Oh, I'm well aware of this, and seriously considering locking the first one also! But if we hadn't had the first we wouldn't have been so quick to lock the second. There is no good way of approaching either matter that everyone will think is the right one.BibFam moderators be like:
Months-long Russia vs Ukraine dumpster fire in the forum:
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Days-old Israel vs Gaza discussion begins to take same route:
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P.S.
I'm aware some of y'all may not be able to laugh at this for various reasons, but I hope you will see the humor in it and get a chuckle, if not now then later when you look back.
I find it very sad that such discussions are becoming dumpster fires, because I am well aware that the people on this forum collectively have so much knowledge and wisdom that we could all learn from each other and greatly improve our understanding of the times we live in - if we could only talk, rather than hunkering down in one of the camps the world has built for us to be in and shooting verbal artillery at each other from there. I strongly suspect that the people with the best points to contribute are those who are also wise enough to see how the discussion is going and say nothing.