Is there a policy on political threads? I don't really see any posted, so I actually thought they weren't allowed. I've long wanted to post some threads where opinions such as abortion, gay marriage, etc can be discussed.
Is there a policy on political threads? I don't really see any posted, so I actually thought they weren't allowed. I've long wanted to post some threads where opinions such as abortion, gay marriage, etc can be discussed.
I was a little confused as to why Obama won, but after some thinking I decided that people need to understand Nobel Peace Prize recipients aren't chosen in regards to their own personal opinion of a candidate, but rather an overall global opinion. For most, Barack Obama is a symbol of hope and peace and that is why he won the Nobel Peace Prize. I still think it's a bit odd, but for a lot of people around the world, Obama is an icon.
Is there a policy on political threads? I don't really see any posted, so I actually thought they weren't allowed. I've long wanted to post some threads where opinions such as abortion, gay marriage, etc can be discussed.
The policy is don't do it. Probably be only temporary and mods will eventually delete it. Do it enough, And I think it is not appreciated. It can and does get ugly, so I understand the mods judgement and action, usually.
But I still start them on occasion when news is big enough, like this Nobel peace prize announcement. Someone was bound to anyway.
I'm still baffled as to why he won the Nobel....what did he achieved other than being the first very tanned president of the most powerful nation!?
I think it is funny how the audience gasped when it was announced, and the White House was baffled, as well. Honestly, I don't think Obama wanted it (yet), because it is just creating more problems for him than anything else, and he knows that he doesn't deserve it for any of his existing accomplishments.
It does seem to be a choice based purely on Obama's attempts to engage the international community, and the fact that the rest of the world thought that Bush (rightly or wrongly) promoted conflict by refusing to deal with states that it didn't like. But maybe that is what the award is for. If it is truly a symbolic award more than a reward based on merit, then I think the choice is fine. And based on some past recipients, I think this is a fair assumption. Unfortunately, a lot of people won't put much stock in the award now (who might have previously), but it's just an award that some Swedes give out. Who cares, anyway?
Yea, I'm not exactly sure how it goes but whoever votes on it awarded it to him 2 weeks into his presidency.
Wait, Obama won the Nobel Peace prize? I wish someone had posted this awesome news sooner.
Way to go Mesa.It was my fault. I was the OP. People saw the "potential" for it to get ugly, saw I started the thread, knowing I don't care for the guy or the hype much, and mod preemptively shut it down.
The fact that I replied to this thread has probably doomed this thread to be deleted as well.
:Obama is overated.