Can we start moving dull politics into speakers' corner?

[RaohNS]

Generic outrage... Have you seen the bitch fits in USSR Speakers Corner...

Trump Presidency:
Pages: 1,231
Posts: 24,613

Brexit:
Pages: 2,157
Posts: 43,123

All filled with virulent Trump Deranged babies and Remainer EU sphincter suckers who show overt and collective ridicule of anyone who posts a differing view.

So far in SC I've had:
- A poster say they and other posters should be able to murder me (no ban - and no even making a very light hearted joke got me banned for 4days, but this poster (DP) was allowed to get away with it
- under an earlier thread I commented wrongly regarding the Jo Cox affair was banned for a week - that had in near pages another poster saying Nigel Farage (an MEP) should be pushed through fine mesh (no ban)
- posters refer to me as a Nazi and code it alt-right
- a poster claim I named my Son after Donald Trump
- repeated posts saying anyone who posts anything contrary must be mentally deficient
- posters openly believing accusations=immediate guilt
- posters RoboCod continuously say "cuckoo" repeatedly deliberately trolling and making comments that imply people lack intelligence (no bans)

I also notice none of these posters actually consider other peoples evidence. As an example I made a comment relating to bin laden pics, I had another poster (Poole) confirm it was so and then question me on the proof they were involved in terror to which I managed find 3/4, only for it to be totally ignored). But of course, I and others are the ignorant posters.

And that's just what I've had people say to or against me. There is a clear clear bias in these forums by mods (as we discussed under the behavior thread), hence why SC has the same posters posting the same stuff without even for a second considering they could be wrong.

For reference:
Closest thread on page 1:
Labour Party: 291/5,813

 

[Werewolf]

Roahns, if you don't like speakers corner or the fact you are unable to argue with facts in there, you can just avoid it.

So far no one has got banned from there just due to their politics, they've been banned for being unable to argue politely and at a level expected (IE with factual information), or for being rude to other members.
I think you're getting upset that not everyone loves Trump and believes everything Putin and the Kremlin put out, and there are people who are able to understand that just because one poilitican makes a mistake doesn't mean it's the same as another putting out dozens of lies a day that are contradictory and easily disprove by things as simple as remembering what they said live the day before.

 

[RaohNS]

Roahns, if you don't like speakers corner or the fact you are unable to argue with facts in there, you can just avoid it.

Facts seem to be sorely lacking in there.

So far no one has got banned from there just due to their politics, they've been banned for being unable to argue politely and at a level expected (IE with factual information), or for being rude to other members.

But saying we can murder another member. Not ban worthy? Odd that.

I think you're getting upset that not everyone loves Trump and believes everything Putin and the Kremlin put out, and there are people who are able to understand that just because one poilitican makes a mistake doesn't mean it's the same as another putting out dozens of lies a day that are contradictory and easily disprove by things as simple as remembering what they said live the day before.

You've missed the target completely. It is all about perspective. Ironically, your post - to me at least - highlights the inherent bias of the mod team.

 

[The Funktopus]

- under an earlier thread I commented wrongly regarding the Jo Cox affair was banned for a week - that had in near pages another poster saying Nigel Farage (an MEP) should be pushed through fine mesh (no ban)

It was infact me that commented that Farage should be forced through a fine mesh, hardly a serious suggestion, but I did in fact get an infraction and a week’s ban for it.

 

[regulus]

Generic outrage... Have you seen the bitch fits in USSR Speakers Corner...

Trump Presidency:
Pages: 1,231
Posts: 24,613

Brexit:
Pages: 2,157
Posts: 43,123

All filled with virulent Trump Deranged babies and Remainer EU sphincter suckers who show overt and collective ridicule of anyone who posts a differing view.

So far in SC I've had:
- A poster say they and other posters should be able to murder me (no ban - and no even making a very light hearted joke got me banned for 4days, but this poster (DP) was allowed to get away with it
- under an earlier thread I commented wrongly regarding the Jo Cox affair was banned for a week - that had in near pages another poster saying Nigel Farage (an MEP) should be pushed through fine mesh (no ban)
- posters refer to me as a Nazi and code it alt-right
- a poster claim I named my Son after Donald Trump
- repeated posts saying anyone who posts anything contrary must be mentally deficient
- posters openly believing accusations=immediate guilt
- posters RoboCod continuously say "cuckoo" repeatedly deliberately trolling and making comments that imply people lack intelligence (no bans)

I also notice none of these posters actually consider other peoples evidence. As an example I made a comment relating to bin laden pics, I had another poster (Poole) confirm it was so and then question me on the proof they were involved in terror to which I managed find 3/4, only for it to be totally ignored). But of course, I and others are the ignorant posters.

