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Published: May 4, 2008
Author: me
Post Date: 2008-05-04 22:40:24 by christine
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I have to be honest, I'm completely distressed at what's happened to this forum. The fighting and the distrust between those for and those against Obama has gotten to the point where, in my opinion, it's destroying the forum. What's the point of having an open free speech venue when everyone is bozo'ing everyone else? When I read my mission statement and what Freedom4um was created to be, I don't even recognize the place anymore. There will be changes made in the near future as I decide what is best for the continued growth of this forum.
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#229. To: Cynicom (#213)
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
I kind of tend to agree with that. I was surprised at the bitterness some like to have to those they disagree with on this issue. The way I view it is that we shouldn't even think so much of the whole system of selecting leaders to let us get upset at each other over it. When I first realized that some traditionally conservative people were going for Obama because they saw hope in him I told them I was happy that they were happy about it. Its nice to have hope on a day-to-day basis. Then later I concluded since Obama changed his web site and promised to withdraw a lot of troops in 16 months I decided that at least since he was differentiating himself from the other 2, then at least for the sake of telling the rest of the world that we are not war-mongers, then maybe it would be a good idea to vote for Obama just for that 1 reason. Its not like our election system has a track record of success, so why get so upset over it? How can we expect to always agree on every detail? as if a group of people on this 4um who differ from you are really so significant. they're not significant, no reason to get upset. you want the forum to grow? Better accept diversity. someone calls you a communist or a racist, be thick-skinned over it. and remember that other person's only doing it because he/she has nothing better to do. the way to make the forum grow is to put links up to it on other forums, especially at newspaper comment sections. if 2 or 3 people would diligently do that regularly, the forum would grow.
Revelation 6:6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
to set the record straight, i am unable to read anyone else's PMs. the only way i could do that is if an account owner gave me his/her password.
If liberalism is an amalgamation of socialism and communism, and you profess to be a liberal, then your participation at DU, KOS and HuffPo makes complete sense. Your attempt to blend that dogma into what is ostensibly a freedon4um is bewildering, tho.
Neil, this is the first I have heard of this (and of course I haven't read every thread that has been posted here). Is it true that you accused people who don't support Obama--which most certainly includes me but then I don't support ANY statist whore as anyone who knows me already knows--to be akin to murderers? I find that pretty hard to believe and if you said that I would like to hear your explanation. As I said in the only other post I have made to this thread I consider you a friend and that is why I find it hard to believe that you would even think such a thing, let alone post it. My own personal disclaimer: I see some people here who don't seem to like each other for one reason or another and it is distressing to me because I like all of them. For instance, I like Peppa, FOH and Neil. I think they are all good people. But because I like all of them doesn't mean they all have to like each other. I won't be like Rodney King and ask if we can't all just get along because I know that, human nature being what it is, that we probably all can't "just get along." But all of you who don't like the others so much, or to put another way, if your dislike is so intense, the bozo filter is a good option. You don't have to see what someone has said if you don't like them and it may make your time here more enjoyable.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. I take you at your word, but as I have personally experienced Free Republic reading and monitoring mine, I always assume in forum mail as a less secure form of mail them that even in a POP account, or any other form of 'free' Internet mail service. I also would never type in some of what I have to say regarding politics in any computer that links to the net, and any box used off net never keeps it's drive in it when it is off and cold.
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
If liberalism is an amalgamation of socialism and/or communism, and you profess to be a liberal, then your participation at DU, KOS and HuffPo makes complete sense. Your attempt to blend that dogma into what is ostensibly a freedon4um is bewildering, tho.
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
BTTT...MUD
Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States,
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
Yep...I also learned to be more careful after getting burnt at FR.
Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States,
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
Impossible. My bozo # dropped by two over night.
LOL...that's ridiculous, you Lefty twit!! I've been charming ever since I joined the 4um, despite the ankle-biting of RAT nitwits like Minerva and TripleDot. I'm here to help grow the 4um...MUD
Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States,
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
Heh heh heh...words mean things, my friend...MUD
Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, Provocateur.
Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, IMHO, the very fact that there is spirited debate indicates the forum truly IS a free speech forum. On the issue of the bozo filter, perhaps some people have had it with insults, and resort to the bozo filter rather than leaving the forum altogether. I don't see a problem. As a forum grows and attracts a wider membership, these sorts of things become common. If you restrict the topic of discussion, or censor those with viewpoint (A) over viewpoint (B), then you are following the footsteps of other forum owners, and you know where that leads...
It is not a scheme JT, it is an attempt to escape hateful, racist remarks that do not make my day better. I'm here because I enjoy being here. When I can no longer enjoy myself I'll be gone. As I said before, I never used bozo until now. It is very empowering to be able to put someone on the bozo list, like not answering the phone or the door. Sometimes I had someone on the list just for a day, because they were posting a lot of really mean-spirited posts that day. You want everyone to be forced listen to your hate and anger, well that's not my idea of freedom.
"To destroy a people you must first sever their roots." - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Just as an example, what has peppa or mirage said to you that is racist?
You'll notice that in my reasons for putting someone on bozo, reasons I gave yesterday, they were not always for racism. Part of the existing bozo filter is to be able to block posters without naming them. My intent is not to hurt anyone's feelings but to spare my own. That said, in partial answer to your question, I find Peppa to be a very contentious and disrupting poster, bent on small-minded meanness or just trying to destroy this forum. Last night I found it easy to agree with Pinguinite that she is a fraud. I have no intention of naming every person on my bozo list to you and why I bozoed them. Do you report to Chertoff now? However, in some cases I told them so at the time and gave the reason why.
"To destroy a people you must first sever their roots." - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Exactly, he's the candidate of the Trilateral Commission. Zbig and Lee Hamilton (and their minions) all endorse him. It's long past time that the American people realized that "they" are not going to allow you to have a candidate that represents you. Exactly. People keep looking for the "Great White Hope" (Ron Paul) or the "Great Black Hope" (Obummer). We can see the smear and minimalization job that was done on Ron Paul and Oh'bummer is just another shill for the Banksters. I know people who have woken up get frustrated and want it all changed NOW. While I agree with the sentiment I am enough of realist to know that ain't going to happen. At this point we have two chores: 1. Enlighten and wake up those others who can be woken up. The reality is that some are beyond our current reach and people have got to get this as well. If someone will not, or cannot, look and confront do not waste time on them. Move on to the next person. There is no point in banging your head against a brick wall and trying to wake up people who are mostly too afraid to look or too under control of the PsyOps program. The worst candidates are people who listen to Schlock Radio, and believe it, and those who watch a lot of "Tee Bee". The heavy TV watchers are the worst followed closely by the Dildoeheads. The Dildoeheads are the most annoying because they are the ones who believe in Dorothy Limbaugh and the Ruby Slippers. They are so trapped in the phoney "two party" Dog and Pony Show that they cannot see the forest for the trees. They are convinced that "they're with it" because Rush has told them what they think. The problem of course is that they don't think and react emotionally just the way that Saint "Pills" has told them that the awful "Lib'ruls" do. The sick irony would be funny if it wasn't so serious. 2. Push at the local level and begin working from the bottom up. By getting our own local areas back under our control it builds our base and our power. This is a slower route and the people looking for "Magic" overnight fixes are too impatient with it - much to the detriment of us all.
"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken
Exactly - and a wise policy. Some things I do and say in private off the net are never spoken of on the net. I always assume that there is no existing encryption system that cannot be broken, and that the NSA, the Israelis, and their ilk are capable of reading anything off of any machine that is connected to the net at any time (including dial-up). I have "noticed" anomalies from time to time that has caused me to conclude that such an assumption is correct. The net is a powerful tool for freedom but people have to also be aware that it IS being used for surveillance and for identifying those of us who are still willing to fight for liberty. I think the great numbers of such people is one of the things that worries the bad guys as I am sure that a lot of the surveillance underscores the fact that there are still a lot of people willing to fight.
