<div dir="auto">Yes, it was disappointing to see him go...<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I also happen to enjoy John's stuff when he's not shitposting about politics. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I've really bitten my tongue throughout the latest fiasco which has not been easy. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The one piece of fuel I would add to this dumpster fire is that I have zero regrets even now that HRC was not elected for many reasons, and have been enjoying the fruits of the current US economy and the financial markets. Better to make hay while the sun is shining then cry in your beer...</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sat, Aug 25, 2018, 9:32 PM Dan TheBookMan <<a href="mailto:danust2012@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">danust2012@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Aug 25, 2018, at 5:53 PM, Will Steinberg <<a href="mailto:steinberg.will@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">steinberg.will@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> John, I don't disagree with you about anything besides whether using the exact same politicky shitposting in every thread is appropriate discourse. It *suppresses* discourse. It is a terrible, ineffectual means to your desired ends. I am *completely* willing to accept your value judgment of said shitposting here being justified, but I am of the strong position that it is destructive (and already has driven long-time members away.) I do not believe you could have a compelling argument in favor of its use.<br>
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I agree about it being destructive. Wasn’t Anders driven away by all this political stuff? And he was no Trump supporter or Clinton hater. I’d much rather have Anders back then face however more years of whinging. <br>
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Dan<br>
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