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Originally Posted by viscousmemories
Eldar, Cool Hand said he thinks political discussions at the FF are skewed to the left and that many people here express an unnecessary degree of vitriol toward anyone associated with the right. I think the former is plainly true, and though the latter is obviously subjective (and I'm not up to debating the truth of it), it's pretty far from "casting the whole forum as a vast leftwing groupmind out to shut down the voices of all rightists" or "crying about repression". In fact those statements are probably a pretty good example of the kind of excessive hyperbole he was referring to.
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I'd say that those statements are as excessive as delcaring that the FF has a hostile atmosphere to those with dissenting opinions. Are certain posters vitriolic towards the Right. Sure. But, then again, certain posters are real bitches toward other posters or newbies. Just as I would not claim that the FF is hostile toward newbies, I do not agree that the FF is hostile towards minority opinions.
While there may be evidence of hostility towards the Right in other threads, I find scant evidence of such in this particular thread. Cool Hand, himself, agreed that Clutch Munny and lisarea had what he considered to be "good" posts. Yet, those were not the ones he responded to, instead he chose to respond to what he saw as vitriolic posts and thereby continued the very tone of discussion he dislikes.
If "ignore" is the advice to be given to those who feel harassed, then should it not be equally applicable in this case? Isn't it somewhat incumbent upon the individual poster to remedy the situation by elevating the conversation instead of becoming mirerd in that which they dislike?
Holding a minority opinion does suck, it sucks here on the FF as much it does in real life. Holding a minority opinion does require being more thick-skinned and being the bigger person. It's a tough thing to do, but necessary if you feel strongly about your opinion.
I can understand the need to see other posters support your opinion or even castigate the more vitriolic posters on your behalf. But, that doesn't happen in real life, nor will it happen here.