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Posted: 10/21/2019 9:43:26 PM EST
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What this place needs is rotating staff and mods. Power corrupts, well it is insignificant power, but it is ar15.com power. Then again there might not be enough people that want the meaningless job. 
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Posted: 10/21/2019 9:46:13 PM EST
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I tried to reply in the other thread but didn't beat the lock.
Someone said that posting "will not comply" doesn't accomplish anything. I don't completely agree with that. Non-compliance is a strength in numbers exercise and people are comforted by that notion. People posting that could in fact increase the numbers participating and generate a feeling a solidarity. |
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Posted: 10/21/2019 9:47:20 PM EST
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I feel sorry for you..those guys you put on a pedestal, they just laugh at you..but you seem to like it so...  Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I can't wait for election season.  They ALSO gave him a warning a couple days ago..... |
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Posted: 10/21/2019 10:04:03 PM EST
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I tried to reply in the other thread but didn't beat the lock. Someone said that posting "will not comply" doesn't accomplish anything. I don't completely agree with that. Non-compliance is a strength in numbers exercise and people are comforted by that notion. People posting that could in fact increase the numbers participating and generate a feeling a solidarity. |
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Posted: 10/21/2019 10:09:40 PM EST
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I feel sorry for you..those guys you put on a pedestal, they just laugh at you..but you seem to like it so... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Posted: 10/21/2019 10:11:37 PM EST
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Totally untrue. They ALSO gave him a warning a couple days ago..... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I can't wait for election season. They ALSO gave him a warning a couple days ago..... |
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Posted: 10/21/2019 10:39:39 PM EST
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If the staff really cares about this site, they need to get new mods... 
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Posted: 10/21/2019 10:43:17 PM EST
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I put no man on a pedestal. |
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Posted: 10/21/2019 10:47:50 PM EST
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Maybe he's a sMert as you. You turned the gig down to 10 seconds flat recently, didn't you? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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If the staff really cares about this site, they need to get new mods...
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Posted: 10/21/2019 10:56:56 PM EST
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I put no man on a pedestal. 
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Posted: 10/21/2019 10:57:48 PM EST
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You guys would never make me a mod....this is me moderating GD.
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If the staff really cares about this site, they need to get new mods...
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Posted: 10/21/2019 11:00:38 PM EST
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You guys would never make me a mod....this is me moderating GD.
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Posted: 10/21/2019 11:01:31 PM EST
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I put no man on a pedestal. Just that phrase; "I put no man on a pedestal" Something struck me kinda creepy about it. Sorry.
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Posted: 10/21/2019 11:05:49 PM EST
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Yeah but that's how it should be moderated. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You guys would never make me a mod....this is me moderating GD.
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/CoarseDescriptiveBluegill-size_restricted.gif Complaint: XXXX told me to suck a dick. system message: Well, either try it or grow thicker skin. -Apocalypto-
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Posted: 10/21/2019 11:07:24 PM EST
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Yeah but that's how it should be moderated. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You guys would never make me a mod....this is me moderating GD.
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Posted: 10/21/2019 11:08:49 PM EST
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I'd last a week. Complaint: XXXX told me to suck a dick. system message: Well, either try it or grow thicker skin. -Apocalypto- 
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Posted: 10/21/2019 11:22:57 PM EST
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I tried to reply in the other thread but didn't beat the lock. Someone said that posting "will not comply" doesn't accomplish anything. I don't completely agree with that. Non-compliance is a strength in numbers exercise and people are comforted by that notion. People posting that could in fact increase the numbers participating and generate a feeling a solidarity. I think more than anything people here are just disillusioned more than anything else. AR15.com is a website, not a political movement. I don't think the old or new owners are bad people and I think they do support the 2nd amendment, within limits. But this is a business first. |
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Posted: 10/21/2019 11:28:11 PM EST
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I tried to reply in the other thread but didn't beat the lock. Someone said that posting "will not comply" doesn't accomplish anything. I don't completely agree with that. Non-compliance is a strength in numbers exercise and people are comforted by that notion. People posting that could in fact increase the numbers participating and generate a feeling a solidarity. That's why I wanted some answers regarding the Colorado mag thread. If we can't even do it when the sheriffs themselves refuse to recognize the laws then that's really disheartening. It's been a week so I suppose the lack of answers is in itself an answer. 
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Posted: 10/21/2019 11:36:33 PM EST
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Also, if the staff thinks that having mostly law enforcement officers running the site is going to protect it somehow if there's some kind of controversy that ends up on the 24 hour news cycle, they're crazy. Liberals hate cops too.
