# Resolved: Were Sam Stone an American his gripes about American politics would matter.

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [June 2, 2004, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-were-sam-stone-an-american-his-gripes-about-american-politics-would-matter/248196 "2004-06-02T03:16:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-were-sam-stone-an-american-his-gripes-about-american-politics-would-matter/248196/1 "2004-06-02T03:16:53Z")

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> **[Pitting Great Debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=259147)**
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> Great Debates has jumped the shark. I can remember a time when we actually used to discuss whether Great Debates was biased to the left, and there were good arguments for and against that proposition. This is no longer true. Great debates is now...

Would not his concern mean much more if he had a voice in American politics?

I say no.

How say you?

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**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-were-sam-stone-an-american-his-gripes-about-american-politics-would-matter/248196/2 "2004-06-02T03:23:45Z")

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That thread started in the Pit, and it should stay in the Pit. This is completely unnecessary.

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**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2004, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-were-sam-stone-an-american-his-gripes-about-american-politics-would-matter/248196/3 "2004-06-02T03:30:04Z")

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[Moderator Hat ON]

Reeder, this should be in the Pit, NOT Great Debates.

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