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spektor wrote
Reply to comment by smallpond in Update to site wide rules by smallpond
Thanks for validating my "collective power". On the other hand, you aren't going to change a moron's mind so what you are saying is that you like wasting your time talking to morons who are going to do whatever it is they collectively do. You don't even get a share in the power in that scenario--you are just a total loss of life/time.
smallpond OP wrote
Reply to comment by spektor in Update to site wide rules by smallpond
Even the smartest guy on earth (obviously not me) has to spend all day talking to the intellectually inferior. Morons may be morons, but they have collective power and are important nonetheless.
spektor wrote
Reply to comment by smallpond in Update to site wide rules by smallpond
You nailed it. I'm retarded. Of course, you are trying to argue with a retard, so what does that make you? Not very clever for being so smart, apparently.
smallpond OP wrote
Reply to comment by spektor in Update to site wide rules by smallpond
New rule: only smart people get to have free speech. (i.e. not you)
Well, that is your retarded argument in a nutshell. Which is the same argument as the censors and those fighting against free speech. I think you struck accidental lucidity.
spektor wrote
Reply to comment by Wahaha in Update to site wide rules by smallpond
No, that is someone's IDEA of the free speech argument. This isn't about what I "Like to hear". The classical argument is that you aren't, through free speech, allowed to yell out the word FIRE when there is no fire in a crowded theater. Such an action would cause probable death and panic. Therefore, the statement "your free speech doesn't go past your nose" is usually the metric because when you speak a thing, it enters into a larger arena than just your desire to say a given thing.
I'd argue racist statements are like yelling in that crowded theater when there is no fire. Just because you hate something or someone does not give you an automatic right to start raising an alarm about that someone or group of someones unless you have some kind of actual evidence. So, if I tell you you should be careful of the Chinese because of the Great Firewall and sleeper agents sympathetic to the communist party, that's different than if I say you should beware Chinese cause they gots yellow skins, and I hates me some yellow skins!
It isn't about what I want to hear, but it is about conveying information in a responsible way to a larger accountability than just saying whatever the hell comes into your mind. Most people censor themselves quite heavily, for instance, on a first date since they understand if they say things like "I want to be inside you" or "I want you inside me" most likely that isn't going to function in a way that moves to a second date and if it does, one has to wonder about the longevity of such a relationship since the sexual emphasis was so high and immediate...
Wahaha wrote
Reply to comment by spektor in Update to site wide rules by smallpond
No, that's the entire free speech argument. You don't need to protect the right of someone to say what you like to year. You only need to protect the right of someones saying things you do not like to hear.
spektor wrote
Reply to comment by smallpond in Update to site wide rules by smallpond
Verbose delusion is still delusion buddy. Just another 'free speech for me but not for thee' hypocrite. Supporting free speech means supporting people's right to say stuff you disagree with - you deserve the thought police.
Gee golly. You totally supported your argument with all those facts. I feel like we are on an equal footing and you are a "smart person" who has the authority to call me names because you are so, so smart! Good job, you!
You don't believe in free speech at all. People should be free to speak, not to conduct illegal acts, and speech should not be restricted because of some vague possibility that it will lead to illegal acts. That's the nonsense thought-police argument.
K. Since I don't believe in free speech, and I do believe you should shut the fuck up, I think you should shut the fuck up because you are dumb. New rule: only smart people get to have free speech. (i.e. not you) (Just for reference, this is wholly satire based on your bad reasoning)
smallpond OP wrote (edited )
Reply to comment by spektor in Update to site wide rules by smallpond
Verbose delusion is still delusion buddy. Just another 'free speech for me but not for thee' hypocrite. Supporting free speech means supporting people's right to say stuff you disagree with - you deserve the thought police.
Edit:
usually they start doing things to that class of people they shouldn't be doing
You don't believe in free speech at all. People should be free to speak, not to conduct illegal acts, and speech should not be restricted because of some vague possibility that it will lead to illegal acts. That's the nonsense thought-police argument.
spektor wrote
Reply to comment by smallpond in Update to site wide rules by smallpond
Thinking your definition is the only one is delusional, but that's neither here nor there. It's not just something "I don't like". It's picking a class of people for usually imagined reasons, and making up stereotypes so you feel better than them. That's called being a fuckhead and when people are fuckheads and start doing this, usually they start doing things to that class of people they shouldn't be doing which involves law enforcement and lawsuits which ultimately create police states because people aren't really relating to free speech in the sense that it is meant as a concept and pretty soon, "Free speech" is all weirdly interpreted because of a group of fuckheads who didn't think there was consequence to being prejudiced bitches. The whole idea of "protected classes" has come about due to idiots thinking free speech means you can go out in your finest white sheets and burn crosses on lawns. So, I don't like that a bunch of idiots who can't figure out cause and effect start to steer legislation that affects my ability to speak in general since legislators usually institute "Thought police". Go bond over something else other than your mutual hatred of a specific group of people--or if you are going to do that, at least do it in private places where you aren't going to suddenly involve law enforcement agencies who decide what the laws should be due to your being an idiot. If you start posting it in public places which are governed most often by laws of one kind or another, you shouldn't be terribly surprised when your little hate groups receive...well hate.
