I'm surprised that Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" didn't make the list of fourteen!

Anyone who believes that the video posted in the OP was not political and/or would not generate a political discussion is kidding themselves.

The moderator did exactly what they should have, albeit, a little late.

Goblins - Gold star at you, you get my drift!

Unfair 'Hal' - I've always thought JibJab made funny cartoons, & wanted to share.

Rico

Quoting goblinsdoitall:

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So just linking to a video where ( a carricature of) the President of the USA appears now qualifies as a political thread??
I really hope that all questions regarding "Forest Gump" are already asked.  

Forest Gump is a MOVIE released on DVD and included in the DVDP database.  Discussion of it is well within bounds.

That is nowhere near the same as discussion of a political satire on current day politics posted on YouTube.

If you can't see the difference, it is only because you do not wish to.

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Where did the thread go without my comment?  Exactly where a thread, started by political satire, will always go...into political discussion.

It seems 3 individuals were hell bent to make it into a political topic. Many more people viewed the cartoon & were/weren't entertained, moved on & did not feel compelled to turn it into a political debate. Also note the cartoon had merit, as one could upload a picture & partake in the cartoon, somehow this was overlooked, by those aching to politicize anything.

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'political satire, will always go...into political discussion.'

If this is true, then we should avoid discussing political movies, TV comedy shows etc., that talk or deal with politics.

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Forget about Politics for a moment: Let's say we have the full gambit (dis-interested to highly outspoken) folks here, regarding Fords vs Chevy. Soon 'Ford vs Chevy' topic becomes a not so friendly & becomes annoying to others. So what should we do? Outlaw all discussions regarding, cars, automobile industry, for fear that it might lead to the 'Ford vs Chevy' topic.

Somehow this approach just does not seem right to me. I believe management has failed to control, the behavior of the offending poster.

Quoting Rico:

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It seems 3 individuals were hell bent to make it into a political topic. Many more people viewed the cartoon & were/weren't entertained, moved on & did not feel compelled to turn it into a political debate. Also note the cartoon had merit, as one could upload a picture & partake in the cartoon, somehow this was overlooked, by those aching to politicize anything.

Are you serious here?  You posted a link to a video, that can only be described as political satire, and you are blaming the people who responded for trying to make it into a political topic?  I hate to burst your bubble, but it was already a political topic.  If you don't believe that, then you have a serious case of denial. 

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If this is true, then we should avoid discussing political movies, TV comedy shows etc., that talk or deal with politics.

What you are doing, providing links to topics that have been deemed inapropriate by the site owner, isn't the same as discussing political films/TV shows. This is a site for DVD collecting software.  Discussion of DVDs, and the films/TV shows they contain, is appropriate.  Should those discussions devolve into political debate, I would expect that the mods would lock that topic or delete the offending posts.

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Forget about Politics for a moment: Let's say we have the full gambit (dis-interested to highly outspoken) folks here, regarding Fords vs Chevy. Soon 'Ford vs Chevy' topic becomes a not so friendly & becomes annoying to others. So what should we do? Outlaw all discussions regarding, cars, automobile industry, for fear that it might lead to the 'Ford vs Chevy' topic.

Somehow this approach just does not seem right to me. I believe management has failed to control, the behavior of the offending poster.

There's an old saying, "you should never discuss sex, politics or religion in polite company."  Whether you agree or not, Ken has decided that his forum will abide by that saying.  Since this is his forum, if we want to participate, we must abide by that decision.  I am not sure why you are finding that so difficult. 

Quoting Unicus69:

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There's an old saying, "you should never discuss sex, politics or religion in polite company."

Threads like this and the political satire (note the word "political") thread prove this saying.

Calidain has a very valid point here. Banned topics are what the owner of the forums says they are.

But I still think that the same video with e.g. Ahmadinedschad as the carricatured individual wouldn't have caused a "political lock".