The leanings of this "group".

[fpgt72]

I am pretty new around here, and actually did not know you had a "basement" or "porta potty" section till a little bit ago.

It took me a while to take a look down here as I was sure just where the lean would be. I was fairly sure if I came down here, I would be off to band camp fairly quickly.

Shock of all shock, it seems pretty wild west down here. It seems like people talk like adults down here and only when something gets personal does the ban hammer come out. Well I might make it after all.

I have done a few "drive by" posts in some threads, and I am still here. So I think I will be ok.

I will say I was dead wrong on the "leanings" of the people in a "solar" forum. There is a mix of folk down here no doubt about it, but the majority of those seem to have the ability to actually look around and think for themselves. I wonder if that is a product of having to think to put your own solar outfit together from scratch. A little harder to pull the wool over the eyes of a thinking man.

Remember the saying by Mark Twain

 

[Bob B]

The Chit Chat section of the forum is .... mostly .... not moderated. Pretty much anything goes as long as it is in chit chat.

Gotta be more careful in threads outside chit chat. Will ..... the forum owner .... is very much a believer in free speech.

 

[D71]

I am center - right. I post stuff that sometimes - might hurt some ppl’s feelings. I have been banned at least 3 times 2 from this chit chat forum.


Think most ppl have been fooled at some point in our life such as your meme describes. It is shocking to find out how much foolery goes on in this world. Sometimes when you look it is overload. Think the hardest part is trying to wade through stuff. For me when see something suddenly change it is a trigger. Example Mail in voting push in 2020 was a trigger. The results will always be in question. The Swing States halting voting then going back without ppl to oversee the counting was a trigger.

When Biden pardons all the illegals ~15+ million and they vote in 2024 for him then it is what it is. Republican - Right party will be over. It will never recover. Most of them are RINO anyway.

I figured more ppl would comment. Some posts are rollers for page after page while others are not. Everyone here is opinionated.

 

[fpgt72]

The Chit Chat section of the forum is .... mostly .... not moderated. Pretty much anything goes as long as it is in chit chat.

Gotta be more careful in threads outside chit chat. Will ..... the forum owner .... is very much a believer in free speech.

There are a few other forums I am on that are like that, I generally don't last long on boards that don't.

As long as it does not get personal, or threats then all should be fair game.

IMHO a big part of the problem is pulling out anything you can think of to ban someone if you don't agree with the views of that person.

I don't think I will have that issue here.

You might need to be a boomer to get this one:

 

[MTM98290]

I too was at first surprised by the makeup of this site. Once I thought about it I felt kind of silly. This site is for people to do their own research and ask questions. Why would it be filled with left leaning government worshipers? DIY solar for myself and many others is a hobby and gives some us independence.

The "lets force everybody to pay for solar to save the earth from global warming" crowd doesn't do a lot of research or discussion in the real world. They have the government, corporations, and media doing most of the advocacy for their causes, plus they aren't typically equipped to function in a discussion with an informed logical person. Think of the videos of protesters being interviewed or questioned, when all of the sudden a handler comes and tells everyone not to talk to the interviewer. The best solution to bad speech is more and better speech, but if one is incapable of better speech they have no chance, therefore they must silence opposition to win.

I guess that It only makes sense that the free thinkers and rational people ended up here and the cult followers were already told what to believe, so no more effort is required on their part. Why wouldn't it be a mix of people who value independence and self sufficiency?

 

[Daddy Tanuki]

there are a few bat guano crazy types that bounce back and forth on this forum, but for the most part I put them on ignore and you do not miss anything of consequence.

 

[fpgt72]

I too was at first surprised by the makeup of this site. Once I thought about it I felt kind of silly. This site is for people to do their own research and ask questions. Why would it be filled with left leaning government worshipers? DIY solar for myself and many others is a hobby and gives some us independence.

The "lets force everybody to pay for solar to save the earth from global warming" crowd doesn't do a lot of research or discussion in the real world. They have the government, corporations, and media doing most of the advocacy for their causes, plus they aren't typically equipped to function in a discussion with an informed logical person. Think of the videos of protesters being interviewed or questioned, when all of the sudden a handler comes and tells everyone not to talk to the interviewer. The best solution to bad speech is more and better speech, but if one is incapable of better speech they have no chance, therefore they must silence opposition to win.

I guess that It only makes sense that the free thinkers and rational people ended up here and the cult followers were already told what to believe, so no more effort is required on their part. Why wouldn't it be a mix of people who value independence and self sufficiency?

I think it has to do with the "green new deal" that most of us have in our minds when the "alt power" thing comes up.

Some people are smart enough to know its limitations, I sure do after a week of rain, and another that is to be coming.....no sunshine here.

 

[42OhmsPA]

I think it has to do with the "green new deal" that most of us have in our minds when the "alt power" thing comes up.

Some people are smart enough to know its limitations, I sure do after a week of rain, and another that is to be coming.....no sunshine here.

Collect all your rainwater and build a hydro generator to charge your batteries, talk about a big system...

 

[aenyc]

Collect all your rainwater and build a hydro generator to charge your batteries, talk about a big system...

I have a better idea.
You know that a cat always lands on its feet?
You know that butterbread always falls butter down?
Well, tie a butterbread to the back of the cat and drop it out of the window. You have just invented perpetual motion.

 

[Daddy Tanuki]

I have a better idea.
You know that a cat always lands on its feet?
You know that butterbread always falls butter down?
Well, tie a butterbread to the back of the cat and drop it out of the window. You have just invented perpetual motion.

remember, being bat shit crazy is not always a bad thing…@aenyc is a good example