Hilton Harpoon Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 "UNELECTABLE"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3IDXGqKN2Q The video does not surprise me but hopefully it will surprise others who bother to watch it. Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackley Bing Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Great video :heart: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Levenque Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I didn't go back and read the Community Standards just now so maybe political messages are okay here, but I really hope they don't become a trend. Isn't what we have to put up with on the television and in/on other media enough? I really hope the GD forum does not become a place for RL politics. ETA: I left out the fact that a great many Forum contributors do not live (nor care too deeply about the political situation ) in the US so for them it must be even more boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaedra Exonar Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 This is the second time you posted this video. Annoying because SL is where we go to get away form RL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryanne Solo Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I watched some. I dont think I'll vote in the USA elections this year, Thanks anyway! Ooops that was to OP sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilton Harpoon Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 Is that right? Would you mind showing some proof? I have no memory of posting this video before and will edit my initial post to remove the video if what you say is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikka Luik Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I believe the respondant is referring to the other video you posted in the forums Here which is along the same theme. mik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilton Harpoon Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 Thank you for correcting him. He said: "This is the second time you posted this video. " It is an obvious lie and I thank you for calling him out on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitlin Tobias Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Dillon Levenque wrote: I didn't go back and read the Community Standards just now so maybe political messages are okay here, but I really hope they don't become a trend. Isn't what we have to put up with on the television and in/on other media enough? I really hope the GD forum does not become a place for RL politics. ETA: I left out the fact that a great many Forum contributors do not live (nor care too deeply about the political situation ) in the US so for them it must be even more boring. Well that. If I want to learn more about foreign politics, I know how to find information, outside of SL and/or SL forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monti Messmer Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 How does the Video relate to the Thread Topic ? Forum rules say must be something about SL but the only thing i see is the title Monti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilton Harpoon Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 RL laws have had much influence in SL and this community. Should we want to minimize the interference of RL laws in SL? Well, keeping our heads in the virtual sand of SL will sooner or later catch up with us if we don't care. The video is about a candidate that has proven to not be worthy of taking charge of the government LL has to answer to and that makes it relevant. Did your vision just improve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrie Juran Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Hilton Harpoon wrote: RL laws have had much influence in SL and this community. Should we want to minimize the interference of RL laws in SL? Well, keeping our heads in the virtual sand of SL will sooner or later catch up with us if we don't care. The video is about a candidate that has proven to not be worthy of taking charge of the government LL has to answer to and that makes it relevant. Did your vision just improve? If we wanted to we could use this broad generalization above (the statement I bolded) to try to justify the discussion of many topics here. Personally I am not a fan of either Romney or Obama. I could post some nice dirt about Obama too if I wanted. But I do not wish to engage in political discussion here. My choice, my privilege. I'll leave it to the Moderators to decide if your submission is relevant and / or has a place here. I'll discuss issues but the garbage like you linked above, meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deja Letov Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I don't get it, I also didn't watch but maybe 3-4 minutes, who the heck cares to watch 30 minutes of political puke? How does this video (RL) depend on SL? It's just a political slam on Romney, nothing more...is it not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qie Niangao Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I'll leave it to the Moderators to decide if your submission is relevant and / or has a place here. It's been here long enough, and on a controversial enough topic to generate some Reports, that I think we can say the Moderators have decided. I can't say that I understand that decision, but I don't know that it matters, really. It's not as if, whatever becomes of this thread, it would somehow restore interest in these forums, which have become the pin-dancing angels discussion auxilliary of a Thursday afternoon needlepoint circle. it is, however, a dreadfully tedious little video. As a resident of Massachusetts while Mittens was the Guvnah, I can say that there's much more to come. For once it appears the Democrats have the sense to keep their powder dry for a good ol'fashioned October Surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaedra Exonar Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Hilton Harpoon wrote: Is that right? Would you mind showing some proof? I have no memory of posting this video before and will edit my initial post to remove the video if what you say is true. My mistake I was thinking of this, http://community.secondlife.com/t5/General-Discussion-Forum/Has-anyone-seen-quot-Elektable-quot/m-p/1584859 The names of the videos are so close Elektable/Unelektable. Any way like I said SL is where I go to get away from RL, I get plenty of politics in RL, din't watch watch the video so I have no comment