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Originally posted by bilmore
Pressure?
What, they threatened to send the black helicopters after her?
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According to RT, they threatened her with the Secret Service and the FBI.
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There were several short posts after yours, all saying that you were being outrageous in explicitly wishing for Bush's death. Was that the "pressure" you mean?
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No. According to RT, the pressure consisted of one or more PMs citing to 18 USC 871 and suggesting that I, or the sponsors of the board were engaging in criminal activity. That's the "pressure" I mean.
As for me wishing for Bush's death, I didn't say that. I said I'd rather see him dead than in the White House for another four years. I'm sure it offended some people. Big Fucking Deal. Political speech often offends people. The day rarely passes when one or more posters don't say something that offends me.
As far as Bush's life being somehow sacred goes, why should his life be more important than mine? Or for that matter more important than the millions of people like me for whom stem cell research may represent not only the best, but the only chance for living out a full-term life?
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I thought you were intemperate. I thought maybe RT overreacted, but I also saw her point, and, when someone who puts in time making a board that I use into a workable and friendly place, I cut her some slack, even if I disagree.
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You're damn right she overreacted. I was given the choice of editing the post or having it deleted. I didn't argue with her. I didn't abuse her, I edited it. Then I posted something that said that if the Politics Board was a forum where management culd be bullied into censoring politically unpopular speech, it wasn't a forum I felt I wanted to engage in political discourse.
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Has she been so unreasonable to you in the past that you can dump on her for one perceived transgression?
You must have way more friends than I do, if you can afford to dump on them so quickly.
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Cite one post where I dumped on her, or said anything attacking her or insulting her. I still consider her a friend. I still consider her someone I enjoy interacting with. I'm not getting up in arms about this.
If and when the Politics Board becomes a place where every opinion can be expressed and debated, without fear of censorship, then I'll go back to posting there. Until then, I'll be hanging out here, trying to woo fringey and flirting with every female poster on the board. Cause that's just the kind of slut I am.
Take a lighten up pill, Bilmore. Either that or direct your dissatisfaction at someone who deserves it, ok? I'm not looking to mess with RT, you, or anybody else.
