Politics - Eric Adams

Um, why does it seem like anyone who dares to post even a tiny bit of criticism about Eric Adams ends up getting banned?☕

The approval came from an incredibly ideological and politically driven group of moderators on this platform.

Look, I’m still going to vote for him, but this pathetic, biased moderation on this and other threads is absolutely disgraceful.

I’ll be honest—I went ahead and trashed his thread just to stir the pot a bit. I basically told everyone he lacks the actual leadership chops to run an organization this massive, because, let’s face it, he really doesn't...

As for the crowd on the other side? They were just parroting scripted talking points like broken records. Nothing of substance there...

And don't even get me started on the people he's surrounded himself with—absolute zero. Total dead weight...

Man, my post just got wiped even though I’m a different user—I didn't realize I was asking something too similar to what someone else already posted.
It feels like they let all the propaganda fly through, but the second you offer any actual criticism, they delete it (honestly, thanks mods, I'm thrilled!) or just ban you entirely (from what I can see).

Look, Fraer might not have a background in the private sector, but I'm voting for him anyway, and no comment on that is going to change my mind. We have someone running this entire country who hasn't spent a single day working in the private sector!

Let's try a little bit of pluralism on his thread. You guys have a few hours left.

Larry Wilson25 said:It’s just my luck, isn't it? My entire post was wiped clean from the board, and all because I didn't realize someone else had already asked essentially the exact same thing! Isn't that just the way it goes sometimes?
It feels like the agitprop comments are being given a free pass to roam wild while anything remotely critical gets wiped clean immediately—I’m honestly relieved, so thanks to the mods for that—but then again, I see people getting banned or having their accounts suspended just as frequently, at least from what I can gather. Is anyone else noticing this pattern?

Even though Fraer doesn't have any background in the private sector, I’m still casting my vote for him, and honestly, no amount of nitpicking or outside commentary is going to sway me one bit. After all, isn't it a little ironic that we have someone leading our country who hasn't actually spent a single day working in a corporate environment?

Let’s stir up a little bit of healthy debate on his thread, shall we? You’ve only got a few hours left to make your voices heard!

Well, you see, your one-sentence little jab about that "agitprop comment" was wiped away simply because the entire thread—including that very comment itself—was scrubbed from the board! Is it any wonder things seem to be vanishing? It was all cleared out at once. 😁Don't you think you might have missed something there, enough to make you realize why your post was taken down in the first place?

Adam Collins4 said:Honestly, I completely lost my cool and went on a total rant regarding his specific topic. Are you seriously trolling me just because I pointed out that he lacks the fundamental expertise required to manage such a massive organization? Because, honestly, he really doesn't have it.

And what about that other crowd over there? You know, the ones just mindlessly cycling through those rehearsed talking points they were clearly spoon-fed? Honestly, nothing comes from them at all... does it?

And honestly, when you look at the people he’s chosen to surround himself with, it’s just... zero. Zero points. How can anyone look at that lineup and see anything resembling competence?

No, you didn't miss a single thing. Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like we’re all just staring at a pile of empty cardboard boxes lately? It honestly makes you wonder if there's some deeper meaning behind all this clutter, or if we're all just drowning in packaging and waste. Doesn't it strike you as strange how much stuff we accumulate just to throw it away moments later? On his thread? Honestly, you just earned yourself a single yellow card—ten points for pure trolling. It’s a perfectly fair penalty, really, because that level of nonsense is exactly what you’d expect from someone channeling the same kind of empty wisdom we used to see from Eric Adams and his whole crowd.

Nicholas Nguyen Asks:
Is it any wonder that the "approved" tag was handed out by such an intensely ideological and politically driven group of moderators over on Politics?

I mean, look, I’ll still be casting my vote for him, but let’s be honest—the way certain threads and topics are being moderated around here is just an absolute embarrassment. It’s honestly pathetic, isn't it?

I actually went back to take a look at what exactly was going on with your posts over on Politics and that specific thread, but then I noticed you've been dealing with some serious bias on the platform since all the way back in 2018. Honestly, seeing that, I completely get why you’re feeling so bitter about the whole thing.

