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- mcfairy, on 10/12/2007, -13/+38How dare they come in here and have different ideas! BURY THEM! Call it spam! Whatever!
/leftie diggers - hopeis4ever, on 10/12/2007, -7/+28Not surprising at all.
It's those who profess allowing free speech that one must watch, for when they say those words what they're meaning is free speech for their speakers. - froggy000, on 10/12/2007, -7/+27The difference is that there is no active suppression of information. LGF includes The Daily KOS in the news feeds for example.
- JonCarry, on 10/12/2007, -9/+29Don't lefty lunatic diggbats have jobs?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -7/+26So, couldn't we position ourselves at the digg upcoming section and mark every post from thinkprogress.org or dailykos as blogspam?
- Diggyernamehere, on 10/12/2007, -7/+25Poor lefties...too young to participate in book burnings.
- JetPilot1101, on 10/12/2007, -6/+24Free speech is only free when you let everyone voice their opinions. These Moon "Brownshirt" Bats are getting on my nerves.
- solflare, on 10/12/2007, -7/+24This sort of behavior, when brought to light, only makes them look bad.
- mcfairy, on 10/12/2007, -5/+21We could... but we have lives...
:D - shibboleth, on 10/12/2007, -6/+21take note of the LGF community: they are humanists, catholics, jews, atheists, unaffiliated, republicans, independents, and they straddle all economic classes. whatsa matta for you? i thought you liked diversity...
charles is the webguy, not a high priest. - nuyorican, on 10/12/2007, -8/+23Who cares? To hell with the “Diggbats”, the left - their intolerance for opinions that don’t coincide with their own - their phony self-righteousness – their hysterical cries of “freedom & justice” which in reality amounts to a hill of rancid beans considering the monsters they want to afford those rights to – their ersatz compassion – and everything else they purport to hold near and dear to their icy hearts.
Their hatred has rotted them to the very core of their souls, and for that, I genuinely pity them. - LilianD, on 10/12/2007, -4/+18Have a look at this (near the end: http://digg.com/world_news/Think_muslims_and_thier_allah_aren_t_a_big_threat_to_the_US_Think_Again
The anti-LGF poster Danial addresses me as a male, then condescendingly calls me 'darling' and mistakes paedophilia for homosexuality. Not exactly a nice liberal attitude!
And I get accused of being some kind of LGF shill (I haven't managed to even join LGF yet), and not really being a left-wing feminist, just because I focus mainly on news items that demonstrate that islamism is a threat to humanity. So how does digg work, we're not allowed to digg items that interest us?
Let me tell everyone something: I used to be very involved in pro-choice, anti-pornography etc feminist groups many years ago. Then I got tired and also realised that here in NZ we'd achieved most of what we needed to re women's rights. So I focused on my career and on environmental issues.
Then one day, our NZ media accused anyone who printed a few Danish cartoons of somehow *causing* worldwide violence. And I began to read up on islamism, and realised that the freedoms I and my friends have worked for are under threat: by people who want to force the whole world under a theocratic regime called a caliphate. And the people currently most affected by islamist violence are *muslims*, those who want to leave, but can't because they would be 'apostates'. Those who want to lead peaceful, moderate lives, but are pushed towards extremism by islamists. Those who happen to be women and have no freedom and no escape under theocratic governments.
But many other feminists and left-wing people are still blind to this threat, because they think all cultures are equally good, and all religions equally bad. And that is why this is the issue I mainly focus on in digg. I just want to wake people up. Don't worry, I'll digg other items of interest too.
BTW, the sexism of some Digg posters is really fascinating. Digg needs more women to be involved, but why would we want to when there are stupid 'jokes' about women over 40 covering up (see the iran clothing crackdown item). Keep it up, funny guys, Digg will become a lovely fully representative site. I could joke that men over 40 should cover up, but actually NZ is full of fit healthy good-looking PEOPLE in their 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s.... - AngieNear, on 10/12/2007, -3/+16"This borders on hate speech, and if you can't see that, perhaps you have no business on Digg?"
I guess those that are not as "enlightened" as you need to be muzzled. So "free" speech is in actuality speech which passes the filter of the self-selected smarties.
Sounds remarkably like a certain totalitarian ideology of the 20th century. - THX1212, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15I voice dissent all the time. I, for one, didn't support the initial invasion of Iraq. That doesn't mean I'm particularly "excoriated" by other lizardoids. I also believe global warming is a real phenomenon, for example. I'm not banned from the site for believing that. However, if your outlook on things is essentially "I hate America," "anyone who isn't a crazed Chomskyite leftist is a racist imperialist fascist hater," "9/11 was a neo-con conspiracy," "Islam is a religion of peace, irrespective of all the evidence to the contrary," or "***** the troops" then you probably won't find welcoming home in LGF.
