Originally Posted by canvasback
Originally Posted by John Roberts
Originally Posted by canvasback
I hang out with some Democrat voting American hunters and gun owners. Until they met me, they hung around with NO ONE who wasn't a progressive liberal. Sure there is hypocrisy in their views and voting patterns but most of us aren't perfect. The idea of completely cutting out 50% of the population because of their political views is just stupid. It doesn't matter which side is doing it. The polarization actually is a problem. So is most progressive ideology. But the solution sure isn't shunning.
To quote Rush Limbaugh: "We are not interested in getting along with liberals, we are interested in defeating them."
JR

Well guys who behave like Keith don't defeat anyone. And neither do echo chambers.

You and Ted and others who tacitly support Keith can revel in your polarization if you want but....

I could not help noticing, about the ten or more people who would be an asset to the board in your opinion, yet will not join and contribute. Your very discription of them is an echo chamber, and that they are polarizing. Is polarization actually a problem of opposing ideologies, or a trigger word for the choir here, from those pretending to be on the high road?

Who is being shunned? I thought the discussion was about the unilateral decorum complaint against politically pro 2A board members. I'd have bet a thousand bucks, that it was. Polarization is something to be understood, it is part of every bit of life today, not a singular scapegoat for a message board.