With Liberty & Justice For All
As I read (which is something I do a lot), I frequently come across comments from fellow Americans that demand responses (would you expect anything less from me?). As mentioned before, I am often struck with the lack of honesty frequently found in postings on Facebook. Although I am quick to add my "2 cents" worth on those postings, I have never engaged in any discussion that identifies any one individual, used abusive or obscene language, or posted what is commonly known as "Spam." But just last night, someone posted a portrait of President Eisenhower on Facebook with all sorts of commentary. All I wanted to add to that commentary was his most famous line "Beware the Military Industrial Complex" but I soon found out from Facebook that I am forever blocked because of complaints that my previous comments "have been in violation of Facebook Rules." When I looked those rules up, I learned that folks on Facebook can anonymously "report" others for posting "Obscenities or SPAM" and the user will forever be blocked from that site. Since I have never used any obscenities on Facebook or any other website, I could only conclude that I was reported for posting SPAM. What is SPAM though?
According The Spamhaus Project, "Spam is an issue about consent, not content. Whether the Unsolicited Bulk Email ("UBE") message is an advert, a scam, porn, a begging letter or an offer of a free lunch, the content is irrelevant - if the message was sent unsolicited and in bulk then the message is spam." Some person(s) reported to Facebook that I was posting bulk messages? Huh? When I noticed that I was "free" to post commentary on a lot of other sites, I decided to identify those I am now blocked from commenting on. Check them out; "President Mitt Romney 2012," "2016 - Obama's America," "Obama Makes Me Puke," "RightChange", and the very best "Being Liberal Means being a Hypocrite." Need I add the rest?
Amazingly, all of the folks on these sites pledge tremendous allegiance to the Flag and the Constitution while also pledging "to Restore America" and "Protect US from Obama stealing our liberties." Although I am unable to identify who "reported" me to Facebook to have me shut out of future "discussions", it is not difficult to feel that many of those posting on these sites are somehow happy not to be reading comments that point out their mistaken recollections of American and political history. Isn't it wonderful to know that on one hand people spend so much time complaining about our rights being taken away while on the other hand cannot tolerate having anyone disagree with them? Is this what our democracy is heading to? One Political Party in Control with no freedom of speech for those that disagree? Was it something I said?
According The Spamhaus Project, "Spam is an issue about consent, not content. Whether the Unsolicited Bulk Email ("UBE") message is an advert, a scam, porn, a begging letter or an offer of a free lunch, the content is irrelevant - if the message was sent unsolicited and in bulk then the message is spam." Some person(s) reported to Facebook that I was posting bulk messages? Huh? When I noticed that I was "free" to post commentary on a lot of other sites, I decided to identify those I am now blocked from commenting on. Check them out; "President Mitt Romney 2012," "2016 - Obama's America," "Obama Makes Me Puke," "RightChange", and the very best "Being Liberal Means being a Hypocrite." Need I add the rest?
Amazingly, all of the folks on these sites pledge tremendous allegiance to the Flag and the Constitution while also pledging "to Restore America" and "Protect US from Obama stealing our liberties." Although I am unable to identify who "reported" me to Facebook to have me shut out of future "discussions", it is not difficult to feel that many of those posting on these sites are somehow happy not to be reading comments that point out their mistaken recollections of American and political history. Isn't it wonderful to know that on one hand people spend so much time complaining about our rights being taken away while on the other hand cannot tolerate having anyone disagree with them? Is this what our democracy is heading to? One Political Party in Control with no freedom of speech for those that disagree? Was it something I said?
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