And that's just what I've had people say to or against me. There is a clear clear bias in these forums by mods (as we discussed under the behavior thread), hence why SC has the same posters posting the same stuff without even for a second considering they could be wrong.

For reference:
Closest thread on page 1:
Labour Party: 291/5,813

Why care though? Surely you can see they're only parroting whatever the leftist media is telling them? Sometimes word for word.

I can't even begin to imagine concerning myself with such obvious bias

 

[FoxEye]

Speaker's corner never seemed any different to GD tbh. In fact the standard of discussion was pretty much the same.

The only difference as I see it is that some topics can only exist in SC.

SC is certainly not some kind of forum for enlightened debate, lols.

 

[Slam62]

Yeah the speakers corner threads are pointless because they get dominated by rabid liberals.

 

[V F]

Why care though? Surely you can see they're only parroting whatever the leftist media is telling them? Sometimes word for word.

I can't even begin to imagine concerning myself with such obvious bias

See that is the funny thing. Werewolf says facts but from the small times I've been in there nearly everyone quotes mainstream media. Who are nothing but vitriolic opinion pieces.

It's one of the many reasons I barely visit that section anymore. Politics is toxic poison. They don't discuss. They attack each other to score in their weird way in how they see point scoring. Followed by leftists, rightists, Brexiteers, Remainers, Remoaners and Trumpsters. It's like a carbon copy of your main broadcasting news channels.

Nothing good whatsoever comes from politics. Plus you can see from the topic user lists who the main contributors it really eats away for. This place has greatly changed from 5 - 10 years ago.

 

[cheesyboy]

Magnolia, do you realise that (in GD at least) 99% of your posts are condescending put-downs.

******* delicious, right? Love me a good put-down

Whatever happened to @pitchfork ? He was always handy with a withering dismissal

 

[FoxEye]

******* delicious, right? Love me a good put-down

Whatever happened to @pitchfork ? He was always handy with a withering dismissal

Whatever floats your boat. It doesn't surprise me that you enjoy that kind of thing, tho.

The "liberals" here seem to think that scathing attacks and character assassinations are a fine substitute for having an coherent argument.

 

[Skunkworks]

SC = Socialist Creche.

It was getting quieter over the years, but dumping all the Brexit/Trump hystericals in there is like when a bunch of travelers turn up on your favourite park.

 

[Housey]

BREXIT

Ill get me coat.

 

[Randomface74]

BREXIT

Ill get me coat.

There will be no coats after brexit, didn't you hear?

 

[Jono8]

Whatever floats your boat. It doesn't surprise me that you enjoy that kind of thing, tho.

The "liberals" here seem to think that scathing attacks and character assassinations are a fine substitute for having an coherent argument.

All filled with virulent Trump Deranged babies and Remainer EU sphincter suckers who show overt and collective ridicule of anyone who posts a differing view.

SC = Socialist Creche.

It was getting quieter over the years, but dumping all the Brexit/Trump hystericals in there is like when a bunch of travelers turn up on your favourite park.

Yeah the speakers corner threads are pointless because they get dominated by rabid liberals.

uh huh.

 

[Housey]

There will be no coats after brexit, didn't you hear?

Project furr?

 

[Yadda]

uh huh.

I'm wondering, are the obsessively right wing types so upset that they're losing the Trump and Brexit arguments that they've taken to creating outrage threads in GD to wind up da libs?

I hope not, that's a bit weak.

 

[Randomface74]

Project furr?

 

[Skunkworks]

I'm wondering, are the obsessively right wing types so upset that they're losing the Trump and Brexit arguments that they've taken to creating outrage threads in GD to wind up da libs?

I hope not, that's a bit weak.

Creationists say the same thing when intelligent people get sick of dealing with them.

 

[FoxEye]

Project furr?

Reporting fo-

Oh wait, sorry I read that wrong.



(This post is for Mag's enjoyment)

 

[Jono8]

Creationists say the same thing when intelligent people get sick of dealing with them.

Do you think creationists are unintelligent people?