I believe he is referring to the Aesthetical Jesus poster
Liberal the poster, not liberal in general.
Sorry, I mean the user Lib, not liberals.
Got it.
I was in that thread, and was pissed off but hadn’t been following her in other threads.
Go back about 2 months in this thread and she brought it into this thread and then got really angry when people pushed back against her. That is when she claimed I was misogynistic. Not a label I appreciate or believe I deserve.
Are you sure? We can probably get 3 more posters to answer it for you. This is the Dope after all.
We like you Doc!
2 different points.
It’s still possible to like Beck, but find them in the wrong on a particular issue or post. 'Nuff said there.
As for you, well, you’re doing reasonably well in getting positive (and some constructive criticism) support in your own thread. I -only- mention the other thread because I specifically don’t want you to be doubting yourself considering that context.
I’m just completely exasperated with her. She really acted the fool in that thread (and this one!) a few months back. Then she got some ugly shit thrown at her, and completely lost her everloving mind. She then claimed she was harassed off the board, which I didn’t really have any reason to doubt, but given how she’s straight-up lied in this thread, I’m starting to doubt.
She PMed me to ask me not to bring things up again and gave a pretty med apology–the kind that shows a person doesn’t really understand what they did wrong but just wants the anger to end–and I accepted it and moved on.
But now she’s bringing the drama back up. She’s been referencing it obliquely for weeks, and apparently didn’t get the response she desired from the oblique references; so yesterday, she explicitly dredged it all back up. Not remotely the actions of a person who wants the drama to be over.
It’s obnoxious and contemptible, but like I said, I think she might have an undiagnosed mental illness that causes this behavior, and I should probably take that into account when choosing whether or not to respond to the drama.
It’s “Rio” by Duran Duran.
I’m not understanding where I lied. I know what happened to me in my real life. It is documented. Plenty of people saw it. Including my therapist. If that’s what you’re speaking of.
I don’t need you or anyone else to believe it. I know it. I felt it. It upset me much more than what people said on this board. Because it was in my personal space. Believe it or not. I don’t care. Cyber bullying is real. I hope you never have it happen to you.
I simply stated this guy shouldn’t be mistreated because of his age. Not his weird beliefs. I was never in the thread about it. I just read.
I’m not mentally ill. If I were I wouldn’t think that’s a reason to dismiss me. I’ve had my problems. I have loads of support and help in my life.
Lots of folks are in devastating mental distress. That’s who you need to be concerned with. You don’t need to worry about mine.
Yes. I have health issues. They are being taken care of. As best we can.
This is how I got to the bullying issue. I don’t like it. I don’t want anyone to feel what I felt.
I hate hate hate the disgusting name calling and dehumanizing put downs and picking at someone who can’t or won’t defend themselves.
I defended my myself and look what happened?
Do you guys not know that others read these pit threads and are afraid to stand their ground?
There are others who have different opinions. I’m sorry you are not the only people who are right.
I’ve read most of the Hamas/Israel threads. Y’all just, for months, have said the same thing over and over in long, very long posts. Talking at the wall because I’m probably one of the few who has read the post. You’re not hearing each other. Unless you get pissed at one particular poster. For an odd or different opinion.
Then you jump. Pounce like hungry coyotes on a rabbit. Spitting out bones. Wiping your chin and going back to just posting long long pieces that no one reads.
That thread is nearly unreadable and not changing one damn thing.
That’s mental illness to me. If you care so much, why don’t YOU get off the computer and go do some volunteer work for the sad innocent people in the warzone. Instead of furiously typing your opinions on a message board. Better use of your time.
It’s gonna turn into 4 mouthy people arguing with each other. For nothing.
Board members are here for some entertainment. There are times when breaking news is important. World events effect us all. That’s clear.
Ok.
I have a few opinions.
It’s my right to have them.
Say you don’t like them that’s fine. I’ll listen to your opinion. I will not offend you for them. I will not call you a filthy name for having your opinion.
And I will defend your right to have your opinion.
I’m not a liar.
I’m not a bigot.
I’m not racist.
I refused to be dismissed because YOU think I have some mental illness.
I’m not stupid.
I’m not elderly.
Bringing up the teacher porn thing is something you did. I still have my opinion on this. Guess what I’m not alone. Guess what me having an opinion on it CHANGED exactly, nothing. Nothing. Not one thing.
So…go ahead. Call me names. Disparage me. State your opinion about me. Sling your crap.
I know what I am.
I’m not afraid of it or anyone doing it.
I’m past that.
I’ll continue to post, read, respond make threads til I’m told not to.
In fact that’s kinda what this place is. A message board. A place to do these things.
You’ll just have to deal with it.
I was finally moved to put her on Ignore after her behavior in this thread for the past couple of days. I have been skipping past her posts for weeks and weeks, they far too often contained opinions posted as facts (in every thread she was in) and never seemed to have any useful or valuable content. But the persistent whining non-sequiturs just became too much, and I am quite certain I am not missing anything of value. I’m not angry, just disgusted and fed up.
As for her fans, I think her folksy appeal (such as it was) is wearing thin, as I randomly noticed recently that her self-obsessed personal blog threads have apparently been getting fewer responses lately. Now I don’t seem to see her threads at all, another unexpected bonus.
There was a poster named “Liberal”?
I guess I’m gonna have to look that person up.
I vaguely remember him. Kind of a jerk IIRC.
He was originally Libertarian as I recall. He claimed his logic (Modal? Ontological? I don’t remember the details) proved the existence of G-d.
What stood out to me was the “Listen up, the bullying has to stop.” Thats a mod’s job to post that.
If you had just said, don’t pick on the guy because of his age, no one would have an issue with it.
When a bunch of posters are against you, its not a conspiracy. Maybe they have a point. I found that out myself in a covid thread.
People on message boards will flame one. If its too upsetting, maybe not post?
I hear you. I don’t pretend I can make a change about that. I’m certainly not telling mods what to do.
It’s just my opinion. It shouldn’t be that adults act this way.
You can tell someone their beliefs are wrong headed without cursing and putting down.
I do it just fine in my life. It’s not hard.
Classic liberal rather than modern - as Doc Cathode notes his original handle was Libertarian and his views did not shift from that. In fact he was quite a hardcore libertarian as libertarians go. The name change was a wee bit of trolling, really (IMHO).
IIRC, Alvin Plantinga’s Model Ontological Argument for the Existence of God.