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POLL: Should nBP invite the Right?

Should nBP be open to guests on the right? 21 members have voted

  1. 1. Should nBP be open to guests on the right?

    • No, it should be a closed community where members need to be referred by a current member.
      9%
    • Normally, yes, but considering all the madness -- no, I need some peace of mind and an escape from the division and hostility.
      59%
    • Yes, we really need the debate practice.
      4%
    • Yes, instead of just preaching to the choir we need to respectfully reach out and communicate with people who think differently.
      4%
    • Yes, but there should be boundaries to prevent this site from getting out of control and being disrupted.
      22%

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The reason I voted no is that during this past year when I have had discussions with conservatives online it has ended up becoming a nasty shouting match. I would prefer this to be a safe space with minded people.

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2 hours ago, Marguerite said:

I would prefer this to be a safe space with like-minded people.

i hear you M. The left should have a get-a-way from all the contentiousness. On the other hand, we all need to interact. Things are never going to change unless we find a way to get through to the other side and penetrate our political bubbles.

another issue, is that i anticipate members might come and go here if it just seems like we're all just preaching to the choir.

We can see how it plays out.

Thanks for your feedback. Both points you mentioned have a lot of validity to them. I guess Iโ€™ve just had some bad experiences lately interacting wirh the Right and am a little tender.

Hi Marguerite, welcome to NBP. I have had some bad interactions with the right as well. I do think within the next few weeks the tides will hopefully begin to turn. I donโ€™t think the Lyin King realizes or perhaps he really doesnโ€™t care that he is hurting his base as much as he is hurting us. If we can interact with right, speaking civilly on both sides maybe we can enlighten them to the truth. At this point, we need all the votes we can get for the midterms.

I feel like it would be good to have a place that exemplifies the "Paradox of Tolerance". We accept everybody who accepts everybody.

I want a site where I can escape my MAGA rural life for a little while each day.

On 11/1/2025 at 10:31 PM, Lindy said:

Hi Marguerite, welcome to NBP. I have had some bad interactions with the right as well. I do think within the next few weeks the tides will hopefully begin to turn. I donโ€™t think the Lyin King realizes or perhaps he really doesnโ€™t care that he is hurting his base as much as he is hurting us. If we can interact with right, speaking civilly on both sides maybe we can enlighten them to the truth. At this point, we need all the votes we can get for the midterms.

That's pragmatic and offers space to get things done. If there are right wing trolls here (or any kind of troll) on the forum, it's the job of moderation to weed them out for 'disturbance of the peace.' Isn't a huge part of our agenda opening minds and appealing to the good side of people? I know for me at least, rage never got me anywhere and the real work begins when I can belly breathe again.

They get feed 24/7 right wing propaganda coming in nBP is not gonna change it.

Need to have a news feed out there to change their perspective.

I voted because as a new member, I'm hoping this can add something good to think about and know there is a place I can to either read about or connect with someone (or a group) of like minded people that are sane enough to know right from wrong and not have a close mind to change.

Hi, new to the site. The main reason that Iโ€™m here is to interact with like minded people and escape the constant name calling and petty arguments. Iโ€™m afraid that opening up to members from the right would devolve into a bunch of trolling. Maybe in โ€œregularโ€ times there could be real discussion but the hard core MAGA folks donโ€™t seem to have much capacity for critical thinking. My humble opinion, I hope Iโ€™m wrong.

I honestly don't think conservatives should be invited to this site. Why have a "blue" site if we are inviting the opposition? We've seen their hate and ugliness and ignorance over and over. If another site wants to create a Left Right & Center mix (yes, I stole that from NPR--I only quote from the best!) then so be it. But please, not here. Thank you for listening!

I agree with Connie and Tumbleweed, these are not normal times and I really don't see any cooperation and compromise as possible or coming with MAGA. You simply can't do that with fascists or a cult, not until they have been deprogrammed or their cult has died out. The Nazis were not going to back down, they could only be defeated militarily, same with the South during the Civil War, after which they never really gave up their racist cause...

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