Jaybee Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 I would like to join the politics board, but I don't remember how. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 This link will hopefully take you to the main page, where you can request to join. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 18 minutes ago, Jaybee said: I would like to join the politics board, but I don't remember how. If you’re looking for talk about the terrorist invasion of Israel and war crimes perpetrated against the people of Israel, there are no threads about Israel at all. As of about 5 mins ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 1 minute ago, pinball said: If you’re looking for talk about the terrorist invasion of Israel and war crimes perpetrated against the people of Israel, there are no threads about Israel at all. As of about 5 mins ago. Though theoretically one can start a thread if one wishes to talk… 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianthus Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 9 minutes ago, pinball said: If you’re looking for talk about the terrorist invasion of Israel and war crimes perpetrated against the people of Israel, there are no threads about Israel at all. As of about 5 mins ago. Your thread yesterday disappeared. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Just now, Dianthus said: Your thread yesterday disappeared. I think she meant the politics forum. Where she could start a thread if she wished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 1 minute ago, Dianthus said: Your thread yesterday disappeared. Thank you…says a lot, doesn’t it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Cupcakes anyone? 🧁 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Also, speaking very generally...no one has said bad actions are good. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condessa Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 28 minutes ago, MercyA said: Also, speaking very generally...no one has said bad actions are good. No, but apparently saying that bad actions are bad is politics, not just basic humanity. Or at least, saying bad actions are bad when they happen to certain people. We discussed how bad actions are bad ad nauseum when it was the Russians that were committing atrocities. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 2 hours ago, pinball said: If you’re looking for talk about the terrorist invasion of Israel and war crimes perpetrated against the people of Israel, there are no threads about Israel at all. As of about 5 mins ago. Well, that, but also I've been meaning to join for awhile. I may not stay if it gets too stressful and I decide I'd rather bury my head for sanity's sake, but I will try it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 14 minutes ago, Jaybee said: Well, that, but also I've been meaning to join for awhile. I may not stay if it gets too stressful and I decide I'd rather bury my head for sanity's sake, but I will try it. That’s always good to recognize when you need to protect yourself by not subjecting yourself to too much news/information. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondbutterandjelly Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 If you join, are accepted, and then it asks for a password, what are you supposed to put? I didn’t receive a password with my acceptance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 16 minutes ago, perky said: If you join, are accepted, and then it asks for a password, what are you supposed to put? I didn’t receive a password with my acceptance. I've never been asked for a password. Let's tag @Amiraand see if she knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianthus Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Condessa said: No, but apparently saying that bad actions are bad is politics, not just basic humanity. Or at least, saying bad actions are bad when they happen to certain people. We discussed how bad actions are bad ad nauseum when it was the Russians that were committing atrocities. Oh my. I do avoid news but just saw of the 40 babies and how horrible🥺. Yes, I don't understand the dismissal, the silence, and the silencing/censorship. It is inhumane. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Who is being silent about it? Everyone here has condemned atrocities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condessa Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, MercyA said: Who is being silent about it? Everyone here has condemned atrocities. They have actively silenced every discussion of it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 3 hours ago, Condessa said: No, but apparently saying that bad actions are bad is politics, not just basic humanity. Well...to be fair the "politics" label is applied to lots of issues I would consider to be about basic human rights. And, yes, that has irked me in the past when I've tried to talk about some of those things. Sometimes we do a good job keeping discussions politically neutral. It can be done. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, Condessa said: They have actively silenced every discussion of it. I've been out for much of today so maybe I missed some of that. I hope you'll consider joining the politics board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condessa Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Just now, MercyA said: Well...to be fair the "politics" label is applied to lots of issues I would consider to be about basic human rights. And, yes, that has irked me in the past when I've tried to talk about some of those things. Sometimes we do a good job keeping discussions politically neutral. It can be done. This topic has been deemed too political for discussion even when it has remained completely politically neutral. The last thread asking for sources to learn about historical context of the region was shut down with a “you have enough sources now, we’re done” even though it was totally neutral and civil. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condessa Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Dianthus said: Oh my. I do avoid news but just saw of the 40 babies and how horrible🥺. Yes, I don't understand the dismissal, the silence, and the silencing/censorship. It is inhumane. I am deeply disappointed that even here, where I generally consider the posters as being mostly thinking, compassionate folks who know their history, they are actively shutting down all discussion and information sharing about the atrocities. Why should this be a point of political contention? Why should we treat war crimes against one people differently than we do another? The historical conflict doesn’t make these kinds of acts justifiable and therefore contentious. If the Cherokee decided to take their revenge for past wrongs and slaughtered the population of Tulsa tomorrow, or indigenous Australians murdered the children of Melbourne in their beds, or any other wronged group raped women en masse and then posted the videos of themselves to the internet, would it all be deemed too controversial because they, too, have experienced atrocities? Would it be wiped out of public discussion? I can’t think of any other group that we would collectively turn away from this kind of blatant evil being committed against. It is disgusting, and I am ashamed. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 If you guys have complaints about moderation, take it up with Susan. From the board rules: "Threads about how the boards should be run differently, laments about how much more/less welcoming the board is/was now/in the past, and criticisms of the moderators should be posted on...someone else's board. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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