On places like reddit, there is always an excuse that hands are being forced by the admins so mods can ban the "undesirables" without looking like they are betraying their free speech stance.
Why is that an 'excuse'? Or do you mean that we were happy to be forced to ban people?
You get "infested by this ilk" because we are correct, and you're all but out of excuses to cover it up when you're in the alt tech gutter like this. We win the debate when we're allowed a seat at the table.
You may, but the kind of loser I'm talking about certainly did not. They also did not 'debate'.
That's why Zizek and Peterson will debate each other but not us.
How do you define 'winning a debate'? People generally just declare the person they agree with to be the winner.
In general, yes, right-liberal gatekeepers love to have excuses to punch right and ban people to their right.
Gotta make sure there's a group of people that you can point at and say, "see? Those are the real bad guys that you should hate. We're better than them."
For you personally, I doubt it. In general, yes, right-liberal gatekeepers love to have excuses to punch right and ban people to their right.
That's the kind of person that unfortunately wants to become a moderator to begin with.
The only good moderators I was able to find were the ones who never expressed interest, but whom I asked because they seemed good members of the community.
I was banned from the subreddit a long time ago.
KiA2? Really? Permanently? That is a surprise. Was it a brand new user account?
It's all about the audience.
So it depends on the composition of the audience?
Here, you're beating me when debating the Jews. Anywhere else, I think I would be beating you. If that is the standard.
It's beyond reddit moderators, though. It's like this everywhere. I was banned on my established account that I had since 2015. I've since deleted it, though. I don't have a reddit account anymore.
When I said audience, I meant winning over the audience, not the pre-existing opinions of the audience.
It's beyond reddit moderators, though. It's like this everywhere. I was banned on my established account that I had since 2015. I've since deleted it, though. I don't have a reddit account anymore.
And to confirm, it was KiA2? Disappointing. Always thought I did a good job of distinguishing bad actors and those who at least have something positive to contribute. Unless you were going full tard on the sub, but that would be out of character.
When I said audience, I meant winning over the audience, not the pre-existing opinions of the audience.
Then you would certainly win, because it's easier to win over one out of 99% than one out of 1%. That is what I always found strange about the Intelligence Squared debates: if you favor the more popular view, you are at a disadvantage. Maybe that's good though.
Why is that an 'excuse'? Or do you mean that we were happy to be forced to ban people?
You may, but the kind of loser I'm talking about certainly did not. They also did not 'debate'.
How do you define 'winning a debate'? People generally just declare the person they agree with to be the winner.
For you personally, I doubt it. In general, yes, right-liberal gatekeepers love to have excuses to punch right and ban people to their right.
I was banned from the subreddit a long time ago.
It's all about the audience.
Gotta make sure there's a group of people that you can point at and say, "see? Those are the real bad guys that you should hate. We're better than them."
That's the kind of person that unfortunately wants to become a moderator to begin with.
The only good moderators I was able to find were the ones who never expressed interest, but whom I asked because they seemed good members of the community.
KiA2? Really? Permanently? That is a surprise. Was it a brand new user account?
So it depends on the composition of the audience?
Here, you're beating me when debating the Jews. Anywhere else, I think I would be beating you. If that is the standard.
It's beyond reddit moderators, though. It's like this everywhere. I was banned on my established account that I had since 2015. I've since deleted it, though. I don't have a reddit account anymore.
When I said audience, I meant winning over the audience, not the pre-existing opinions of the audience.
And to confirm, it was KiA2? Disappointing. Always thought I did a good job of distinguishing bad actors and those who at least have something positive to contribute. Unless you were going full tard on the sub, but that would be out of character.
Then you would certainly win, because it's easier to win over one out of 99% than one out of 1%. That is what I always found strange about the Intelligence Squared debates: if you favor the more popular view, you are at a disadvantage. Maybe that's good though.