Thread: General Chat - Politcal?

please Inc...oh please mods.....please exhonorate me from sounding like I'm stirring the pot.

It wasn't me....I just made made an innocent reply.

It was all the others here to blame.

thats what it sounds like now.....week as ****.

If the repetetive, provocative threads were not started there would be no answers.

End of story.

If they are started in a Leftie loving corner only those interested would go there.

If people were not wanting a reaction, one way or the other, they wouldn't start the thread. the fact that they do gives a fair indication that they are on a hobby horse.

Have made my suggestion. Let the mods take it from here.

Originally Posted by incisor

amen

and i'll probably be damned by the lefties and the rightists for saying that...

Or the Worshipful Order of Agnostics.....

Perhaps a moderator could start a poll thread. BAN POLITICS FROM 'CHAT'. Yes. No.

Well, I didn't start any of the threads I assume some people don't like, but I have contributed a bit, and I don't apologise for doing that. If some people disagree, well that's fine, just as I'm entitled to disagree with them sometimes. I don't believe people should be bullied into silence for daring to disagree.
As for asylum seekers, I don't see it as a party political issue. I believe the present LNP government, the previous Labor Government, the LNP Government before that and the Labor Government before that were all wrong in the ways they handled this issue.
For me, the asylum seeker threads are not about party politics, they're about human rights. And, as far as I know, discussion of human rights is not banned on AULRO. Please say if that's wrong.
Incidentally, most of my posts on this forum are not even in General Chat.

AULRO is more than landy's and chat about them. Just as landy's are more than 4WD's. Just have a look at the list of forums (err fora?) sub fora and sub, sub fora. We have an amazing spread of people and passions on here. I can find a space for getting info and feedback on ALL my cars one day, ask for comments on what types of dog the next, and then drop in for a bit of cerebral stimulation and discussion (err **** slanging!) another day. And that's what's great about AULRO for me. It is (very nearly!) all I need from the WWW.

If we compare general chat to the campfire chats on AULRO trips then I think politics should be dropped. Our regular VIC trip attendees tend to let people know pretty quickly that sex, politics and religion are off topic by either saying "don't want to talk about it" or just walking off! And if that's general chats definition then we (we know who we are) are being pretty rude around our campfire.

In saying that, for me it really is nice to share opinions (on all sorts of subjects) and try to understand others and their perspectives. And honestly, I think a heap of us find AULRO a little like a virtual trip to the pub to blow of steam or vent at times. So I guess for me having an area where I can do this with out people getting upset by it would be best. I probably would be happy to pay a few extra dollars to AULRO for this, and can pick a few mod's who would probably be happy to look after it all (no doubt Inc included!).

As with the rest of our wonderful country, as long as no one is getting hurt, we should all enjoy the discussion and get involved. If we don't, the big mouth bullies and squeaky wheels will be the ones driving the overall dialogue and agenda for us all. And like pie shops charging for sauce, that just isn't Australian!

All IMHO if course. Inc is God here, so whatever he wants is 100% fine by me.

I think some of the political threads should be allowed.

Quite often they expand what has been reported in the media & give you greater insight into the issue or you research the topic more if it interests you.

To go the way of sticking our heads in the sand and not reporting or commenting is not good either.

One of my new years resolutions was to attend some council meetings because I am sick of laws being introduced by minority groups that have more say than they should purely because the are better at lobbying.

I recently challenged our council about the ratepayers money being spent on opposing the proposed East West Link in Melbourne when most people I know are in favour of it. Their answer was the motion was raised & passed in a council meeting.

The other political bug bear is those that say we are paid to much in this country. Compare our wages to those in comparable 1st world .countries

Originally Posted by DT-P38

AULRO is more than landy's and chat about them. Just as landy's are more than 4WD's. Just have a look at the list of forums (err fora?) sub fora and sub, sub fora. We have an amazing spread of people and passions on here.

This is what has made AULRO a favorite forum of mine.
Its like no other forum I am a member on.
AULRO is a place where you can talk about more than the vehicle of interest.


I know Im probably considered as a 'lefty', due to my shark rant.
But healthy and supported discussion is a part of life.
There will always be differing points of view, and friendly banter is always a good way of getting the grey matter ticking over.


Like others have said, if a thread is causing you such distress.
1) Leave the thread.
2) Do not be baited into a reply.
3) Do not return to the thread...

All future butthurt can be avoided by these simple steps