"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken
Why bother with the Bozo list at all? Most of the time, if I don't like somebody's posts, I just ignore them and read on. If somebody gets really obnoxious (by spamming the site), then just ban that person and move on.
heh, someone took me off bozo, now I only have 2. I still wanna know who they are so I can make fun of them.
Tagline space for rent.
I have no intention of naming every person on my bozo list to you and why I bozoed them. Do you report to Chertoff now? Bozo me please.
#44. To: RickyJ (#41) Of the 3, I prefer Obama take it. The USA is screwed no matter which of the 3 wins. Given that, it makes sense to prefer the one that is least likely to start WWIII and otherwise end the imperialism. I know its probable that Obama won't bring all the troops home, but Cain will increase imperialism and bombing. As a country, the USA has deeply injured the world and it's a national obligation to right that wrong as much as possible. For us to try to safeguard our 2nd Amendment rights at the expense of lives of innocents worldwide doesn't fly in my book. Again, since the USA is gonna die anyway no matter which of the 3 it is, the least we can do is die alone and let the rest of world be. I won't vote for Obama as it's much more beneficial such as it is to vote for Ron Paul or Bob Barr, but that's my position and preference. Pinguinite posted on 2008-04-15 14:40:51 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For us to try to safeguard our 2nd Amendment rights at the expense of lives of innocents worldwide doesn't fly in my book. the least we can do is die alone and let the rest of world be Go ahead, I'll preserve my right to live and live free. Sounds like you're drinking the koolaid neil. angle posted on 2008-04-15 15:04:45 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #56. To: angle, (#50) Go ahead, I'll preserve my right to live and live free. Sounds like you're drinking the koolaid neil. YOU are no different than the NWO elite!!! Because that's exactly what they say. So maybe you and JT can put that in your pipe and smoke it. Pinguinite posted on 2008-04-15 15:34:23 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply Here's the thread that changed the way I viewed Neil. It's not just one post. It was post after post when regular people who like Neil were questioning his statements. It just got bizarre.
My thoughts exactly.
Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, She bozo'd me on DayOne, and before I had even posted to her...LOL!! Scaredy-cat...MUD
Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, "Debate" is not necessarily the be-all end-all. What's wrong with a magazine that gives different opinions about world events? Sure the writers may not read one another's articles, but the general readership will." Sounds more like an e-zine, not a political forum. When variant viewpoints are aired and debated civilly, it makes for an energetic, interesting Forum. "Do you want to FORCE the writers to read each other's articles?" LOL...of course not. But I like to see article posters who are willing to debate/defend what they posted. "If you want all the articles to agree, maybe, but that may be because some writers walk away." Nobody's proposing that...this needs to continue to be a big-tent Forum. Regards...MUD
Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, I've got you bozo'd, critter...MUD
Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, Impossible.
Tagline space for rent.
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
Mud, why don't you call everyone who disagrees with you "Penis Breath"? Isn't that how you Limbaugh morons "civilly debate"? If not, then why do you debate that way?
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#230. To: Pinguinite (#10)
Disagreement is one of the main points of a forum
#231. To: Cynicom (#217)
#232. To: Jethro Tull (#218)
#233. To: Jethro Tull (#221)
#234. To: ghostdogtxn (#231)
#235. To: ghostdogtxn (#232)
Socialism and communism have been amalgamated into "liberalism" and I think that's a shame. I'm a liberal, not a communist or a socialist
#236. To: angle, Neil McIver (#208)
People should know that Private Mails are not secure. It sure was distressing to see Neil (Webmaster) jump in on that one thread accusing people who weren't supporting Obama to be akin to murderers. And he was uncharacteristically rude. Who knows if it's Neil or not or where he's really coming from?
Lord Acton
#237. To: christine (#234)
"to set the record straight, i am unable to read anyone else's PMs. the only way i could do that is if an account owner gave me his/her password."
