You’re a case in point, what you call a howling mob is actually just a community expressing its standards. You repeatedly express bigoted sentiments and then you complain of persecution when the community condemns your behavior. I think that you genuinely don’t understand that some people find your bigotry unpleasant and therefore there must be some other force at work. In fact, I think a lot of people just don’t like you, I know I don’t. It’s your personality, work on it.
What a troll wants is attention. A few trolls might be somewhat particular what kind of attention they want, but most just want attention, a lot of it, including well-meaning attempts at gentle persuasion. Any response at all is food for their twisted annoying little souls – witness the current round in this thread with the octoid.
If you were to conduct a poll, I think you would find that most responders agree with this view rather than yours.
I do. I starve them of attention and they eventually go away (or, in desperation, run afoul of the rules).
Of course what you typed is nothing but a lie. Where did I say anything about bigotry? Sad thing is the sheer amount of deliberate misrepresentation and double standards around here drowns out what could be a decent place to discuss issues.
I repeatedly express bigoted statements? Oh, goodness. Another fool making stuff up. I’m sure if I repeatedly expressed bigoted statements I’d have received some form of official reprimand for doing so. Now, if by bigoted you mean anti-communist, anti-socialist, anti fundamentalist, and anti- radical I suppose you’d be technically correct.
Honest question: have you ever posted in a thread that wasn’t ugly? Have you ever posted about a tv show, or book you like? Have you ever posted a pic of your pet? Anytime there is a discussion here about someone of color who has been victimized, I count down until you show up to revel in their pain.
Are you crazy? Hopefully I can ask that. My spreadsheet of untouchables doesn’t include you.
Show me a thread where I jump in to do what you claim? Are any of you folks capable of honesty?
But to answer your question, as poorly framed as it is, of course I participate in other threads. Politics, GD, sometimes GQ if I know the answer or think I know the answer, on occasion some threads about music or video games.
At the moment, the big issues in the world that interest me revolve around populism, the growth of Orwellian illiberalism in the west, and the Coronavirus. Sorry if that doesn’t meet your approval.
Your political posts are resoundingly ugly, in fact I only notice you when you’re being ugly or complaining about how everyone is mean to you. Nothing is ever your fault.
It must be comforting to cling to the idea that hive mind is why many people here neither like nor respect you.
Can we see it? Please.
How does one get on this ‘spreadsheet of untouchables’?
'Cause I’d prefer to be untouched by you.
I don’t post to be liked or respected. I’m not seeking social approval. I post to get information and to advocate my point of view.
Anyways it’s quite telling that you think freedom and liberty is resoundingly ugly.
Raylan Givens :
You run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole . You run into assholes all day, you’re the asshole .
Typical rightwinger.
It’s working.
The perils of posting in an echo chamber where the majority run to the mods every time their orthodoxy is questioned. The front page post by Cecil is actually anachronistic.
Stop twisting people’s words you squalid little troll. He is criticizing your behavior. Don’t you fucking squirm and run for cover behind principles you cheapen and sully with your every utterance.
Feeding a troll in a troll thread. Is that the desired outcome, or is that what the fuck?
If you had a few more functioning brain cells you’d recognize the irony in your post.
Who did @octopus use to be before 2015?
Number of people shot by police since 2011: 4,391
Average age of those killed: 35 (eyeballing this one)
Average productive value, per year, US Citizen: $57 (2010 figures)
Average # of Hours Worked per Year, US: 1,768
Average Working Hours Statistics (2023).
Retirement age: 65 (not providing a cite, thanks)
Total Productive value lost by Police Killings:
#DeathsXProductivityPerHourXHoursLostDueToBeingShotByThePolice
= 4,391 X $57 X (1,768 X 30)
= 4,391 X $57 X (53,040)
= $22,354,062,480
By murdering US citizens, police enforcement has destroyed $22,354,062,480 of American productivity. The shareholders will not be pleased.
… anyway, what were you saying about monetary damages?