We participate here to discuss issues, so what is wrong with politics? You may have noticed, it is the thread about politics, religion etc. which generate plenty of passionate discussion.
Post a thread about how good everything is, how we should get along with brotherly love etc. and you will be lucky enough to get ten responses.
JLM, this jogged my memory, I remembered that Tolkien has said something similar in ‘The Hobbit’, so I looked up the exact quote.
“Now, it is a strange thing, but things that are good to have and days that are good to spend are soon told about and not much to listen to; while things that are uncomfortable, palpitating, and even gruesome, may make a good tale, and take a deal of telling anyway.”
The same applies to discussion topics. Post a topic which is all sweetness and light, and it is usually greeted with a yawn. Post a topic on a red meat issue (politics, religion, abortion, death penalty etc.) and it riles people up, makes for great discussion.
Post a thread about how good everything is, how we should get along with brotherly love etc. and you will be lucky enough to get ten responses.
JLM, this jogged my memory, I remembered that Tolkien has said something similar in ‘The Hobbit’, so I looked up the exact quote.
“Now, it is a strange thing, but things that are good to have and days that are good to spend are soon told about and not much to listen to; while things that are uncomfortable, palpitating, and even gruesome, may make a good tale, and take a deal of telling anyway.”
The same applies to discussion topics. Post a topic which is all sweetness and light, and it is usually greeted with a yawn. Post a topic on a red meat issue (politics, religion, abortion, death penalty etc.) and it riles people up, makes for great discussion.