PLUG - politics4real forum

[rainonlevs]

To my friends, old and new, I would like to invite you all to a new forum I set up:
politics4realI think that much of the vehement disagreement today comes from being trained to favor rhetoric over reason and the fostering of divisions between groups. This then, is my latest attempt to find common ground, to explore new perspectives, to discuss

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[woopflying]

This could become a place of refuge for those banned by the little dictator of politicsforum,you know the guy DON`T CROSS ME I AM KING.
or for those who just gave up on its tribal outlook.

Lessons learned.

[rainonlevs]

Thank you for the sentiment.

doc_neuro himself pointed out a more fitting allegory: " its true what people say...politicsforum is indeed a lot like the coliseum of ancient rome." I think that is true on a great many levels.

I prefer to draw my forum's basis from the salons and hillsides where Socratic method was born and practiced, where a man was judged by his ability to understand his opponent and raise the discussion to higher levels.

Please feel free to invite others (of all political and philosophical outlooks) looking for the same opportunity. :^)

[eyesky]

You've added me from the politics forum, I think. I tend to passively watch as it's predominantly American (I'm Australian) and aggressive dialogue, and I'm not particularly political...but politics4real doesn't look bad, so I might join if you don't mind.

Also...will it be a problem if I don't reciprocate the personal lj add? - Just some of the themes I deal with..I'm very happy to read yours, though...still trying to politicise myself.

[rainonlevs]

Actually, I found you from a posting on someone else's lj account. I've been following friends links and looking for people who's posts add meaningful information and/or perspective into a discussion