Exclusive Why older conservatives are more likely to share #fakenews on Facebook

[Chris Craig]

@SlyPokerCat

I'm sorry that you took offense at or are frustrated by the choice I made. I'm not going to try to convince you to agree with my reasoning, nor am I going to argue over the similarities and differences between that which I edited and other things which I have not; I will simply say that I made a judgment call to do what I thought was in the best interest of the forum, and that I stand by that decision.

I would have made the same choice. You beat me to it.

 

[Chris Craig]

It was a stupid decision.

Boomer conservative is not derogatory or insulting.

To keep things fair, ya'll can expect more tags from me in the future.

It was more so the intention of the thread.

Tag away.

 

[Chris Craig]

What was in poor taste regarding my crandc comment beside the fact that I think lap dances are in poor taste? Again, another case of the forgotten green font.

Uh, the fact that you found the need to put her in that specific post. Let's start there.

 

[Chris Craig]

How do you know my intention?

@ABM were you offended by me calling you a conservative boomer?

Really?

You all but spelled it out in the other thread. Your posts towards ABM have not been friendly...I understand why, but come on. You didn't make that thread to be nice to him.

 

[Chris Craig]

Spelled what out? That I was going to make a thread about fake news? He posts articles that don't mean what he thinks they do all the time.

It was completely in jest. I just as easily would have told him to fuck off if I actually meant it.

He's getting burned enough in the threads he created. We dont need a flame war.

I get where you stand on it. Platy made a decision and I agree with it.

 

[Chris Craig]

Again. When there was a flame war with me and stomp, it was included in the thread title. One that @platy posted in and saw. That flame war had ACTUAL personal insults being made.

ABM and I may step up to the line with each other, but it rarely ever crosses the line of either of us telling each other to fuck off.

I get that. Just saying it was more preventative than anything.

 

[Chris Craig]

Preventative for what? Let it play out. This turned into a turd sandwich because of a bullshit decision.

I had zero intentions to actually personally insult ABM. It was in good fun.

I've already told you. It's a turd sandwich because you won't accept a mods decision, regardless of whether you agree with it, and move on.

 

[riverman]

My solution....don't reply to his posts. It's like arguing with a MAGA hat...at some point you realize it is just a MAGA hat...and mods use to lock threads that were not doing anything but feeding the flames of dislike. I've suggested locking that transphobic thread many times and sure enough....it chased away our most prominent trans forum member. Don't feed the troll and it will not find sustenance on a Blazer forum.

 

[Lanny]

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/w...kely-to-share-fakenews-on-facebook-2019-01-10

Grow up with technology? We invented high tech. I'm a baby boomer and I have degrees in Computer and Electrical Engineering and in Computer Science. My roommate graduated with me in engineering and was at one time one of the top memory chip designers in the world. Another friend is one of the very best software designers in Oregon. I was invited to get a professional engineering license in Manufacturing Engineering and I did have professional licenses in Electrical Engineering (EE) in Oregon and Washington. Intel, Texas Instruments and Microsoft were all begun by baby boomers. Another baby boomer I graduated was a member of a team that measured the effective mass of a photon more accurately than ever before. I could go on but I'm starting to brag.

 

[THE HCP]

I use facebook to stream my daughter’s team games to family and friends. Not sure what you guys are using it for to get so mad at it. I’ve never seen a political ad on my facebook stream to be honest.

 

[THE HCP]

My guy Marty just posted this…how can this be hurtful towards anybody?

 

[Lanny]

Not all boomers have as big of a dick as you Lanny. You are one of a kind.

I don't use the word "big", I use the word "massive".

 

[ABM]

Uh, the fact that you found the need to put her in that specific post. Let's start there.

Look, we're all equal/equal in here. The reason (again) why I posted it that way was that I felt @crandc would never consider engaging in a lap dance - especially with me. In effect, then, I was simply telling @SlyPokerCat that his buying me a lap dance would never happen - Ever. Period. End of story. That aside, I've been instructed many times here that strip clubs are purely for entertainment - that there's absolutely nothing wrong with them and should be looked upon as such. Hence, such a reference to crandc should be taken with levity, not seeming scorn. Right?

Besides, I tagged crandc more than once in this specific discussion. She's never had any problems addressing me directly - many times negatively - on a number of issues. If she were truly offended, I'm seeing no reason why she wouldn't simply tell me herself. And, if that were the case, I would apologize. That all said, it was never my intention to offend her in any way. I was simply trying to make a silly point with @SlyPokerCat, who has been churning the waters on this (Acropolis Club) discussion for who knows how long.

 

[Voodoo]

@SlyPokerCat is sounding like @orionbailey, chillax dude let it go. Mods do what mods do, don’t get banned this is not the hill to die on.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Look, we're all equal/equal in here. The reason (again) why I posted it that way was that I felt @crandc would never consider engaging in a lap dance - especially with me. In effect, then, I was simply telling @SlyPokerCat that his buying me a lap dance would never happen - Ever. Period. End of story. That aside, I've been instructed many times here that strip clubs are purely for entertainment - that there's absolutely nothing wrong with them and should be looked upon as such. Hence, such a reference to crandc should be taken with levity, not seeming scorn. Right?