- mcfairy, on 10/12/2007, -9/+20Yeah, people always claim that- but getting lizards to agree is like herding cats. So your sarcasm is duly noted- but ignored.
- mcfairy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12verchiel77 ~ Did you even look at the "spy" page. He isn't reveling in anything... just stating facts. Seems a lot of diggers don't happen to like facts.
- scrad, on 10/12/2007, -5/+16People need to be woken up. Digg is one of their gateways to information.
Why? Because Digg is like Google News and other sources of 'information' that the masses are attracted to to get their 'news'. There are many many articles that talk about how Digg drives traffic to other websites, much like Slashdot does.
Up until now, Digg has been dominated by Liberals much like the MSM has. As a result, the 'innocent' users of Digg, like the 'innocent' viewers of MSM News have only really seen what has been deemed 'proper' for their delicate, Politically correct, viewing eyes.
This attitude towards whitewashing the news of all the 'bad' things that might insult some other 'culture' or religion will kill us. It has already killed 3,000 of us on 9/11 and they will be back for more. It's a requirement of their 'religion' and their leaders have created a whole generation of brainwashed, prejudiced angry people who WILL do their bidding.
Allowing the control of information to be held by those would would only seek to help those who want to kill us is not only wrong, it's obscene and suicidal.
Fox News is part of the MSM attempt to take back some control from the immature moonbats, and WE are the part who are injecting some balance into the Internet portals who are gateways to information for the masses.
This is a battle for 'hearts and minds'. The moonbats are terrified because they have had a monopoly in this area for a long time. This IMHO is BY FAR one of the most important issues happening right now. Whomever controls information controls the people. 1984 all over again.
People need to be woken up. Digg is one of their gateways to information. - RadicalRon, on 10/12/2007, -6/+17Digganistan, sub-state of Koslamistan.
Can't wait for the civil war to break out over who hates the Jooooos more.
And who Aisha sides with. - mcfairy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12I just want to say how funny it is for the "tolerant left" to keep telling us how bad LGF'ers are. And the 'racist' comments are just hilarious, unless you've added an entry into wiki to add religion as a race trait.
How dare we not tolerate intolerance! ! !
Heh. - mcfairy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12>>LGF that excoriates any member who dares to voice dissent
*cough*******cough*
Gordon was around for years before -he took himself- OFF of LGF~ Charles doesn't ban for different opinions, it's when they turn into total rude ***** that the stick comes out. - mcfairy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Fleetwhatever... as an American with family that served in Iraq~ Kiss My Ass.
Americans did not LOSE this war. Dumbass lefties who keep screaming "we lost" "we lost" "we lost" because iraq wasn't instantly turned into Boca Raton are the ones trying their best to LOSE this war.
Give me an example of our guys losing a battle in Iraq and I'll give you fifty where they kicked ass. - bluto36, on 10/12/2007, -4/+12sorry you are much to rational to be a true Digger. welcome to my block list
/just kidding hope to see you at LGF soon - mcfairy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8>My point is not that everyone surveyed in that poll agrees 100% with every detail of everything Murtha's ever said, but that a plurality >of the US population has quite sensibly turned against the disastrous and completely unjustified Iraq occupation - and that this doesn't >make them into the kind of Berkeley nudist protesters Charles likes to feature on the front page as representative of anyone slightly to >the left of Rush Limbaugh.
Yeah- I'd say they have turned against the LIBERATION of that country because the main stream media keeps feeding them a steady diet of "hate all things Bush/American". And the sheeple are falling for it. Seems a bunch of diggers want to be a part of that. Instead of letting people see the facts and make up their minds, they'd rather bury anything that doesn't fit into the 'hate all things Bush/American" theme.
Unjustified? Oh dear Lord, we could argue that point for days. - mcfairy, on 10/12/2007, -5/+13>>And I might add--those who assume "groupthink" prevails at Digg should first look at themselves.
>>There is no coordinated effort to ban LGF posts, but many people have gotten sick of the obviously
>>biased posts pushed to the front page. This borders on hate speech, and if you can't see that, perhaps
>> you have no business on Digg?
I didn't know Digg had an ideology scale (approved links and all that jazz) ... could you point me to it, please?
Thanks in advance... - jdun, on 10/12/2007, -6/+14No they are on welfare. You must have missed the memo that was sent out.
- mcfairy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Get caught hitting bury for meanness and not content?