about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrie Juran Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Qie Niangao wrote: I'll leave it to the Moderators to decide if your submission is relevant and / or has a place here. It's been here long enough, and on a controversial enough topic to generate some Reports, that I think we can say the Moderators have decided. I can't say that I understand that decision, but I don't know that it matters, really. It's not as if, whatever becomes of this thread, it would somehow restore interest in these forums, which have become the pin-dancing angels discussion auxilliary of a Thursday afternoon needlepoint circle. it is, however, a dreadfully tedious little video. As a resident of Massachusetts while Mittens was the Guvnah, I can say that there's much more to come. For once it appears the Democrats have the sense to keep their powder dry for a good ol'fashioned October Surprise. I myself have nor RIC'd it. I've been voting since I became eligible and I will vote. I don't know for whom yet, but I will vote. One thing I do know is that my vote will NOT be based on junk videos like the one linked. I honestly believe that videos like this are not geared toward educating people. They are only geared toward getting people to argue. A total waste of Bandwidth. They are designed to stir up emotion, not intelligent discussion. They do more to breed disdain for our Electoral process than to help it. As far as what the Democrats do, well, they way I have seen a lot of Elections go the past few years it has not been a matter so much as who won, but who did a better job of losing. I will state that I am accepting write in votes for President. The way I look at it, I could certainly do no worse than what has been done and it's possible I may even get something right. Besides which, lord knows, I could certainly use the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaedra Exonar Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Perrie If I vote for you do you have any plans to blow up the earth, it obstructs my view of Venus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrie Juran Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Qie Niangao wrote: I can't say that I understand that decision, but I don't know that it matters, really. It's not as if, whatever becomes of this thread, it would somehow restore interest in these forums, which have become the pin-dancing angels discussion auxilliary of a Thursday afternoon needlepoint circle. BTW, you make an excellent point here about the Forum. For the most part a lot has degraded to regurgitations of the same issues over and over again. And I find myself repeating myself over and over again. It's getting rather boring. However, typical of many so called improvements to SL, they may be considering this an upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrie Juran Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 phaedra Exonar wrote: Perrie If I vote for you do you have any plans to blow up the earth, it obstructs my view of Venus! No need to blow it up. We will just derender it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceka Cianci Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 when both sides go back and forth at each other in and election year..this is what i see and hear.. because i'm not really paying attention to the dribble..i'm watching the magicians other hands.. the dribble just makes for good youtube parody stuffs..and that i do watch hehehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czari Zenovka Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Dillon Levenque wrote: I didn't go back and read the Community Standards just now so maybe political messages are okay here, but I really hope they don't become a trend. Isn't what we have to put up with on the television and in/on other media enough? I really hope the GD forum does not become a place for RL politics. This ^^ I hear all I need to about the elections in RL. I'd rather not come to my SL and get high blood pressure here as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melita Magic Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Lol at "Mittens." I agree with Dillon and Czari. I would like the forums to be an escape from anything too 'heavy' such as we are all inundated with just about everywhere else. That would include most talk of politics and religion among other 'real' topics. It seems like I remember when the 'new' forums first opened there were rules about avoiding flammable topics, etc., but I recently looked up the current rules. It seems they are pretty loosey goosey. Basically, the current rules do not forbid even very 'pointed' discussion (read: Flame bait) of religion or politics. More is the pity. It's a wonder the place is as temperate as it is, given that fact. The rules such as they are, vaguely mention community standards. Things such as open mockery of religion have stood as is in the recent past, so heated opinion about politics, nationality etc., probably will as well. One thing it does take care to forbid is any sort of comment about how things are moderated so all I can say is jolly good, carry on, chaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Redangel Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 I don't particularly have a problem with discussing RL politics in SL, but unless it's a more direct correlation with SL, I don't see the point. Now if it's a political discussion that involves a topic that directly impacts SL, like SOPA, then people are going to want to talk about it here. Clearly a lot of people don't want to discuss general politics here, so you chose the wrong format to express your views. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffy Vella Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I'd watch...possibly....if the OP volunteered to sit through 30 mins of Australian political propoganda and agreed that it might also open their eyes. But I have no interest, frankly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Palmer Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Perrie...LOL How many times have we (as SL residents) wished we could derender, mute, or ban someone in RL? Also...am I the only one who at times wishes I could find my camera controls in RL so that I could get a better view of something without having to move myself? Or, looking at something else online, you get that same urge to change your perspective fo whatever it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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