re: Are opposing views welcome here?

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It this board merely a conservative echo chamber



Pretty much

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wrong, this has been debunked for years. i have a list of well over 100 left wingers that post/posted here. this is not DU that bans anybody if they are not to the left of mao.

None of you will answer the fricking question of the democrats lying to you about Biden and now throwing a simple minded woman up there that no one voted for.


How can you have watched what we watched the last 3.5 years and say, yeah that was our guy and he was fit to be president.

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Do you denounce the attempted murder of Trump?

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Any sane person upon sober reflection would denounce attempted murder.

That's a pretty low bar.

why is all the OT filth coming to the PB now? did they do this last election also? i know we had many bots and trash from reddit/DU last time.

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On occasion, I see conservatives here invite liberals' opinions. It's infrequent, and it's usually sarcastic when it does happen.

I occasionally see Democrat/liberal opinions offered; however, a significant number of responses are pure ad hominem attacks, wholly devoid of any attempt to discuss an issue or position.

The overwhelming majority of this board is conservative. Do the consistent ad hominem attacks on Democrat/liberal posts express an accepted policy of this board's conservatives' to shout down opposing views? I do not recall ever seeing any conservative poster attempt to rebuke those ad hominem posts.

It this board merely a conservative echo chamber or are opposing views welcome here?

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Let's logically think through what happens when one side compares the other side to Nazis/Bigots/Racists/Sexists 24x7. Or one side makes everything into an emotional "the other side is evil/haters/ists/etc." argument no matter the topic.

Where did the emotional focus originate fromt?

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Are opposing views welcome here?

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Seems like unless you are "fake MAGA" (real MAGA was Ronnie in the 80's) you are not real welcome. I am an old school IKE guy but have been called a RHINO and a LIBTARD. (amusing but sad).

Occam’s stubble is your alt

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I do not recall ever seeing any conservative poster attempt to rebuke those ad hominem posts.

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I have, but i also haven't been as active on this board.

I wish more liberals would post here. What you speak is partially correct. There are extremist posters on both sides. The libs were posting more frequently 2015 and 2016. The problem was, many would start threads and NEVER respond to legitimate debate. It was mostly ad hominem against Trump. After Trump won, they largely disappeared. Now, it seems, they only reappear every 4 years, and majority of the posts, are from "new" posters and it's the same style. Blurt out a Democrat talking point, then leave. There is no discussion.

On the flip side, there are some on here that are fanatical about their support for Trump, and they ONLY post attacks. I can name you 5 or 6 off the top of my head that have NEVER discussed the subject matter of a thread, and either cast insults are childish remarks that doesn't come close to reasonable discourse or debate.

I am unabashedly conservative and logical, but moreso, a realist. I've had countless arguments with both sides on this board. This place has become a dull echo chamber where dissenting views are met with "cuck" or some other childish retort. On the other hand, liberal opinions are poorly thought out and never defended by those that supposedly support them. It's not an attack, it's fact.

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This place has become a dull echo chamber where dissenting views are met with "cuck" or some other childish retort

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This is gold coming from Ronbots