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And just to offer my final word on this matter:

Is there anything more predictable than when people start hurling insults instead of actually engaging with an idea? It’s become this tired little routine: you see someone expressing a political opinion, and suddenly they’re being branded as Soros mercenaries, or "sandwich-eating" radicals, or just some bunch of jobless, leftist losers. It’s honestly fascinating, isn't it? How quickly a conversation devolves from a debate about policy into a collection of cheap labels meant to dismiss anyone who doesn't fit a specific mold. They call Eric Adams supporters nothing but paid puppets or low-life agitators, and they build this entire "system" of arguments that isn't really based on facts, but rather on how much they can belittle the other side. Does it ever occur to them that calling someone a "failure" or a "drifter" doesn't actually disprove their point? It just makes the person shouting look increasingly desperate. When the only tools left in your kit are insults and condescension, haven't you already lost the argument? Are we really looking at a bunch of lost souls here? It feels like we’re watching a cast of failed actors just lounging around on the sidewalk, pretending they actually have a purpose. You look at this crew from FFZG and you see people who have seemingly never accomplished a single productive thing in their entire lives. Honestly, is Eric Adams any different from Eric Adams? It’s the same old story, isn't it? They act like foreign mercenaries, and all you can hear is the constant, repetitive chatter about Soros, his family, and more Soros. Is anyone actually surprised by this endless cycle? Those "foreign spy" narratives and all that conspiracy nonsense? Honestly, it never worked then, and it sure as hell isn't going to work now. It’s just as ridiculous as trying to clutter this thread with those mindless videos and questionable sources—though I suppose some of them are still hanging around just in case anyone needs a little cheap entertainment. And don't even get me started on the clones of permabanned users; it was like watching a bizarre biological phenomenon where banned accounts would miraculously multiply right here in the thread. Why does that even happen?

Wait, hold up—so because Eric Adams is your favorite (based on your poll vote), anyone who doesn't vibe with him is just a troll to you? Look, I’ve been hanging out on this Forum for over 20 years. I was here back when we were still calling it IMF and before we transitioned to Teme.org, but stuff like this? This has never happened 😢.

Do you seriously think mentioning "the crew from FFZG" is some kind of slur or something?
You’re out here hunting for lists of washed-up actors in other threads, so why shouldn't people point out the Republican Party crooks if they’re calling out Republican thieves? Just look at the ballot, find the actors, and there you go. What exactly is their ability to run a massive metropolis like New York City even based on?

If we can call the Republicans "sandwich makers," then why is using "Moševski sandwich makers" off-limits for you? Let's just apply the same rules to everyone; that’s the whole point of this Forum. If someone calls me a moron or an idiot, hey, I don't care, but I get that it breaks the rules. On the flip side, these are public figures and we need the freedom to comment on them. If they’re parasites on the budget, living in city-owned apartments, fighting for things we already have plenty of in America, or just (failed) actors and people with zero work experience outside of NGOs... well, you gotta be able to say that. That's the entire foundation of this Forum.

I don't agree with almost anything Željko Markić says, but if we're allowed to trash her, we should be allowed to bash Eric Adams too. It's the exact same story we saw 5 or 6 years ago with "saintly" Božo Petrov. Anyone (myself included) who wrote anything against him back then got mocked and insulted by his fanboys, who eventually just vanished from the forum one by one or changed their nicknames and opinions.

Again, please, just have some common sense. I know he's your guy and your favorite, but you’ve gotta be unbiased as a moderator. I can only sincerely hope that you end up being right and I end up being wrong about this. Remind me in a year to apologize to you and your supporters for everything I wrote if it turns out I was just being a fool and totally missed the mark.

Carl Wilson said:Just look at their candidate list—it’s basically just a cast of actors. What are they even basing their ability to run a massive metropolis like New York City on?

Not even gonna argue here, just a little history lesson for you (since I live for this stuff): an actual actor once served as the mayor of New York City back in the day—Boris Buzančić, from 1990 to 1993.

Chloe Campbell95 said:Look, your one-sentence remark about that "propaganda comment" got wiped out simply because that specific comment was deleted too 😁. Did you even take a second look before jumping to the conclusion that your own post was the problem?

You've got a point there. Honestly, I was just poking a little fun—it felt like everyone on this thread was getting a bit too intense all of a sudden.
I'm glad you popped up, though! It's always good to see a familiar face around here.

Discussing politics here is a complete waste of time because of the mods. It’s like letting a group of hyper-sensitive activists moderate a serious debate on civil liberties or economic policy.