LOL - littlebylittle, on 10/12/2007, -5/+13DALT I Treaty Proposal -- Digg "Arms" Limitation Treaty
http://www.digg.com/political_opinion/DALT_I_Treaty_Proposal_Digg_Arms_Limitation_Treaty
"OK Political Diggers. It looks like we're going to have to solve this one on our own. I hereby propose DALT I, the "Digg 'Arms' Limitation Treaty." If we want the debate to continue, we must unilaterally remove our fingers from "the [bury] button." Sign below." - bluto36, on 10/12/2007, -5/+12they cant help themselves, it is how they have been trained
- shibboleth, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11just an anecdote, but i've locked horns a few times w/ a few fellow lizards.
fwiw, i didn't mod you down (not that you care, just sayin'...) - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -6/+13Educated? Reading and listening to only one side of an issue is education? I know, don't blame the kids. Blame the schools. It has to be SOMEONE elses fault.
- mcfairy, on 10/12/2007, -7/+14Yeah, but it will never be brought to light it they keep 'BURYING' it. That's kinda the point.
- mcfairy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8And I have apparently been on digg LONGER than you have... so again ... how are we 'guests' and you get some special status?
- skwurl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Give me a break.
'Digg this comment to vote 'No' is probably the lowest tactic I've seen on this site yet. How about I digg this comment down because you're a ***** retard.
That makes much more sense. - bluto36, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11
"Sounds remarkably like a certain totalitarian ideology of the 20th century."
it is so hard to be a lefty and not be a hypocrite these days. but at the "church of Che" the great Ghia is OK with "do as i say not as i do"
/"the end justifies the means" is also just fine - AngieNear, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10"Listen, 58% of America supports Murtha."
Do you have support for this citation? Assuming by "support" you mean agree with his self-admitted "slow-bleed" strategy to end the war.
Americans may "agree" with Murtha on many things. For all I know, he may love the game of baseball too.
Doesn't mean it would be an agreement on salient points of debate. - AngieNear, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6You can behave any way you want, but you aren't going to convince many thinking people that you're right by displaying the very behavior you're denying. It's a friendly suggestion, not a demand for rules of behavior. The fact that you can't tell the difference is quite telling.
- Americaninfidel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I'm curious, is there anywhere (other than Afghanistan) that liberals would fight the terrorists?
- dle5, on 10/12/2007, -4/+9"Listen, 58% of America supports Murtha. Does that mean they're jihadi sympathizers, traitors, and tattooed protestors with "***** the troops" placards?"
Yes. - mcfairy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Hey fleet- I am a registered user - just.like.you.are.
How dos that make me a guest and not you... unless you wrote the code? hmmmm? - mcfairy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6>That doesn't surprise me at all, mcfairy, because I believe that people are basically good and capable of getting along one on one >unless they're psychopaths, so there must be plenty of success stories of Americans helping Iraqis, Iraqis appreciating and >reciprocating, etc.
Yes, Fleet... "THERE MUST BE".
Doesn't it bother you that the main stream media choses to ignore those? It bothers me a LOT. - sadatoni, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"As long as you agree with me you can have an opinion."
- shibboleth, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Gordon was smited by the tackhammer of truth, ja?
- mcfairy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5What strawman? I was just tired of arguing with you guys.
Have at it. - mcfairy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I have a good idea- how about we get mad at the ones WHO DO THE KILLING AND CAR BOMBING?!
novel idea ,heh? - SgtSlappy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5fleetmouse,
I think you mean 58% of Americans _who answer polls_, support murtha.
A better poll would be "What percentage of Marines want to grind murtha's shriveled traitorous head under their dirty combat boots and piss in the hole where his heart should be."
Now THAT poll, I'd like to see the results of... - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4[note to self: Digg Down thinkprogress so as to prove the Diggerals right.]
Thanks for the idea, verchiel77. /sarc - mcfairy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Bumble... check on the weekends.
Bring it.
(amerpun - it would prove that he allows dissenting opinions though - bunches and bunches of them. "Just My View" has been a registered user for years. It cracks me up when I see people say Charles bans anyone who disagrees with him) - mcfairy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4You cannot reason someone out of something they were not reasoned into. - Iraq The Model
www.iraqthemodel.com -
^ Yeah... muslims *gasp* linked to by an LGF'er... but.. but... they are all rAciStS dammit!
Keep --burying-- your head in the sand. - mcfairy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4They protested that one too.
- amerpun, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4bumblescrump, CJ opens registration when he does. Basically, no guarantee. If you're going to attack fellow members, though, I wouldn't bother.
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