Enough with the race baiting

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Frank

Since people like Steve are above the rules; I doubt that they were last long. He would attack them, they would likely respond in kind and they would get the warning points.

I'm above the rules??

I was unaware of that.

Hey, Matt, why the fuck did you guys ban me all those times??

I will likely back down on inviting them here...

Unsurprising...

[Speakeasy]

Originally Posted by MattLarson

No need to count. If you click the number of posts in the thread list, you get a table of the posters:

Frank 31
Brett Golden 22
Steve 16
Mrs. M 13
Traveler 8
Conine 5
Si modo 5
MattLarson 4
pramjockey 4
Pogo 3
hairballxavier 3
Prince of Space 2
Imperator 1
Scribbler1 1
DGG 1
Miscreantgnomie 1
Luap 1
Speakeasy 1

Matt

Really? Crap, I counted them myself...

[Steve]

Wow.

Out of 93 posts in this thread, 27 of them (29%) belong to Frank...

[Frank]

Originally Posted by pramjockey

And, the "studies" you cite inevitably don't control for significant confounds, like poverty.

Yeah right like that will change the effects of the bullet or knife entering one's body or the other tragic consequences that have resulted from diversity!

[Frank]

Originally Posted by Steve

Wow.

Out of 93 posts in this thread, 27 of them (29%) belong to Frank...

You can count that high?

[Steve]

Whoops... 28 (29.8%)...

[Frank]

Originally Posted by Steve

Whoops... 28 (29.8%)...

Who is counting for Steve?

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Frank

You can count that high?

Your jealousy is noted...

[Frank]

Originally Posted by Steve

Your jealousy is noted...

Damn right! Nobody counts numbers for me!

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Frank

Who is counting for Steve?

Honestly, it doesn't matter.

You wanted to give me shit foir having 15.something percent the number of posts on a thread.

You are, far and away, more prolific than I, especially when it comes to posts smothered in ignorance.

Have to go now, Frankie. Time to go throw broken glass at the local skinheads.

C-ya, Sport...

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Frank

Damn right! Nobody counts numbers for me!

Those who can count, do. Those who can count, and don't want to, hire underlings to do it for them.

You would be the former, and I the latter...

[Frank]

Originally Posted by Steve

Honestly, it doesn't matter.

You wanted to give me shit foir having 15.something percent the number of posts on a thread.

Why would I give you something you are already full of Steve?

[Frank]

Originally Posted by Steve

Those who can count, do. Those who can count, and don't want to, hire underlings to do it for them.

You would be the former, and I the latter...

I must praise you for being able to stretch your welfare check....

[Captain Trips]

Originally Posted by pramjockey

I know that the intention of this forum is the free exchange of ideas. However, there are also explicit rules about the deliberate baiting of other members.

There are a few posters here who are consistently using racist language, clearly with the intent of insulting and baiting other members. This is clearly against the rules, and rightfully so - these threads are nothing but bickering and insults from both sides, and bringing down the level of the board.

IMHO, it is time to end this. Ideally, the staff would step in and draw a line. To stop the racist language and the baiting that it clearly represents is not a suppression of speech (which is already limited here). It is removing a source of anger and conflict that is doing serious harm to these forums.

If the staff won't stop it, then I plead with my fellow forum-goers: please stop responding to these threads and these comments. Put the members on ignore if you have to. We, despite our political differences, can come together and agree that the value of this forum far outweighs our need to respond.

Let's preserve this forum as a place to (mostly) civilly discuss issues.

Thank you for your time.

Agreed 100 % . .

and done :-)

Quite awhile ago I think.

Racists and race baiters are funny (only because they're stupid) for a second or two.

Those seconds run out very quickly.

[CYDdharta]

Originally Posted by pramjockey

Interesting. My real-life experience with white supremacists is that they are some of the most conformist and conforming, brainwashed, lemming-like cowards that I've ever met. They don't tolerate dissent. Instead, they spend a remarkable amount of time saying the same shit to each other over and over again.

If anyone is herd-like, it's them.

You’re way off here, Pram. There’s no better way to demonstrate your individualism than to go out goose-stepping with a bunch of your friends chanting campy slogans. To be seen lock-step in the uniformed ranks of other nonconformists, now that’s true individuality.