You can get away with talking about the moderate center, but if you want to touch the actual political wings, you’re basically banned—unless you stick to the simple, primitive, "safe" language that the moderators find palatable.
It is painfully obvious how much the quality of discourse has tanked compared to other forums.

I get it; when you're volunteering your time to moderate, you want to keep things "peaceful," but seriously? Is this really the crew we're working with?

It’s certainly not ideal, though I won't claim the moderators are entirely to blame—even if I personally have been hit with some rather ridiculous penalties myself! The real issue here is the quality of communication; frankly, it's bottoming out. Looking at the political landscape, it seems to be dominated by a few pathetic figures who you just know are headed for a massive downfall. You can barely type a single sentence without being branded a bot, a corporate shill, a paid operative, or God knows what else.
We are allowed to disagree, and that's perfectly fine, but there is no need to act like you're trying to drive me away within the first five seconds!
If we don't allow for any pushback against the views held by this entrenched, retiree-heavy leftist crowd, then things aren't going to improve for anyone.
At the end of the day, we’re all stuck in the same grind—that's just politics—but the way we treat one another is fundamentally broken. That is the heart of the problem.
There is really no point in commenting on the opening post of this thread because, well, we all know exactly what it is. You either put up with it, or you leave.
It would be a real shame if you felt forced to walk away.
And now it’s quite obvious that the bots and the paid trolls are gone—either they've been purged or they simply don't want to show up since they don't support the policies aligned with Zoranizam.
I must reiterate: while certain moderators definitely make mistakes, they aren't the ones dictating the overall quality of our discussion.

Chloe Campbell95 said:----
One last explanation from my side:

Calling forum members or voters supporting Eric Adams nothing more than Soros mercenaries, leftist sandwich-makers, total failures, an unemployed bunch of leftists, etc., along with this whole "argument" system: calling people lost causes, airheads, failed actors, sidewalk loafers, members of FFZG, or people who have never worked a day in their lives, saying Eric Adams has the same background as Eric Adams, calling him a foreign agent, or the constant "Soros, sister-in-law, Soros" chant and those "foreign spy" tactics... no, that wasn't allowed then and it won't be allowed now. Neither is posting stupid videos or random sources on this thread (some of which are still here just in case someone wants some mindless entertainment). The same goes for clones of permabanned or suspended users who somehow miraculously multiply right on this thread.

Yet, labeling Republican Party voters in a similar way seems perfectly fine, and it happens constantly without any consequences.
Thanks, moderator.

Larry Wilson25 said:It looks like my post just got wiped out. Apparently, because someone else already asked a similar question, the system decided to scrub mine entirely. Typical.

It looks like the agitprop comments are being allowed to fly free while anything remotely critical gets scrubbed—or at least silenced via bans, if my observations are correct (I’m actually relieved about that part, so thanks to the mods). It feels like everything else is just being flattened out.

Fraer might not have any background in the private sector, but I’m still casting my vote for him, and honestly, no amount of nitpicking from anyone else is going to sway me. We’ve got someone actually running this country, and yet people act like it’s a crime that he hasn't spent his career in corporate America.

Let’s try to inject a little more pluralism into his thread. You've all got a few hours left.

Honestly, I have to wonder: why on earth is private sector experience a prerequisite for becoming Mayor? If that were actually a hard rule, half the politicians currently holding office wouldn't even be in the running, let alone sitting in those seats.

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Honestly, I don't care if someone uses that kind of argument—it doesn't bother me personally—but hey, it’s fine if they write it as long as they don't get banned for it. Though, look, I really wouldn't want to get mixed up in all that. At the end of the day, once I'm done with my actual job, I have zero interest in playing moderator, deleting posts, or obsessing over how many strikes someone needs before they get kicked off.

Charles Ross3 changed her avatar, so I'm calling it quits on this topic—I'd rather stick to talking politics. 😁

When are we finally getting an LGBT-friendly color theme for the forum, just so we can show some solidarity with Eric Adams and the rest of the crew? 😍

And these emojis? Way too many male faces. It’s totally unbalanced. Either make them 40% female or just shut this forum down.

Noah Vaughn39 said:And honestly, these emojis have way too many masculine vibes. It feels totally lopsided. Either make them 40% female or just shut the whole forum down.

