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Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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34. No, you completely miss the point.

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 04:35 PM

Jun 2014

The operating principle is not 'this offends me', but 'this is hate speech', which is against the Terms of Service.

And given the reactions, it's pretty obvious that the reason so many took offense at the hide was that they do indeed hate Dick and Liz Cheney, and therefore feel there should be an exception to using hate speech against people they feel are deserving of hate.

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DU is not the US government (or any other government for that matter) [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 OP

no, we're not; but we do our best to emulate its dysfunction. unblock Jun 2014 #1

Agreed. Juries get things right and wrong but life goes on. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #2

Recommended. Another thing, DU has this feature called trash thread Autumn Jun 2014 #3

People rarely do that Savannahmann Jun 2014 #4

They should use it but it's like you said Autumn Jun 2014 #5

some things while entirely worthwhile otherwise violate DU's community norms La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #6

Very true. But I think a lot of people here don't want to debate things elsewhere. Autumn Jun 2014 #8

Tempest in a teapot. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #7

I see grossly and actually homophobic things on DU regularly which are not just accepted Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #9

i think that those people should have gotten ts'd La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #10

But rather than being ts'd, they are allowd to mount the soapboxes Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #16

+1 In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #11

Sorry if some of us have been here for years, and are sad to see what has happend here. Exultant Democracy Jun 2014 #12

i have been here for years too. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #13

And you think DU is getting better? You think we should have started block RP in 2003? Exultant Democracy Jun 2014 #14

i think our understanding of what is sexist and what is homophobic has certainly improved La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #17

Ha! I think a private little war has shit all over the sandbox. Stupid people never get satire Exultant Democracy Jun 2014 #19

It's not satire, it's shock- jockery. Not confusing the two is actually an intelligent approach. bettyellen Jun 2014 #29

We're not, but many of us want the site to live up to those ideals. jeff47 Jun 2014 #15

well then IMO you shouldnt be on DU in the first place, as the premise of DU limits free speech La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #18

I don't believe the first amendment should apply to this website. jeff47 Jun 2014 #21

If you're seeing 'plenty of posts' Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #28

yes, yes and yes. Thank you. bettyellen Jun 2014 #30

What I see is people who want a checklist o' offense so that they can be as bigoted as they wish Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #20

i really understand that. i just these as separate issues. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #23

+1000. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #33

Besides, everyone who's signed up here knows exactly what they signed up for. NuclearDem Jun 2014 #22

and juries might actually get you, even if the hosts are hogtied these days. bettyellen Jun 2014 #27

I don't think that's the point of the criticism. freebrew Jun 2014 #24

it's embarrassing on a site about politics how totally ignorant people are about free speech. bettyellen Jun 2014 #25

Really. Some of the comments over there were stunning in their ignorance of what free speech is. Squinch Jun 2014 #37

I know libertarians aren't all that smart, but damn if it ain't embarrassing to see such ignorance bettyellen Jun 2014 #38

I agree. K & R rollin74 Jun 2014 #26

There you go again, with your rationality and sensible commentary. arcane1 Jun 2014 #31

You are completely missing the point... truebrit71 Jun 2014 #32

No, you completely miss the point. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #34

no, you actually need to read the TOS and decide if you can live with it. bettyellen Jun 2014 #35

again, it's unfortunate that many du'ers seem to not understand community standards La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #36