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  • I’m not posting here to argue politics, so I will abstain from replying to your political views.

    This is about the removal of comments (not just mine, either - several other people’s in one of the threads I linked) and banning of anyone who disagrees with specific views, when those comments do not otherwise contain rule-breaking violations, aka no personal attacks or insults.

    Do you think such removal and banning is justified or helpful? If, for example, your comment here was removed and you were banned from participation, would it encourage you to change your mind? Would you reconsider your views? I am willing to bet it will not.

    If you disagree with someone’s opinion, feel free to downvote it, and block the user. You are not required to argue against every single person who you disagree with. However, by removal and banning, the mods have removed the possibility of anyone engaging in further actual discussion.

    And if that is something you disagree with (meaning you think the mods are correct in removing such comments and banning the users) then you are fundamentally pro-censorship - censorship which is a huge step in helping spread propaganda.



  • 80 steps too far down the capitalism ladder

    This is the result of capitalism - corporations (aka the rich selfish assholes running them) will always attempt to do horrible things to earn more money, so long as they can get away with it, and only perhaps pay relatively small fines. The people who did this face no jailtime, face no real consequences - this is what unregulated capitalism brings. Corporations should not have rights or protect the people who run them - the people who run them need to face prison and personal consequences. (edited for spelling and missing word)




  • random9toNewsFlorida gets closer to banning social media for kids under 16
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    That leads us to John Gabrield’s Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory

    I don’t have comments on the rest of your post, but I absolutely hate how that cartoon has been used by people to justify that they are otherwise “good” people who are simply assholes on the internet.

    The rebuttal is this: This person, in real life, chose to go on the internet and be a “total fuckwad”. It’s not that adding anonymity changed something about them, they were the fuckwads to begin with, but with a much lower chance of having to be held accountable, they are free to express it.


  • random9OPtoComic StripsYay! The system is fixed!
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    In the US if you give a politician money in exchange for voting against a bill, it’s illegal (it’s called “quid-pro-quo” in lawyer terms)

    But if you just donate money to the politician, his family, or his campaign, without requesting anything - and then he “coincidentally” happens to vote against the bill which you didn’t want, it is perfectly legal.

    Basically, many politicians are regularly doing something clearly unethical and corrupt in a technically “legal” way.





  • I do not support the current actions of the Israeli government but it is wildely disingenuous to believe that the “only terrorists here” are the Israeli. The Hamas are also terrorists.

    They attacked, killed, beat, and in all likelyhood tortured and raped unarmed civilians. They have previously publically stated that their goal is to exterminate all Jews. They are terrorists with genocidal goals.

    I don’t support the current actions of the Israeli government in Palestine, but every time I see thee posts they are very one sided. Amidst those who oppose Israel and also oppose violence and genocide from both sides, often hide pure anti-semites who are using this opportunity to push for the extermination of all Jews. Neither that nor the current actions of Israel are acceptable.

    I can’t believe this comment sating that the “only” terrorists are the Israeli has gotten so many upvotes.










  • If I recall correctly, there was a reported incident of him taking an employee’s personal iphone during a meeting and smashing it. While it’s understandable that a CEO might be upset that an employee is using the competition’s products, that is also a completely inappropriate response and destruction of property. Guy’s been an obnoxious asshole all his life, and has only been surrounded by people who had reason not to upset him - his ego has got to be through the roof.

    Actually that last sentence is true of pretty much every rich shitbag out there.