Dallas Conner
New member
Really should be called the white supremacists and people who think they're worth arguing with sub-forum.
Really should be called the white supremacists and people who think they're worth arguing with sub-forum.
Although I am new here, I was a member previously for a number of years.
i have to say that the speakers corner has really degenerated into a toxic cesspool of hate. Much of this is obviously around the US election. I have read about people advocating for killing their fellow citizens, public hangings,seen videos advocating armed uprising. I have been linked to some sites that can only be described as batshit crazy. All this in a section which is supposed to have friendly discourse.
In the last 2 weeks I have noticed a few old members delete their account, or say they won't post anymore. These issues even spill out into grow forums. To be honest there's some on here that I used to respect a lot; now not so much.
In short, I think the speakers corner is causing huge disharmony and will harm the site in the long term. Personally I am trying to stay away, but have strong views so not always possible. It's like a daily soap opera that I hate, but can't keep away. Plus once you post in a thread it forever updates in my posts.
Anyway if it was up to me I would ditch it altogether, or somehow clean it up. I know this won't happen but I just needed to vent.
Really should be called the white supremacists and people who think they're worth arguing with sub-forum.
You certainly have an amusing imagination - or does it touch on ambition?
Yes, and I have acknowlege that. My issue isn't so much with political threads, more the way they've degenerated into hate speech. However, when there was no political discussion on icmag the place seemed friendlier. I have not taken part in politics lately but still can't help look at topics in My Posts.So don’t read the threads. YOUR lack of self control (not being able to ignore threads) is a YOU issue kiddo.
Yes and therein lies the problem for a lot of people.The only way to fight toxic people is to become toxic yourself.
Yes and therein lies the problem for a lot of people.
You don't seem to have gone to the toxic level, though. Although I don't agree with a lot of what you say, I certainly respect the way you say it.
The only way to fight toxic people is to become toxic yourself.
I would want to say that it may not be the way. Very often we see equal action/response, but have you tried to agree and apologise to a person lighting up in an argument? Most times they won't even notice and just keep arguing, you would have to repeat few times "I'm sorry/ I agree with you".The only way to fight toxic people is to become toxic yourself.
You certainly have an amusing imagination - or does it touch on ambition?
Hey, I liked the "drunk with power" part, and also appreciate the "unreasonably subjugating others" part too! :friends:
The only way to fight toxic people is to become toxic yourself.
Like a match to a fire...
Seems like he is saying the only way to combat his corrosive behavior is to abandon all morals to fight him?
I'm used to it honestly, from social media, here and rollitup, even online video games are very toxic today.
In 2005, Bannon secured $60 million in funding from Goldman Sachs and other investors for Internet Gaming Entertainment, a Hong Kong-based company. IGE did not make games, but instead employed "low-wage Chinese workers" to play online multiplayer game World of Warcraft and earn in-game gold that could be traded for virtual goods, which in turn could be resold to players of the hugely popular PC game for real money, Green writes. At the time, the game published by Blizzard Entertainment, had about 10 million subscribers.
In describing gamers, Bannon said, "These guys, these rootless white males, had monster power. ... It was the pre-reddit. It's the same guys on (one of a trio of online message boards owned by IGE) Thottbot who were [later] on reddit" and other online message boards where the alt-right flourished, Bannon said.
"You can activate that army. They come in through Gamergate or whatever and then get turned onto politics and Trump."
Hey, I liked the "drunk with power" part, and also appreciate the "unreasonably subjugating others" part too! :friends: