Jose Peralta/No IDC

[inconnu65]

Jose Peralta: Stop Empowering Republicans![/size]demonstrationThursday, February 16 at 6:30 PM - 8 PMNext Week · 27–36° Mostly CloudyUnited States Post Office (Jackson Heights, Queens)78-02 37th Ave, New York, New York 11372State Senator Jose Peralta defected from the Senate Democratic Caucus to the IDC (Independent Democratic Conference) to caucus with Senate Republicans. This is indefensible when Senate Republicans seek to push the Trump agenda in New York. Here in the most diverse neighborhood in New York City, we say no to xenophobia, no to Islamaphobia, and no to the Trump agenda!

[litza]

For more context about the IDC, see http://www.noidcny.org. There's also a Facebook group with regular updates: https://www.facebook.com/NoIDCNY

[Eamonn]

Can we agree to keep the political posts out of the Local Chat and Issues section and put it in Random Gabble where others in the past have been moved?

[smiddlem]

Thanks for posting.

Jose Peralta: Stop Empowering Republicans!demonstrationThursday, February 16 at 6:30 PM - 8 PMNext Week · 27–36° Mostly CloudyUnited States Post Office (Jackson Heights, Queens)78-02 37th Ave, New York, New York 11372State Senator Jose Peralta defected from the Senate Democratic Caucus to the IDC (Independent Democratic Conference) to caucus with Senate Republicans. This is indefensible when Senate Republicans seek to push the Trump agenda in New York. Here in the most diverse neighborhood in New York City, we say no to xenophobia, no to Islamaphobia, and no to the Trump agenda!

[bstewart]

Can we agree to keep the political posts out of the Local Chat and Issues section…

Maybe that section should be titled “Local Chat and Non-Issues” to avoid confusion.

[smiddlem]

Maybe Astorians can create a new section entitled "Safe Space" for those who can't handle community activism in their neighborhood forums?  Just a thought. 

Maybe that section should be titled “Local Chat and Non-Issues” to avoid confusion.

[Eamonn]

Maybe Astorians can create a new section entitled "Safe Space" for those who can't handle community activism in their neighborhood forums?  Just a thought.

There are plenty of forums to make incendiary political commentary. Apparently, Astorians.com agrees and has moved this type of posturing out of the Local Issues area. Makes sense.

[smiddlem]

"Incendiary", "posturing"...that is your opinion and you are entitled to that opinion, but once again, you don't make the rules as to what people can post about in this forum, nor where they post it.  Why do you think you are the arbiter of Astorians?  This is a community forum, and the original post was directly related to an issue in our community. 

I see zero difference between Local Chat & Issues and Random Gabble - but if moving the conversation helps you, then by all means, go for it.  I think my suggestion of a "Safe Space" is perfect for you though. 

There are plenty of forums to make incendiary political commentary. Apparently, Astorians.com agrees and has moved this type of posturing out of the Local Issues area. Makes sense.

[Eamonn]

"Incendiary", "posturing"...that is your opinion and you are entitled to that opinion, but once again, you don't make the rules as to what people can post about in this forum, nor where they post it.  Why do you think you are the arbiter of Astorians?  This is a community forum, and the original post was directly related to an issue in our community. 

I see zero difference between Local Chat & Issues and Random Gabble - but if moving the conversation helps you, then by all means, go for it.  I think my suggestion of a "Safe Space" is perfect for you though.

I'm not the arbitrator. The person who is, pushed it this topic to where it belongs. Political opinion has already been moved out of local topics that had nothing to do with me. If you disagree, please feel free to delete your account.

[Eamonn]

"Incendiary", "posturing"...that is your opinion and you are entitled to that opinion, but once again, you don't make the rules as to what people can post about in this forum, nor where they post it.  Why do you think you are the arbiter of Astorians?  This is a community forum, and the original post was directly related to an issue in our community. 

I see zero difference between Local Chat & Issues and Random Gabble - but if moving the conversation helps you, then by all means, go for it.  I think my suggestion of a "Safe Space" is perfect for you though.

" Jose Peralta: Stop Empowering Republicans!" [/size]That is a direct quote. If you don't see how that is political posturing, then there is no reasoning with you.

[smiddlem]

What, exactly, is your problem?

" Jose Peralta: Stop Empowering Republicans!" That is a direct quote. If you don't see how that is political posturing, then there is no reasoning with you.

[litza]

I don't particularly have a dog in this fight, but I somehow suspect this argument is a rehashing of some previous fight and not actually about the post at hand. This is not about national politics, but about a LOCAL Astoria senator who started caucusing with a party other than the party whose ticket he ran on. It seems to me that a disinterested third party would classify that as a "local issue" rather than "random gabble."


(Also, you could make a pretty strong case that for a Democrat to caucus with the Republicans is "empowering Republicans," without resorting to hyperbole.)