Svoboda
12th September 2010, 18:19
I was recently restricted from posting in any other forum except for this, and I received no warning of this and no message telling me that I was even restricted. I simply attempted to respond to a forum post in which I was previously involved in when I got a message telling me that I could not. From this I'd like to ask what constitutes a restriction?
The RevLeft FAQ states in answer to the question "This person was restricted/banned, why?" this "In the daily happenings at the board, members sometimes make comments that are unacceptable at this site. Comments that are racist, sexist or homophobic for example. This usually will result in a restriction" I have not made such comments. In another question "What is restriction, and what is the Opposing Ideologies forum?" it is stated "Restriction is a measure the membership uses to focus the debate on this site. We are a group of progressive Leftists, but that is all that many of us have in common. We disagree on how the society we envision will work, how best to emancipate the workers and many other issues. We need to debate these things respectfully, amongst ourselves. So we restrict debate about whether we should emancipate the workers at all to the Opposing Ideologies forum.This is where all right-wingers are sent. This is where anyone who is too disruptive for proper debate is sent. There are other reasons for being restricted to OI of course, but generally it requires behaviour that is deemed in conflict with the membership's vision for this site"
On this I too feel that I should not be restricted, for I am not right wing with anyone I engage in politically I tell them I'm a Libertarian Socialist(which most people tell me is a contradiction), and I have an Anarcho-Capitalist friend who essentially thinks my views are just as bad as any communist. I do want revolution and the "emancipation" of the working class", I simply don't believe it should be achieved through the Marxist fashion. But even so I respect Marx and other communists who I believe have given a terrific critique of the Capitalist system I just disagree on their solution. To classify myself I'd say I'm actually pretty close to being a Mutualist and definitely see myself as being very close in my beliefs with Proudhon and Benjamin Tucker.
So why was I restricted, is it because I'm anti-communist? If so I must say that you don't need to be a communist to hate capitalism or to want the emancipation of the working class. Is it because I believe in markets and respect Adam Smith? To which I will respond that Chomsky himself has given support of markets and Adam Smith himself.
In a further attempt to try and back my case I would like to note the reputation I received, which yes does currently stand at a pathetic 6, but in terms of quantity I have received 18 individual positive reputation points and only 5 individual negative. And some of the negative was just ridiculous, for example I got one for posting an article where I talked of the increased violence for labor unions in Venezuela for "Supporting the Right-wing" when in reality I was trying to prove that Chavez just didn't do shit for the workers, whether you want to believe it or not is irrelevant because I was still clearly expressing my support of the workers as this site advocates in saying that Chavez dosen't really help em.
I got more neg rep when a I said that Chomsky called Adam Smith a libertarian socialist, and the comment said "lol chomsky". I got another one for questioning the power of the private media in comparison to Chavez, I stated in a comment "Great deal of Power?" in reference to the private media to which I got neg rep with a comment saying "great deal of negrep".
In conclusion I'd like to quote my favorite movie Reds, where in the end while arguing with Zinoiev John Reed proclaimed "If destroy dissent you destroy the revolution", and I really believe that, my user title says "skeptic" because that's what I am, I'm constantly trying to question my beliefs, and I feel many people are simply blind dogmatists to their beliefs. People learn something and then blindly believe it and believe that any denial is impossible, this is true for all people in my mind, from communists to capitalists to atheists to Catholics. If you know for certain that Communism is the final end with no doubt in your mind or that god does not exist then to me you are a fool, but if you admit that you might be wrong and if you respect my views I will have unlimited respect for you as well.
The RevLeft FAQ states in answer to the question "This person was restricted/banned, why?" this "In the daily happenings at the board, members sometimes make comments that are unacceptable at this site. Comments that are racist, sexist or homophobic for example. This usually will result in a restriction" I have not made such comments. In another question "What is restriction, and what is the Opposing Ideologies forum?" it is stated "Restriction is a measure the membership uses to focus the debate on this site. We are a group of progressive Leftists, but that is all that many of us have in common. We disagree on how the society we envision will work, how best to emancipate the workers and many other issues. We need to debate these things respectfully, amongst ourselves. So we restrict debate about whether we should emancipate the workers at all to the Opposing Ideologies forum.This is where all right-wingers are sent. This is where anyone who is too disruptive for proper debate is sent. There are other reasons for being restricted to OI of course, but generally it requires behaviour that is deemed in conflict with the membership's vision for this site"
On this I too feel that I should not be restricted, for I am not right wing with anyone I engage in politically I tell them I'm a Libertarian Socialist(which most people tell me is a contradiction), and I have an Anarcho-Capitalist friend who essentially thinks my views are just as bad as any communist. I do want revolution and the "emancipation" of the working class", I simply don't believe it should be achieved through the Marxist fashion. But even so I respect Marx and other communists who I believe have given a terrific critique of the Capitalist system I just disagree on their solution. To classify myself I'd say I'm actually pretty close to being a Mutualist and definitely see myself as being very close in my beliefs with Proudhon and Benjamin Tucker.
So why was I restricted, is it because I'm anti-communist? If so I must say that you don't need to be a communist to hate capitalism or to want the emancipation of the working class. Is it because I believe in markets and respect Adam Smith? To which I will respond that Chomsky himself has given support of markets and Adam Smith himself.
In a further attempt to try and back my case I would like to note the reputation I received, which yes does currently stand at a pathetic 6, but in terms of quantity I have received 18 individual positive reputation points and only 5 individual negative. And some of the negative was just ridiculous, for example I got one for posting an article where I talked of the increased violence for labor unions in Venezuela for "Supporting the Right-wing" when in reality I was trying to prove that Chavez just didn't do shit for the workers, whether you want to believe it or not is irrelevant because I was still clearly expressing my support of the workers as this site advocates in saying that Chavez dosen't really help em.
I got more neg rep when a I said that Chomsky called Adam Smith a libertarian socialist, and the comment said "lol chomsky". I got another one for questioning the power of the private media in comparison to Chavez, I stated in a comment "Great deal of Power?" in reference to the private media to which I got neg rep with a comment saying "great deal of negrep".
In conclusion I'd like to quote my favorite movie Reds, where in the end while arguing with Zinoiev John Reed proclaimed "If destroy dissent you destroy the revolution", and I really believe that, my user title says "skeptic" because that's what I am, I'm constantly trying to question my beliefs, and I feel many people are simply blind dogmatists to their beliefs. People learn something and then blindly believe it and believe that any denial is impossible, this is true for all people in my mind, from communists to capitalists to atheists to Catholics. If you know for certain that Communism is the final end with no doubt in your mind or that god does not exist then to me you are a fool, but if you admit that you might be wrong and if you respect my views I will have unlimited respect for you as well.