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I am deleting my account after 12 years+ and just thought I'd let you know why.. Take a look at the thread on Congressman Aaron Schock.. I expressed my view - which isn't always in line with other peoples', I confess.. and because I did, I was censored by the Moderators and docked 20 points. See screenshots..
I have no idea what rule I broke. I didn't harass or threaten anyone.. I called someone a "cunt," during the course of my explanation, but I've been called MUCH worse on this site - and I typed the word "cunt" into the search engine, and I find scores of instances of people calling others cunts, and not in jest, without having their statements removed..
My nasty language is unique because it's attached to a conservative viewpoint - and the bottom line is that there isn't room for conservative opinions and ideology on this site - and the easiest thing to do - to win an argument - is to shut speech down. This is surely the saddest statement and tells the tale about the free exchange of ideas: if you can't win an idea battle, you simply shut down the intellectual opposition and forcefeed them your ideas..
I have contributed FAR more material than I've ever gained on this site, and I appreciate that the material I have contributed has been enjoyed by others.. But I will not be part of a community where free, dissenting, non-violent speech is not allowed.
Kind regards,
Jamie Nicholas
I have no idea what rule I broke. I didn't harass or threaten anyone.. I called someone a "cunt," during the course of my explanation, but I've been called MUCH worse on this site - and I typed the word "cunt" into the search engine, and I find scores of instances of people calling others cunts, and not in jest, without having their statements removed..
My nasty language is unique because it's attached to a conservative viewpoint - and the bottom line is that there isn't room for conservative opinions and ideology on this site - and the easiest thing to do - to win an argument - is to shut speech down. This is surely the saddest statement and tells the tale about the free exchange of ideas: if you can't win an idea battle, you simply shut down the intellectual opposition and forcefeed them your ideas..
I have contributed FAR more material than I've ever gained on this site, and I appreciate that the material I have contributed has been enjoyed by others.. But I will not be part of a community where free, dissenting, non-violent speech is not allowed.
Kind regards,
Jamie Nicholas