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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1081956)	8/7/2018 5:09:25 PM
From: locogringo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578501

No, and you won't destroy liberals, either, so we had better find a way to get along. I suggest using the Mississippi River. (no, not to drown libers, but that's a possibility) but as a dividing line. In fact, the Colorado River and Ohio River would be better. You can have the left and right just like you do now, and we keep fly-over country and starve your dopey asses.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1081956)	8/7/2018 5:39:36 PM
From: RetiredNow	1 Recommendation Recommended By Bill Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578501

That's an interesting point you make. I haven't figured out where to draw the line either. SI banning was a good example you brought up. Social media in general is engaging in widespread censorship. Main stream media is also doing the same thing, with 90% negative news on conservatives and Trump. So where do we draw the line? Our First Amendment is getting very abused right now and our related Freedoms are shrinking at an alarming rate. I don't know what the answer is, but I'm pretty sure the answer cannot be that the social media platforms are allowed to silence conservative opinions just because they don't like them or are offended by them. I will argue and protect your right to tell me I'm an asshole and I have low IQ and my political stances are those of a Nazi. I don't agree with those statements when they've been made to me by others and I would tell those others that they should try arguing without the ad hominem attacks, because logic works better on me, but I would not propose to silence that person, unless he started to engage in hate speech intended to bring bodily harm or threats towards me. I think that has to be part of the line we draw, but this is all so fuzzy. The debate needs to be had and a solution arrived at that is fair for all, not so biased against conservatives and white people in this country, which is what I see now. And btw, I'm not a white person, so think on that for a minute. When non-whites are seeing how ridiculous the racism against whites has become, it's got to make people stop and think for a minute. Are we becoming the as bad as the enemies we are railing against? I for one refuse to stoop to that level. You know what they say: "When you look into the abyss too deeply, the abyss may look back into and become a part of you."