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[quote=Anonymous][quote=TheManWithAUsername][quote=Anonymous][quote=TheManWithAUsername][quote=Anonymous]So pray tell me what we should discuss on the political forum? Or is this only open to one political ideology? Jeff seems to have no problem with these posts. So again I ask on a political forum does posting a thread for discussion make a person a "troll" if they don't toe your party line? Is this the DNC boards? [/quote]
I have a suggestion: get a username, even if you only use it for posts here. It will make it less likely that your posts are mistaken for astroturf propaganda.

FWIW, for me the "wow," with such a brief comment, adds to that impression. Basically, it read like spam to me.[/quote]

OP. I understand that point, but does it matter? Again its the political forum. It's not like I'm posting links to "get free viagra". I mean Jesus what does that person expect? [/quote]
I think it matters* because there are differences among 1) a sincere, considered opinion; 2) thoughtless parroting; and 3) propaganda from a paid activist/campaigner. Many people would choose to ignore #2, and just about everyone would ignore #3. It's the same as the difference between an honest product review and an ad.

* It's all relative, of course. Nothing here really matters.[/quote]

Well I'll say I'm definitely not 3, and since I've read about 75% of the book I don't consider myself 2. But now the conversation is less about the book, politics and policy and more about the level of discourse in the country as a whole and these boards are just a microcosm. If someone says or posts something that is not part of the ideology of the group then there is a quick lashing out. And on these boards its people lashing out at any conservative posting or thread. I would have understood if someone said, "yeah its a book whatever" but the first post was "troll". Maybe I will take your advice and call my moniker "FauxNewsTeaPartyTroll" (I actually like it) and thus when I post I won't hear "troll". Funny thing is that you and Jeff actually respond to threads instead of just pretending that anyone of the other end of the spectrum is the enemy.

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