Any good places to discuss politics online?

Any good places to discuss politics online?

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Talkbass seems like just the place! Oh, wait...

 

Not really. They see that I'm sure.
I've noticed that at times, they're willing to let some stuff slide when it stays civil and friendly. It's when it starts to go goofy (and it inevitably does because someone always gets butthurt or offended) that they start shutting stuff down and swingin' the ban-hammer.

 

Any good places to discuss politics online?

Well, if by "good" you mean polite, civil, respectful, and intelligent, I don't know of any. They may exist, I just haven't seen them.

 

And this is the reason for the ban on politricks here. It ONLY serves to divide and cause strife in this community. The ban is in place for a good reason.

 

The Yahoo comments section is pure gold for this

 

Fixed.

It's sad but true. Divide et impera in action.

 

democraticunderground

 

Surround yourself with likeminded individuals. If they don't agree with you, start shooting, or hit them really hard if you don't believe in guns. If you don't believe in violence, blog or vlog. If you don't believe in technology, shun them Amish style!

 

Maybe someone has a group that is on Xanax- that's about the only way i can think of it being civil.

 

I think politics should be discussed or debated face to face over a nice cup of coffee ( and maybe a donut ) with friends or neighbors, not over the internet. Bass playing and related matters is a different story.

 

couldnt hurt

 

straightdope.com

 

They dont exist. Trust me.

 

In order to have a civil, intelligent conversation about any controversial subject, I think you need to control with whom you have the conversation. I think a small majority of folks really can't act well under any type of stress or conflict, so you have to weed out the fools before you try to act like adults. I don't think you can do it in the anonymous, no accountability world of the internet.

Absent a meeting between only persons of good character, I think those conversations need to be held in a face-to-face situation in order to avoid the foolishness. Identify intelligent, mature individuals who don't act like Billy Badass in the face of disagreement, and have those conversations locally and face-to-face.

Most people act completely differently when they are within your lunging distance.

 

You could try

Comment is free | The Guardian

There is a section for USA news. It's article-lead though, so the message boards follow the theme of the articles "Above the Line."

There have been some, erm, lively discussions. Especially after the News International paywalls went up.

 

Facebook, although, I've lost (and gained) a few friends this way.

 

Well, there is the politics forum over at SuperHerohype.com. With an occasional out burst of name-calling, it's actually a relatively well behaved group of politicos. Better behaved than some gaming forums I've visited.