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I voted for Bill Weld in the Republican primary,against Donald Trump,you could call Weld somewhat of a third party.A somewhat liberal republican.

I never said I would vote third party in national election,they have no chance of winning.

What is meant by that?

It means some people like pain so they're eagerly willing to dole it out.

It does sound a bit like that

Tolerence of those different to us shouldn't be an impossible goal, really; especially if the focus is on Autism and American politics is placed in the small segment it could belong to, in PPR, allowing space for the silent majority.

OK, maybe I was thinking of someone else then who said so.

People should vote with their conscience even if a party has no hope of winning. That's why our PR system is so much better. It allows for numerous parties.

I'd change your sig if I were you though - it could be viewed as controversial. I personally don't think any form of political sigs, left or right, should be permitted.

Since Alex has been putting in an appearance on this thread of late, and has clearly been reading it, could I please ask him to consider reinstating the 'List of Registered Users' which used to be available for members to read (via My Account > Options > Registered Users). Failing this, could you please tell us why it was removed, Alex?

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My BF's input is that WP shouldn't be a political forum, but somewhere where fellow autists can get together in friendship to have a "chat".

^ You could argue though that pretty much everything is 'political'. One of the left-wing groups with which I was associated many years ago had a slogan 'The personal is political', and I wouldn't disagree with that even now. I think that many of the guidelines that affect WP moderation, such as the concern about 'safe spaces' are very political, whether people realize that or not.

Great point, thank you for bringing it up!

Steve1963 said he was voting third party.

Yes, this is exactly what I meant.

When did that stop worki g

It is relatively trivial to view my recent posts. Within the last ten, there is one where I defend Trump against an accusation that his handling of COVID-19 is comparable to Stalin’s Ukrainian genocide, and another where I defend the British Conservative Party against accusations that it is unduly pro-Putin.

In one of the posts you have quoted, I offer my own criticism of Joe Biden. I criticise him from the right.

Long-standing users will be able to tell you that I am a strident critic of the left, both in policy terms and leading figureheads like Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn. I am a centre-right liberal who amongst other things is a passionate believer in the free market as the greatest invention in humanity’s history. (Don’t want to derail the thread but if you like then I can PM you a list of my right-wing views that have annoyed other users over the years). I have even on occasion offered unconditional praise of Donald Trump. On two specific areas - his approach to Bashar Al-Assad and corporate taxation - he has comprehensively outperformed his predecessor.

In short, it is very rare for me to find another user on here who doesn’t find at least one of my views offensive. I have disagreed with almost everyone who has offered a political opinion on this site. I’ve never let that disagreement affect how I have dealt with another user, except when I have felt it necessary to recuse myself due to a recent passionate disagreement. Naturally, I will recuse myself from any short to medium term cases involving you.

Of the three quotes you posted, I note that one is a rebuke to a personal comment you made, and the other two are actually the same comment. I wouldn’t personally characterise them as bait. Obviously this isn’t about you, and moderators should be held to a somewhat different standard to other users, but would suggest generally it is ill-advised to throw stones while inside a greenhouse.

Again, the mod team has failsafes. If anyone does not believe they have been treated fairly then please do feel free to contact the other moderators. Our relationship is cordial and pleasant rather than buddy-buddy and we have no problem challenging each other when necessary.

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Argumentu ... ctionarium


"But the dictionary says you can be racist by saying only white people can be racist."

*Uses the R word and people take great offense to it*

"But the dictionary says ret*d means 'delay or hold back in terms of progress, development, or accomplishment' so it's not an insulting word, I used it the correct way in a none slur way."

No one is going to buy your dictionary argument.

DeepHour spotted the problem on the 28th of June

https://wrongplanet.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=388338

Edit: Actually, I found the link saved in my browser and it seems to redirect now to the Mod-only forum

https://wrongplanet.net/forums/memberlist.php

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