Has MyLot Become Too Political?

I haven't seen any political fighting, but I enjoy debating politics.

being from an asian country, it is welcome thing for me to have this political discussion about obama. i don't get to hear this kind of news from our local news and even watching CNN and fox news. cause i never get to watch them every day. and even if i do watch them i could not watch all the news being presented. and i think that talking about them here give me lots of information and even small details have been discussed here which i will not be able to hear from news that often. cause you are from US countries i think that you know full well the news and you get to read all the news in every detail. you get to read or watch the news in real time while here we get them delayed some hours or even a day. So discussion here about obama and the things that he do in the white house and abroad makes me surprise and also knowledgeable of what is happening in the world. i am not left alone in ignorance.

Politics and Religion is an Interest and it is there for those who want to participate in it. I have no problem with persons who want to do their thing. The problem I have is that when someone give their views then he/she will be victimized and this is what need to be stop. Basically some of the discussions here on MYLOT are crap and this was the reason I had stopped coming here and the hatred was too high and discouraging. Since being back I have noticed that there is a calm here. We need to understand that everyone has their views and even if we don't like it, it doesn't mean that we should abuse them with the buttons.

You can just remove the political section from your interests or just ignore discussions about politics.

has mylot become too political? Hi Worldwise1, I agree with you that there does seem to be quite a few folks here that want to show how wise they are by talking politics. Most people with common sense knows that politics, race and religion are all subjects that tend to be controversial so it's best to not even get involved when you see folks going in that direction. I say let them have their little fun then they will come back down to earth where all the real folks are. Thanks for posting. Happy mylot!

I agree what there are certain members that take the policital arena to serious. I tend to stay away from responding to those discussion although i read them. We all do need to calm down a bit. Its fine in people want to start policital discussion but sometimes it does become to emotional and personal. Its cool to share and opinion for or against something but try to be atleast respectfull when you do it.

I agree with you but when we do it gets deleted so there really is no point trying anymore, it is ok to say don't let them win but how long have we tried and nothing is being done, it is so sad I used to love this Site but it is no fun anymore

I think it's fairly simple. If you don't want to read political posts, then don't read them. Squelcing people's opinions on a website like this, just because you don't like them is censorship and your desire to do so, is part of the problem with the world today.

Oh dear ww, how unhappy for you. I don't see any of this...possibly because I'm not American or more likely because I don't have an American political affiliation. I rarely visit that area of interest too. Only a couple of my friends are politically minded and I skip their discussions. Why don't you try skipping them too, as I say, those aspects are not visible throughout the site.

Please remember that This site is for expressing our opinions, whether you accept it or not. Somebody will be there to hear and respond.There is no inhibition at my Lot express yourself. That is why I am here Happy My Lotting

I havent really noticed alot of political disscussions here. I do however see a lot of repeditive in earning online and such like that. There are plenty to choose from in alot of topics.

I agree that usually when people speak of politics...and religion as well, they can tend to get very nasty which is exactly the reason that I do not waste my time reading or responding to discussions about either topic. I have better things to do with my time than to sit around and argue a non-winnable argument!

Ehh...I don't know. I enjoy a healthy political debate now and then, as long as it doesn't deteriorate into all-out hatred, from which comes unnecessary drama. I have my beliefs, and I try to speak them with as much charity as I can, though sometimes I get so passionate that I tend to go overboard quite a bit. Then again, there's the old saying that there are two things you shouldn't discuss with other people unless you know for a fact that they believe the same way as you, and those things are religion and politics. I guess if you're in doubt about whether other people are like-minded, then you shouldn't broach the subject at all. Happy MyLotting!

i thought that's what the search function is for... if you really wanna discuss something you're interested in. you look for it. i just ignore the political stuff if it's not to my liking.

Everyone has a right in this world to voice their opinion. Of course it will not make many happy so they are going to voice theirs back. Which in turn brings on a reply and it goes on from their. I assume politics is just another topic as is cooking or life on here. If you don't like the political topic I can see staying away from it. I don't think people have reacted to this topic more than they are right now. Things are bad and we put a man in office (not me) but others and we expected him to perform a miracle. One that he can't possibly do. I don't think that we are heading into any thing that is caused by the political topic on here, but by the circumstances we are now faced with every day. I agree that some carry it way to far on here, and still fighting the election, when it is over. Some don't like him to the point of posting many times a day anything that they can find to post about him, not much of it good, seems some are obsessed and will never stop. Getting hot headed n here does no good and really shows that you are over the edge. I think we should all step back and look at how we feel and try not to be so hot when someone does not agree with our views, fighting on here gets you no where, whether it politics or cooking, just makes you look bad.

I have the choice here to pick and choose what I read and what I respond to as everyone else does. I find that if I read a discussion and it is something that is attacking something politically or religiously then I just don't respond to it and I go on. There are some people who take their choice of political leader and their religion very seriously and that makes them seem hot-headed about things at times. I don't mind that they have their own opinion and that they are willing to share it, but that doesn't mean that I have to read and respond to it. If we want different discussions on here that are fun, then we need to make sure that we are starting some. This is a fun site and I enjoy the time that I am here.

There have always been the battles here because of politics, abortion, religion, gay rights. I've been here two years now and none of that has changed. You notice it more if you venture into these types of discussions. They always seem to get heated. I don't mind it....in fact I love a good debate. If i find myself getting too worked up...I can easily back off and go to the safer discussions. I actually think our differences...even tho they can get ugly at times...are exactly what makes this an interesting place to be. How boring if we were all the same. Some get a bit out of control but those ones usually don't last long here. It's kind of like a family and we aren't the waltons for sure.

Everybody has their own opinions, of course, but if you don't like the political discussions, no one is forcing you to read them. Politics is always a very volatile subject. I personally have found many good political discussions here. It shows that some people at least can think for themselves about the situations in the country today, instead of just believing everything that is spoonfed to them by the media. Also, democracy is based on discussions, not just one person forming all the opinions for everyone else.

well my first post is about the response of the government to an epidemic and have been bashed by it. Don't know if some people here don't want opinions on a topic

i think people are still being conscious of the recent political tensions being generated all over the world, the issue of politics on mylot will naturally fizzle out especially when the political tension all over the world subsides. This is the era of economic recession and everyone wants to know what the government of his or her country is doing towards eradicating the problem