This is a quote of my soon to be removed post in the Ukraine War thread:
I guess this post will be removed, like the much less explicit ones: I find this thread partially slimy, partially disgusting. One is supposed to continue making good faith arguments with people who don't discuss in good faith, rationally. It's basically a free pass for trolling. Luckily this site doesn't merit many trolls at least. It is, not maybe moribund, but rather sedate at least
That is not nearly the only thread or subforum where constant and deliberate trolling, dishonest, irrational posting is tolerated as an established rule. Lots of cranks have a free pass of endless recycling and flaming of their obsessions - with no attempt to actually have an open and honest dialogue. Or rather attempting to sabotage all open and honest dialogue.
I guess this must be partly a cultural issue in a mostly American forum: anti-free speech flaming is seen as part of free speech whereas in reality it is very corrosive to any open and free discussion. Liberties have to be protected by rules, conventions and decency - not a very American notion these days (it was for the Founding Fathers, not a radical bunch them).
Anyway, them's the rules here - apparently not open for discussion or criticism. Rather, any criticisms are censured and removed.
I guess this post will be removed, like the much less explicit ones: I find this thread partially slimy, partially disgusting. One is supposed to continue making good faith arguments with people who don't discuss in good faith, rationally. It's basically a free pass for trolling. Luckily this site doesn't merit many trolls at least. It is, not maybe moribund, but rather sedate at least
That is not nearly the only thread or subforum where constant and deliberate trolling, dishonest, irrational posting is tolerated as an established rule. Lots of cranks have a free pass of endless recycling and flaming of their obsessions - with no attempt to actually have an open and honest dialogue. Or rather attempting to sabotage all open and honest dialogue.
I guess this must be partly a cultural issue in a mostly American forum: anti-free speech flaming is seen as part of free speech whereas in reality it is very corrosive to any open and free discussion. Liberties have to be protected by rules, conventions and decency - not a very American notion these days (it was for the Founding Fathers, not a radical bunch them).
Anyway, them's the rules here - apparently not open for discussion or criticism. Rather, any criticisms are censured and removed.
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