Free speech is fundamental to who we are as a people and a nation. So as administrator of the BBQ, I won’t be blocking any poster, unless they consistently submit posts that contain hate speech of any kind, personal attacks or foul language. I do monitor individual opinion pieces and very occasionally refuse to post, or send back to the poster, items that include any of the above.
It’s not only free speech that is fundamental. Other things I believe are vital are
respect the right of others to think differently than I do
being open to new ideas
allowing nuance and discourse for possible understanding and change
taking deep breaths when my emotions about what others are saying and or doing become big so I don’t just react
not giving up my stance of love
not believing everything I think
Our country is extremely polarized right now and violence against others who are different for whatever reason has sadly become acceptable to some. Somehow, we have to change that dynamic. I am not sure how to do that. I do believe aspiring to the ideas above could help.
I certainly don’t agree with every post on the bbq. And I just ignore them (after checking for no-nos listed above). Even though some of the bbq posts are extreme in my opinion and the responses back and forth don’t seem to lead to understanding, allowing people to express themselves on the bbq is still a fundamental right.
Perhaps we all could step away from our staunch beliefs occasionally and look around to what else is out there.
Barbara McLaughlin
Thanks BBQ
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‘’And dear Andy now points at so many distinct oppressive conspiracies that you need a spreadsheet running on a AI-ready 16-core gaming PC just to keep track of them all.”
That is correct Gene, and if you are smart, you will pay serious attention to the things I have written. And you are welcome.
Gene also wrote:
“He declares Peter Thiel to be fascist but then (apparently) spends a lot of his screen time looking at and sharing content from Thiel’s apocalyptic version of YouTube, rumble.com.”
Everything I have shared from Thiel’s Rumble is also available on YouTube, owned by Google/Alphabet.
And Google was started at the CIA and Eric Schmidt is another anti-christ CIA/fascist character just like Thiel.
That said, I cannot think of a big video-sharing platform the isn’t run by/controlled by CIA/fascist-types.
Gene also wrote: “The dawn-of-realization phase of MAGA’s profound failure is going to be turbulent.”
And bless all of those who couldn’t stomach another minute of a Biden/Harris regime, who then put some hope in MAGA, and now realizes that Drumf is just as bad as Biden.
If only the do-no-wrong Dems would have a similar reaction about the lying, war-making, no border, globalist anti-American con artists they STILL support: Hillary, Kamala, Bill, Barak, Joe, Wyden, etc.
And I also want to point out that there are two MAGAs as I see it:
There is MAGA the fake, anti-American brand co-opted by anti-American Drumf and his criminal associates.
And then there folks who actually love this country, believe in the Constitution, would love to see another 1776, who actually want to Make America Great Again, something republicans AND democrats seem unable to accomplish.
Finally, I think Dixie is a great example for all of us: it’s okay to apologize when we are wrong! Thanks Dixie!!!
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What happens when the Oregon House representative you supported leaves the GOP because he saw that they only use their office to be performative for other performers?
What happens when your believed Elon Musk/DOGE would transform the US Government in 90 days, but then turned out to be accelerationist vandals)?
What happens when you’re a farmer and watch your rotting soybeans get evicted from the local grain elevator, unsold?
What happens when you believe you’re a “good” hispanic and it turns out MAGA hates you anyway?
What happens when it begins to look like ANTI-FAscist may actually be a form of self-preservation?
By now, we’ve seen a thousand of these “what happens when” scenarios, many falling under the heading of “FAFO.”
It’s not surprising then that locally we see frequent anarchic/conservative BBQ posters taking up a more eccentric and conspiratorial outlook.
There’s Dixie Darrow’s latest attack of her fellow community members for being “BBQ Marchers” for free speech —a demeaning simplification—while she herself points to the wisdom of Vladimir Putin’s messianic/slavic imperialist mentor, Aleksandr Dugin.
And dear Andy now points at so many distinct oppressive conspiracies that you need a spreadsheet running on a AI-ready 16-core gaming PC just to keep track of them all. He declares Peter Thiel to be fascist but then (apparently) spends a lot of his screen time looking at and sharing content from Thiel’s apocalyptic version of YouTube, rumble.com.
The dawn-of-realization phase of MAGA’s profound failure is going to be turbulent. And local folks will still be there regardless, somewhere along Highway 101, protesting.
Gene Dieken
