Originally Posted by
bruce19
Although I jump in here from time to time, I regularly participate on a Ducati motorcycle forum. The Ducati forum is probably 80% guys between the ages of 28-50. Some of the differences in conversations are stunning. God help you if you try to discuss a societal or political issue on the Ducati forum. For example: someone recently posted something critical about Fox News. The sides were drawn. Several guys averred that Fox News was the only truthful news and someone posted a bunch of links to Fox News Lies. The next thing you know people are calling each other "Liberal pinko socialists" and "Right wing wackos" or some such. I'm no fan of Fox News but that isn't my point here. It's like everyone knows that they have the only "truth" and everyone else is an a**hole. It's not just that kind of topic either. Sometimes they're talking about why you're a jerk for buying the bike you bought. Amazing! Having a conversation here on the 50+ Forum is like an island of sanity. It must come with age and experience. And, I thank you all for that. As us young folks say, "Just sayin'."
Yeah, I know just what you mean.. I belong to a couple motorcycle forums, but I have learned to stay clear of the political forums. Lines will be drawn.. However, the main point in joining a forum is to be around peeps that are into the same HOBBY as you are.. Be it motorcycles, bicycles or what have you. However, that is not too bad, for the simple reason, most forums that have a political forum state up front that sparks will fly, sometimes it is lightly moderated, and heated discussions will take place.
What I find annoying is in regular forums, somebody comes with a POLITICAL bash/put-down, and 10 out of 10 it has nothing to do with the hobby.
However, we must live with it all. Not going to go away.. I have TRIED, and TRY hard not to feed into them, but I slip sometime..
That Fox news bit was a kicker too. right and left!!
BTW, good points!!