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Posted: 10/21/2019 11:39:55 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That was me. I see your point but that's more feels than reals. Also you're plainly stating that when you do that you're posting in support of illegal activities. You're encouraging other people to break the law. I understand that you're encouraging other people to break what you consider is an unjust law. I consider it an unjust law too. But it's not civil disobedience without the disobedience and you're using someone else's site to do it. When it's their site they get to have some say in whether or not they want to participate or not. I think more than anything people here are just disillusioned more than anything else. AR15.com is a website, not a political movement. I don't think the old or new owners are bad people and I think they do support the 2nd amendment, within limits. But this is a business first. In case you or anyone else missed what we're talking about https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/Colorado-magazine-law-/5-2263848/ https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/Locked-Colorado-Magazine-Thread-/5-2263901/ vs https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/-ARCHIVED-THREAD-I-will-not-comply-/5-1429118/?page=1 |
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Posted: 10/21/2019 11:49:17 PM EST
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But at the same time they partially market themselves a 2nd A rights platform and they aren't a publisher so they shouldn't be liable for what people post. I think mostly, we just want clarity on the issue. If that's verboten then we can still use this site for tech and foolishness and find somewhere else to talk gun rights. |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 12:11:04 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah that's the meat of it right there. At least for me. I understand they get to decide to what degree they want to be involved. But I also understand that lately this looks like they're trying to have it both ways. Our 2nd amendment rights are not a lifestyle brand. This isn't just a sticker for us to put on our trucks. This is not a fucking Pinterest board.
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Posted: 10/22/2019 12:19:20 AM EST
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Also, if the staff thinks that having mostly law enforcement officers running the site is going to protect it somehow if there's some kind of controversy that ends up on the 24 hour news cycle, they're crazy. Liberals hate cops too.
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Posted: 10/22/2019 12:32:19 AM EST
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Posted: 10/22/2019 12:39:23 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: what would Sigmund say?
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Posted: 10/22/2019 12:40:30 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I appreciate your honesty. |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 12:43:22 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Holy shit. This ought to be a wake up call. This is a site for gun owners. Liberals hate gun owners, but they hate cops too. If you're seeing a cop hater behind every bush you need think about where your head is. Fuck me could there be any better illustration of what's wrong here? I'm not even mad. I'm impressed. |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 12:47:15 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No....You could not have illustrated it any better. I'm not even mad. I'm impressed. |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 1:01:40 AM EST
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I initially liked the idea of cleaning up GD because I assumed it meant focusing on full time trolls/site disrupters. I thought that would be a good idea especially with the election ramping up. (I also thought there was a concern of losing hosting but I've since seen staff/mods ridicule that idea). I'm no longer a fan of operation clean sweep. Hell, now we're being called trolls and disrupters.  |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 3:26:59 AM EST
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so I went to participate in the poll a mod or SS said for someone to create about mod suppory and its locked wtf..
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Posted: 10/22/2019 4:15:23 AM EST
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so I went to participate in the poll a mod or SS said for someone to create about mod suppory and its locked wtf.. |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 4:36:46 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You'll get no argument from me, it speaks for itself. I tried to see both sides of this but wow. He is thanking you for your honesty admitting that you hate cops, I am guessing he is a cop. Only reason I think he is a cop is because only cops care if you hate cops. |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 4:48:02 AM EST
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I've figured it out. GD needs a villain to hate. The complaining about underscores got replace by complaining about the mods. I see the same people whining about mods that were whining about underscores. Problem is, people tell a lie often enough, and they sucker non instigators in.
