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Do you know what I'd like to see?
danothy
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An MSE '(Debate) House Prices & the Economy' Thinktank.
Can't see it working though ... I think it'd be a day to remember if an economic scenario to work through could be agreed upon, let alone a series of steps agreeably contributed by the community to form a conclusion without it dissolving into some sort of incomprehensible and argumentative mad-lib.
Can't see it working though ... I think it'd be a day to remember if an economic scenario to work through could be agreed upon, let alone a series of steps agreeably contributed by the community to form a conclusion without it dissolving into some sort of incomprehensible and argumentative mad-lib.
If you think of it as 'us' verses 'them', then it's probably your side that are the villains.
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An MSE '(Debate) House Prices & the Economy' Thinktank.
Can't see it working though ... I think it'd be a day to remember if an economic scenario to work through could be agreed upon, let alone a series of steps agreeably contributed by the community to form a conclusion without it dissolving into some sort of incomprehensible and argumentative mad-lib.
I do wonder if there should be some kind of voting button so that providing a sufficient proportion voted "kill" the thread could be truncated. Some do get incredibly tedious especially when it gets "personal" between anonymous sockies."If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0 -
grizzly1911 wrote: »I do wonder if there should be some kind of voting button so that providing a sufficient proportion voted "kill" the thread could be truncated. Some do get incredibly tedious especially when it gets "personal" between anonymous sockies.
Generally speaking, any thread that doesn't begin with the word "Nice" that is longer than 3 pages is almost certain to be generating more heat than light.
To be fair, that is how most of the Internet works.0 -
be useful if you didn't have a load of deluded spiteful bile spewing lefties on it.0
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The_White_Horse wrote: »be useful if you didn't have a load of deluded spiteful bile spewing lefties on it.
I am sure there are many deluded, spiteful, spewing, frothing right wing blogspots you could get your rocks off on. Bye."If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0 -
i'm not right wing.0
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grizzly1911 wrote: »I do wonder if there should be some kind of voting button so that providing a sufficient proportion voted "kill" the thread could be truncated. Some do get incredibly tedious especially when it gets "personal" between anonymous sockies.
No...the Graham Gang and associated sockies would have a field day pressing the 'kill' button as soon as a viewpoint not conforming with their blinkered version of reality appears.0 -
Can you provide a list of members of this "gang" for us disinterested partiesMr._Pricklepants wrote: »No...the Graham Gang and associated sockies0 -
Can you provide a list of members of this "gang" for us disinterested parties
I am sure Graham will be along soon to post the Mr P gang too."If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0 -
And there I was hoping people would want to prove me wrong ...If you think of it as 'us' verses 'them', then it's probably your side that are the villains.0
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An MSE '(Debate) House Prices & the Economy' Thinktank.
Can't see it working though ... I think it'd be a day to remember if an economic scenario to work through could be agreed upon, let alone a series of steps agreeably contributed by the community to form a conclusion without it dissolving into some sort of incomprehensible and argumentative mad-lib.
I think the problem is that there is a difference of opinion and no concise answer in order to achieve an agreement.
People have their own way of deciding where the line is drawn i.e. how quickly the defict / debt should be repaid, which leads to the dissagreement.
Some want to quick and fast hit the targets whilst others consider this could be more harmful to the economy.
I think the more achievable conclusion to this would be to do reflective listening (typing) where you acknowledge the point made by the opposite debater, before adding your alternative viewpoint.
Ultimately we all need to make our own points as "In My Humble Opinion", and not as an attempt to make a conclusive, undisputable statement.
There are many roads to choose from and the "debate" is simply on the most efficient way to get to the end destination.
Of course there are some roads which also lead in the wrong direction and you end up lost (IMHO;)):wall:
What we've got here is....... failure to communicate.
Some men you just can't reach.
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