Posts by fadedgull6

Adam Collins4 said:I really don't want to start a whole new thread here, but please—let's stop these mindless little antics from people whose only goal is to barge into a discussion just to provoke others and throw insults. It’s exhausting...

Seriously, take a breather and stop acting out on the forums. You’re essentially spamming every single political discussion with this forced chaos. Don't be such a desperate attention-seeker; I honestly don't have any respect for you or that person you spend all day obsessively tagging and baiting.
Just take a break and relax.

I’m posting this here because I really don't want to start a whole new thread, but can we please address the issue regarding the user McKinsey & Company over in the political section? The discourse there has become incredibly intense today, specifically targeting Joe Biden. I’m bringing this up here so we can stop poisoning this particular discussion with their constant harassment of me—specifically those baseless accusations that I’ve somehow insulted Donald Trump's family and children.
Honestly, for heaven's sake, can someone please put an end to this? They should focus on dealing with their own personal issues however they see fit, but they need to do it far away from this forum and without dragging other members into their clearly distorted version of reality.

Eric Smith86 said:Take this post for instance:
you with your brainwashed mercenary mind...

That label was thrown at me simply because the author lacked any actual arguments to counter my views. It has absolutely nothing to do with the subject matter—it’s a textbook ad hominem attack. One can characterize such a statement as nothing less than hate speech, given that it doesn't engage with my positions, but instead expresses pure intolerance by attacking the individual holding a different opinion with insults.

For Cuke and the rest of the moderators over in the Politics section, this kind of behavior is perfectly acceptable. However, there is a complete lack of consistency here; insulting other forum members is permitted only when it comes from their own allies, while anyone advocating "unacceptable" viewpoints gets punished for imaginary trolling.

Because of such biased and primitive moderation, I have banned myself from the Politics section for an extended period. I simply no longer have the desire to endure insults from users who, under the protection of the moderators, express hatred toward those who think differently.

The Politics section has become tainted by intolerance and biased moderation; it has turned into a space reserved exclusively for those who fall in line.

I am deleting my previous messages, so I cannot even specify how many times I have been banned by that particular Cuke. If you look at the posts of the other clearly privileged members, you will see far more egregious behavior than anything in my posts that ever got me banned.
So, this is the first time I am addressing this topic, because the fact that you refuse to participate in the Politics section isn't good for the health of this entire site.
A moderator can certainly be a partisan hack or a hater of one specific political party, but they shouldn't treat people who support the opposing side as if they were terrorists.
For the greater good of this community, it would be wise for certain individuals to take a long, hard look in the mirror and cool off, otherwise, everyone will end up reading nothing but the posts of their own privileged circle.