I'm also wondering about some of these moderation complaints. If I was shareblue, I'd be piling on right now on the moderation complaining. I would be surprised if 100% of the complainers were right wing gun owners. I'm thinking some left wing trouble makers are here adding to the trouble. |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 4:55:54 AM EST
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I can't wait for election season. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I initially liked the idea of cleaning up GD because I assumed it meant focusing on full time trolls/site disrupters. I thought that would be a good idea especially with the election ramping up. How many normal posters get whacked for election season
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Posted: 10/22/2019 5:02:14 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You said in your post "Liberals hate cops too", implying that you hate cops. He is thanking you for your honesty admitting that you hate cops, I am guessing he is a cop. Only reason I think he is a cop is because only cops care if you hate cops. Written communication unfortunately loses a lot of contextual clues. @EnduroKid |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 5:26:26 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: He had been talking about Liberals hating gun owners. I interpreted "Liberals hate cops too" as meaning that they hate cops in addition to hating gun owners. Written communication unfortunately loses a lot of contextual clues. @EnduroKid I was just giving him colts interpretation and why he kept thanking him. |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 5:59:10 AM EST
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3rd party editorial time:
American conservatives fucked up bigly when they felt the need to go all law and order to protect themselves from drug using minorities. It was an understandable overreaction but a tragic one. Rather than looking at the roots of many issues,which would have required introspection and a degree of self-blame,they decided that cops and prisons would scare the people who frightened them into behaving properly. In reality it made the situation worse,cost a huge amount of money and made police into something they should not have been. They created this idea that cops were the only thing standing between good and chaos and,humans being humans,cops adopted being warriors in blue rather than civil servants performing a job that should not be adversarial. The right wing made American cops into what they are now vs what it formerly wanted them to be. Popular culture is a reflection of a society: they don't want Sheriff Taylor anymore,they want a door kicking badass from pick your movie or TV show. So,you get overcrowded prisons you are stuck paying for,police who hate their community and people who are scared of both the wolf and the sheepdog. The only way to fix this IME is to admit that liberals were actually right about a few things such as non-violent crime not needing a jackboot on the neck and crime largely being a socioeconomic problem that jackboots don't fix. Yeah,this isn't going to happen. This whole notion of being "LE friendly" is ridiculous. You should not have to be "LE friendly" any more than garbage man friendly or road repair guy friendly but again,that's not what you wanted so it isn't what you got. It's only scary now that being "tough on crime" means the prospect of enforcing laws you don't like with means you put at their disposal to combat people you don't like. The shoe being on the other foot just isn't very comfortable now. |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 6:04:52 AM EST
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Perception is reality. I agree with you on the rest though. It is certainly up to the site what they allow or not. But at the same time they partially market themselves a 2nd A rights platform and they aren't a publisher so they shouldn't be liable for what people post. I think mostly, we just want clarity on the issue. If that's verboten then we can still use this site for tech and foolishness and find somewhere else to talk gun rights. In case you or anyone else missed what we're talking about https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/Colorado-magazine-law-/5-2263848/ https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/Locked-Colorado-Magazine-Thread-/5-2263901/ vs https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/-ARCHIVED-THREAD-I-will-not-comply-/5-1429118/?page=1 Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: That was me. I see your point but that's more feels than reals. Also you're plainly stating that when you do that you're posting in support of illegal activities. You're encouraging other people to break the law. I understand that you're encouraging other people to break what you consider is an unjust law. I consider it an unjust law too. But it's not civil disobedience without the disobedience and you're using someone else's site to do it. When it's their site they get to have some say in whether or not they want to participate or not. I think more than anything people here are just disillusioned more than anything else. AR15.com is a website, not a political movement. I don't think the old or new owners are bad people and I think they do support the 2nd amendment, within limits. But this is a business first. In case you or anyone else missed what we're talking about https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/Colorado-magazine-law-/5-2263848/ https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/Locked-Colorado-Magazine-Thread-/5-2263901/ vs https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/-ARCHIVED-THREAD-I-will-not-comply-/5-1429118/?page=1 Now we're told we can't speak out against unconstitutional state mag laws? And if someone suggests a way to get around the law that triggers a warning? This is something new. As a Californian, I find this change in CoC especially troubling. I have a difficult time believing such statements always violated the CoC but were tolerated anyway. For over 20 years? |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 6:13:24 AM EST
