Intolerance at websites.

[Last Conformist]

Originally posted by Stefu


Oh but MtG don't you know that the surest way to be cool on a message board is to question the intelligence of the said message board! As it is always an imaginative thing to do and not a cliche at all!

The reasons for this being so are unclear for me but that's how it is and that's how it's been

So Bods is pretty much the Mr. Cool on the forums right now

Yeah

Nah. Anyone who posts here is a self-confessed idiot.

[BlackCat]

Who cares about some pie throwing.

A couple of days ago somebody set fire to our minister of integrations car in the middle of the night resulting in half the house burning down. Only a smoke alarm prevented a disaster - she and husband plus two small children was able to get out in time.

It seems that some leftwingers didn't like her policy according to an email sent to newspapers.

[JohnT]

but I'm surprised at the large number of suposedly enlightened leftist websites which are equally intolerate.

Why should you be? Considering that the Right is constantly spewed upon even here, this supposedly "enlightened" website, what makes you think it'll be better at, for example, DU?

[monolith94]

Didn't Ann pose for nude photos when she was young? Or am I remembering things wrong?

[JohnT]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Another good place is Straight Dope Message Board, though some areas and threads can get quite nasty.

Not surprising you would think so:

Rep. Sensenbrenner Tries to Silence PATRIOT Act Debate "After two hours of cutting witnesses off in mid-sentence and in some cases preventing them from answering questions, Rep. Sensenbrenner (R-WI) unilaterally gaveled the hearing to a close. House rules do not allow any committee chair to gavel a minority hearing without either a motion to adjourn or a call for unanimous consent. Sensenbrenner gave a short diatribe attacking the witnesses and their testimony, then gaveled the hearing and left the room, taking the Republicans with him."

"Love" in action and victims of ex-gay brainwashing "The camp rules are posted, and it's just ****ing sick. It's brainwashing, it's child abuse, it's ****ing INSANE and I wish that it was illegal so these ****ed up misguided *******s he calls mom and dad could be locked away for attempting to emotionally DESTROY their child."

A Second "Downing Street Memo"

I hate that someone will pay Jesse Helms for his "memoirs"

Christians aren't perfect...Just forgiven. Another "I hate Christians" thread, which is oh-so-common there.

Dick Cheney you worthless mound of excrement

Ya' wanna know what pisses me off about the SCOTUS ruling on medical marijuana?

Justice Dept. rolls over to tobacco industry without being asked

Those are from The Pit. In Great Debates we have:

Intelligent Design vs Evolution I pity the poor soul who started that thread, being of the ID camp.

Is the U.S. economy on the verge of collapse? "Yes, and it's Bush's fault" screams the participants.

Army Lowers Recruiting Standards to Allow Criminals This one turned into a gays aren't allowed in the military thread by post #2.

African History a requirement in Philadelphia Woe be unto those who think a year of African studies in high school might be excessive!

Condoleeza Rice The question: Could she run for President? The response: "The American voting public, on the whole, is racist."

Randi asks the Smithsonian: You want $16K or $20K? Another Creation/Evolution/religion in public places debate. "Personally, I wish the offer had been made to show a movie from the scientific point of view. Surely the public deserves to see all points of views, no matter how wrong some are. And the chance would be there to show how stupid the creationist viewpoint is. Bring the discussion into the light, don't cover it up."

Abortion / Pro Choice / Pro Life A pregnant woman is having second thoughts about her pro-choice attitude pre-pregnancy. Woe be unto her! By post 14 she was being called a liar and a plant: "maybe pointing out your faulty logic and lies one more time will be what pushes you into accepting the truth." And this in a forum where personal insults are supposedly not accepted.

The UN vs the U.S. Supreme Court. Starts out with "I guess at this point and time it is beginning to seem inevitable the U.S. Supreme Court will be taken over by far-rightwing conservatives. Bye-bye Roe v. Wade. And bye-bye alot of other things we have taken for granted for the past 40 years or so too, I guess. "

Homophobes that are close to me: how should I consider them? "As a gay man, how am I to relate to or consider my parents, relatives (including cousins my age), and friends of my parents, who are against gays and gay rights but otherwise are wonderful, caring, forgiving, selfless people?"

Oh, and the forever laughable:

So does the board skew left? Duh, ya think????

Makes all political affiliations feel right at home - as long as your affiliation is Left-leaning.

[Colon™]

The thing with Apolyton OT is that it's part of a games-site that automatically draws a lot of people who are more likely to be interested in politics, economics and the like. It's due the nature of the games that are covered here. And yet the games are mostly neutral in their leaning. Forums exclusively focused on politics can easily swing into one leaning because it crowds out the other, or because of the site owner's leaning. I think such crowding out it's unlikely to happen here as a lot of people have a reasons to stay here aside of the political debate. (being games) Markos and Dan have also always tended to be a-political.

This makes for a varied range of opinions and more tolerance, as each leaning often comes into contact with an opposite one.

*barf*

[JohnT]

I like the OT 'cause it's international, not because it's political. The SDMB is very America-oriented.

[Agathon]

I don't see the problem with the Condi thread, JohnT. The "GIANT LESBO" comment seems right on the money to me.

[MrFun]

MTG pwning Ned

[chequita guevara]

I like ASCOT because you're mostly intelligent and reasonable likable folks.

[JohnT]

Well, **** you too, Che!

[Ned]

Once upon a time, most Uni's had ROTC. They were run off campus during the 60's by the left. Now, if the military tres to recruit on campus, the left goes wild and all hell breaks lose, forcing the military back off campus.

So much for free speech, freedom of association and the like. The left will not allow the right to speak if it they can.

On the same View program I earlier referenced, when Condi Rice's name came up, Rosie made fun of her in a very racist way. I am sure she thought she was entitled to attack Condi in a racist manner for, as we all know, leftists are not racists by definition even if they are racists de facto.

Now, calling Kennedy a murderer is not an unfair accusation. Neither is calling Clinton a liar, a molester and a rapist, for they are all true.

[DeathByTheSword]

now the right never didnt anything wrong...ofcourse not...I mean posting home adresses of abortion doctors on the internet and crossing out there name when they are MURDERED isnt illegal...

[Ben Kenobi]

Ann has been repeatedly attacked with pies and hatemongering at her recent speeches by the left in an all out attempt to silence her.

All-out? I've seen much more concerted and persistant attempts on campus to shut our group up, so I'm not sure why you consider throwing a pie at Ms. Coulter to be an 'all out assault'. However, I do agree with her and with you, that the only way for liberals to counter her arguments is to throw pies, which should give you a clue right there, that her arguments must have merit.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by JohnT
Randi asks the Smithsonian: You want $16K or $20K? Another Creation/Evolution/religion in public places debate. "Personally, I wish the offer had been made to show a movie from the scientific point of view. Surely the public deserves to see all points of views, no matter how wrong some are. And the chance would be there to show how stupid the creationist viewpoint is. Bring the discussion into the light, don't cover it up."

I fail to see how this particular thread was an example supporting your argument. It seemed to me to be an overall pretty civil discussion of an issue.

And the other ID/Evolution one wasn't bad, either. They guy who started it made a bunch of assertions, and people challenged him on them in pretty intelligent and polite ways. I don't see much difference between that and a thread on the same subject here.