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Old 07-07-2015, 08:50 AM #1
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Default Did the GE kill Serious Debates and News?

I used to love this section, it was awesome, I could literally come on at any time and there was something to discuss... varied, vibrant threads always available to have a ponder over.

Then in the run up to and immediate aftermath of the GE it all got ****ing horrible.

And now it's completely and utterly dead?

It makes me sad. Discuss. And stop making me sad.
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Wait until the budget and once Parliament starts on the voting for some very controversial legislation.
I have enjoyed a bit of a break,after really being mentally and physically exhausted by the general election campaign myself.

Once a new Labour leader is in place that should help wake up that side of serious debates.

Still however a lot going on as to other things in the World than our politics,I for one will be back in there once BB is ended.
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It's definitely died down a lot since then, not surprising in an elections aftermath I suppose but I thought it was mainly because people were spending most their time in the BB section. Also the news is pretty heavily dominated by Greece atm which for something so important can become very tedious to follow. I think that once BB ends and a couple of controversial topics arise that start being debated then the section will explode into a life a bit more
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Wait until the budget and once Parliament starts on the voting for some very controversial legislation.
I have enjoyed a bit of a break,after really being mentally and physically exhausted by the general election campaign myself.

Once a new Labour leader is in place that should help wake up that side of serious debates.

Still however a lot going on as to other things in the World than our politics,I for one will be back in there once BB is ended.
That's the thing though, before the GE got into full swing, it wasn't all domestic politics... or was it? Am I remebering things differently?

Since around March it feels like every thread has been UK politics and ISIS. Endless ISIS.

It's not s'much fun.
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It's definitely died down a lot since then, not surprising in an elections aftermath I suppose but I thought it was mainly because people were spending most their time in the BB section. Also the news is pretty heavily dominated by Greece atm which for something so important can become very tedious to follow. I think that once BB ends and a couple of controversial topics arise that start being debated then the section will explode into a life a bit more
Maybe that's it - the "debates" part has gone and it's become just "News". I mean, there are debates, but they're just about News. And seem to inevitably decend into farce with WW3 and robots.

And news is boring!
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God damn politicians and terrorists spoiling SDnN!
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I used to love this section, it was awesome, I could literally come on at any time and there was something to discuss... varied, vibrant threads always available to have a ponder over.

Then in the run up to and immediate aftermath of the GE it all got ****ing horrible.

And now it's completely and utterly dead?

It makes me sad. Discuss. And stop making me sad.


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It's not really, fewer people are posting and the ones who are posting are posting less. I'm not imagining it!
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All we get in the news these days is 'ISIS kills more people' . Greece stuff. And 'Torys playing reverse Robin Hood'

So not much to discuss
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I heard god died so perhaps that had killed the religion threads
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That reminds me where is kirk?
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I am sure he will be back
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After doing the evil deed of voting David Cameron into office to attack the working class, NHS, and the disabled for another 5 years, I think these people are trying to forgive themselves for their mistake.
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Probably jump back to life off season.
I hope so, I love reading all the debates, more than taking part really.
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After doing the evil deed of voting David Cameron into office to attack the working class, NHS, and the disabled for another 5 years, I think these people are trying to forgive themselves for their mistake.
nice try, still here and active
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You can't have serious debates without free speech, and we don't have that freedom anymore.
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After doing the evil deed of voting David Cameron into office to attack the working class, NHS, and the disabled for another 5 years, I think these people are trying to forgive themselves for their mistake.
And it's entirely that attitude that made it a bloody chore for me to post in Serious Debates and had an impact in killing Serious Debates for me. There was no reasoned debate, there was the left wing and there were the "baddies" and the "out of touch".

As for there being a lot of ISIS threads... well, that's because it's major news and therefore understandable, surely.
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I hope he will, I really do.
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I hope he will, I really do.
I hope he is ok?
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Me too. It's understandable sometimes when people want to take a break from here. I hope it's just that. I've PMed him... I think he drops in from time to time.
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I don't post much in here now because Big Brother and only so much time and patience to read and post.I usually take a break during off season but SDnN has kept me active in between shows.
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Kirk was actually a ukip propaganda bot designed by Farage. They took him offline after the election but will probably reboot him in the run up to the euro referendum.

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I don't like posting here much anymore because i'm always called "loony left" and my posts are met with ridicule. No point in debating if nobody will listen to you..
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