New Political Forum

[John McDougall]

Topics of politics have become a distraction from this discussion board which is to help people with their diet, medical problems, and general health. Therefore, I have created a separate forum. Topics with a political tone posted in all other parts of the board will be deleted. No exceptions.

John McDougall, MD

[dlee]

Sounds like a good idea! Feliz Navidad! and Happy healthy eating in 2017. dlee

[sirdle]

Thank you so much!

[memkat]

Brilliant Idea! Thank You!

Kathleen

[BlueGene]

Thank you!

[landog]

Thank you!

[hope101]

Thank you, Dr. McDougall. Regretfully, I'm not sure that's going to be sufficient. Please have a look at the "memes" being posted there at present. I don't think they reflect the values of the community you've strived so diligently to build and maintain. IMHO, a few approach the line of hate speech.

If you decide to keep the present structure, is there any way for a user to block the forum altogether from appearing on their screen? That won't help the lurkers avoid seeing the ugliness, but at least it provides an option. I'm trying to follow Dr. Lisle's advice about setting up my environment to minimize temptation around unhealthy choices.

[Chikiwing]

Thank you, Dr. McDougall. Regretfully, I'm not sure that's going to be sufficient. Please have a look at the "memes" being posted there at present. I don't think they reflect the values of the community you've strived so diligently to build and maintain. IMHO, a few approach the line of hate speech.

The meme thread. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. You must be cautious.

[Poison Ivy]

Thank you, Dr. McDougall. Regretfully, I'm not sure that's going to be sufficient. Please have a look at the "memes" being posted there at present. I don't think they reflect the values of the community you've strived so diligently to build and maintain. IMHO, a few approach the line of hate speech.

If you decide to keep the present structure, is there any way for a user to block the forum altogether from appearing on their screen? That won't help the lurkers avoid seeing the ugliness, but at least it provides an option. I'm trying to follow Dr. Lisle's advice about setting up my environment to minimize temptation around unhealthy choices.

I so agree with you Hope. Thanks for posting. Many others feel like this also.

[Kaye]

Thank you, Dr. McDougall. Regretfully, I'm not sure that's going to be sufficient. Please have a look at the "memes" being posted there at present. I don't think they reflect the values of the community you've strived so diligently to build and maintain. IMHO, a few approach the line of hate speech.

If you decide to keep the present structure, is there any way for a user to block the forum altogether from appearing on their screen? That won't help the lurkers avoid seeing the ugliness, but at least it provides an option. I'm trying to follow Dr. Lisle's advice about setting up my environment to minimize temptation around unhealthy choices.

Agree so much with your post - sadly my post on that thread saying so was deleted yet the hate remains which I find so sad on a lovely forum like this.

[smudgemom]

I've mentioned before, I don't come to this forum much anymore since it's lost its luster. I retreated pre-Political group when the threads always got icky.

Fast forward several weeks, today I decided to come back & re-evaluate my McDougall Forum experience.

Oh.
My.

The Political group is beyond ugly.
Curious, I clicked on the Religion group to see if it had the same tone. Nope.
Humm.
Just the Political group....which I surprised religion eeked into the Political group, as well.
Wow.

For that reason alone, I will not recommend this forum to ANYONE considering the McDougall Program.

I belong to another open forum where the rules about politics/religion, personal attacks, negative in tone are immediately removed. The moderators will not allow ugliness cloud their forum which represents their brand. And there are negative people everywhere who will try to upset the apple cart whenever they can.

As for the McDougall Forum, leaving the Political group intact represents Dr. McDougall's brand. Not a good look.
And for the 4-yr term of our current Political life? Good luck.

I miss the 'lettuce days' of supportive, kind, caring McDougall Forum.

[Poison Ivy]

I agree. Best to stay away from hateful people.

[healthyvegan]

Those who retreat from the hate take a moment to realize that a PR firm for the AG Industry knows that politics and religion is the easiest way to divide us. Decide if you were trolled into turning away by these master minds who plant interns in vegan forums solely to disrupt and seem part of the group. If you don't know the hater, see them on Facebook you might be doing exactly what an AG Troll intended. Do your best to diffuse and in the back of your mind question why this person is trying to dissuade you from the healthiest place on the internet. Trust but verify and report haters.

[Poison Ivy]

Sorry, but I don't understand what you are saying or trying to say.

[hazelrah]

As for the McDougall Forum, leaving the Political group intact represents Dr. McDougall's brand. Not a good look.
And for the 4-yr term of our current Political life? Good luck.

Huh? The reason the forum was created was to keep divisive political statements from distracting the primary focus of the forums; to provide the members whatever help they need to adhere to this lifestyle. And, frankly, just as with the worst of the drivel posted in the political topics forum, to come back here once every few months just to post an unhelpful, derogatory statement about these forums displays a level of illness that I'm afraid even complete strict adherence to this lifestyle cannot cure.

Mark