Why Burning the Flag Matters

[MineralMan]

96. What does that matter to you? Yes, I was a member there, using the same name I use on

all political forums. You seem to think you know a lot about my time there. Why is that, I wonder?

I did not bash gays. I did not bash Kerry. I did not bash Hillary. I did exactly what I said I did. I defended science, and posted against bigotry.

I am who I am. I am who I have always been. While posting on Free Republic I was still exactly who I am. What did I do there? I got dozens of the worst bigots and cretins banned from that site. I held solidly against bigotry and supported science. I was an atheist there, as I have been since 1965. I even had that in my signature line there, and took the same position I still take regarding religion and religious freedom. I also worked quietly to provoke people into behavior that got them banned at that site. I was acting as a provocateur and disrupter at that site. I was very successful at that.

I was the same person I am here. I have always been the same person. I do not represent myself in any other way.

You're bringing this all up for some reason, but I must confess I can't imagine what it might be. I will continue to be the person I am, right here on DU. I'm completely transparent. My real name is at the links in my signature line, as is information about what I do for a living and what I do politically. There are no secrets. Why do you suppose I'm still MineralMan? That's my political persona on all the forums I've posted on. I have nothing to hide.

You think you're exposing me? That's silly. I'm not hiding. You can see my words in any of the 40,000 posts I've made on DU since 2008. I'm consistent, and honest with my posts, as I have always been. What I have never been is a Republican. I have never voted for a Republican candidate for anything. Rather, I've been working for Democratic candidates and Democratic politics continuously since 1960, when I was still in High School.

You're wasting your time with this. You can go search for MineralMan on FR. They still have all of my old posts. I don't care. You can read all of my posts here, as well. Same guy. Same politics. I will not discuss any of this further with you. My record is public. Go dig, if you like. But, do your own research. Don't rely on the folks at Old Elm Tree. They have so many wrong things about me over there. Once, they even though I was someone else, and I had to email the owner of that site to let them know that they had the wrong person. There are several people who use the name MineralMan. Only one of them is me. Do your own homework. I am exactly who I say I am.

Have a nice evening, whoever you are. You see, I have no idea who you are. Who I am is an open book. Read away.