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3rd party editorial time: American conservatives fucked up bigly when they felt the need to go all law and order to protect themselves from drug using minorities. It was an understandable overreaction but a tragic one. Rather than looking at the roots of many issues,which would have required introspection and a degree of self-blame,they decided that cops and prisons would scare the people who frightened them into behaving properly. In reality it made the situation worse,cost a huge amount of money and made police into something they should not have been. They created this idea that cops were the only thing standing between good and chaos and,humans being humans,cops adopted being warriors in blue rather than civil servants performing a job that should not be adversarial. The right wing made American cops into what they are now vs what it formerly wanted them to be. Popular culture is a reflection of a society: they don't want Sheriff Taylor anymore,they want a door kicking badass from pick your movie or TV show. So,you get overcrowded prisons you are stuck paying for,police who hate their community and people who are scared of both the wolf and the sheepdog. The only way to fix this IME is to admit that liberals were actually right about a few things such as non-violent crime not needing a jackboot on the neck and crime largely being a socioeconomic problem that jackboots don't fix. Yeah,this isn't going to happen. This whole notion of being "LE friendly" is ridiculous. You should not have to be "LE friendly" any more than garbage man friendly or road repair guy friendly but again,that's not what you wanted so it isn't what you got. It's only scary now that being "tough on crime" means the prospect of enforcing laws you don't like with means you put at their disposal to combat people you don't like. The shoe being on the other foot just isn't very comfortable now. Regular citizens aren't afraid of the police. If the people you hang with ARE afraid of police, I question whether they're regular citizens We've been paying the criminal element off for the last fifty years with a growing slate of social welfare programs. Poverty is not the issue, it's an entitled class of society who thinks that the rest of society owes them a standard of living that they don't have to work for. |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 6:19:56 AM EST
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I initially liked the idea of cleaning up GD because I assumed it meant focusing on full time trolls/site disrupters. I thought that would be a good idea especially with the election ramping up. (I also thought there was a concern of losing hosting but I've since seen staff/mods ridicule that idea). I'm no longer a fan of operation clean sweep. Hell, now we're being called trolls and disrupters. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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you're picking fly shit out of pepper. There are a tiny number of people who break the CoC, and a significant number of people who have concerns about how the new "clean up GD" is being executed, yet you are lumping them both together. Hell, now we're being called trolls and disrupters. All we needed was an HMO for 12 million people and we got Obamacare. All we needed to do here was handle the under_scores, race baiters, trolls and Never-Trumpers and got Obamacare instead. |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 6:22:19 AM EST
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I guess that you'll be all for ATI programs and states like NY where noone will be going to jail soon. Regular citizens aren't afraid of the police. If the people you hang with ARE afraid of police, I question whether they're regular citizens We've been paying the criminal element off for the last fifty years with a growing slate of social welfare programs. Poverty is not the issue, it's an entitled class of society who thinks that the rest of society owes them a standard of living that they don't have to work for. |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 6:24:11 AM EST
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3rd party editorial time: American conservatives fucked up bigly when they felt the need to go all law and order to protect themselves from drug using minorities. It was an understandable overreaction but a tragic one. Rather than looking at the roots of many issues,which would have required introspection and a degree of self-blame,they decided that cops and prisons would scare the people who frightened them into behaving properly. In reality it made the situation worse,cost a huge amount of money and made police into something they should not have been. Quote HistoryQuoted:
3rd party editorial time: American conservatives fucked up bigly when they felt the need to go all law and order to protect themselves from drug using minorities. It was an understandable overreaction but a tragic one. Rather than looking at the roots of many issues,which would have required introspection and a degree of self-blame,they decided that cops and prisons would scare the people who frightened them into behaving properly. In reality it made the situation worse,cost a huge amount of money and made police into something they should not have been. So yes, you are correct, rather than look at the root causes of most issues, the law-and-order portion of US society merely says "Lock them up!!" as if pure punishment by incarceration is the solution to everything. They created this idea that cops were the only thing standing between good and chaos and,humans being humans,cops adopted being warriors in blue rather than civil servants performing a job that should not be adversarial. The right wing made American cops into what they are now vs what it formerly wanted them to be. Popular culture is a reflection of a society: they don't want Sheriff Taylor anymore,they want a door kicking badass from pick your movie or TV show. |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 6:26:47 AM EST
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I guess that you'll be all for ATI programs and states like NY where noone will be going to jail soon. Regular citizens aren't afraid of the police. If the people you hang with ARE afraid of police, I question whether they're regular citizens We've been paying the criminal element off for the last fifty years with a growing slate of social welfare programs. Poverty is not the issue, it's an entitled class of society who thinks that the rest of society owes them a standard of living that they don't have to work for. