Thanks for the reply. Yes, BB is an abbreviation I've used for "bulletin board" for years, and I thought it was fairly standard. Sorry if I confused you with it, if I did it was unintentional.
Yes, you did level accusations at Fenway and indeed, all of the mods, by saying that only certain viewpoints were allowed and that the rules were overlooked or unfairly enforced. No, you did not do so in exactly those words, but to me at least, your point was clear. You raising the issue is what merited "special attention"; I was not going to answer you in the Break Room and further derail the threads there with even more political discussion, so your post and mine got moved here to continue. As for the other politically-themed pictures in there, I'm not going back through over 90 pages of old posts at 40 posts per page just in the funny pic thread alone to remove any and every trace of political-humor. I'm also hoping, as I said, that Fenway doesn't say he wants it all enforced strictly, for all the reasons I said in another recent post.
I'm not going to sugar-coat it.. The fact is that while most if not all of the mod staff is either libertarian or some other "flavor" of conservative, though not "neocon", we are human. As such, we have our biases, and that means when we see something that is in line with our own thinking, such as the joke about the difference between a liberal, a conservative, and a conservative Southerner (look it up, I know it's on here), we are not going to see something offensive in it, where you, self-identifying as a liberal, quite possibly will. The point is that every joke pokes fun at someone and the majority of posters here consider themselves conservative, Republican, libertarian... in short, anything but leftist or liberal. This does not invalidate your views nor silence you, but it does mean that if you walk into the lion's den, you have to expect to face opposition from all sides, and you can either choose to stick around and take your lumps or you can find somewhere more in line with your own beliefs. That choice is yours to make, but we mods will not be held responsible if you decide to take your lumps and the membership here decide to give them to you on the basis of your posts. No personal attacks, but if someone lays into your argument and rips it to shreds, you have no room to complain and probably will not find many sympathetic ears if you try to cry foul.
This differs from more liberal sites, where posting a conservative viewpoint will get you personally attacked, called every name in the book and a few that aren't, and the mods will likely be among those namecalling, then banning you.
As mettle said, it's not your political beliefs that are shut out; I've had some extensive conversations with other self-identified and unapologetic liberals on here (one rather epic one stands out in my memory) and I hope the person with whom I was conversing came away from it with some measure of respect for my position at least. I know I did for his, despite neither of us actually agreeing with the other's viewpoint.
Thanks for your viewpoint on the "Paullar". While I'm not familiar with his views on colloidal silver taken internally, I think I would defend the right of adults to put whatever they choose to put in their systems voluntarily. Yes, that includes all of the so-called illegal drugs; it includes alcohol, tobacco, and for that matter, it includes hemlock and any other poison. It's about self-determination and it's about minimizing government. The latter needs to occupy a far smaller portion of our lives.
If you want a board that is tolerant of your views on firearms and those views are pro-individual gun rights, you will find it here. Hell, for that matter, those who post anti-gun views here, however infrequently, are usually met with responses based on the tone of their post. If they make it clear they speak from inexperience or ignorance, they are usually told the facts and given sources to look them up. They get opinions, too, usually labelled as such. Conversely, if they come in as a know-it-all who talks at our members and just spouts their opinion as fact, yeah, they're gonna get lambasted, especially when the facts prove them wrong.
If you find so much argument with your politics, perhaps you should choose to confine your posts to only gun-related topics... unless of course, the argument is what you're actually seeking.
Thanks again for the reply.
Blessings,
Bill
