[quote=sdduuuude][quote=IForget]If you want to stop the political posts, all you have to do is remove the OT posts from the ‘Active forum topics’ section on the right. I predict political posts would dry up right quick if you did that.[/quote]

The gripe is not with off-topic political threads. It is with thread-jacking of on-topic threads with political posts intended to insite tiresome and poinless “left is better than right” arguments.[/quote]
In fairness – the one that you linked to with +1, you’ve been warned comment was in the economics folder – but the OP was politically slanted. It was political before Brian got there.

I tend to skip over a lot of posts by people who I get tired of. Brian is one of those folks. His views may echo some of mine – but he’s not the strongest debater and it spins to namecalling too quick. But it is far from just Brian – I skip over posts from a lot of the right wing folks for the same reason. For a long time I skipped going to the OT folder because it was almost all political stuff… I missed some good wine threads because of it.

Like JP, I feel like occasionally Brian is stating what some of the less overtly politcal piggs are thinking. Does he take it too far, sure. But when there are statements slamming anyone who listens to NPR or drives a prius or voted for Obama as being less than human… well, I’m glad someone speaks up against it.

I have to admit – I’m offended a lot more by regular posters who make blanket non-thoughtful “conservative” statements. I don’t mind thoughtful and informed political debate (Allan from Fallbrook, FLU give good arguements) – but so many times, from so many piggs, it ends up with slams against anyone liberal. I tend to just keep my mouth shut.

I’ll step out and go back to my policy of trying not to discuss politcs here. I agree it’s gotten less fun with the level of politics rising. Lets talk real estate, economics, Clairemont vs Mira Mesa. Whether 4S will ever be as cool as Carmel Valley… And best of all – more wine threads.