07-12-2019, 02:59 PM
(07-12-2019, 02:48 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Well, I've tried more conservative forums and just found them to be pretty toxic. I thought this one has a fair number of people willing to defend conservatives, but that may just be a false perception of mine. Who's to say?
It depends. Most of the posting/threads done in this forum is done by the more far left leaning posters here. Among the more conservative posters only bfine posts regularly with michaelsean being second. I think most of the posters here are more middle of the road; myself, 'Zona, Benton, Bel and Bmore, with some leaning more left or right (mostly left IMO).
The reason you get fewer conservative voices here is because they are immediately labeled as racist Trump supporters by our loudest and most frequent posters. It's similar to twitter in that regard, conservative voices are not welcomed or tolerated by the loudest and most demonstrative. Consequently they post less, who wants to put up with that voluntarily? Trump's election has polarized people to the point that for some you're either 100% against Trump or you support him 100%. It's not an environment that encourages well intentioned back and forth debate. I will readily admit my role in the tone of the board prior to the passing of Wildcat, which really made me reexamine how I conducted myself here as he would constantly tell me via PM's that I made good points that got lost in the vitriol in which they were often presented. Sadly, not everyone here has come to that conclusion.
