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It's not frivolous sex. It's hard fucking work if I'm being honest. My penis is the instrument of my labour. Who saw that coming. 

I am building a happy home. 
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It's not frivolous sex.
If it's not frivolous, then where are your children?

I am building a happy home. 
You're building a physical house?
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So boring.
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Literally don't care.
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@NoOneInParticular
I suppose I prefer views that 'I like/tolerate,
Above freedom,
In public schools.

Or in some private spaces such as work.
. . .

I suppose even for this site,
I draw some lines,
Such as nude profile pictures,
So I suppose a 'bit hypocritical of me.
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You seem ashamed to admit that you're adopted.
I was adopted.

You seem ashamed to admit to your criminal history.

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How so? I just don't engage your stupid, weird questions.

If I have no convictions, I have not spent any time in jail. 

Anyway, my mom's calling. 
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Anyway, my mom's calling. 
You've made that joke already.

So boring.

Much better than your invasive, sexually explicit questions, though. At least you've improved there.
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@Lemming
I suppose I prefer views that 'I like/tolerate,
Above freedom,
In public schools.

Or in some private spaces such as work.

Ok. And what about in terms of this site? Would you say it's a good look to have a bunch of racists and transphobes clogging the forum with their bullshit every day? Or GP creating a silly sniping thread every hour? Does it affect the mood and the energy and the outlook of the place?
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@badger
I'd say it's annoying to have 'spam of any topic.

I'd say it 'might turn some people off,
If there are racists and transphobes,
But it might turn some people off,
If there are people advocating for destroying culture and grooming children towards trans surgery.

I prefer that everyone simply be able to speak their mind (To a point).

Something I 'greatly dislike about 'Reddit,
Is the bubbles,
Just everyone speaking the same view,
Same opinion on any subject,
Little disagreement, or 'checking of the evidence, logic of an event.

I'd rather be able to disagree with someone.
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@Lemming
We're a bubble. A small number of users by force of sheer obnoxiousness are dictating the conversation and mood on this website. 
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@badger
We're 'less a bubble,
The less people we ban.
Maybe.
. . .

When I asked
"Should people not have freedom of association and disassociation?
Be able to advocate for their tribe?
For their moral and ethical values?"

You said,
"Like oro, I think there are measured conversations to be had on all of these things. You're missing the point."

I'm unsure what you mean by 'measured 'conversation,
I know what the two words 'mean,
But different people use different measurement systems,
Or are looking to measure different amounts.

I think your point is that,
You value positive interactions on this site and views that 'you like,
Above freedom, and views you dislike.

I do not dislike racism 'so much,
That I would cut someone's tongue out,
Or prevent them from trying to form a racist community.
I doubt I'd 'live in the community,
But if they want to talk, want to move, so be it.

I do not like the Transgender Movement,
This is not to say I oppose them having human or citizen rights.
This is not to say I oppose them having a voice.
I do oppose their 'encouragement of it to children.
I oppose their inclusion into sports separated by sex.
Probably other things I oppose, but I don't obsess over it.
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@Lemming
We're 'less a bubble,
The less people we ban.
Maybe.
. . .
I'd guess 70% of posts on this forum these days are made in that Lxam kid's transgender antagonisation threads or in TWS's and Kaitlyn's racial antagonisation threads. That and GP's inane spam. This is a forum held hostage by the obnoxious views of very few.

Lop off the heads of those 4 users and who knows the variety of what we're all talking about. 

When I say measured, I believe there is interesting discussion to be had around transgenderism and racial issues. But not with these lot. And they drag the conversation down. 
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@badger
I would agree with limiting the number of topics a person could create in a given time span.

'Or moderation communicating with individuals who post spam topics of the same nature repeatedly.

But I'm not partial to removing users whose opinions I disagree with.

@NoOneInParticular
It's too bad it wouldn't have the effect I'd want,
But I might also enjoy requiring people to use Green Credits to create topics and make posts,
'Assuming one get's Green Credits for voting in debates,
I'm 'still not sure about that.

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@badger
Why would you comment your opinion like it means anything? 

Before this encounter, you were just a random nobody. 
My nickname for you gave your life meaning. 

Now go clean those shoes, VP Bootlicker.

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Honestly baffles me that you wrote that out and posted it. You're living in a sad little fantasy world dude. 
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@Lemming
What about freedom of speech?
Doesn't apply...just like in my living room. There is no reasonable expectation to be able to say absolutely anything from someone else's property. 
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@SkepticalOne
Fair, it's your living room,
But then, I might not want to hang out in your living room.
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@Lemming
Fair, it's your living room, But then, I might not want to hang out in your living room.
You have an absolute right to NOT be in my living room. 😏
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@SkepticalOne
DART is a community. It belongs to Mike, but he usually cares about what the userbase wants. It's not quite the same as a public space but also not quite the same as your living room.
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@Lemming
Fair, it's your living room,
But then, I might not want to hang out in your living room.

Now you're getting it. It's about where people want to hang out. 

There's a bunch of very loud creeps on this website atm that the most part of polite society would not want to associate with. 
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@SkepticalOne
Still,
Free Speech is important to some of us,
You don't have my vote.
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@badger
I would prefer to hang out somewhere,
That puts a decent value on Free Speech.
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@Lemming
The conversation is always controlled to some degree. You can allow points of view and not the fanatics. 
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What makes someone a fanatic?
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@Lemming
Of the 10 most active users right now, 4 post the same antagonistic shit day in day out. They're steering the whole conversation on this website. 

It's pretty much giant walls of hate threads for any new user to get over. 
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@badger
I would agree with limiting the number of topics a person could create in a given time span.

'Or moderation communicating with individuals who post spam topics of the same nature repeatedly.

But I'm not partial to removing users whose opinions I disagree with.
. . .

Is it their 'views,
Or their frequency, that bother you?

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@badger
Not fair. I post different things all the time.

Why cant you love me 🥺
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@Lemming
Scroll through titles in the Society board, dude. We're on a watch list for associating with these people. 
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Maybe you dont love Best.Korea, but Best.Korea still loves you no matter what you do.