Whoa, are you assuming their gender?!?!? 😠😠😠

If someone signs up on the exact same day they drop their first post on a thread about local elections—and that post is just a mountain of claims and "facts" that can be debunked with five minutes of Googling—then it's obvious they aren't a real community member, they’re just a bot or a troll.
Look, this forum isn't some dumping ground where anyone can just unload whatever nonsense they want; it’s supposed to be a space for actual discussion and debate.
It's not a place for baseless accusations and condemnation. If you want to play judge and jury, go study law or history instead.

Why should I have to wade through absolute insanity like this when I come here to read a thread? People claiming that Eric Adams' voters are somehow agents for some extreme-left internationalist group? Give me a break.
That isn't freedom of speech; it's pure delusion or malicious trolling, which clearly violates the general rules. If you actually doubt that, I suggest you go back and re-read them.

So, what’s your deal, man? You want to live in some little bubble of nothing but good vibes?
Honestly, I just can't stand those mindless, half-baked criticisms. I've seen enough of them floating around the web and on various forums to last a lifetime.
People here overreact way too much to low-level trolling, but—and here's my point—if we start censoring all that garbage, we end up trapped in an echo chamber where everyone just nods and claps for you. That kind of thinking is exactly how you end up becoming a die-hard member of the Republican Party.

There needs to be a clear line between an echo chamber on Facebook and actual forum discussions.
The forum is starting to look more like a billboard where people just dump ads and propaganda instead of actually talking.
A forum should be a place for debate, not a free advertising space.
You can tell the difference between someone offering genuine criticism and someone just pushing a script. You can argue with a critique, but you can't have a conversation with an advertisement.

Besides, advertising costs money. Why should anyone get to post their shameless political PR—claiming Eric Adams is some kind of savior or some other candidate is a saint—for free on this forum under the guise of "free speech"? We all know how this works in America: private property is sacred, and free speech is whatever's left over after that.

If you look at a few posts, the distinction is obvious: some people want a discussion, while others are just there to shout their talking points.

Restricting those who are just spamming isn't ignoring the opposing view; it's preventing them from drowning out the actual debate.

Again, I’m saying we need to distinguish between hardcore partisans and mere sympathizers.
And let's be real, you can't have both sitting on the same bleachers.
Sure, we might misjudge someone occasionally, but I'd much rather deal with a wrong opinion than have a bunch of fanatics drown everyone else out. When that happens, it stops being a discussion and turns into a brawl.
If someone is looking for a fight, they can head over to Facebook.

Let's see how much "free speech" lasts on Facebook when someone calls another person a traitor or a foreign agent. Let's see how tolerant people become when they demand the other side be silenced. They won't be. Zero tolerance.
On Facebook, there are no moderators to complain to about being blocked or silenced. But here, people abuse the system by acting like they're being oppressed just because they can't run their little ad campaigns.

fadedgull6 said:Look, things aren't great, but let's be real—the mods aren't solely to blame here, even if I’ve personally been hit with some pretty ridiculous penalties myself. The real issue is how people communicate; frankly, the quality is bottom-of-the-barrel. On the political side of things, it feels like there's this group of pathetic characters hanging around—you know the type—who are just waiting to tear you down. You can't even type a single sentence without someone labeling you a bot, a shill, a paid operative, or whatever other nonsense they throw at you.
We can disagree—that's fine—but you don't need to act like you're trying to kick me out of the room the second I open my mouth.
If we don't have people pushing back against the entrenched, retiree-heavy leftist crowd rooted here, then they won't get what's coming to them.
We're all arguing about the same stuff—that's just politics—but the way we treat one another is where the real problem lies.
There's no point in commenting on the OP of this thread because everyone knows exactly what they're about... you either put up with it or you leave.
It’s a shame you feel forced to walk away.
And honestly, it's already obvious there are no bots or shills left, because they've either been purged or they simply refuse to show up since they don't support policies aligned with Zoranizam.
I'll say it again: sure, some moderators make mistakes, but they aren't the ones dictating the overall quality of the debate.

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Spot on—everyone knows exactly what kind of mess that opening post was... it's hard to stomach a crew that relies on lies and planted talking points like you do, and you've been caught red-handed more times than I can count...

It's actually hilarious that *you're* the one calling for "quality discussion" when you spend half your time denying or twisting any fact that happens to go against the Republican Party...

And by letting those kinds of outbursts slide, the moderation quality is being dictated right then and there...