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Should probably just firebomb the entire Politards forum since clearly compromise is about as likely in there as it is in real politics, and the police frown on real firebombs.

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05-18-2013 , 05:55 PM

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DblBarrelJ

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Originally Posted by MrWookie

I'd say we are just about at proportional representation, esp. since it's not a presidential election year. We're mostly acists and libertarians, followed by liberals. The conservatives don't have enough presence to merit a seat.

I don't think it's the conservatives who merit a seat as much as the gun nuts.

You're vehemently anti-gun, and the others are uninterested.

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05-18-2013 , 06:17 PM

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Jeedz

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Originally Posted by SGT RJ

Should probably just firebomb the entire Politards forum since clearly compromise is about as likely in there as it is in real politics, and the police frown on real firebombs.

But where will we all go to call each other nazis and commies and stuff?

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05-18-2013 , 06:25 PM

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SGT RJ

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Originally Posted by Jeedz

But where will we all go to call each other nazis and commies and stuff?

Well 72.3% of ATF threads involve someone calling a mod a Nazi, I guess you could just open that up to calling any poster you don't like a Nazi in here.

Last edited by SGT RJ; 05-18-2013 at 06:26 PM. Reason: I made up that figure, just like a politician would

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05-18-2013 , 08:32 PM

#205

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Neil S for politics mod!

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05-18-2013 , 10:29 PM

#206

pvn

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Originally Posted by well named

Neil S for politics mod!

BOOM

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05-18-2013 , 10:45 PM

#207

plubius

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Originally Posted by SGT RJ

Should probably just firebomb the entire Politards forum

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05-19-2013 , 02:26 AM

#208

fatkid

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FALCON 2016!

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05-19-2013 , 02:49 AM

#209

2/325Falcon

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The club can't even handle me right now.

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05-19-2013 , 03:25 AM

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LirvA

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Originally Posted by well named

Neil S for politics mod!

This!

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05-19-2013 , 03:29 AM

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MrWookie

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Originally Posted by DblBarrelJ

I don't think it's the conservatives who merit a seat as much as the gun nuts.

You're vehemently anti-gun, and the others are uninterested.

RR is vehemently pro-gun.

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05-19-2013 , 04:23 AM

#212

LirvA

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I'm kinda drunk

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05-19-2013 , 04:23 AM

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LirvA

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wait, this is the politics forum thread, not the drunk thread.

god damn this **** is loud

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05-19-2013 , 08:54 AM

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DblBarrelJ

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Originally Posted by MrWookie

RR is vehemently pro-gun.

I'm on my phone now but I disagree.

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05-19-2013 , 10:58 AM

#215

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Originally Posted by MrWookie

RR is vehemently pro-gun.

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Originally Posted by DblBarrelJ

I'm on my phone now but I disagree.

I am in the middle. I strongly believe in individualism, but I am also pursuing a PhD, so I can't just ignore peer reviewed studies. I think there are potential issues with some of the studies that have been cited, but I am sure that future work will demonstrate whether or not my issue is actually a problem (I believe there might be omitted variables). I have not looked at the studies closely (I have only read abstracts), so they may have addressed the potential issues.

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05-20-2013 , 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by pvn

lol lirva

There is a lot more to modding politics than "get equal political representation, become expert".

Nibbles would be TURRIBLE as a mod IMO.

this. DBJ and ikes would also be terrible choices.

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05-20-2013 , 06:17 PM

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I'm not sure Ikes would be bad.

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05-21-2013 , 09:11 AM

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I'm not sure Ikes would be bad.

I'm not sure that leaving a 4-year-old alone with a gun, a blow torch, and a bottle of poison that's the same color as Hawaiian Punch would end badly either. But it's not something that should be tried.

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05-21-2013 , 10:34 AM

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Dids

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Ehh... ikes is far from an idiot (he's done some occasionally very good stuff on college football at mgoblog). I wouldn't think somebody who clearly gets so much pleasure out of being deliberately contrarian would be a great choice for a mod, but you could pick worse people.