If you were a Political Science Teacher... (conspiracy, examples, federal)

[cleanhouse]

Would you show your class this forum?

It would be a great example on how not to debate politics.

[OC Investor2]

Originally Posted by cleanhouse

Would you show your class this forum?

It would be a great example on how not to debate politics.

I'd show it to expose them to show then:
-the effects of a severly divided polity
-the opportunity to point out dozens of poorly thought out and hackneyed arguments
-the multiple examples of non-sequitur and ad hominem attacks

Then I'd show them some of the most whacked out posts and remind them that the posters are all voters to!

[ZGACK]

Originally Posted by cleanhouse

Would you show your class this forum?

It would be a great example on how not to debate politics.

We don't debate here. We just spew invective back and forth. I'm as guilty of it as anybody. I would definitely direct them to both of the following.

The Great Debate » Resources » The Federalist Society

The Volokh Conspiracy
Not a forum but great blog comments

[cleanhouse]

Originally Posted by ZGACK

We don't debate here. We just spew invective back and forth. I'm as guilty of it as anybody. I'd would definitely direct them to both of the following.

The Great Debate » Resources » The Federalist Society

http://volokh.com/
Not a forum but great blog comments

Good point.

I am guilty as well.

[jcarlilesiu]

Originally Posted by cleanhouse

Would you show your class this forum?

It would be a great example on how not to debate politics.

A poli-sci professor would probably just laugh at the idiotic nature of this forum.

[cleanhouse]

Originally Posted by jcarlilesiu

A poli-sci professor would probably just laugh at the idiotic nature of this forum.

You mean they would not be pleasently suprised at how well we present facts, come up with conclusions and debate?

[miner09]

Originally Posted by jcarlilesiu

A poli-sci professor would probably just laugh at the idiotic nature of this forum.

Correction, today's poli-sci professors would say he look, now that is the way you collapse a civilization, by pitting the people against each other. See class, the plan really does work.....

[cleanhouse]

Originally Posted by miner09

Correction, today's poli-sci professors would say he look, now that is the way you collapse a civilization, by pitting the people against each other. See class, the plan really does work.....

then as a project he can ask the class to present their prognostication of what comes next?

If they were a smart class Totalitarianism would probably be their prognostication.

[florida.bob]

Wait a minute, you mean we are not establishing Public Policy here?

[cleanhouse]

Originally Posted by florida.bob

Wait a minute, you mean we are not establishing Public Policy here?

I think we maybe more qualified then whoever is currently trying to.