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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th October 2020, 08:25 AM
Replies: 1,069
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Posted By rockysmith76
Or she was an entitled bitch abusing her dog who...

Or she was an entitled bitch abusing her dog who got called out for disobeying the park's leash laws. And may or may not be racist.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th October 2020, 08:24 AM
Replies: 1,069
Views: 41,182
Posted By rockysmith76
she should be cited for animal cruelty to

she should be cited for animal cruelty to
Forum: Computers and the Internet 16th October 2020, 08:23 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,595
Posted By rockysmith76
since all religion would be banned, fairs fair....

since all religion would be banned, fairs fair. Double standard denied.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 16th October 2020, 06:59 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,595
Posted By rockysmith76
you want to ban all religion, that is the obvious...

you want to ban all religion, that is the obvious countermove for organized religion.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 16th October 2020, 06:23 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,595
Posted By rockysmith76
And then they, the religious turn around and...

And then they, the religious turn around and attack atheists and the whole thing goes down the tubes. You don't like something, ignore it. Censorship is, like it or not the proverbial slipper slope.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 16th October 2020, 05:05 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,595
Posted By rockysmith76
I was of the impression his idea was more...

I was of the impression his idea was more general, but the question can be asked either way. Are YOU suggesting Youtube should ban all religion?
Forum: Computers and the Internet 16th October 2020, 04:25 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,595
Posted By rockysmith76
So you're proposing all religion be banned?

So you're proposing all religion be banned?
Forum: USA Politics 16th October 2020, 04:19 AM
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Views: 62,357
Posted By rockysmith76
No they tend to fail in Foreign Policy.

No they tend to fail in Foreign Policy.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th October 2020, 11:09 AM
Replies: 1,069
Views: 41,182
Posted By rockysmith76
Yup, exactly. Only White folks can be racist is...

Yup, exactly. Only White folks can be racist is one of life's little lies.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th October 2020, 09:24 AM
Replies: 1,069
Views: 41,182
Posted By rockysmith76
Yup three of your posts later

Yup three of your posts later
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th October 2020, 09:00 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
All of whom you are free to ignore, the last ones...

All of whom you are free to ignore, the last ones in particular, They have the freedom of religion, you can ignore it, as much as they can keep it to themselves.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th October 2020, 08:58 AM
Replies: 1,069
Views: 41,182
Posted By rockysmith76
apparently just as much as you do.

apparently just as much as you do.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th October 2020, 07:35 AM
Replies: 1,069
Views: 41,182
Posted By rockysmith76
regardless of armchair quarterbacking, she called...

regardless of armchair quarterbacking, she called in a false report and is subject to the consequences.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th October 2020, 05:03 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
Their algorithms are far from perfect, so fair...

Their algorithms are far from perfect, so fair question.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th October 2020, 04:33 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
Triggered....

Triggered....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th October 2020, 04:27 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
as opposed to turning an alleged skeptic forum...

as opposed to turning an alleged skeptic forum into the OMB National Headquarters. The obsessions of some lefties will surely haunt them for years.

Poor Woke SJW crybabies.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 12:12 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
Hopefully not triggered....

Hopefully not triggered....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 12:05 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
endangering free speech overall in the process,...

endangering free speech overall in the process, and no, "Woke" is being part of the harm that is excessive PC culture/Cancel Culture and no, it's not a good thing it's frequently rather comedic....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 11:51 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
Because those of the WOKE mentality want...

Because those of the WOKE mentality want censorship of all that offense their tender little space space, and they don't seem to value things like freedom of speech which, like it or not is a double...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 11:49 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
As opposed to "All thing White Bad", WOKE...

As opposed to "All thing White Bad", WOKE nonsense
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 09:24 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
Nope it drives them to platforms like Voat and...

Nope it drives them to platforms like Voat and others where they essentially go underground and keeping doing what they do.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 09:23 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
Not every one just the obvious examples. We can...

Not every one just the obvious examples. We can tell by your merit badges.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 09:15 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
Funny how everyone who doesnt nessicarily agree...

Funny how everyone who doesnt nessicarily agree with you becomes a Nazi (godwin self invoked).
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 08:49 AM
Replies: 1,069
Views: 41,182
Posted By rockysmith76
If so playing victim is often what a bully does.

If so playing victim is often what a bully does.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 08:48 AM
Replies: 1,069
Views: 41,182
Posted By rockysmith76
If accurate spot on call, that's exactly what she...

If accurate spot on call, that's exactly what she did, and on camera, call in a false police report. No sympathies
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 08:43 AM
Replies: 1,861
Views: 70,963
Posted By rockysmith76
Since most statues are of white slave owners or...

