cant follow simple well meaning requests. We will try again in a day or so,....in one of the other forums,....with a thread ban. thanks again....later...
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Start your thread in APP and make it a debate challenge between the two of you.
 
christiefan915 said:
Start your thread in APP and make it a debate challenge between the two of you.
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They didn't want it to be a 'Debate', and they didn't want it to be a 'Challenge'. They just wanted to have a 'conversation' about what they thought.
One of them said it would last an hour, and then others could chime in with their 2 cents worth.
 
Jack said:
They didn't want it to be a 'Debate', and they didn't want it to be a 'Challenge'. They just wanted to have a 'conversation' about what they thought.
One of them said it would last an hour, and then others could chime in with their 2 cents worth.
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I know that. It was just a suggestion to keep others out of the thread.
 
Jack said:
They didn't want it to be a 'Debate', and they didn't want it to be a 'Challenge'. They just wanted to have a 'conversation' about what they thought.
One of them said it would last an hour, and then others could chime in with their 2 cents worth.
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The only 2 who interrupted their discussion chimed in at 7 minutes, the other at 58 minutes.
 
christiefan915 said:
:rolleyes: The discussion was over in 26 minutes. Post 15 didn't interrupt it.
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Yes, it was over before the hour was up. Still, it was under the hour requested. Why complain when two people from opposite political leanings want a civil one-on-one conversation?
 
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