I'm glad I walked away from that place when I did (right after the "no Trump supporters" dictat was handed down) -though a small part of me wishes I could look at the infractions or Tangency on occasions like this, just to laugh at the frothing.

Quote from: steelshadow;1089352I'm glad I walked away from that place when I did (right after the "no Trump supporters" dictat was handed down) -though a small part of me wishes I could look at the infractions or Tangency on occasions like this, just to laugh at the frothing.

That's was really a thing?  So tolerant....

Quote from: Blood Axe;1089354That's was really a thing?  So tolerant....

Indeed it was. I'd never let my political leanings show one direction or the other on that place (I was there to talk about gaming, fantasy media or occasionally goof off in Tangency's less vile threads - and mostly just to read stuff), but after they said anyone who thought counter to the site (in this instance, supported Trump) was persona non grata on the site, I handed in my badge (interestingly, right after making that decree, they also started permabans on request, rather than telling people to either walk away quietly if they didn't like the site, or to publicly flameout to cop a ban -almost like they didn't want to deal with a rash of public "suicide by mod" posts, like it looks like they're seeing now for other reasons)

Quote from: Blood Axe;1089354That's was really a thing?  So tolerant....

Yes. Yes it was.

Quote from: SavageSchemer;1089361Yes. Yes it was.

The best part is seeing the red banned logo on the members in support of the policy.  Maybe their Trump hate wasn’t rabid enough?

Quote from: SavageSchemer;1089361Yes. Yes it was.

Wow....hilarious, yet sadly pathetic.  For people who hate "Nazis" they sure sound like them. Do what we want.  Think like we do. Vote how we say. Or be banned. Maybe "reeducation camps" are next?

These are "Americans" ?  They talk like people Id gladly fight against.

These people are literlly insane:

Sphinx of Black Quartz said:
Please see point 6: "It is not open season on conservatives."
I'm not clear how "Anyone planning to vote for Trump in 2020 is a " implies "open season on conservatives", given that you also make it clear that "support for Trump" is NOT the same as support for conservatives or Republicans in general (point 3).

Along with some dolt saying that " 88% of Trump voters belong to a hate group ".

Some of the people I used to enjoy conversing with were awfully quick support the insanity. Needless to say, I am no longer on speaking terms with them. It isn't the Trump hate that gets me. I don't like him myself, and didn't vote for him. It's the tacit support of such totalitarian positions that pisses me off.

From my experience it is authoritarian left who were "with Her" having a total lockdown on dissent since at least 2015. I saw on several previously fun lefty politics websites utterly shut down all dissent and regurgitate in unison with mass media talking points. It was extremely reminiscent about the shift of righty politics publications and websites in the 80s and 90s to sensationalist polemics. The death of discourse is presumed every generation, however...

People who want Liberty will find common cause beyond their right-left disagreements because there IS a 'Cyberpunk Dystopia'-esque full-spectrum press against dissenting narratives, across nations apparently. Which makes our times a very gameable period for some quality Cyberpunk; this friction is good fodder for getting into that headspace. That said, just like there was no easy answers in such literature (let alone any hope of going backwards into a fabled "golden age"), there will be no easy answers here.  

And in some way, that lack of answer, that searching among disparate voices, is part of the fun! Welcome new members! Come explore with us! We allow you to throw your elbows around.

Quote from: SavageSchemer;1089361Yes. Yes it was.

Jesus fuck.  I do not support Trump and his administration, but that is some fucked up bullshit.

Do you guys think these people smell their own hypocrisy or are they so deluded that they're blind to it?  This behavior kind of reminds me of post colonial theory.  Where the once oppressed take on the behavior of their once oppressors but end up just directing the oppression at their own people.

I hardly ever post here, I'm more of an RPG Pub/BRPCentral guy, but I also used to occasionally post in TBP
I'll probably be showing up in here more, given the vibe with TBP.

I got a one-week ban over something quite minor, actually politely indicating that people have different opinions, and that seemed to be viewed with contempt.
So I haven't logged back on there ever since, given that the Mods are acting quite fascist these days
As someone not from the USA, I find it a very sad state of affairs when a country built on the principles of Liberty can have such extreme moderation in something casual like a rpg forum.

This place gets a bit wild and wooly at times, heh heh, but it's a helluva lot more decent than TBP these days.
At least folks seem to still believe in free speech here.

Oh, I don't really care which forum I read and post in. I'm as happy here as in RPG.NET, RPG Pub, BRP Central or wherever.

As a moderate liberal, I see a lot of posts about politics that I strongly disagree with, but just ignore them. One of my friends on Facebook has pretty much the opposite views politically to me and posts a lot of stuff that I absolutely detest, but also posts really good gaming stuff, so I read the gaming stuff and ignore the other stuff, although I do comment on some of the political posts. The general political beliefs on The RPG Site are normally very far from my own, but I ignore them, scroll down or just don't open them.

I don't read all the posts in a Forum, instead I look at those things that I am interested in or like the look of. I just ignore the obviously political and trolling threads.

soltakss, your approach is so reasonable and sensible that you gotta get banned!!!

And kudos for keeping a Facebook friend who has opposite political views. That's a rarity for either Right or Left these days.

Quote from: myleftnut;1089365The best part is seeing the red banned logo on the members in support of the policy.  Maybe their Trump hate wasn't rabid enough?

That's just awesome! You gotta love it when the revolution eats its own.

Quote from: myleftnut;1089378Do you guys think these people smell their own hypocrisy or are they so deluded that they're blind to it?

They're definitely blind to it. I fully believe this behavior is something that was evolutionary selected for in humans. A tribe that blindly follows a single idea are just going to be stronger than tribes that don't, at least historically. Of course in the modern age when you purge people they end up going to work for your enemy and invent the atom bomb(jews fleeing Germany). Tech requires diversity of thought and an accurate view of reality, not just blind fervor.

Quote from: myleftnut;1089378Do you guys think these people smell their own hypocrisy or are they so deluded that they're blind to it?  

I have seen this with my ex-best friend of the time. To be part of the cool kids club he threw all self-respect and alienated myself as a friend. All so that he could be accepted with a group that he though was cooler and better than him. Only to be to used by them and tossed aside. When the damage was done he tried to weasel his way back into my good graces. What he said to me at the time burned too many bridges and we are friends yet we do not hang out like we used to. Unlike him I did not do the stupid thing of grouping friends into "cool group and non-cool group" friends while telling people to their faces. That and the guy is a spoiled , single 46 year old who only wants to drink and do things he enjoys. Whenever I would hang-out with the guy it felt less like a friendship and more like work and I already have a full time paying job. I do not have the energy or will to put up with his crap any longer.

I think many know deep down they are hypocrites, yet the sheer fear of being banned from rpg.net means they are willing to throw away any and all self-respect while letting the mods treat them like crap. Which I will never understand. They are not getting paid, no benefits like Dental or Medical Insurance so why even put up with the mods totalitarianism let alone be scared of being banned. Sure I was angry at being banned from rpg.net which lasted 5 minutes and I went on with my life. I enjoy posting here and other websites that does not mean I live through these websites. The sad part is some posters here either because they are mentally ill or want to push an narrative despite factual evidence contrary to said narrative exists will still claim this is the worst place and come off as hypocrites. At this point given what Rpg.net has been doing to it's own members and it being documented to claim this place is still worse than that site is either not being all their in the head or stupidly, stubbornly, obsessively wanting to push a narrative. Or as is usually the case the members here refuse to provide an echo chamber to said members and that equals myself and everyone else here being worse than rpg.net.