Since most statues are of white slave owners or similar why not just tear them all down?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 08:42 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
Interesting to watch the left seemingly favor a...

Interesting to watch the left seemingly favor a massive tech monopoly, seems out of character, or hypocritical.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 08:41 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
You can't credibly cry ******* over one and then...

You can't credibly cry ******* over one and then joke about the other. The other side is worse fallacy. Doing it at all is potentially an issue. The ELF was left wing and capable of arson and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 08:32 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
Certain people here have advocated the...

Certain people here have advocated the "execution" of a sitting President. You may not like that particular politici9an but it's exactly the same sentiment. Guess it just depends on which party is...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 08:29 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
Free speech is kind of an American staple, pity...

Free speech is kind of an American staple, pity you oppose it and don't get the 1st Amendment very well.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 08:28 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
Have you ever had one on your front lawn....

Have you ever had one on your front lawn. Thinking not...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 08:23 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
Banning the message on one platform doesnt make...

Banning the message on one platform doesnt make it go away it drives it underground and makes it more desperate. Confronting it in the open is a better solution.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 08:22 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
You miss the entire point and clinging to your...

You miss the entire point and clinging to your own erroneous nonsense is flotsam in the discussion. But you are in favor of the ban, so next we find out you're okay with book burnings and the like....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 08:20 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
except with the size they've become they can...

except with the size they've become they can effect elections and the like. That kind of influence can easily be misused, someone already mentioned ads for antivaxxing nonense. That was okay at the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 08:12 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
You miss the point, freedom of speech, as in the...

You miss the point, freedom of speech, as in the 1st Amendment covers everyone and has for years, both the good and the bad. The slippery slope fallacy argument is ********. You ban one half you...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 04:48 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
Interesting to see if those ads then also get...

Interesting to see if those ads then also get banned, or just regular posts.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th October 2020, 04:47 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
Thats the slippery slope here, despite the...

Thats the slippery slope here, despite the "stalky" behavior of others in the thread my point was directed more at the fact facebook and entities like it have become too powerful in the ability to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2020, 06:52 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
Not when you factor in the ability of an entity...

Not when you factor in the ability of an entity like Facebook to influence the election, etc, when they become the decider of what gets banned or not, it IS a slippery slope whether you choose to see...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2020, 06:05 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
No fallacy, it can happen to both sides, then...

No fallacy, it can happen to both sides, then it's a problem..
Forum: USA Politics 13th October 2020, 04:32 AM
Replies: 2,522
Views: 105,768
Posted By rockysmith76
Sorta moving in the direction of the guy who...

Sorta moving in the direction of the guy who wears the Napoleon hat....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2020, 04:14 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 5,521
Posted By rockysmith76
It's all fun and games until they start banning...

It's all fun and games until they start banning the stuff you like to....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th October 2020, 12:35 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 8,781
Posted By rockysmith76
It seperates them... makes the hypocrisy that...

It seperates them... makes the hypocrisy that much more obvious
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th October 2020, 12:28 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 8,781
Posted By rockysmith76
Its just a bunch of "Woke" nonsense. Ignore...

Its just a bunch of "Woke" nonsense. Ignore it...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 9th October 2020, 02:39 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,499
Posted By rockysmith76
But makes for interesting discussion along the...

But makes for interesting discussion along the way.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 9th October 2020, 02:38 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,499
Posted By rockysmith76
Under very dubious claims of phishing as well.

Under very dubious claims of phishing as well.
Forum: USA Politics 9th October 2020, 05:30 AM
Replies: 386
Views: 26,428
Posted By rockysmith76
difference voice in his head for each day of the...

difference voice in his head for each day of the week
Forum: USA Politics 9th October 2020, 05:16 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,566
Posted By rockysmith76
Yet another thread that started out being...

Yet another thread that started out being interesting (3rd parties etc) devolving to yet another OMB rabbit hole. Stellar job......
Forum: Computers and the Internet 9th October 2020, 05:05 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,499
Posted By rockysmith76
Facebook forces most prominent critic offline

https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7g5ga/facebook-just-forced-its-most-powerful-critics-offline
Forum: USA Politics 8th October 2020, 11:47 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 7,890
Posted By rockysmith76
Biased source either way, They were leftist and...

Biased source either way, They were leftist and they engaged in violent acts of terror regardless, it was due to luck.
Forum: USA Politics 8th October 2020, 11:28 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 7,890
Posted By rockysmith76
The ELF was left wing and little better than...

The ELF was left wing and little better than organized arsonists. the fact they never killed anyone was more luck than intent. They were domestic terrorists by definition, and were funded in part by...
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