Indeed, Tigris! It would in NO way impair my rights. Especially since it would be voluntary on my part (and even if not). The interesting part is whether a liberal (liberals used to be vehemently for free speech of any kind, btw) would choose to silence me if he could (and he can!) simply because he didn’t like what I was saying.

Fishbone McGonigle said,
You clearly don’t read my comments

I try not to, as I’d like to keep as many brain cells as I can.

Rut roh. I had no idea my words had so much power! Perhaps I should not have commented so much at Pelosi, Bush and Reid’s blogs?

Simba, I’m well versed in what areas of free speech are protected. Painfully versed, even. I’m not suggesting you have the ‘right’ to shut me up, or suggesting I have the ‘right’ to post here. I’m saying you have the ‘power’ to shut me up, if you think suppressing my ability to speak here is the right thing to do. I’m not kidding when I say I’m intrigued over what you’ll decide. I hope you know I’ll abide by your decision.

I was not deriding your webpage. I was just saying you need to comment on the ‘nonfriends’ section, since I can’t read the other part. My blog was not ‘uncovered’ as you say. I used to post with it. (.) I changed it when too many people said I was commenting here for hits on my site. It was untrue, so I took that ammo away from them.

Self-Righeous Bubba, exactly as tolerant as I expected! High fives all around :).

Just fuck off.

This is a common wingnut argument–if I can’t scream as loud as I want and/or throw my shit at the wall like a monkey at someone else’s private blog/party/lecture/speech it must be ZOMG liberal censorship. Then they proceed with the tripe about liberal hypocrisy, as if we have no right to be pissed off at their assclownism.

Read up on free spech, Kevin. You clearly have no idea what it entails and, more importantly, what it does not.

I think, as crude as the bathroom analogies are, they are apt. Because most of what you post here is on the level of a turd floating in a party punch bowl.

As for my LiveJournal, at least I link to my blog, unlike you, who had your shitty blog uncovered by others here. It’s friends-only because of circumstances beyond my control.

That said, I’m just expressing my desire to see the recent troll infestation stop. I obviously have no control over what anyone does. I’m just tired of 200-comment threads that are poisoned by the likes of you. I love the discussion at this site, and you are making it harder to enjoy. Obviously, that doesn’t make me happy.

I try not to, as I’d like to keep as many brain cells as I can.

In your disgusting scenario, no, I would not call that censorship. You should keep in mind that I WAS invited here. And by Gavin himself! But I’m never vulgar, and except for the time I was bragging about the big EtO sale, I never change the subject, or at least don’t mean to.

I think you should forgive me for that one, because, quite simply, I was overcome with joy about the huge windfall I’ll be catching until quotas are changed in March, and the fact that I will soon have one of the biggest carbon footprints in the world, if you give me credit for what I’ve sold as well as what I’ve burned. Viva La Jolla! Oh, and the ‘work it harder make it better do it faster’ thing, but that was only two comments, and you would have cracked up if you’d have bothered to click the link.

No, I just disagree with you guys. That’s the part of me so many of you find unappealing. Plus, I call you hippies, and I imagine that is as bad as someone calling a fat person ‘fat person’. I can see how that would be annoying, so I’ll try not to do it anymore (note: I said ‘try’). Silly hip… Dang, this is gonna be hard.

I’ve often thought that liberals don’t believe in free speech at all(mostly because they so often disrupt other people’s speeches as ‘a protest’, but there are a few other reasons).

That’s rich, coming from a guy who supports the administration that invented the concept of a “free speech zone.”

You clearly don’t read my comments, as I never express any support for this administration (but I DO for our troops and their mission!). So it’s even richer, now that you’ve put my position in my mouth (similar to ‘words in my mouth’ but even more audacious).

You’re free to write / say / post whatever you like, Kevvy. I think SImba’s expressing a desire that you just do it somewhere else, which is a desire I also share.

Think of it this way: Imagine you went over to somebody’s house where a party was going on (of course, you’d have to have heard about it second- or third-hand, because nobody would actually invite you). Then, as soon as you got there, you took a crap on the dining room table and started yelling about what a great crap you just took, how it was sooooo superior to the dumps left by anybody else at the party, etc. And of course you do this in such a way that makes other conversation extremely difficult – i.e., interrupting other people’s conversations, taunting people who are trying to ignore you inhopes you’ll go away, etc.

Now, if the party’s host threw your ass out on the street, would that be “censorship” to you?

I’ve often thought that liberals don’t believe in free speech at all(mostly because they so often disrupt other people’s speeches as ‘a protest’, but there are a few other reasons).

That’s rich, coming from a guy who supports the administration that invented the concept of a “free speech zone.”

Love how you discounted the deaths of those people in Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, and Somalia at the hands of jihadis bubba. Bet they’re grateful! Why not discount ALL of them as unimportant?

So Simba, if you really want to take my right of free speech away on this blog, simply say the words, and you’ll have accomplished the feat. Deny me my freedom on http://simbab.livejournal.com/ in the ‘nonfriends’ section though, so I’ll know it’s you taking my rights away, and not some poseur. Again, I give you my word, and I keep it.

What a great test of support for freedom of speech! Do liberals truly believe in it? Or is censorship ok in certain cases, if you disagree enough with the speaker? Simba will tell us soon! Honestly, I’m very excited to find out the answer, and it’s worth no longer commenting here. I’ve often thought that liberals don’t believe in free speech at all(mostly because they so often disrupt other people’s speeches as ‘a protest’, but there are a few other reasons). I’m extremely interested in how deep their desire to silence dissenters goes.

That list is really a piece of shit.

You might note that your chart includes a number of countries involved in wars of conquest. Kinda seems hard to put a wholly religious spin on it given that it’s nearly all Muslim on Muslim violence with the intention to grab real estate and activities on the chart were hardly well-explained: an India item, for instance, was about a mosque being blown up, perpetrators unmentioned.

So as a WTF, I removed Afghanistan Iraq Sudan and Somalia, leaving other conflicts in and the total worldwide death toll left over for the three months tabulated is around 4 times the drunken-driving deaths on US highways over the Labor Day weekend.

Add back the wars – three of the countries involved having no functioning security apparatus and two not having workable governments at all really – and you’d need maybe 14 Labor Days, but it’s still only a small fraction of total US drunken driving deaths in any given year.

I imagine the seriousness of your concern is such that you only take public transit.

In all seriousness if I had the power I’d ban you. Pissing in the punch bowl at a party isn’t cool.

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/index.html#Attacks

I like to think of it not as “can’t blame Islam” and more as “can blame Debbie.” It’s not that Debbie is right or wrong in her supposition of who’s to blame, it’s that she’s a fucking lunatic who does not need confirmation of anything to rocket to the top of her own poop-geyser. Does terrorism work? Obviously: look at Debbie.

The following link bears contemplation. Please, do not give it your quick automatic response, even (and especially) inwardly. It takes a little time to adjust to and absorb it’s meaning.

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/index.html#Attacks