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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-28-07 07:10 PM Original message |
Why the hell don't we have a "world politics/affairs" forum.... |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-28-07 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. You could always venture to the Israel/Palestine forum |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-28-07 07:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Democratic Underground would increase in membership with a minor forum change.... |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-28-07 07:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. It is a separate forum |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-28-07 07:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. In a seperate forum as a subgroub of world forum. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-28-07 08:23 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Of course |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-28-07 08:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Vote this up with an actual DU recommendation, then, please Horse. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-28-07 09:00 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Done. |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-29-07 10:53 AM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Yes - obviously I would be for this, as a non-American who is interested in American politics as |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-29-07 10:33 AM Response to Reply #1 |
22. That still excludes most of the rest of the world |
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cool user name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-31-07 06:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
35. That would be suicide ... |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-28-07 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. You don't mean "Edwards' House" is a narrow, focused issue, do you? |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-28-07 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
4. Why is US culture so provincial, so parochial, |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-28-07 07:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I'm saying that minor changes eventually become major changes |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-28-07 07:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I've raised the same issue myself here in the past, to no avail. |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-28-07 08:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I understand that I don't care a rats ass for what the "elite" want. |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-28-07 08:10 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Yes, of course above all I'm interested in international affairs. |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-29-07 09:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
29. BTW I'm Born and Bred American but my wife is Born and Bred Bavarian nt |
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mourningdove92 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-28-07 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. Wouldn't do any good. |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-28-07 07:49 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Depending on how it was set up I'd wager big on that one?.... |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-28-07 08:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. One would have thought so, yes. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-29-07 09:06 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. There used to be one, but it got very little traffic |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-29-07 09:48 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Perhaps a useful option would be to be able to post in GD, and select options |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-29-07 09:40 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. Yes by default. I know. But how about expansion. I think most people here |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-29-07 08:19 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Was it one of the Big Foums or Small Forums? |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-29-07 09:11 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. 'small' forums |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-29-07 09:26 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. There is no logical basis for posting threads about ie Lebanon in National Security |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-29-07 09:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
30. Hmmmm..... |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-28-07 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
16. Man, that's a great question. |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-29-07 09:51 PM Response to Reply #16 |
32. Most other forums have World Politics as a forum... |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-29-07 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
18. Sounds like a forum that would get 'interesting' comments |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-29-07 07:45 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. It could become a place to come for updated background material on world affairs |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-29-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. An example: a comprehensive Scoop article on the economic condition of Iran: |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-30-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #24 |
33. Hmmmm so were actually helping Ahmadinejad |
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burrowowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-29-07 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
27. Good Idea! |
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ConcentrationCramp (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-30-07 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
34. My problem with such a forum would be |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-31-07 08:11 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. It could be educational hwever....nt |
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