NGNM85
1st May 2011, 23:15
As many of you already know, I have recently been restricted. I won't go into the details of my restriction, suffice to say, it was based on spurious charges stemming from a personal vendetta. Most telling is the fact that several members, including one moderator (Whose names I will not reveal.) have made similar statements, without being subject to any disciplinary action. Just as I am aware there is a substantially greater number of members who have come to the same conclusions. Let this be a lesson; speak at your own peril. Personally, I have always thought that the Moderators should be concerned strictly with regulating conduct, not playing thought police, and have never heard a compelling argument to the contrary. However, I fear this makes far too much sense.
Anyhow, as per forum policy, I am presently unable to post outside of this section of the forum, until such time as the policies change or I retract my statements and beg the powers that be for forgiveness. As I absolutely, positively refuse to recant, or amend my statements, under any circumstances, To the contrary, I stand by every word, (Unless previously stated otherwise.) this state of affairs is, unortunately, assuredly, permanent. I find this situation personally unacceptable,for a number of reasons and, thus, have decided to relocate to greener pastures, wherever they may be. I want to point out that this is not a judgment on the other restricted members, some of whom I've had excellent conversations with. I don't think there is a qualitative difference between them and the rest of the community, by any means.
I have recieved a number of statements of support over this travesty, some from unexpected sources, (Conversely,I was also somewhat surprised, and disappointed by the lack of a response from one or two individuals, but I digress.) I appreciate these sentiments. I would like to offer my special thanks to;
RedComissar,TheInformCandidate, Hindsight20/20, BudStruggle, NoXion, Danyboy25, Syndicat, SMK, RGacky, Forward Union, Dimentio, Psgchisholm, La Comedie Noire, Icarus Angel, Raul Duke, TheCultofAbeLincoln, TheVeganMarxist, TheSadMafioso, Tim Finnegan,
Stocholm Syndrome, FA2991, Tsukae, Explosive Situation, Fabrizio,Duracellbunny97,Dr Mindbender, Czad, Chegitz Guevara, Bailey 187, Apoi Viitor, Blackened Marxist, Blackplates, Demagorgon,Electro Fan, Hoplite, Jazzhands, Kibbutznik, KurtFF8, Property is Robbery, MarxSchmarx, Nin, PatchD, Rakhmetov, Robbo203, Victus Motuum, Widerstand, RTM-Eubie, etc., etc.
To these members, and to all of those with whom I have had a number of stimulating and rewrding conversations with; best of luck.
I never had any interest in popularity contests, and have also rubbed a number of members the wrong way. I won't list these individuals by name, they know who they are. I've never seen any reason to suffer fools
or to mince words. If any of you were expecting some attempt to bury the hatchet, I'm not sorry to disappoint. I'll see you in hell. (Metaphorically speaking, of course. I would hate to be accused of making a 'deathbed conversion.') Whether this is a case of what I would like to think of as principled consitency, and what I am sure a number of people would characterize as bull-headed obstinancy, it's up to everyone to make their own conclusions. I am fully aware there has been a semi-organized campaign to restrict me for some time, I can take some small satisfaction in that while their objective may have been achieved, at long last, these individuals played almost no part, whatsoever in my present circumstances. This circumstance is the product of an entirely unrelated personal vendetta, by a misguided member with an axe to grind, for whom I have no shortage of contempt.(Who apparently makes a habit of siccing the mods on everyone who has the gall to disagree with her.)
This is a rather anticlimactic ending to my membership on this forum. These experiences have been a largely disappointing illustration of the pathologies afflicting the far Left; (And here I'd thought myself hopelessly jaded after the 'Al-Qaeda Solidarity' thread.) dogmatism, conformity, irrationality, etc. These maladies are a cancer on the far Left, and, by extension, the microcosm that is this forum, and it has matastasized. Mercifully, perhaps, substantive social change, as a rule, generally comes from mass movements, and not marginal cults as it, presently, seems, for the most part, uniquely unqualified for this task. Well, there's going to be one less inmate in the asylum, I'm busting out.
