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01-08-2023, 01:57 PM
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You were Cleary way ahead of your time
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I have just now come up with a new conspiracy theory. I feel so proud. And a tad paranoid.
Anyway, what do you think the chances are of "agents of the US government" (not, like, CIA or anyone - just lesser employees at state level, say) prowling discussion boards and getting some, shall we say "sensitive", topics closed down by trolling?
This is the kind of thing I'm talking about. Do you think some of these guys are right-wing nutjobs, or Republican shills trying to shut down discussions of issues that are 'dangerous' to them?
The internet can be a powerful place, and much information that would generally not reach too many people becomes widespread via the web. Discussion of the information keeps the topic front-of-mind, keeps it near the top of the first page in the forum index, and is thus doubly dangerous to those who are negatively affected by greater public awareness.
Do you think I'm on to something, or do you think I just need to get more sleep?
Things that make you go "hmmmm".
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It wasn't just trolling, flooding and the like. They were active in banning people, and they were paying big bucks as well.
This is just the US agencies. One can only imagine the amount of time, energy and money the Chinese (and others) are spending to shape the minds of youth, and to inflame the faithful, all over the world.
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01-08-2023, 02:00 PM
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Re: You were Cleary way ahead of your time
FYI the missing link used to go to Talk Freethought
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01-10-2023, 02:36 AM
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Re: You were Cleary way ahead of your time
And here I thought this thread was going to be about Ramona and Beezus.
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01-10-2023, 04:42 AM
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Re: You were Cleary way ahead of your time
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FYI the missing link used to go to Talk Freethought
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So, how many times were you banned there?
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01-10-2023, 04:19 PM
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Re: You were Cleary way ahead of your time
I'm pretty sure I never joined that forum. But if it full of woke morons, I probably would get banned.
Guess I will head on over and find out
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01-10-2023, 05:28 PM
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Re: You were Cleary way ahead of your time
What's the over-under on how long till you get a ban?
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01-10-2023, 05:43 PM
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Re: You were Cleary way ahead of your time
That completely depends on the "I-have-no-life" mods there
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01-11-2023, 02:52 AM
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Re: You were Cleary way ahead of your time
I saw some familiar tracks, over there. Their mods are a bit aggressive, though. Or, were.
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01-11-2023, 07:10 AM
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Re: You were Cleary way ahead of your time
Any forum that censors based on thoughtcrime isn't worth even looking at
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02-02-2023, 10:34 AM
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Re: You were Cleary way ahead of your time
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I've found that Pinterest posts that disclaimer without even having a discerning human checking the link out. If it's been reported it's disclaimed, even if the reports are an attempt to censor political views and shit. I emailed them to bitch about it even.
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It's kind of humorous that two decades ago the censorship was directed at gays, lesbians, anything sexual, perverted, especially by large corporations and TV ads, but also print ads and the like.
Now the censorship (aside from the new Twitter) is all the other directions, and if you aren't OK with a murdering rapist man (who now claims he is a woman) in a women's prison, raping fellow women prisoners, you are a racist.
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02-02-2023, 04:46 PM
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Re: You were Cleary way ahead of your time
... if you aren't OK with a murdering rapist man (who now claims he is a woman) in a women's prison, raping fellow women prisoners, you are a racist.
Oooh Lookee!
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02-02-2023, 06:31 PM
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Re: You were Cleary way ahead of your time
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I've found that Pinterest posts that disclaimer without even having a discerning human checking the link out. If it's been reported it's disclaimed, even if the reports are an attempt to censor political views and shit. I emailed them to bitch about it even.
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What a nice thread bump.
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Also, just in general, how wonderful it was to be in San Francisco during pride week. Even though we spent the actual weekend days away at the farm, it was still a nice vibe all week to see rainbow flags all over instead of the stars and bars.
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And now I live here.
We'll probably be at the farm again on Pride weekend, because that's when my birthday is. Not a lot I can do to change that.
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02-02-2023, 06:41 PM
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Re: You were Cleary way ahead of your time
I used to hate Confederate flags and love rainbow flags, I still do, but I used to too.
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02-12-2023, 02:07 PM
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Re: You were Cleary way ahead of your time
I predicted about twenty years ago the people with no life would dominate the "world" online. (it's basic math. they have the numbers, they have the time)
What I did not predict is the same people would end up burning down cities and trying to kill a sitting Supreme Court Justice.
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02-13-2023, 09:45 AM
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Re: You were Cleary way ahead of your time
As I predicted when I saw the ID of the last poster before opening the thread to look, that made no sense.
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02-13-2023, 11:22 AM
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Re: You were Cleary way ahead of your time
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FYI the missing link used to go to Talk Freethought
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So, how many times were you banned there?
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There? lol
There is no there there
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02-17-2023, 07:50 AM
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Re: You were Cleary way ahead of your time
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I predicted about twenty years ago the people with no life would dominate the "world" online. (it's basic math. they have the numbers, they have the time)
What I did not predict is the same people would end up burning down cities and trying to kill a sitting Supreme Court Justice.
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WtF are you on about, which justice? Which cites have been burned down?
You're talking out your ass.
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02-21-2023, 04:38 PM
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Re: You were Cleary way ahead of your time
That you don't know is a testament to how effective online censorship is.
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02-21-2023, 07:20 PM
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Re: You were Cleary way ahead of your time
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That you don't know is a testament to how effective online censorship is.
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Dude! You're too funny.
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02-21-2023, 10:35 PM
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That much is true
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02-21-2023, 11:16 PM
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That you don't know is a testament to how effective online censorship is.
NIce! Though I prefer the camouflaged elephants version of that joke
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02-22-2023, 11:12 AM
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Re: You were Cleary way ahead of your time
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Anyway, what do you think the chances are of "agents of the US government" (not, like, CIA or anyone - just lesser employees at state level, say) prowling discussion boards and getting some, shall we say "sensitive", topics closed down by trolling?
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I wouldn't be surprised, but I doubt they'd be acting under orders. More likely they'd take it upon themselves. I don't imagine little people are ever directly involved in conspiracies since they'd be too easy to flip.
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Turns out it was both. Leftists and government censoring social media to influence a huge election.
If Musk hadn't bought Twitter, and revealed the collusion to alter the course of a nation, it would still be mocked as conspiracy theory.
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02-22-2023, 11:14 AM
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Just kidding. The leftist lunatics still say it never happened.
How is that possible? They simply won't look at the evidence. Or claim the evidence is also "Russian disinformation"
Or ... (the answer will be in the next post)
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