Posted by Declan on March 28, 2006, at 19:59:52
In reply to I support his stance., posted by Dinah on March 28, 2006, at 19:48:10
IRL I can have civil discussions involving political disagreements a little more easily than here. This is because here there are not so many cues, and nuance is not so easily communicated. And IRL the disagreements I have with people where I live are small compared to here. That makes the disagreements here raw and overdetermined. And where I live almost everyone thinks the same about most of these things (that's why people live where they do).
But people in other parts think differently. For example I had a discussion with an Australian about our attitude to asylum seekers. He was saying 'Sink their boats in the water.' So I said 'Why not shoot them on the beaches? That would send a message.' All that proves (I suppose) is that political discussions IRL can be a bit raw too.
Declan
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