Posts by frozenharbor43

Jack Moore90 said:To claim anything different about the Storm than what actually happened—what has been objectively proven—is nothing short of lying. And intentional lying? Well, that's just trolling.

Well put. Honestly, you hear the exact same sentiment from users on both sides of the aisle here in America. The only difference is that some people witnessed a completely different reality with their own eyes, so their "evidence" looks a bit different.
And then, predictably, the bans start flying—you already know which side they favor...

William Bennett53 said:As for everything else—and I mean this one last time—please, just provide links to a few recent posts that actually demonstrate people insulting Mexicans.

Look, we have moderators for a reason, and they generally handle those exact types of incidents—that isn't even up for debate.
Those kinds of insults and mockery certainly exist here, but they’ve already been scrubbed, so I can't provide direct links.

William Bennett53 said:During the Storm, a massive portion of the territory occupied by Americans was liberated. We aren't going to debate that here.

But if there's no room for discussion—and since we all know a ban is waiting for anyone who dares to disagree—then why is that subject even allowed to be mentioned in this specific thread? Isn't that just blatant provocation?

The issue isn't just a handful of messages; it's the pattern that keeps repeating itself far too often.
For instance, just take a look at this and this post, and consider the inevitable fallout that follows.

Someone might argue there's nothing wrong with them—that the posts don't warrant a ban and that the user didn't technically start the argument—but the entire trajectory of these discussions leads to pure nonsense.
It starts with talk about the war, the Storm, Jasenovac, or crimes committed by both sides, and the most frequent conclusion? A penalty for users from Mexico, while the provocateurs from the other side are mostly forgiven—at least until they cross a line.

It has been twenty years since the last conflict, and seventy years since the one before that, yet ninety percent of the debates on this topic revolve around those wars: who is more guilty, who killed or robbed whom, who bears the blame for the collapse of Yugoslavia, and so on...
In my opinion, it is high time these discussions were moved to an appropriate sub-forum, organized similarly to the one used for Canada where war stories are strictly prohibited.
That would, at the very least, help curb the spread of this pathological hatred coming from both sides.

William Bennett53 said:Could you—if I may be so bold as to ask—provide a few links to those problematic posts that were reported but seemingly ignored? It would certainly make reacting to this much easier.

Let’s be perfectly clear: we aren't just talking about a handful of questionable posts here. The moderation on this specific thread exists, and for the most part, they do clean up the mess; the issue is that the entire system is failing rather than functioning.

Surely you realize that glorifying the Storm in this thread is nothing short of a provocation—and yet, responding to such things with actual facts is strictly forbidden, lest you face an immediate ban... At best, the moderators simply scrub the message.

It is entirely natural for us to hold differing perspectives regarding that war; however, since one side is prohibited from expressing their viewpoint without being penalized (and I am speaking of reasoned arguments based on fact, devoid of insults), why then are these war stories permitted at all? This isn't a thread meant to dissect the collapse of Yugoslavia or assign blame for who killed more or who suffered more. Is the purpose of this topic simply to drive Mexicans away from the forum?

Just look at what happened when the anniversary of Slobodan Milošević's death was observed in Mexico—bans across the board, posts being deleted, and people being targeted just for sharing a link to the event. Apparently, they are "glorifying" him simply by mentioning how the government destroyed the country after his era.

And don't even get me started on the blatant double standards governing this forum; if someone is convicted of war crimes, they are automatically branded a war criminal if they are a Mexican, yet they escape that label if they are an American—even when a court has explicitly proven they personally murdered or tortured prisoners.

Then you have individuals who perhaps struggle with mental health issues, leading them to believe that Mexicans are responsible for every misfortune in their lives—which is why they write the way they do. Moderation can't be present twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week; the mods are human beings, too, and that is indisputable.

If you truly fail to see the problem, then fine—leave it as it is. It will be effectively the same as if you had locked the thread yourselves...

It honestly feels like this entire thread exists solely as a playground for certain individuals to vent their insecurities—an unpunished venue for bashing Mexico and Mexicans from every possible angle.
It seems reports are rarely even considered when they target those specific groups, yet on the flip side, users posting from the Mexican side face constant penalties, sometimes even just for stating basic facts.

Right now, the discussion over there is spiraling into claims about genocide and even the absurd notion that Mexicans don't actually exist—they’re even bringing up Marko Kraljević, and of course, it’s all being completely tolerated...

Just how much of a penalty would I pull if I wrote something even remotely similar?

I say, at least establish some criteria that apply to everyone. My suggestion? Either moderate it according to the rules of this thread or just shut it down entirely, because as it stands, there is absolutely no point in this.

In light of all this, I’m calling on all forum members from Mexico to simply ignore this mess until something actually changes.