Guest Umbungo78 Posted 30 October 2025 Posted 30 October 2025 We all need to have open discussions on the subjects that no one actually wants to talk about and yet that discussion quickly gets shut down on here. Why is that?
Parafox Posted 30 October 2025 Posted 30 October 2025 (edited) Fear of causing offence to melts. (PS. Could you get more of the word "thread" in the title, please)? Edited 30 October 2025 by Parafox 2
Parafox Posted 30 October 2025 Posted 30 October 2025 (edited) 21 minutes ago, RobHawk said: Aliens AI bots. Edited 30 October 2025 by Parafox
leicsmac Posted 30 October 2025 Posted 30 October 2025 If someone would actually do more about naming these subjects that no one wants to talk about, perhaps their relative importance might be discussed. Compared to some subjects that are discussed here in terms of actual tangible harm that they cause to humans and other life, it may be that they're not actually either that important or discussion worthy, and are in fact artificially inflated to appear a bigger issue than they are for base purposes. Which, ironically, is rather a big thing that people should talk more about. 1
Silebyfox_89 Posted 30 October 2025 Posted 30 October 2025 54 minutes ago, Umbungo78 said: We all need to have open discussions on the subjects that no one actually wants to talk about and yet that discussion quickly gets shut down on here. Why is that? Common place in the Congo? 1 1
Vowels Posted 30 October 2025 Posted 30 October 2025 It's something to do with what we choose to call cobs I think. Always comes down to that.
Jon the Hat Posted 31 October 2025 Posted 31 October 2025 7 hours ago, leicsmac said: If someone would actually do more about naming these subjects that no one wants to talk about, perhaps their relative importance might be discussed. Compared to some subjects that are discussed here in terms of actual tangible harm that they cause to humans and other life, it may be that they're not actually either that important or discussion worthy, and are in fact artificially inflated to appear a bigger issue than they are for base purposes. Which, ironically, is rather a big thing that people should talk more about. Discussion of subjects other than climate change is ok Mac.
Raj Posted 31 October 2025 Posted 31 October 2025 Right here goes... Jews Israel Gaza Muslims Usual suspects Reform Brexit Immigrants Boat people If that doesnt get this thread close nothing will😁
StanSP Posted 31 October 2025 Posted 31 October 2025 17 minutes ago, Raj said: Right here goes... Jews Israel Gaza Muslims Usual suspects Reform Brexit Immigrants Boat people If that doesnt get this thread close nothing will😁 Not a fan of the order you've put these in. Disgraceful, Raj! I thought better of you! 3
StanSP Posted 31 October 2025 Posted 31 October 2025 Also, 'wokeness'. Everyone gets offended by something these days! Including me We're all 'woke' to some extent but some of us don't like to admit it... 1
leicsmac Posted 31 October 2025 Posted 31 October 2025 (edited) 3 hours ago, Jon the Hat said: Discussion of subjects other than climate change is ok Mac. Yep. Antibiotic resistance, endemic diseases, biodiversity decreases, increasing inequality between the most powerful and the least... These are also all issues either potentially or actually really rather harmful, yet they, among others, tend not to get much discussion regarding them. Instead, the legacy and social media channels tend to be full of how bad humans are to each other specifically along physical and cultural demographic lines only (which does cause harm, just not as much as other things do, so the attention is disproportionate imo). Edit: and to be clear, this isn't about what discussions are "allowed" or not, but about how disproportionate such discussions are. Edited 31 October 2025 by leicsmac
Grebfromgrebland Posted 31 October 2025 Posted 31 October 2025 2 hours ago, Raj said: Right here goes... Jews Israel Gaza Muslims Usual suspects Reform Brexit Immigrants Boat people If that doesnt get this thread close nothing will😁 I thought the usual suspects was a decent film. Blew my mind at the time.
leicsmac Posted 31 October 2025 Posted 31 October 2025 6 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said: I thought the usual suspects was a decent film. Blew my mind at the time. "Who's Keyser Soze?"
st albans fox Posted 31 October 2025 Posted 31 October 2025 55 minutes ago, RoboFox said: What thread got locked? Possibly means posts are removed or not posted due to needing approval ????
hejammy Posted 31 October 2025 Posted 31 October 2025 (edited) Why don't we have one thread where people can say what they want - have a warning on the thread title with a disclaimer saying "these opinions are the posters alone and do not represent the opinions of this site or any moderators" - then if people want to look at it they can and if they get offended then steer clear of it? Edited 31 October 2025 by hejammy
Trav Le Bleu Posted 31 October 2025 Posted 31 October 2025 3 hours ago, leicsmac said: "Who's Keyser Soze?" The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. 1
Trav Le Bleu Posted 31 October 2025 Posted 31 October 2025 3 hours ago, Grebfromgrebland said: I thought the usual suspects was a decent film. Blew my mind at the time. Boat People wasn't so great.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 31 October 2025 Posted 31 October 2025 1 minute ago, Trav Le Bleu said: The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. Sorry to self quote, but it just occurred to me... "The greatest trick the mods ever pulled was convincing FTers the thread didn't exist." 1
Aus Fox Posted 31 October 2025 Posted 31 October 2025 6 hours ago, Raj said: Right here goes... Jews Israel Gaza Muslims Usual suspects Reform Brexit Immigrants Boat people If that doesnt get this thread close nothing will😁 I’ve heard Brexit are looking to get Big Sam until the end of the season, should see them safe… reform and usual suspects will be nervously looking over their shoulders.
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