N/A, I hit the button and...

Dear rustydrifter10, you mentioned that if someone breaks the rules, I just need to hit the little triangle report button. I've been trying, but nothing seems to happen. Any idea why?

I'm referring to these posts by user Bljekia:

Insulting Italy and America.

General trolling and insults, including making offensive historical references regarding Italy.

Just straight-up trolling.

Directly insulting Mexicans and Americans, along with general insults toward North American nations.

Hate speech directed at America, Americans, and the American identity.

Hate speech and insults against the United States.

Hate speech, insults, and accusing all Americans of being extremists.

Hate speech and insults toward the American people.

Hate speech and insults against America and Americans.

rustydrifter10, I tried clicking the button like you suggested, but there hasn't been any moderation or disciplinary action. I was just wondering if everyone can hold users like this one accountable in the same way.

I notice some users' posts have been deleted.

Basically, if Americans insult one another, they get slapped with red cards and hundreds of penalty points. But when someone insults America and the American people, it’s tolerated, or at worst, the post just gets wiped.

One user actually called the United States and the Italian Republic "slums."

So, on this forum, can anyone just decide on their own to label a country as a "slum"?

As usual, it feels like the hardest part of living in America is being an American. Any slight bit of hate speech or an insult directed at us results in a ban or massive point deductions. Meanwhile, others can harass us all they want—calling us fascists, primitives, fake patriots, or claiming we aren't even a real nation. They tell us we're actually Mexicans, act like hysterical teenagers, or call us low-lifes, Balkanized, or mentally unstable (because apparently, only those on the other side of the aisle are sane). It goes on and on...

As always, my complaints seem to go nowhere (I might actually need to find a forum lawyer to help me file these grievances), but I truly believe I'm in the right here. I think the administration and moderation team should take a moment for a "conscience check," otherwise don't be surprised when Americans finally lose their patience on this board.

We get harassed, yet we aren't allowed to push back in the same way they attack us...

Come on, rustydrifter10, let's not kid ourselves. If I had written everything that was posted by Bljak, I would have been permanently banned from this subforum a long time ago.

The thread has been moderated. We make a clear distinction here between being ironic, using colorful metaphors, and actually writing with some seriousness.