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Double standards and mixed signals (truly bizarre)

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Jacob Lewis5 Jacob Lewis5 Active MemberOP
110 messages
joined Oct 2011
#1 ·
So I just got slapped with a penalty for calling Ronald Reagan a crook and labeling Newt Gingrich a pizza chef link
While our friend X didn't get banned even after calling Joe Biden a total loser, Obama a complete joke, and Hillary Clinton an old lady link

(Look, we weren't being hateful—we were just using examples to show how these politicians deal with constant personal attacks. But if one guy gets punished while the other walks free, the whole thing feels pretty rigged to me)

P.S.
How much longer am I going to be able to call Donald Trump an idiot in basically every single thread? Who else is actually allowed to call people stupid on here?
Charles Fox10 Charles Fox10 Regular
352 messages
joined Mar 2009
#2 ·
I've handed out enough warnings for the crooked lines already, and I'll keep doing it. Mocking physical flaws isn't decent, and frankly, I couldn't care less about these aesthetic debates.
Jacob Lewis5 Jacob Lewis5 Active MemberOP
110 messages
joined Oct 2011
#3 ·
Biden's ugly mug falls right into the same category of physical flaws—there’s zero aesthetic value or personal choice involved here.
Everything I wrote was just a targeted shot at the personal looks of Reagan, Newt Gingrich, Biden, Obama, and Clinton. It doesn't matter if someone's mouth is slightly crooked or if they have acne... what matters is the malicious intent, the deliberate attempt to hurt someone. Now that it's been explained, this penalty is clearly totally unfair. I'd rather believe I'm just getting the same treatment all my fellow political enthusiasts get on these forums than accept that people can throw around insults like this inconsistently.
Please lift the ban.
Charles Fox10 Charles Fox10 Regular
352 messages
joined Mar 2009
#4 ·
I’m telling you again, if you're being dishonest, you get a warning. That's just how this works on PDF. We’ve been doing politics for years. Pointing out physical flaws isn't polite, and doing it to someone who isn't even alive anymore? That goes beyond just being impolite.

Politicians are public figures by choice; they won't lose their status just because they face some criticism. However, we are talking about the deceased now—both individuals mentioned in your post. I just noticed you referred to the second one as Gnome. The point isn't that we only say nice things about the dead, but if a post is written solely to insult and label people, it gets a warning. That’s how I interpreted your post, especially with the comments about physical appearance. To quote you directly:
an intentional strike meant to hurt someone.

What am I supposed to do? Comment on Biden's face, or the BMI of a high-ranking female official, or the date on someone's birth certificate??

We aren't anyone's parents, and it's not our job to force politeness, but once those lines are crossed, the post gets a warning. As far as I'm concerned, you're keeping the warning, and if someone higher up decides to give me one too, well, I have no problem with that.

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