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In reply to the discussion: Do we actually know who killed those cops [View all]marble falls
(57,075 posts)censor the rest of us by drowning out by shouting us all down. Disruption may be free speech but it isn't protected speech and specifically it isn't tolerated here. Some of this big group of disruptors made up to 50 posts yesterday. I don't know how many juries were raised but I bet it was a near record.
When I see a "message removed/name removed" I kinda know what the reason was even if I don't get the specifics. And I am sure at least 90% of the time I'd agree 100% with that erasure. When you are actually here for a while you'll understand. Stated in a way that contains no direct insult to a member or clearly racist, sexist, ageist (etc) reference to others, one can at least say pretty much anything.
Its not so much what they said, its the intent and how they said it that got them removed.
If you like that kind of thing, almost total freedom to be insulting, rude, angry etc, you might want to take a look at a site that the creators of this site put up about six or eight months ago called the discussionist. Its a free for all sometimes and people feel free to say almost anything, including some fairly racist stuff.
Personally, I'll take some censorship to keep the OPs on track and semiclose to topic.