Disgraceful moderator behavior on The Edge
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Nicholas Barnes74 said:I think you missed the mark slightly on that definition.
On certain threads, the whole goal is just to blow the same horn over and over—don't deviate, don't have a different opinion, just stick to the agenda... I mean, specifically on certain topics. That's why I usually just stay away from those threads entirely.
What you’re describing is a reality manufactured by political activists who find genuine debate foreign to their nature. When they lack the actual arguments to win a fight, they resort to the easy way out: deleting, banning, or scrubbing anyone they can't match intellectually or socially. It’s much easier for them to just hit the "delete" or "ban" button than to face a superior argument. It is quite telling how their favorite pastime has become hiding behind the skirts of the ruling establishment. It shows how seamlessly they merge with the powers that be; on certain issues, you can barely tell where the activists end and the administration begins. They adopt the same modus operandi, the same perception, and the same hostile attitude toward anyone they perceive as a threat simply because those people refuse to parrot their "correct" opinions. In their eyes, there is only one truth, and any deviation from it is treated as a punishable offense.
But the true purpose of a forum should be something else entirely, shouldn't it?
Take a recent example: a few days ago, they suddenly took issue with the phrase "engaging in child trafficking," which is common colloquialism in these discussions. Instead, they insist on the precise wording "they are accused of attempting child trafficking" (though they’d likely prefer to omit even that, if they could, since there hasn't been an actual conviction yet).
Let’s not forget how these very same individuals—by name, surname, and handle—spent years hurling all sorts of labels at various politicians, whether they were under indictment or not, guilty or innocent. To them, being "accused" was always enough to justify the vitriol.
If we were to start pulling up old posts, we would find plenty of hypocrisy from these exact same people, but suddenly, that level of rhetoric is a problem.
It is crystal clear why. This is political activism in its most degenerate form.
The most tragic part of it all is that, in their perceived impotence, they believe they are helping their political faction, when in reality, they are doing the exact opposite—inflicting significant damage upon it.