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Politics

Post by craigr » Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:57 pm

This is an investing forum, not a politics forum.

If you want to bash on politicians you can go to a number of sites to do so. Politicians are liars, even your personal favorite. Screaming about it on an Internet forum isn't going to change this immutable law of the Universe.

However there is a reality that investing and politics are intimately tied together as government policy greatly affects the markets.

So what's the right balance? Not talking any politics with respect to investing can hide some valuable insights that may make investors more knowledgeable and able to plan their strategies to protect their wealth.

Yet, you can reach a point where there is no useful information being conveyed and the conversation deteriorates into name calling and parroting of talking points with no useful analysis.

With that said, here are the guidelines we will try:

1) Political commentary is OK if it is factual and pertains directly to the topic of investing. Preferably, offer some solutions or insights that could help out the reader.

2) Inflammatory political comments that contribute nothing to the topic of investing are not allowed. This includes name calling, attacking other posters, political rants/screeds/manifestos, etc. Just accept the fact that someone that disagrees with you is not going to be swayed in a heated argument (especially on an Internet forum). It doesn't matter how many four letter words you spew at them, it's just not going to happen. Ok?

Now, if you want to learn how to deal with angry people and persuade them then I recommend this book:

Verbal Judo

I am asking politely that you be civil and realize that if what you are saying about politics does not have to do with investing then it shouldn't be said because it is not relevant on this forum.

Ideally, if you have something to say that could be political it should be offering a solution or analysis that could assist fellow investors. If it doesn't do this, then please refrain from saying it.

Users that post inflammatory messages that do not contribute to the dialog will be suspended or banned at the moderator's discretion.
Last edited by craigr on Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:03 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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