[ROVERNET - UK] Prejudice on the Rovernet..again (possiblediatribe enclosed)

[Brooks]

Well..since this is definatly an "Off topic" discussion...I will add my two 
cents worth here as well.

 I feel your anguish and rest assured your troops are certainly not alone 
...we have Canadians as well laying down their lives. There are many other 
forums that are full of people wanting to talk politics and wisdom of 
war...however I come here to talk Rovers and find that whenever our group of 
enthusiasts stray from our love of the Rover Marquis it tends to create an 
unpleasant atmosphere...it starts out calm and ends up rough. I've seen it 
before and hope never to see it again. So...perhaps keeping the politics and 
religion (both hot topics) away from our board would be a wise thought in 
the name of roverly love...  :)

Regards

 Dennis


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathan Obuch" <nathanobuch at yahoo.com>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Prejudice on the Rovernet..again 
(possiblediatribe enclosed)


>    Well put, Glen. I, for one, share your sense of
> embarrassment at our country's military actions
> abroad. Political neutrality is undoubtedly the
> easiest path to polite exchanges on the Rovernet, but
> when >100,000 lives have been spent with arguably no
> benefit to anyone, an occasional off topic aside
> doesn't seem too out of line to me.
>    Bringing the topic back to Rovers, but with a
> slightly political tie-in-- I've always wondered what
> the demographic of Rover buyers in the USA was. In the
> UK, where a Rover would have been a mainstream choice
> of motorcar the demographics seem straightforward (if
> split pre and post P6)-- but a Rover was definitely an
> "off the beaten path" choice for an American
> purchaser. What sort of person bought them when new?
>
> Nathan
>
>
>> Geff,
>>
>> Not so happy about being chastised for my political
>> commentary in a
>> posting headed "Prejudice on the Rovernet" since
>> your statements were
>> certainly much more political than my own.
>> Individuals can apparently
>> differ about exactly where political commentary
>> crosses the line into
>> prejudice and racism, but I'm not sure any forum
>> needs to be COMPLETELY
>> without political commentary. A touch of commentary
>> teaches us about
>> each other, while most diatribes just get ignored.
>>
>> What I said was:  "As far as the USA goes, it has at
>> least become
>> statistically verifiable that most Americans don't
>> like where we are,
>> what we've been doing or where we've been heading.
>> Considering that we
>> have operated under an unchecked one-party system
>> for the past six
>> years, it's surprising that more damage hasn't been
>> done."
>>
>> I speak up once in a while when it seems like the
>> world is only seeing
>> one aspect of America. Unfortunately, the ones doing
>> the most damage are
>> not individual private citizens. Saying that "both
>> parties have much to
>> offer" is fine, but it is sort of a softball comment
>> that implies that
>> it makes no real difference which party's policies
>> become reality. As a
>> wise man once said, "You shall know them by their
>> fruits."
>>
>> Not all Americans are happy with or complacent about
>> what the United
>> States government has been doing in the name of its
>> citizens. Tell some
>> Iraqi civilians that American politics has become
>> "an accepted blood
>> sport" and they would have to be amazed at the irony
>> in the choice of
>> words. The stakes are pretty high right now on the
>> U.S. political scene.
>> What's going on is not a game or an intellectual
>> exercise in civics. The
>> lives of real people the world over are affected by
>> our political
>> machinations. Whatever one's politics might be, we
>> all have a
>> responsibility to take a stand and do what little we
>> can to steer things
>> in the right direction.
>>
>> Glen
>>
>>
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