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Post by Admin on Jun 12, 2018 18:43:53 GMT
As you know, I have adopted a tolerant approach to free speech.
As a general principle, I do not believe in authorities legislating what we can and cannot say.
You may well be in favour of banning certain types of speech, but who is to say the winds will not change and things you want to speak about become banned? What will you do then when you lose your voice to tyranny?
In other words, there is serious value in free speech, even if sometimes it means hearing things you don't like. I believe that some people do not understand this value.
So, I am considering an experiment period where we try something new. There seems to be a general tide of opinion to delete posts which are or appear to be racist. Fair enough.
However, this government also thinks posts which are race baiting (false or unfounded accusations of racism) are equally repellent and should also be banned.
Of course, any criticism of this government's policy would also be met with deletion.
Your thoughts, as always, are appreciated (we are, after all, still a free democracy).
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2018 18:46:20 GMT
Sounds racist to me.
Wait... is what I just said considered race-baiting?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2018 21:16:23 GMT
I just recently started posting here on a daily basis and I am not offended by much of anything here, possibly because I don’t have a degree in politics.
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Post by Harold of Whoa on Jun 12, 2018 23:38:30 GMT
However, this government also thinks posts which are race baiting (false or unfounded accusations of racism) are equally repellent and should also be banned. Which will mean banning bloody great swathes of the actual news from the news media, or so it seems to me. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2018 17:56:38 GMT
I just recently started posting here on a daily basis and I am not offended by much of anything here, possibly because I don’t have a degree in politics.
Gimme time, honey.
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Post by adorablyobnoxious on Jun 16, 2018 3:17:46 GMT
Slippery slope, Monkeys...might as well just program your board to replace certain words with other words, like "soft, fluffy kittens" for the n word.
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Jun 17, 2018 12:02:47 GMT
Slippery slope, Monkeys...might as well just program your board to replace certain words with other words, like "soft, fluffy kittens" for the n word. I did that on the last board so that 'jews' was replaced with 'christians'. Ramon's spamming became mildly amusing for a while. |
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Post by yggdrasil on Jun 17, 2018 15:30:08 GMT
Would the fact that I am a London Supremacist be affected?
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Post by NoRevisionism on Jun 21, 2018 16:01:15 GMT
maybe replace the words cock, asshole, dipshit, fuckstick, hemorrhoid, penis, maggot, retard, goatfucker, pus, dickhead, rat, worm, pussy, turd, and cunt, with "John Carter"? (The Cocksniffer)
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Jun 21, 2018 17:36:47 GMT
maybe replace the words cock, asshole, dipshit, fuckstick, hemorrhoid, penis, maggot, retard, goatfucker, pus, dickhead, rat, worm, pussy, turd, and cunt, with "John Carter"? (The Cocksniffer) Based on this and your posting on the shoutbox, I am starting to wonder if you have an issue with this john carter person. |
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Post by NoRevisionism on Jun 21, 2018 17:51:53 GMT
maybe replace the words cock, asshole, dipshit, fuckstick, hemorrhoid, penis, maggot, retard, goatfucker, pus, dickhead, rat, worm, pussy, turd, and cunt, with "John Carter"? (The Cocksniffer) Based on this and your posting on the shoutbox, I am starting to wonder if you have an issue with this john carter person. You would be correct. And he's not what anyone would call a "person". |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2018 17:53:08 GMT
Based on this and your posting on the shoutbox, I am starting to wonder if you have an issue with this john carter person. You would be correct. And he's not what anyone would call a "person". You know it's heeeyyy, right? |
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Post by NoRevisionism on Jun 21, 2018 18:17:07 GMT
You would be correct. And he's not what anyone would call a "person". You know it's heeeyyy, right? You are saying John Carter (cocksniffer) is peachy? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2018 18:22:06 GMT
You know it's heeeyyy, right? You are saying John Carter (cocksniffer) is peachy ? Yup |
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Post by NoRevisionism on Jun 21, 2018 18:32:32 GMT
You are saying John Carter (cocksniffer) is peachy ? Yup As this is the interweb this accusation requires no proof! John Carter (cocksniffer) is peachy! |
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