In which I try to successfully mini-YAGE

Alex · 09-01-2008, 07:23 PM

No, not from the board.

But I've come to the conclusion that I am going to go insane if I keep participating in election threads, here or on any other board.

I have put a lot of thought in my points of view and try my best to avoid the petty issue-ism and gotcha games and mock outrage that comprises 90% of political discussion (the LoT is better than average, I'll say it is 75% here). I won't say I'm entirely successful, but I try.

So I get exhausted (my own doing, nobody forces me) doing the "someone's wrong on the internet" thing and find myself saying "dude, I can't be on your side because you're an idiot" a lot.

So, I hereby and flamboyantly declare that the next presidential election thread post I make will be to discuss the results in November.

Now, I am weak. I have feet of clay. God put my uterus too close to my prostate. Or whatever the correct religious saying is for not living up to ones goals. I know I'll likely fail.

And that is why I YAGE here. Hopefully, when I throw off my self-imposed chains to post and dive into an argument (and I'd like to call it a discussion but despite certain forms followed they generally are no more discussions here than on any other board) I hope that you all will unite to point in unison and drive me back into my self imposed exile.

09-01-2008, 07:23 PM	#1
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	In which I try to successfully mini-YAGE No, not from the board. But I've come to the conclusion that I am going to go insane if I keep participating in election threads, here or on any other board. I have put a lot of thought in my points of view and try my best to avoid the petty issue-ism and gotcha games and mock outrage that comprises 90% of political discussion (the LoT is better than average, I'll say it is 75% here). I won't say I'm entirely successful, but I try. So I get exhausted (my own doing, nobody forces me) doing the "someone's wrong on the internet" thing and find myself saying "dude, I can't be on your side because you're an idiot" a lot. So, I hereby and flamboyantly declare that the next presidential election thread post I make will be to discuss the results in November. Now, I am weak. I have feet of clay. God put my uterus too close to my prostate. Or whatever the correct religious saying is for not living up to ones goals. I know I'll likely fail. And that is why I YAGE here. Hopefully, when I throw off my self-imposed chains to post and dive into an argument (and I'd like to call it a discussion but despite certain forms followed they generally are no more discussions here than on any other board) I hope that you all will unite to point in unison and drive me back into my self imposed exile.
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