smallpond OP wrote
Reply to comment by spektor in Update to site wide rules by smallpond
Free speech isn't free speech unless it includes people saying things you don't like. We are all prejudiced in some way: to think otherwise is delusional.
spektor wrote
Reply to Update to site wide rules by smallpond
Sighs. I do get tired of people trying to define prejudiced speech as free speech. It winds up ruining free speech for everybody else because somebody wants to scream about "Spics" or "Gooks" or something else juvenile.
smallpond wrote
Reply to Feature requests: Put them in here. by Rambler
Adding a link to the global mod log on the front page would be good.
smallpond OP wrote (edited )
Reply to comment by Rambler in Update to site wide rules by smallpond
Yeah, I didn't actually read those articles.
If it's a 'news' specific rule then the removal is consistent. Of course the moderator should have written 'old article' for a reason, not 'spam'. The article(s) that were recent shouldn't have been removed. This one is recent:
https://inf.news/en/world/4a894d32a5273367f78eb683b420c22d.html
Edit: Actually, it seems to say it's recent ^ but it's not. Perhaps it's a retarded date format.
Rambler wrote (edited )
Reply to Update to site wide rules by smallpond
The dude was only posting articles about Vietnamese stealing, some of the articles were years old and not even recent.
No apologies needed from anyone who moderates RAMBLE.
The rules of /f/news state clearly in the sidebar:
Please make sure all news is current any from actual news articles unless it's a breaking news event, in which case linking to a Tweet ( for example ) would be appropriate.
Headlines may be modified by a moderator or admin to clarify region of news by adding a tag. (Ex: [USA] or [Russia])
Some Vietnamese dude stealing chickens in 2019 or something is hardly newsworthy.
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Ivan wrote
Reply to What are some good podcasts to listen to? by Rambler
The Delingpod
The Corbett Report
Astonishing Legends
Rune Chat
Cozy.tv audio replays now a have podcast RSS, so Nick, paultown, politically provoked, even Ethan Ralph sometimes
solstice wrote
Reply to What are some good podcasts to listen to? by Rambler
You're Wrong About, Pretend Radio, and This Machine kills are some good ones
awdrifter wrote (edited )
Reply to What are some good podcasts to listen to? by Rambler
I listen to the Unmade Podcast. It started as a podcast about podcast ideas that will never be made into an actual podcast. But now it has branched into other stuff like travel and souvenir spoon collection.
https://v2.incogtube.com/watch?v=7phLmFbZS_c&list=PLY2OYgTm-83My-n2ST9TdGim2MPKTvoNh
As for more tech related podcast, Cortex is pretty good if you're into Apple product and related stuff (iOS apps etc).
AWiggerInTime wrote
Reply to Poll: Have you heard about the large anti-mandate protests that happened a few days ago and the trucker convoy? by ghast
I've heard about the Freedom Convoy and that it has reportedly spread to other countries, but I've only seen some headlines from Paris and Israel. Brussels is some serious news to me.
Wahaha wrote
Reply to comment by ghast in Poll: Have you heard about the large anti-mandate protests that happened a few days ago and the trucker convoy? by ghast
If you figured out an action and you feel like sharing, let us know.
ghast OP wrote
Reply to comment by TallestSkil in Poll: Have you heard about the large anti-mandate protests that happened a few days ago and the trucker convoy? by ghast
With any kind of demonstration, I think the main target audience is the public. It can make a difference when people see a large group protesting against the mandates since people are social and being part of a large movement is psychologically appealing. It helps people who are still holding out against mandates to not be demoralized. It can influence the people in the middle who are just complying without really being on board. And it's a networking opportunity for people who want to resist in other ways.
ghast OP wrote
Reply to comment by Wahaha in Poll: Have you heard about the large anti-mandate protests that happened a few days ago and the trucker convoy? by ghast
It's not a bad idea. I've gone cold turkey from politics and news for months at a time when I feel like it's taking up too much time.
But I do enjoy trying to understand what's happening, why it's happening, and what happens next. Since I enjoy it, I don't consider it a complete waste of time.
As for taking action, I think it's important that I do take action, but it's not clear what actions can make a real difference. I think understanding what is going on can help with figuring out which actions are effective and coming up with new ideas.
TallestSkil wrote
Reply to Poll: Have you heard about the large anti-mandate protests that happened a few days ago and the trucker convoy? by ghast
It doesn’t matter whether it’s censored or not. Absolutely nothing will result from it.
smallpond OP wrote
Reply to comment by spektor in Update to site wide rules by smallpond
Those of blessed with excess sometimes engage in something called 'charity', you wouldn't understand.