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." Robert F. Kennedy
#238. To: Jethro Tull (#235)
#239. To: ghostdogtxn (#238)
My amended comment to your #238
#240. To: christine (#234)
#241. To: Jethro Tull (#88)
"I think some modicum of respect needs to be enforced and a limit to the number of bozo's. People can rotate "offenders" on and off as needed, but the current system is being used as a tool."
Localities, and Individuals as Prescribed in the U.S. Constitution!!
#242. To: Jethro Tull (#239)
#243. To: Ferret Mike (#237)
"I have personally experienced Free Republic reading and monitoring mine, I always assume in forum mail as a less secure form of mail..."
Localities, and Individuals as Prescribed in the U.S. Constitution!!
#244. To: Mudboy Slim, Jethro Tull (#241)
#245. To: christine (#234)
#246. To: ghostdogtxn (#244)
but more likely because you piss a lot of people off?
#247. To: angle, Minerva, ... (#208)
"Mudboy Slim and VRWC are the same disruptors here that they were in the other forums."
Localities, and Individuals as Prescribed in the U.S. Constitution!!
#248. To: Jethro Tull (#246)
#249. To: Mudboy Slim (#247)
#250. To: ghostdogtxn (#249)
Localities, and Individuals as Prescribed in the U.S. Constitution!!
#251. To: ... (#186)
"He is fun to poke..."
Localities, and Individuals as Prescribed in the U.S. Constitution!!
#252. To: christine (#0)
What's the point of having an open free speech venue when everyone is bozo'ing everyone else?
You appear to be a major trouble maker...and I'm getting really pissed. - GoldiLox, 7/27/2006
#253. To: Jethro Tull, ..., christine, Pinguinite (#223)
robin has 14? on bozo. In your scheme, her unanswered exchanges w/posters would be viewed by them as what?
#254. To: robin (#253)
It is not a scheme JT, it is an attempt to escape hateful, racist remarks that do not make my day better.
#255. To: Jethro Tull, christine, Pinquinite, ... (#254)
#256. To: ratcat (#191)
I've stayed out of the frays because it is a foregone conclusion, to me, that Obummer is just as much under control as Hitlery and McInsane.
#257. To: Ferret Mike, christine, ratcat, FOH, TwentyTwelve (#237)
(Edited)
I also would never type in some of what I have to say regarding politics in any computer that links to the net, and any box used off net never keeps it's drive in it when it is off and cold.
#258. To: christine (#0)
#259. To: christine (#234)
#260. To: robin (#255)
That said, in partial answer to your question, I find Peppa to be a very contentious and disrupting poster, bent on small-minded meanness or just trying to destroy this forum. Last night I found it easy to agree with Pinguinite that she is a fraud.
#261. To: James Deffenbach (#236)
freedom4um.com/cgi-bin/re...8060&Disp=50&Trace=on#C44
#50. To: Pinguinite (#44)
At the expense? How do you figure?
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If you believe in your moral right to preserve your legal right to a firearm surpasses the rights of others to live, then guess what....
#262. To: Rupert_Pupkin (#258)
"Why bother with the Bozo list at all? Most of the time, if I don't like somebody's posts, I just ignore them and read on. If somebody gets really obnoxious (by spamming the site), then just ban that person and move on."
Localities, and Individuals as Prescribed in the U.S. Constitution!!
#263. To: Jethro Tull, robin (#260)
"Bozo me please."
Localities, and Individuals as Prescribed in the U.S. Constitution!!
#264. To: Pinguinite (#68)
Localities, and Individuals as Prescribed in the U.S. Constitution!!
#265. To: Critter (#259)
Localities, and Individuals as Prescribed in the U.S. Constitution!!
#266. To: Mudboy Slim (#265)
I've got you bozo'd, critter...MUD
#267. To: angle, Pinguinite (#261)
#268. To: Mudboy Slim (#264)
Sounds more like an e-zine, not a political forum. When variant viewpoints are aired and debated civilly, it makes for an energetic, interesting Forum.
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