Besides, I tagged crandc more than once in this specific discussion. She's never had any problems addressing me directly - many times negatively - on a number of issues. If she were truly offended, I'm seeing no reason why she wouldn't simply tell me herself. And, if that were the case, I would apologize. That all said, it was never my intention to offend her in any way. I was simply trying to make a silly point with @SlyPokerCat, who has been churning the waters on this (Acropolis Club) discussion for who knows how long.

You making repeated comments about sex acts with one of the few female members of the forum is not acceptable.

It shouldn't take her to say something to you for you to stop.

I'm telling you now, stop.

 

[ABM]

You making repeated comments about sex acts.

You'd be wrong.

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

They can go ahead and ban me if they want. I don't really care.

Editing a post by calling someone what they are (boomer conservative) is ridiculously stupid.

I've had several (from my point of view) innocuous or justified comments edited over the years. I'm still unclear what lines I crossed in pretty much every instance, but at the end of the day I figure it reflects more on the mods (or the snowflake who complained) than it does on me. It takes a lot for me to clutch my pearls. ABM can't help doing ABM, just like Trump can't help doing Trump. They're who they are. Professional victims who deliberately set themselves up to take the hit. Basically self fulfilling prophets......

Quit playing into a troll's hand SPC. The whole "never get into a stinking match with a skunk" applies here.....

 

[Voodoo]

I've had several (from my point of view) innocuous or justified comments edited over the years. I'm still unclear what lines I crossed in pretty much every instance, but at the end of the day I figure it reflects more on the mods (or the snowflake who complained) than it does on me. It takes a lot for me to clutch my pearls. ABM can't help doing ABM, just like Trump can't help doing Trump. They're who they are. Professional victims who deliberately set themselves up to take the hit. Basically self fulfilling prophets......

Quit playing into a troll's hand SPC. The whole "never get into a stinking match with a skunk" applies here.....

Conservatives used to stand for something, they used to at least pretend to be the better, more hard working, and more principled group that would look down on those that had grievances or played victim. They used to believe you just needed to try harder, and pull yourself up by your bootstraps, and getting down in the mud and swearing or demeaning others was below them.

Now that is all they stand for, there’s no depths of depravity they won’t reach in order to “own the lib” even if it means being the most depraved, disgusting, and horrible person in the room. It’s odd because to me, the only person it owns is the person who is so depraved that they’ve humiliated themselves in order to “own the libs”.

 

[HailBlazers]

(the snowflake who complained)

AMA

 

[HailBlazers]

Why would I not be surprised?

Because of the first page.

 

[MickZagger]

Wait, what happened? Lap dances?

 

[ABM]

Tl;dr

 

[Shaboid]

Can you at least leave your beef with the mods in the OT side. We have a new season coming up. We're all TrailBlazer fans here.

 

[Phatguysrule]

Mods are going to Mod. And I've had many emotionally charged conversations with many of them.

They do a good job.

If they are modding your posts there is a good chance you crossed a line you shouldn't have.

 

[THE HCP]

We have a new season coming up. We're all TrailBlazer fans here.

@SlyPokerDog i am offended by this post! An obvious shot at @THE HCP

 

[THE HCP]

Mods are going to Mod. And I've had many emotionally charged conversations with many of them.

They do a good job.

If they are modding your posts there is a good chance you crossed a line you shouldn't have.

I can proudly say I’ve never had a post deleted or edited by a mod! It’s all about self control.

 

[riverman]

I can proudly say I’ve never had a post deleted or edited by a mod! It’s all about having a connected wife who demands I exercise self control.

fixed!

 

[Phatguysrule]

Not this time. Unless you think calling someone a conservative boomer is an insult.

then boomer conservative goes and asks one of the only women (who is a lesbian) who posts here on this site for a lapdance. That one somehow is worthy of staying up.

I don't think the mods are typically prone to showing favoritism toward conservative boomers.

Occam's Razor

 

[Phatguysrule]

I can proudly say I’ve never had a post deleted or edited by a mod! It’s all about self control.

I can't think of a time it's happened to me either. Except when entire conversations have been moved to more appropriate threads... I'm sure it has and I'm just forgetting it.

But if you just try to have honest conversations without targeting other posters you're generally golden.

 

[Phatguysrule]

Yep. Which makes it all the more weird.

The mod that did edit it, is a conservative himself.

I've seen things way worse stay up. Especially from this poster they were protecting. Unless you think calling someone a boomer conservative is bad.

The whole post was in jest because of his gee golly routine. I specifically posted that because I knew it wasn't going to be near any lines of personal attacks.

There you have it. Can't trust conservatives...