Freedom To Delete Own Posts

Even if someone has the freedom to delete as they wish--they don't have the freedom to delete google's notorious cache pages And that's precisely where I will go if a member decides to "win" an argument in a thread by some Stalinist revision.

Why would you ask the first question? It's irrelevant. But sure, I agree we should "think".

NOTE: I think you meant to say "patience" ... not "patients".

Thanks again for the irrelevant advice. The pointless anecdote was a nice touch too.

I'm glad you can "think" up scenarios, but the word "we" as in "we do not need this feature" implies that you are speaking for everyone, which you aren't. And whether or not "we need" it has nothing to do with the issue. What you are really saying is that you don't think the feature should be an option. But since it is, and we have the freedom to use it ( yes "we" as in all of us ) you are expressing your view that this freedom should be revoked for all of us, including those people who don't agree with you.

I'm glad you want to at least be responsible because responsibility is what I've been talking about all along. It's the kind that involves the preservation of personal freedom over authoritarian control, and how that responsibility is always important, no matter how small the issue may seem. The rationale of reducing our freedom for the sake of "thread continuity" is the same kind of collectivism that repressors of individual freedom the world over impose on their subjects. Ironically, this repression of freedom is promoted by various purveyors of propoganda as "preserving our freedom", or "maintaining our security" or some other combination of rhetoric and imagery that the media pumps out in order to manufacture consent.

j.r.

Uh cartoon ? What cartoon .... ( just kidding ). The uploader wasn't showing it as being visible or I would have left it in place. I've tried to upload it again several times but it doesn't come up on my screen, all I get is a red X with an "Error".

But regarding your question ... if you saw the cartoon and didn't think it was funny then you are the one who needs to lighten up. I also threw these in for comic relief earlier, but you might have missed them. With all the arguing I thought this first one seemed apropo:

http://www.theparacast.com/forum/thr...817#post118817

Here's another MP on the thread "Youth and UFOS" where the poster has a great rant about how kids don't know how good they have it these days.

http://www.theparacast.com/forum/thr...661#post118661

And for a little chick humor ...

http://www.theparacast.com/forum/thr...681#post118681


But "seriously", you think my concern for personal freedom is getting "silly" and rationalize that statement as valid because, "this is just an internet forum where we talk about space aliens ... "? So ... your point is what ... that we should take our personal freedoms about as seriously as we do space aliens? Or are you saying space aliens are silly and therefore talking about our personal freedoms here is silly? Maybe you could explain what you mean in a little more detail.

j.r.