Taichiliberal
Shaken, not stirred!
Since I've been on this site, I've made it a practice to start each new year by taking everyone on the previous year's "ignore" list and engaging them to see if they and I are capable of at least a rational discussion/debate on any topic.
However, this year I'm not too sure I want to deal with the mindsets that essentially follow every Trump/MAGA declaration with unswerving loyalty (aka: trolling). As this site has reverted to an older format, I can ignore folk and NOT see their responses not only to me but to other posters that may be on the same thread as I.
Good times!
But, I realize that by doing this I'm placing myself into an ever closing circle of semi like minded posters ... and that's not good if one is seriously into discussion and learning from them.
So what I'll do now is just re-instate the less rabid and irrational posters and attempt to be rational and tolerant of extreme viewpoints. Mind you, I'll give as good as I get for the unrepentant troll or axe grinder, and I will dump the truly absurd back onto the ignore list.
But I'm willing to give it a shot.
Tally-ho!
However, this year I'm not too sure I want to deal with the mindsets that essentially follow every Trump/MAGA declaration with unswerving loyalty (aka: trolling). As this site has reverted to an older format, I can ignore folk and NOT see their responses not only to me but to other posters that may be on the same thread as I.
Good times!
But, I realize that by doing this I'm placing myself into an ever closing circle of semi like minded posters ... and that's not good if one is seriously into discussion and learning from them.
So what I'll do now is just re-instate the less rabid and irrational posters and attempt to be rational and tolerant of extreme viewpoints. Mind you, I'll give as good as I get for the unrepentant troll or axe grinder, and I will dump the truly absurd back onto the ignore list.
But I'm willing to give it a shot.
Tally-ho!