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DeCav wrote:Man, I dunno about the politics section of PFT. I hear it's like if you took the zoo that is the normal PFT and dropped acid or something. I've looked a couple of times and it scared me off. I have a hard time dealing with people who are stuck so to speak. Besides if we're gonna be good friends, I should keep my politics to myself. Ruben would probably tell you the same thing. I kinda kicked over an anthill on Facebook a couple of weeks ago with an irresponsible post.

Basically I'm kinda in the boat that Warpaint is in...sort of. Truth is I'm a never-trumper, not a democrat. I just wish we had someone like Kasich or what's wrong with president Pence?

See what I mean? But I have an open mind also. The president just offends my moral compass. I realize he's good for regulations and business I suppose but I seem to recall things were going pretty well under Bill Clinton but I was on the impeach wagon about the lies and his ethical issues.

Jack has discussed opening a political section again if I were willing to mediate it and try to keep things from getting out of hand. Fact is I know a lot of really unusually bright and intellectual people who like the President and what he's doing but the ironies of all ironies is that Trump reminds me so much of Vic6. I know! That sounds crazy right? Maybe the Mods should open up the political section so you guys can educate me. I feel like there's something I'm not understanding. I heard a great quote on a podcast recently....

When it comes to politics we're atomized personalities just ramming into one another and bumping off one another and rarely forming stable molecular bonds.

I feel like I'm a resonable person and it's frustrating because I know people on both sides of the issue who are some of the smartest people I've ever met but are seeing things a totally different way. Just like Scott Adam's theory. Me and you are in the same theater effectively watching the same movie except I seem to be seeing a different movie than other people I know.

Don't want to get into it here for obvious reasons. But I'll talk to the admin about opening the Rubber Room again and maybe I'll participate and mediate. What do you think? I'll have an open mind if you can agree to do the same thing. It's weird for me cause for 7 years I had a reputation of not being terribly stupid yet all of a sudden I feel like I'm made to feel stupid if I don't agree with other people whom I respect who think the president is doing a great job. I'll see about getting a political section going again. But you're right. It has to be civil. I feel like only 2 times on PFT did I abandon civility in order to nail someone to the cross and Vic was one of them. Otherwise I feel like I'm a reasonable, logical person even if I'm a little eccentric.