MercutioATC
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Wed Nov-17-04 07:03 AM
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I finally got banned from FreeRepublic yesterday (after over a year) |
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Edited on Wed Nov-17-04 07:04 AM by MercutioATC
I think it was my statement that I don't consider homosexuality to be a "perversion" (another poster's characterization of it).
Gee, I lasted over a year posting moderate opinions on everything from the environment to whether Bush had a "mandate" to Social Security to same-sex marriage. They finally banned me for saying that homosexuality wasn't a perversion...
They assign you a password when you register (which you can then change). Ironically, I was assigned "666666"...I thought it was appropriate :)
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Wed Nov-17-04 07:06 AM
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1. were you able to wake anybody up while you were there? nt |
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Wed Nov-17-04 07:11 AM
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4. A couple of times, I got PMs from people who agreed with me. |
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Overwhelmingly, though, people were....how to put this?......"resistant".
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Wed Nov-17-04 07:07 AM
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2. You have more patience than I do... |
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...I hardly have time or energy to frequent the sites I like, let alone ones that would make me sick.
You're not losing much by being banned from there. O8)
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Wed Nov-17-04 07:15 AM
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6. I know, but it was fun in a surreal sort of way. |
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Wed Nov-17-04 07:10 AM
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3. I don't know how you could hold your tongue for over a year |
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One of them would say something and I would go off. I have a problem with that anyway, If it is in my head, it usually is out of my mouth in a heartbeat. I don't have a filter between my brain and my mouth it seems. I have noted too that most Freepers and Fundies are TERRIBLE at spelling, so, I guess I would be amazed that they didn't nail you for using proper spelling and English in your posts.
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Wed Nov-17-04 07:14 AM
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5. I didn't try to be "one of them" by misspelling or taking on reactionary |
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views, I just presented myself as a moderate Republican (which I used to be).
I just think it's funny that I was banned because I didn't think gays were perverts. I took relatively liberal stances on many other issues, but the gay issue is what offended them so deeply.
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Wed Nov-17-04 07:19 AM
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7. did you have a chance to suggest that they were all gay |
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before they booted you?
I've been over there a few times but never posted and have always left within a few minutes in rage and disgust. Do they have logical arguments for anything or is it all based on brainwashing and bigotry?
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Wed Nov-17-04 11:18 AM
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14. Naw...up until the time I was booted, I was trying to keep a low profile. |
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About 10% of them did have logical arguments...we just had a difference of opinion. The rest just spewed garbage.
It was kinda like the 9/11 Forum here - but the WHOLE site was like that.
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Wed Nov-17-04 07:35 AM
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9. Yeah, how dare you not agree with that!!! |
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Heaven help you for not thinking the way the Sheep do! How dare you have a free mind! ROFLMAO. As far as Perverts, I don't know, my best friend is gay and TRUST Me, he is a HUGE Perv. He's PROUD of it LOL. He laughs at me, and I call him the "Queen" of my heart. We check out guys together, he is a blast.
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Wed Nov-17-04 11:24 AM
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15. Actively being a pervert is fine (within certain legal boundaries). |
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Their argument was that being gay was in itself a perversion. I believe that the exact response to my contention that gays contributed equally to society and were just as intelligent as straights was something like:
"What's so smart about spreading AIDS? What's so smart about going to hell for living a perveted lifestyle?"
I just replied "Well, some of us don't consider it a perversion."
...and I got booted.
Damn touchy, these conservatives...
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Wed Nov-17-04 07:25 AM
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8. you may want to give your computer a thorough scrubbing. |
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and take a good, long shower yourself.
you certainly have more patience and a taste for the grotesque than lot of folks. i imagine it was like watching "deliverance" every day for a year.
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Wed Nov-17-04 07:39 AM
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10. Are you heartbroken? Are you devastated? |
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I'm just curious. Seriously. Were you getting anything out of the experience? Do you think you were making a difference?
The reason I ask is, I've often wondered if I could actually pull off being registered and - keeping moderate, centrist, and/or "stealthy" - carry on a productive debate with anyone over there.
As a life-long Canuck hard-lefty, I'm not sure it's even in my genes to sink to their level. And, the very thought of being in the same (cyber) room with a guy named "I got the rope" sends shudders down my spine.
Just typing that sent shudders down my spine. Ewww...
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Wed Nov-17-04 11:26 AM
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16. Coyote_Bandit explains it best in the post below, I think. |
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Do I miss it? "Like gasoline misses fire."
It was also a great exercise in self-control...
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Wed Nov-17-04 08:06 AM
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11. I Used to Post in the Politics Section of a Fundie Christian Forum |
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I would post various Scripture and ask questions. Portrayed myself as moderate. Was labelled a wacko pinko commie. It was kind of fun in a wierd way because I got to keep asking the same kinds of questions over and over. And the answers I would get were completely irrelevantm and illogical. With time they got more and more extreme. The mods on that forum allowed absolutely no discussion of abortion and homosexuality. Do I miss being there? Like gasoline misses fire.
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Wed Nov-17-04 09:02 AM
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I have never lasted more than a few posts..:(
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Wed Nov-17-04 09:04 AM
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13. I'm almost two years over there. :-) |
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It takes patience and an ability to plug your ears and sing "La-La-La!"
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Wed Nov-17-04 11:29 AM
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17. I didn't go all the way with the persona. |
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I didn't agree with anything I really didn't agree with and I NEVER joined one of their many "prayer circles". That's probably a factor in my banishment. I didn't have a "conservative" track record.
I swear, none of my posts deviated from what a legitimate moderate conservative might have posted, though.
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Wed Nov-17-04 11:31 AM
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18. Wonder if any Freepers are doing the same thing here n/t |
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Wed Nov-17-04 02:42 PM
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20. I lasted about 2 years with one ID. |
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However, I couldn't resist one day posting a Bob Boudelang-like article to see if anyone would agree with it. I posted that under a different user id, and the mods must've matched IP's and banned both userids.
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