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/pol/ has almost always been an echo chamber of whatever opinion was deemed fringe from what I remember. I seriously doubt anyone cared about Ron Paul winning t

/pol/ has almost always been an echo chamber of whatever opinion was deemed fringe from what I remember. I seriously doubt anyone cared about Ron Paul winning the election other than the fact that they wanted to see what he would actually do in office, as it is with Trump right now - the general stance is Trump is horrible, not because of his policies, but because of the low impact of his policies compared to what anons had in mind would have been enacted. It still has an air of anarchy/anarcho-capitalism as it always had, the tone has just shifted more towards the anarchism element. And as it stands now, 4chan is still the most popular imageboard, which is largely why /pol/ is a blob of opinions where the only thing anyone can agree on is that they hate each other.

wayoutthere 7y ago
I wouldn't say /pol/ is as anarchist as it is simply nihilistic. The common thread among all the various opinions shared on 4chan throughout its existence is that nothing matters and it's all just a game.
cr0sh 7y ago
> the general stance is Trump is horrible, not because of his policies, but because of the low impact of his policies Low impact? What were they hoping for, global thermonuclear war? US Civil War 2? If wayoutthere's post is to be taken as correct, and they actually are nihilistic and think this is all "a game" - then they should be considered a very dangerous "group" of people. Seemingly advocating for regional or planetary existential threats - and coming close to implementing such actions (and some could argue that to an extent they have been successful - just maybe not as successful as they wanted?) - well, that is insanity. And it shouldn't be tolerated or encouraged. The world isn't perfect. Our global and regional societies aren't perfect. We're human - nothing we do is perfect. All we can do is try to do better next time. The answer to this imperfection is not to destroy everything. I find it sickening that there are large groups of people who not only think this way, but have found each other, and have organized to try to make their sick dreams come true.
- trevyn 7y ago
  An important function of free speech is that it is a release valve and warning system for widespread discontent. If highly charged opinions start forming themselves into organized groups, it’s a hint that something needs to change, structurally. (And not repression of that opinion, that’s only blindfolding yourself and allowing the problem to grow until the release is more violent.)
- MrEldritch 7y ago
  > "What were they hoping for, global thermonuclear war? US Civil War 2?" Basically, yes.

wayoutthere 7y ago

I wouldn't say /pol/ is as anarchist as it is simply nihilistic. The common thread among all the various opinions shared on 4chan throughout its existence is that nothing matters and it's all just a game.

cr0sh 7y ago

> the general stance is Trump is horrible, not because of his policies, but because of the low impact of his policies Low impact? What were they hoping for, global thermonuclear war? US Civil War 2? If wayoutthere's post is to be taken as correct, and they actually are nihilistic and think this is all "a game" - then they should be considered a very dangerous "group" of people. Seemingly advocating for regional or planetary existential threats - and coming close to implementing such actions (and some could argue that to an extent they have been successful - just maybe not as successful as they wanted?) - well, that is insanity. And it shouldn't be tolerated or encouraged. The world isn't perfect. Our global and regional societies aren't perfect. We're human - nothing we do is perfect. All we can do is try to do better next time. The answer to this imperfection is not to destroy everything. I find it sickening that there are large groups of people who not only think this way, but have found each other, and have organized to try to make their sick dreams come true.

trevyn 7y ago
An important function of free speech is that it is a release valve and warning system for widespread discontent. If highly charged opinions start forming themselves into organized groups, it’s a hint that something needs to change, structurally. (And not repression of that opinion, that’s only blindfolding yourself and allowing the problem to grow until the release is more violent.)
MrEldritch 7y ago
> "What were they hoping for, global thermonuclear war? US Civil War 2?" Basically, yes.