It's been..... Well, it's been something, I'm not quite sure what.
-NGNM85
PS-I still have some loose ends to tie up, so if anyone wants to send me a PM or something, I'll be checking my messages.
Anyhow, as per forum policy, I am presently unable to post outside of this section of the forum, until such time as the policies change or I retract my statements and beg the powers that be for forgiveness. As I absolutely, positively refuse to recant, or amend my statements, under any circumstances, To the contrary, I stand by every word, (Unless previously stated otherwise.) this state of affairs is, unortunately, assuredly, permanent. I find this situation personally unacceptable,for a number of reasons and, thus, have decided to relocate to greener pastures, wherever they may be. I want to point out that this is not a judgment on the other restricted members, some of whom I've had excellent conversations with. I don't think there is a qualitative difference between them and the rest of the community, by any means.
I have recieved a number of statements of support over this travesty, some from unexpected sources, (Conversely,I was also somewhat surprised, and disappointed by the lack of a response from one or two individuals, but I digress.) I appreciate these sentiments. I would like to offer my special thanks to;
RedComissar,TheInformCandidate, Hindsight20/20, BudStruggle, NoXion, Danyboy25, Syndicat, SMK, RGacky, Forward Union, Dimentio, Psgchisholm, La Comedie Noire, Icarus Angel, Raul Duke, TheCultofAbeLincoln, TheVeganMarxist, TheSadMafioso, Tim Finnegan,
Stocholm Syndrome, FA2991, Tsukae, Explosive Situation, Fabrizio,Duracellbunny97,Dr Mindbender, Czad, Chegitz Guevara, Bailey 187, Apoi Viitor, Blackened Marxist, Blackplates, Demagorgon,Electro Fan, Hoplite, Jazzhands, Kibbutznik, KurtFF8, Property is Robbery, MarxSchmarx, Nin, PatchD, Rakhmetov, Robbo203, Victus Motuum, Widerstand, RTM-Eubie, etc., etc.
To these members, and to all of those with whom I have had a number of stimulating and rewrding conversations with; best of luck.
I never had any interest in popularity contests, and have also rubbed a number of members the wrong way. I won't list these individuals by name, they know who they are. I've never seen any reason to suffer fools
or to mince words. If any of you were expecting some attempt to bury the hatchet, I'm not sorry to disappoint. I'll see you in hell. (Metaphorically speaking, of course. I would hate to be accused of making a 'deathbed conversion.') Whether this is a case of what I would like to think of as principled consitency, and what I am sure a number of people would characterize as bull-headed obstinancy, it's up to everyone to make their own conclusions. I am fully aware there has been a semi-organized campaign to restrict me for some time, I can take some small satisfaction in that while their objective may have been achieved, at long last, these individuals played almost no part, whatsoever in my present circumstances. This circumstance is the product of an entirely unrelated personal vendetta, by a misguided member with an axe to grind, for whom I have no shortage of contempt.(Who apparently makes a habit of siccing the mods on everyone who has the gall to disagree with her.)
This is a rather anticlimactic ending to my membership on this forum. These experiences have been a largely disappointing illustration of the pathologies afflicting the far Left; (And here I'd thought myself hopelessly jaded after the 'Al-Qaeda Solidarity' thread.) dogmatism, conformity, irrationality, etc. These maladies are a cancer on the far Left, and, by extension, the microcosm that is this forum, and it has matastasized. Mercifully, perhaps, substantive social change, as a rule, generally comes from mass movements, and not marginal cults as it, presently, seems, for the most part, uniquely unqualified for this task. Well, there's going to be one less inmate in the asylum, I'm busting out.
It's been..... Well, it's been something, I'm not quite sure what.
-NGNM85
PS-I still have some loose ends to tie up, so if anyone wants to send me a PM or something, I'll be checking my messages.