Private Agendas & Trying Not To Be Too Annoying

Teresa Levitt · Oct 7, 2021

well said....well received

Marie Mallery · Mar 3, 2024

Ken Anderson said: ↑

Whether political, religious, or something else, many of us have agendas. I would like to encourage people to think for themselves rather than parroting the government, the media, or their favorite political party. That might be considered an agenda, and I bring it up from time to time because forum discussions are more interesting when they consist of people talking to people, rather than people quoting talking points or stuff that others have published somewhere.

Most of us probably feel strongly about something that not everyone else believes or accepts. Again, that could be a point of religion or politics, or it could be a distrust of the media or of the medical or scientific establishment. Conversely, it could also be a compulsion to believe everything you're told by the media or those who you accept as experts. That's fine. When it comes up, you should feel free to state your opinions, whatever they might be based on.

But please don't take threads off-topic in order to press your agenda. Please stop that.

To avoid pointing anyone out, at least for the moment, let's assume that you believe that the earth is flat. I don't care if you're the only person in the forum who believes that the earth is flat. You should feel free to start a thread about that topic and do your best to persuade the rest of us that the earth is flat. If you come across another thread that deals with the nature of the earth, it might be on-topic for you to post your evidence there, as well, as long as it doesn't duplicate whatever you said in the other thread.

But don't, please don't hijack countless threads about other peripherally related topics in order to bring them around to a discussion of the earth being flat. The SENIORSonly Club Forum does not exist for the sole purpose of giving you a platform to further your agenda. Don't turn this into a flat earth forum. If that's the only thing that you feel like talking about, start your own flat-earth forum. This forum is not for any one topic.

Categories have descriptions, as do sub-forums, and threads have topics. Please stop trying to turn every thread into a discussion of your personal agenda. I don't care what it is.

It would also help if you quit saying the same thing over and over again. At some point, you will have to concede that you made your point. We get it, and if we don't, we could look for a thread that is intended to discuss it.

I have strong opinions about a lot of things, but those things are not the only things that exist in the world. Please let this forum be about a whole host of things.

This is my attempt to be nice.
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Mary Stetler · Mar 3, 2024

Al Amoling said: ↑

What is a Filibuster?

The filibuster is a tactic used in the U.S. Senate to block or delay action on a bill or other measure. A filibustering senator may endlessly debate an issue, introduce time-consuming procedural motions, or use any other means to obstruct or prevent action. Senators have done everything from reading Shakespeare to reciting the Constitution to hold the Senate floor.

The Senate can overcome a filibuster if it invokes cloture — a vote by 60 members of the Senate to place a 30-hour time limit on consideration of a bill or other matter.
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Watch the movie Mr Smith Goes to Washington.

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