[Wiseman738]

(05-26-2016, 08:23 AM)Sarah Wrote: this is minecraft not a political debate

Indeed it is minecraft, and although the post is mostly lost on me i am still a big believer (especially on the forums) that civil discussions and debates can be had on here. As essentially the format is closer to that of a formal debate.

A while back on the old (and much more active) website there used to be a monthly debate thread with a topic on people's choice. We discussed Euthanasia, Education, and a hella' lotta things that have left my rottin' brain.

I think we need to welcome new ideas these days, and see what people have to say, free of fear from being labelled or disgarded. But listened to and politely disagreed with if the opinion does not fit with individual social norms.

Best regards and blessings to ya'!
Wise.

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(05-26-2016, 08:00 AM)GhostBuster123 Wrote: Now this is just a basic poll over who is what and if there can be compromise  in this world.

with all the political hate right now in most 1st world nations . AND I know a good 71% of the server are towards the democratic side maybe even more . its simply  a guess. I just simply wanted to know if those that are towards the left and or the right would you be willing to make compromise on most issues between the two major parties. Would you be willing to give a little to make back a little on these issues for compromise on these issues . I just wanna get a census  . Its mostly to see if people are stuck in there ways on both sides or if with work we can really get the job done and try to make compromise because it allows both majorities and minority's to win

I'm afraid Ghost this post is lost on me. It might be worth clearing it up slightly and making your opinions a little bit clearer.

Also i think expecting people to compromise on their values might be asking way too much, especially in an informal debating place such as HT, where most of us are set in our ways, and those who aren't are probably too young to fully understand the decisions they're making.

Secondly i feel that you're over-stating our ability to change the status-quo. A few hometowners have neglible political power; especially as we're spread out throughout the world. I mean if you wanted to start some sort of multinational political movement that you would like to go Viral then it would have to be bloody good. The last thing that tried to do that was communism and we saw how well that worked out!

My advice from being the old political maestro on HT would be to make a debate thread. So just make a thread with a title which is a statement, e.g "The United States is a dying as a global power around the world." Then you can have people that agree and disagree. That's how a debate in the UK works.

I mean i can think of a few good debates already:
"Trump would make a terrible president" agree/disagree
"The United Kingdom will lose any remaining political influence by leaving the EU" Agree/Disagree
"China is a sleeping dragon, and it is our job to prevent it from waking." Agree/Disagree

These statements swing one way or another, and it is the way of the debaters to agree or disagree with the statement and then once it's over the votes are cast to see who agrees the most or who disagrees the most.

Hope this helps!
Best regards
Wiseman738