Tackling Asian Privilege

[RainDog]

485. In this case, it didn't work - not b/c of preferences

but because the stated reason for the existence of DU is to promote liberalism and to help elect Democrats to move this nation to the left (paraphrase, but that's what it comes down to.)

The goal here is not to censor based upon "I don't like something" for many here. I have been attacked by others here, in fact, because of my strong defense of 1st amendment protections, even for things I don't like myself. I have never wavered from this pov - it's part of what defines me as a person, part of the ideology of every job I've ever had...

And yet - in this case, DU could not remove a post from a right wing racist.

That's a serious problem - a failure here on the part of the jury and the hosts.

Move this beyond this actual thread. If someone posted a link to a right wing site that had a satirical article claiming to support genocide for Jews - would the hosts also be ambivalent about stepping in to lock a thread?

I simply cannot imagine that being part of the experience here - that a post linking to a neo-Nazi would be allowed to stand if it made joke about "Russian privilege" because they weren't dissolved into two nations after WWII.

In the past I've even alerted on someone who was DU trolling a thread who lost it accusing people of things on the thread - and this person who posted this OP was one of the chief reasons for the entire incident. And I did this, EVEN THO I disagree with much of the apparent pov of the person here who posted this OP. It was about conduct on a thread, not someone's overarching political or social orientation. That wasn't about free speech, either - that was about conduct on this board - which is what the complaints are about now, too - not free speech.

But, because this thread was left here to stand, I will never have that same pov again in response to reactions to him - because leaving this to stand is simply wrong - and disgusting - on HIS PART first and foremost.

In fact, Straight - if you read this - I think you have been a disappointment here and it's sad to see you refuse to acknowledge how you have been intentionally insulting to two minority groups on DU. Because you have not responded to this thread with any show of decency - I don't know that this is the best place for you. Maybe the other place is more to your taste.