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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3rd party editorial time: American conservatives fucked up bigly when they felt the need to go all law and order to protect themselves from drug using minorities. It was an understandable overreaction but a tragic one. Rather than looking at the roots of many issues,which would have required introspection and a degree of self-blame,they decided that cops and prisons would scare the people who frightened them into behaving properly. In reality it made the situation worse,cost a huge amount of money and made police into something they should not have been. They created this idea that cops were the only thing standing between good and chaos and,humans being humans,cops adopted being warriors in blue rather than civil servants performing a job that should not be adversarial. The right wing made American cops into what they are now vs what it formerly wanted them to be. Popular culture is a reflection of a society: they don't want Sheriff Taylor anymore,they want a door kicking badass from pick your movie or TV show. So,you get overcrowded prisons you are stuck paying for,police who hate their community and people who are scared of both the wolf and the sheepdog. The only way to fix this IME is to admit that liberals were actually right about a few things such as non-violent crime not needing a jackboot on the neck and crime largely being a socioeconomic problem that jackboots don't fix. Yeah,this isn't going to happen. This whole notion of being "LE friendly" is ridiculous. You should not have to be "LE friendly" any more than garbage man friendly or road repair guy friendly but again,that's not what you wanted so it isn't what you got. It's only scary now that being "tough on crime" means the prospect of enforcing laws you don't like with means you put at their disposal to combat people you don't like. The shoe being on the other foot just isn't very comfortable now. Regular citizens aren't afraid of the police. If the people you hang with ARE afraid of police, I question whether they're regular citizens We've been paying the criminal element off for the last fifty years with a growing slate of social welfare programs. Poverty is not the issue, it's an entitled class of society who thinks that the rest of society owes them a standard of living that they don't have to work for. |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 6:27:13 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There was an estimated 12 million Americans without healthcare when Obama took office. They could have been covered by Blue Shield or others and no one else's health plan would have been affected. Instead, we got this gigantic beast called Obamacare that resulted in everyone's health care premiums increasing, especially if they had "Cadillac" plans. Obamacare put us one step closer to single-payer, which is the liberal's ultimate goal. The left wants a system like the UK that needs to be funded every year so they can under fund it and use the money to buy votes or pad their own wallets. All we needed was an HMO for 12 million people and we got Obamacare. All we needed to do here was handle the under_scores, race baiters, trolls and Never-Trumpers and got Obamacare instead. It sounds like you expected site moderation to turn the forum into an echo chamber where only approved ideas were posted |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 6:38:55 AM EST
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I guess that you'll be all for ATI programs and states like NY where noone will be going to jail soon. |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 6:49:10 AM EST
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OP requested it locked. No conspiracy on that.
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Posted: 10/22/2019 6:50:11 AM EST
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Posted: 10/22/2019 6:53:10 AM EST
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"If you don't like the law have it changed." Thanks again NYC for screwing up the rest of the state Quoted: your post is a great example of what he's talking about. You correctly identify the root cause as the welfare programs that create entitlement mindset, yet you still default back to "lock 'em up!!" If you're out on bail and are arrested for more criminal activity, you need to have your original bail rescinded and locked up until at least one of your cases is adjudicated. Not keep committing offenses and then have every charge rolled up into a plea deal where you plea to a single charge in satisfaction of a dozen charges. Which is what's happening now, and it'll only get worse in January when no one will be remanded to jail unless they commit one of a handful of serious felonies |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 6:58:06 AM EST
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3rd party editorial time: American conservatives fucked up bigly when they felt the need to go all law and order to protect themselves from drug using minorities. It was an understandable overreaction but a tragic one. Rather than looking at the roots of many issues,which would have required introspection and a degree of self-blame,they decided that cops and prisons would scare the people who frightened them into behaving properly. In reality it made the situation worse,cost a huge amount of money and made police into something they should not have been. They created this idea that cops were the only thing standing between good and chaos and,humans being humans,cops adopted being warriors in blue rather than civil servants performing a job that should not be adversarial. The right wing made American cops into what they are now vs what it formerly wanted them to be. Popular culture is a reflection of a society: they don't want Sheriff Taylor anymore,they want a door kicking badass from pick your movie or TV show. So,you get overcrowded prisons you are stuck paying for,police who hate their community and people who are scared of both the wolf and the sheepdog. The only way to fix this IME is to admit that liberals were actually right about a few things such as non-violent crime not needing a jackboot on the neck and crime largely being a socioeconomic problem that jackboots don't fix. Yeah,this isn't going to happen. This whole notion of being "LE friendly" is ridiculous. You should not have to be "LE friendly" any more than garbage man friendly or road repair guy friendly but again,that's not what you wanted so it isn't what you got. It's only scary now that being "tough on crime" means the prospect of enforcing laws you don't like with means you put at their disposal to combat people you don't like. The shoe being on the other foot just isn't very comfortable now. |
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Posted: 10/22/2019 7:56:44 AM EST
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I initially liked the idea of cleaning up GD because I assumed it meant focusing on full time trolls/site disrupters. I thought that would be a good idea especially with the election ramping up. 
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