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... but what’s really discouraging is seeing how many other users just immediately rush to the defense of the admins, kissing their nuts, and defending this obvious abuse of power.

Every year around (((Super Bowl))) time, I watch as millions of people descend into a demoralized state of being, level of consciousness etc ... in their minds, it’s perfectly okay for referees to make bad calls favoring their team, but they absolutely lose their shit when when it works against them.

See, normies don’t care whether the game is being played well or fairly according to the rules; they only care that their team wins - to hell with the rules!

What’s cool about a legitimate free-speech site, is that it’s devoted to a level playing field - where competing ideas can duke it out on their own merits. In that way, objective truth can be arrived at.

Obviously, great care must be taken to ensure that the system not be completely subverted.

But that’s not what I saw. I saw Partisans siding with the admins, making every excuse for them, on the basis that “we’ve seen how pointless free speech is!!”

Which is obvious demoralization. You all have been demoralized.

I’m not really interested in arguing about this: if it’s not against you, personally, you probably won’t give a shit. Until it’s your turn. I’ve watched as a bunch of otherwise “good” active posters decided to fling other “good” posters to the wolves. No interest in trying to understand whether the admins’ decisions were good, or just. Name-calling and shit-flinging. No attempt to find truth.

There’s absolutely no way a place like this can possibly remain usefully objective for very long. Admins will just ban whomever they don’t like, for whatever reason, without explanation - and it will simply be their personal political party.

I’m sure many of you will be perfectly okay with that. But it’s not what I’m here for. I’m here for the Truth.

I sure as hell won’t be pinging anyone involved.

... but what’s really discouraging is seeing how many other users just immediately rush to the defense of the admins, kissing their nuts, and defending this obvious abuse of power. *** Every year around (((Super Bowl))) time, I watch as millions of people descend into a demoralized state of being, level of consciousness etc ... in their minds, it’s perfectly okay for referees to make bad calls *favoring* their team, but they absolutely lose their shit when when it works *against* them. See, normies don’t *care* whether the game is being played well or fairly according to the rules; they only care that their team wins - to *hell* with the rules! *** What’s cool about a legitimate free-speech site, is that it’s devoted to a *level playing field* - where competing ideas can duke it out on their own merits. In that way, objective truth can be arrived at. Obviously, great care must be taken to ensure that the system not be completely subverted. But that’s not what I saw. I saw Partisans siding with the admins, making every excuse for them, on the basis that “we’ve seen how pointless free speech is!!” Which is *obvious* demoralization. You all have been demoralized. *** I’m not really interested in arguing about this: if it’s not against you, personally, you probably won’t give a shit. Until it’s *your* turn. I’ve watched as a bunch of otherwise “good” active posters decided to fling other “good” posters to the wolves. No interest in trying to understand whether the admins’ decisions were good, or just. Name-calling and shit-flinging. No attempt to find truth. There’s absolutely no way a place like this can possibly remain usefully objective for very long. Admins will just ban whomever they don’t like, for whatever reason, without explanation - and it will simply be their personal political party. I’m sure many of you will be perfectly okay with that. But it’s not what I’m here for. I’m here for the Truth. I sure as hell won’t be pinging anyone involved.

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[–] • 3 pts

Hold on now, if the mod has rules on the sub then thats that. There are subs here where one can be as as they want.

If I have a sub about Flying planes and someone comes in there and demands everyone admit non fixed wings are better well, after a while if he doesn't stop, I would ban him. At least for a while.

It's like coming in my house demanding I listen to raps music from your cell phone. I will say no and ask you to stop but after a minute or two, I will walk you to the door.

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I’m a mod on the sub in question. It had nothing to do with violating sub rules. It’s that ARM pinged a particular admin in various comments. Admin made this extremely tenuous and spurious claim that ARM was “abusing system resources”. It’s actually obviously because the admin was tired of people bitching. I get it, I understand the admin’s frustration. But the way he is handling it is absurd. It’s basically just a pissing contest, where he’s the only participant.

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Ok, I might or might not agree with you but I have to ask, what do you hope to accomplish by posting this? What is your objective?

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People need to speak the truth to power.

I like this site, and the community. But after what I saw, its objectivity is severely questionable.