Subj : Politics
To   : Avon
From : Andre Robitaille
Date : Fri Mar 04 2022 08:37 pm

 Av> I wonder if an echo that had a geo-political or just political focus to it
 Av> would be a starter? If it was set up it could be a place for discussions
 Av> about global politics and peoples thoughts, fears, hopes etc. the come
 Av> with it. 

The problem with that concept is that the people who would spend time in that echo have an identity politics problem... They can't bringing politics, and usually being nasty to each other, into ever single discussion. 

I mean, if the rule was strict in every other echo except the politics echo, maybe it would work? I dunno.

 
 Av> But it occurs to me that where the bulk of any such chatter has landed in
 Av> the past (as I mentioned earlier) was in the USA political space.

That ship sailed a few years ago. Seems like everyone I talked to in Europe wanted to comment on US politics. I mean, come on... I'm an American. I already don't care what other parts of the world think about anything, much less what they think about my country. :-D

But now it's not just politics. It's social. And what seemed like heated arguements before has now turned into every topic being an existential crisis.

 Av> But if we could find a way to continue to agree to conduct ourselves in a
 Av> way that is civil if such an echo(s) were created I'd be open to looking
 Av> at it / giving it a try. 

I think the cons wildly outweigh the pros.


- Andre
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