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dobbles · 03-22-2017, 10:26 AM

At the risk of yet another post not related to the topic and instead discussing people, i want to say this:

As an American, I have always enjoyed these threads on CP.

A little backstory; feel free to skip this paragraph. I am someone that grew up in a household below the poverty line only to see myself get some lucky breaks and a whole lot of help to turn into a decently successful person with a nice house in the suburbs with a wife and a couple of great kids. I grew up in a town that is stereotypical of what was talked about in the election. It was even mentioned by Obama in his famous convention speech years ago: Galesburg, Illinois. Its a small town of 30,000 or so that has seen a lot of blue collar job loss. The biggest being the Maytag refrigerator factory that went to Reynosa Mexico 15 years ago or so. My sister worked there and so did my step mom and lots of other people I know. So when the election talked about blue collar workers and uneducated people and how they did or didn't vote, I was often very interested in what was said. Because it represented who I am and where I came from. Personally, I will always support social welfare because it is the only reason I made it to where I am today.

With that said, the reason I love these threads is it gives me perspective on these issues from way different people with way different experiences than me. Unlike most, I do enjoy having my views challenged. I do like to learn. So it saddens me that these threads can get derailed by trolls. I left a previous version when someone like illuminaiughty trolled it and it became a cesspool. I think it's time I leave again. And the reason I say this is that I want readers and mods especially to know that people like that drive off others. And while I know trying to moderate a forum so large must be terribly difficult, I feel you are all too often lenient on people that have no real desire to converse. They just want to argue and cause trouble. There are times that posters like peter or corsi can get on my nerves, but I always respect their intellect and dedication to putting out fleshed out positions.

Anywho, have fun with the thread guys. I'll be down here in red America trying to survive the s%&t show we have put ourselves in.

03-22-2017, 10:26 AM	#6594
dobbles addition by subtraction Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Exp:	At the risk of yet another post not related to the topic and instead discussing people, i want to say this: As an American, I have always enjoyed these threads on CP. A little backstory; feel free to skip this paragraph. I am someone that grew up in a household below the poverty line only to see myself get some lucky breaks and a whole lot of help to turn into a decently successful person with a nice house in the suburbs with a wife and a couple of great kids. I grew up in a town that is stereotypical of what was talked about in the election. It was even mentioned by Obama in his famous convention speech years ago: Galesburg, Illinois. Its a small town of 30,000 or so that has seen a lot of blue collar job loss. The biggest being the Maytag refrigerator factory that went to Reynosa Mexico 15 years ago or so. My sister worked there and so did my step mom and lots of other people I know. So when the election talked about blue collar workers and uneducated people and how they did or didn't vote, I was often very interested in what was said. Because it represented who I am and where I came from. Personally, I will always support social welfare because it is the only reason I made it to where I am today. With that said, the reason I love these threads is it gives me perspective on these issues from way different people with way different experiences than me. Unlike most, I do enjoy having my views challenged. I do like to learn. So it saddens me that these threads can get derailed by trolls. I left a previous version when someone like illuminaiughty trolled it and it became a cesspool. I think it's time I leave again. And the reason I say this is that I want readers and mods especially to know that people like that drive off others. And while I know trying to moderate a forum so large must be terribly difficult, I feel you are all too often lenient on people that have no real desire to converse. They just want to argue and cause trouble. There are times that posters like peter or corsi can get on my nerves, but I always respect their intellect and dedication to putting out fleshed out positions. Anywho, have fun with the thread guys. I'll be down here in red America trying to survive the s%&t show we have put ourselves in.