Alright, people. This has to stop. Now. It’s not fun or funny anymore.
It has always been my policy on this blog that anyone can post anything they want, but I will not tolerate thread-jacking or harrassment of other commenters – any other commenters.
I understand that, like any open forum, this site has it’s trolls. I accept that as a reality and delete them where I find them. I understand that there are some regulars who see themselves as “helping” me by harrassing and picking on certain trolls, and while I appreciate the spirit the fact is it does much more harm than good.
Also, while I’m annoyed by (and won’t tolerate) trolls… the fact is that a lot of people who engage in this kind of behavior do so at least in part because they are suffering from serious personal and/or psychological issues of their own and I’m not interested in making their lives any worse than they already are by trying to “bully” them into going away – nor will I allow any posts by others trying to do so stand without prompt deletion.
All regular commenters can consider this your final warning: If this bullshit continues (on ALL sides) I am banning anonymous comments again and this time it won’t be temporary. I don’t want to do this, as it innevitably lowers traffic and cuts into my income, but I Will. Not. Tolerate. Bullying. Of ANY kind. On this blog.
Do we have an understanding?
MOVIEBOB CENTRAL 
“Oh, I know Americans have more of an “individual > party line” kind of mentality“
No: they love to pretend to have more of a individual mentality. It's like the church, they like to pretend that they go to church more often than other western nations, which is bullshit.
And when it comes to voting patterns, a lot of americans love to pretend that they are independant highly-minded free-thinkers who don't give a shit about parties and spent a lot of time pondering about their political choices: they're not
And thankfully so, because the truth is, the only thing more stupid than pretending to be non-partisan is to actually be non-partisan: you really don't want to follow the party line? Well tough luck, because your elected officials will follow the party line. And thanks to Gerrymandering which killed for good blues dogs and moderate republicans, no one will challenge the party line.
I always clench my teeth when I hear someone saying “I'm not voting for the party, I'm voting for the person”: at best you've been bribed, at worse you're a halfwit trying to convince people around you that your self-inflicted fealty is evidence of your intellectual superiority.
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@Cyrus: So… if you are basically saying what I am… why are you arguing with me? I believe I told Bob to (and I quote) “Go fuck himself” over that video because he was actively encouraging this “my team vs your team” partisanship mentality that is rampant over the country.
And @Nixou: I seriously just want to call you an idiot too and be done with it.
1) They will likely tow the line to a point, but their record should speak to how much and where. Take 10 minutes out of your time to play Halo and check it out.
2) The only things dumber then thinking are not thinking and justifying others to not think too… this is what you do when you encourage people to just vote the party… dont think, just vote. Too many do this or gerrymandering would have 0 power.
and 3) How about someone who is trying to see more people be superior then encourage them to just knee-jerk inferiority? Have a problem with that? Because I have a problem with the reverse… hence why I told Bob to fuck himself over that video.
-Megabyte
– Megabyte
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We probably all agree, that the extreme polarization has to stop.
I just don't think it is fair to call out voters (or commentators like Bob) for not doing “the right thing”, when doing so is liable to make their lives a lot harder, e.g. voting for the republican who has no beef with gay marriage but given current trends would end up voting for an amendment to the constitution anyway.
It's the same dynamic with third party candidates: You could vote for, say, the Green Party, in order to push for some much needed diversification in the political landscape, but if that could mean that your kids won't have a healthcare plan a few months down the line, well, what are you going to do?
It sucks, but it's the little people in particular who are staring down a barrel here and end up perpetuating the status quo out of very elemental needs. What does a congressman lose, when he votes with his conscience rather than his party in mind?
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So who was it again that was saying that Bob wouldn't actually go through with moderating comments because trolls control him?
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