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[QUOTE=&quot;EscapeVelocity, post: 41752, member: 3771&quot;]Politics is inevitable.&nbsp; However, I am a politics and news junkie....but I try to stay out of politics.FoxTV takes an advocacy position.&nbsp; Which is fine with me.&nbsp; Bicker seems to be more of a Cable and Satellite guy, which is also fine by me.&nbsp; Having a discussion these disagreements is good, because it helps everyone learn more nuances and add information to their position making process, to deepen ones understanding and refine ones policy prescriptions and positions. However, politics often involves heated discussion...because peoples livelyhoods and broader well being are tied up in it. One has to understand these things and let some stuff roll off your back, if you are going to participate in discussions of this nature.&nbsp; Its still worth having the discussions....for the good of yourself, others, communities, societies, democracies, and states.Whether you want to have them here is another question all together.I can see this site as being a hotbed of OTA TV broadcast advocacy...but allowances for others viewpoints should be made.Bicker makes a lot of good points about spectrum usage, IMO.&nbsp; Im no fan of his broader politics.&nbsp; And he is very knowledgable about cable and satellite and TIVO like devices, and industry news.Ive learned my lesson to keep out of the politics, at least on this board.&nbsp; For community cohesion purposes.One last thing, generalizations must be made when having meaningful discussion, otherwise you arent having a meaningful discussion.&nbsp; While it is certainly good to explore the minutiae of those generalizations....they are necessary to reach broader understanding of larger macro issues. My 2 cents.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="EscapeVelocity, post: 41752, member: 3771"]Politics is inevitable. However, I am a politics and news junkie....but I try to stay out of politics. FoxTV takes an advocacy position. Which is fine with me. Bicker seems to be more of a Cable and Satellite guy, which is also fine by me. Having a discussion these disagreements is good, because it helps everyone learn more nuances and add information to their position making process, to deepen ones understanding and refine ones policy prescriptions and positions. However, politics often involves heated discussion...because peoples livelyhoods and broader well being are tied up in it. One has to understand these things and let some stuff roll off your back, if you are going to participate in discussions of this nature. Its still worth having the discussions....for the good of yourself, others, communities, societies, democracies, and states. Whether you want to have them here is another question all together. I can see this site as being a hotbed of OTA TV broadcast advocacy...but allowances for others viewpoints should be made. Bicker makes a lot of good points about spectrum usage, IMO. Im no fan of his broader politics. And he is very knowledgable about cable and satellite and TIVO like devices, and industry news. Ive learned my lesson to keep out of the politics, at least on this board. For community cohesion purposes. One last thing, generalizations must be made when having meaningful discussion, otherwise you arent having a meaningful discussion. While it is certainly good to explore the minutiae of those generalizations....they are necessary to reach broader understanding of larger macro issues. My 2 cents.[/QUOTE]

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