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Originally Posted by derdy been banned from many, I see a line, I like to cross it (with a bulldozer  ) its part of my charm. |
That can sometimes lead to trouble. But if you expect it or ask for it I am sure you are prepared for it
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Been banned from a few of those too, restraint isnt my strong suit.
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That is why we have an Open Discussion Forum. For those instances where being silent is just too durned hard
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well its kinda unfortunate you see things this way. Im not a fatalist though, neither are they. Being able to call a dumb ass a dumb ass is something they cherish though. I never said you should allow anything, I specifically mentioned legal issues and ad spam etc. But separate from all and any extreme examples often used in emotional arguments following your line, lets just talk about opinion and expression...which is what this forum is about right? not being confronted for what you say isnt what freedom of speech is as far as Im concerned, and being confronted is how we validate our stances and made to consider other's. Freedom of speech is about being able to express your opinion unrestricted, not about being able to lie, make shit up ie screaming fire in a theatre when there is none. opinions arent illegal where Im from, some might be offensive...but thats when the fun starts.
on to your next posts.
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i am not a fatalist. I am a strict realist with a foot dragging in the dreamer state of mind. opinions are all well and good if expressed in a civilized manner. But we like to have good well thought out debates that are not taken off-topic by trolling or flaming which usually stems from someone who just cannot express thier opinion in a civilized manner. There are a couple of ways to express a negative opinion, in a rude and very uncouth manner, or in a very rational way which promotes healthy debate. I would rather that we dispense with the uncouth mannerisms an dkeep the rational, civilized ones
All rational, civilized opinions and expressions are allowed here even ones which are not very popular(look to some of Billy's posts for those)
but we frown upon just plain rude behaviour because it does not promote any sort of a healthy debate platform.
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