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Why are serious political arguments met with frivolous comments?

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 10:56 pm
by bobevenson
Just wondering.

Re: Why are serious political arguments met with frivolous comments?

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 11:03 pm
by Impenitent
nuke a gay whale for jesus

-Imp

Re: Why are serious political arguments met with frivolous comments?

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:28 am
by Arising_uk
How about because this is not a politics forum.

Re: Why are serious political arguments met with frivolous comments?

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 11:55 pm
by thedoc
Which "serious political argument" were you referring to?

It should be noted that when a particular poster, posts nothing but nonsense, other members tend to not pay much serious attention to his posts.

Re: Why are serious political arguments met with frivolous comments?

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 11:57 pm
by thedoc
Arising_uk wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:28 am How about because this is not a politics forum.
FYI, there is a "philosophy of politics" forum on this site.

Re: Why are serious political arguments met with frivolous comments?

Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:20 am
by Arising_uk
thedoc wrote:FYI, there is a "philosophy of politics" forum on this site.
And for yours, Philosophy of Politics is not the same as Politics.

Re: Why are serious political arguments met with frivolous comments?

Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:46 am
by thedoc
Arising_uk wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:20 am
thedoc wrote:FYI, there is a "philosophy of politics" forum on this site.
And for yours, Philosophy of Politics is not the same as Politics.
Well Bob's posts are neither political, philosophical, nor make sense, so where else can he put them?

Re: Why are serious political arguments met with frivolous comments?

Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:00 am
by Arising_uk
Whilst mainly nonsense they are political so he should post them upon a political forum but since he's probably been banned from every forum on the weeb I guess he should try and make them at least have some philosophical content as it is possible to do politics and be philosophical at he same time. Shame he hasn't the brains to do so.

The Lounge woul dbe my best guess are General but I think the mods will be deleting most of his threads anyway as they pretty much always devolve onto his obsessions.

Re: Why are serious political arguments met with frivolous comments?

Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 12:21 am
by Eodnhoj7
Because frivolous comments are politics.

Re: Why are serious political arguments met with frivolous comments?

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 2:51 am
by commonsense
Eodnhoj7 wrote: Sat Sep 16, 2017 12:21 am Because frivolous comments are politics.
So true.

Frivolity can be an effective counterargument to a serious [political] argument. Making light of a serious argument is a tactic that can make the very seriousness of it laughable. It is akin to looking askance at the person seated next to you, who is engaged in making an effective argument, while you are passing gas.

Why are serious political arguments met with frivolous comments?
Because they are always bringing frivolous comments with them when they are being met.