(September 1, 2011 at 4:32 am)theVOID Wrote:(August 31, 2011 at 6:03 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: Then you have destroyed the freedom of speech on this forum that attracted me so much. If I do not have freedom of speech, EVEN TO BE WRONG (in your opinion)...then I no longer belong on this forum.
hmmm...punishing political speech...what other political group did that?
oh yeah...The NAZI'S.
This forum is a voluntary organisation, one with rules that you agreed to abide by when you registered, specifically, you agreed to refrain from flame baiting and personal attacks and calling myself or anyone else a Nazi, suggesting that we're just like the evil tyrants who systematically exterminated millions of innocent people is not only deeply offensive it is BOTH flame baiting AND a personal attack.
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I couldn't care less if you disagree with me about any issue, you're absolutely free to do so, but insinuating I'm some genocidal tyrant, whether it stems from politics, philosophy, religion or ANYTHING ELSE is absolutely against the rules.
So what constitutes as a personal attack can be changed and made up on the spot? Isnt that what you just did..just arbitrarily say "this form of political speech is now considered personal attacks!"?
Fine... if you honestly believe that is fair, then rate my warning level up.
My next post will be on current Republibertarianazis in the lime light..or something else dealing with the scum.
