Rationalskepticism,lol part III.

[Scot Dutchy]

What's the correct political viewpoint for a forum I wonder, and how can you ensure that everybody shares it?

On RatsSkep at the moment left of Lenin is about the perfect political point of view. Supporting Corbyn is compulsory.

[Brian Peacock]

And what evidence is there that the mods endorse that viewpoint and punish those who don't share it?

[Scot Dutchy]

And what evidence is there that the mods endorse that viewpoint and punish those who don't share it?

Why do you think I have been suspended? I was ruffling to many feathers.

[Scott1328]

No you were quote mining and flinging personal insults.

[DaveDodo007]

As in "regime change" to "liberate" the oppressed people of Iraq with the aid of the "coalition of the willing"? Ayup, doublethink works a treat.

I never supported the invasion of Iraq in fact I was out on the streets opposing it.

And of course wage slavery is the exact opposite of what lefties call it. It is a manifestation of "freedom of choice". If you don't like the conditions under which you are employed you are always free to find better ones. All up to you. Entirely. Really.

Try again.

I support the welfare state that the UK has, nobody should starve or be homeless if they can't find the right employment. That doesn't mean it can't be scrutinized for corruption and nepotism.

[DaveDodo007]

Even here at ratz I see people floundering like fish out of water using insults...

I stopped doing the whole insult thing after my one day suspension, surprised you hadn't noticed.

[surreptitious57]

No you were quote mining and flinging personal insults

So were he as good at irony as you he would not be here

[DaveDodo007]

What's the correct political viewpoint for a forum I wonder, and how can you ensure that everybody shares it?

There should be no correct political viewpoint, you should bring your politics to the market place of ideas and fight it out there. Obviously political forums are going to be bias but forums with rational in the title should be open to all viewpoints.

[DaveDodo007]

And what evidence is there that the mods endorse that viewpoint and punish those who don't share it?

There seems to be a pattern that anyone who is not a lefty starts getting called a troll, even if their viewpoint has not change in all their posting history. Once they call you a troll then you will soon be banned for 'cough' trolling. How many people on ratz have been banned for trolling whilst never trolling here on ratz?

[surreptitious57]

How many people on ratz have been banned for trolling whilst never trolling here on ratz

It is next to impossible to get banned from here which is why quite a few members are former Rat Skep
I only know of one member who has been banned but that was self imposed as he actually wanted to be
Compare it to the number who have been banned at Rat Skep and the contrast could not be any greater
So it helps that the atmosphere here is much more laid back and no where near as serious as over there

[Hermit]

Even here at ratz I see people floundering like fish out of water using insults...

I stopped doing the whole insult thing after my one day suspension, surprised you hadn't noticed.

Orly? I hadn't noticed you stopped using insults because you haven't stopped using insults. From a couple of weeks ago:

Yay, white feminism, you bitches aren't intersectionality enough. Stop oppressing proud WOC you racist fascist cunts.


http://imgur.com/ByS9hZ4

You boarded this train of the oppression olympics and there can be only one winner (loser) someone worst off than anyone else on the planet.

OK, serious question for you ratz scumbags, Did you really think you where supporting equal rights for women when you claimed to be feminists? I'm not being judgemental or anything (I am) but how butt fucking stupid and gullible do you need to be to be a feminist? trust me the answer is very and you all failed the test. Still keep living in the delusion that you are somehow superior to people who believe god/s exist because you are not.

[JimC]

To Dave, they aren't insults, they are merely drunken camaraderie...

[Hermit]

To Dave, they aren't insults, they are merely drunken camaraderie...

Unless he was so drunk that he can't remember being drunk at the time, it wasn't.

Besides, I am pretty sure that I could find more of his post suspension insults if I could be bothered.

[Scot Dutchy]

How many people on ratz have been banned for trolling whilst never trolling here on ratz

It is next to impossible to get banned from here which is why quite a few members are former Rat Skep
I only know of one member who has been banned but that was self imposed as he actually wanted to be
Compare it to the number who have been banned at Rat Skep and the contrast could not be any greater
So it helps that the atmosphere here is much more laid back and no where near as serious as over there

Not only so serious.
The take over by hackenslash et al. is just elitism of the worst order. The technique of insults by the back door is rife since he has returned olong with the Corbynites the world view of the forum has been reduced to a keyhole.

[Seth]

I support the welfare state that the UK has, nobody should starve or be homeless if they can't find the right employment.

Depends on how you define "the right employment."

For me, the "right employment" is getting paid a seven-figure income for arguing with idiots on the Internet. If I can't do that, then I expect YOU (and everybody else in the UK) to support me even as I refuse to support anyone else by being indolent.

Yeah, like that's going to work out well...

Starvation and homelessness are great motivators to industrious activity and some people seriously need to be so motivated.