a2k sucks

@glitterbag,

Mark seems to be our sole benefit from a2k buying out that philosophy forum - dubious as that benefit seems.

We did have Gosh is Dead for awhile, but he departed long ago.

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Hey, I can post now!

My first words after a week are:

A2K doesn't suck.
Yes, yes, a number of maladies of different sorts are ongoing, but I agree, far as I perceive his ideas, with Robert's plans.

Let me mention that none of us should click on those Malformed Topics Jespah mentioned here:
http://able2know.org/topic/304399-1

Hey, that worked! This post posted!
Thank you very much, Jespah and the Developer Team.

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@DrewDad,

DrewDad wrote:

He pays cash money every month so that you have a platform for your misogyny,

Oh well, I guess people's ideas on what constitutes a worthwhile charity are bound to differ, and Robert's decision is none of my business. And yet ... there are so many other causes he could be funding with cash money -- "Alley Cat Allies" for instance.

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@George,

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Just trying to redirect the venom

Did Mark say something with animosity? If so I did not see it. I know I did not.

If we in America are ever going to come together to make America Great Again we are absolutely going to have to stop with the practice of so many people throwing temper tantrums when the conversation rolls around to the meat of the problems. And for sure we are going to have to stop this now common practice of abusing the English Language by using words incorrectly. The word venom has no place in this thread in my not so humble opinion.

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@hawkeye10,

Well, its very sad you don't hold this country in high regard. Perhaps you should switch teams and join a country that matches your overblown ego. We might miss you, but you should seek out other superior folks like yourself and live there.

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@roger,

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Mark seems to be our sole benefit from a2k buying out that philosophy forum

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@glitterbag,

glitterbag wrote:

Well, its very sad you don't hold this country in high regard. Perhaps you should switch teams and join a country that matches your overblown ego. We might miss you, but you should seek out other superior folks like yourself and live there.

You are not as talented as Firefly so just quit with the lying. You know of people who live by a code as I do. Having or not having an active ego has no bearing on either the motivation or ability to live that way. Myself I am Zen, we are trained to keep our egos in check. My ego is not very active, I found after I tried it that life is a lot simpler and a lot better this way. I am also better able to identify where reality is.

Anytime you are ready there is an actual subject here in this thread. If you could talk about that instead of on me I would be very appreciative. I happen to care about this place and I have a lot more on my mind that I would like to say and a lot more questions that I would like to investigate so it would be super if A2K can survive and prosper over the coming years so that I can do that.

Thank you in advance.

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@Robert Gentel,

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This site hasn't kept up with the times and is frozen in time nearly a decade ago. We haven't had much time to dedicate to this but intend to start another rewrite soon.

Each time things change we hear a lot about how "I never heard this was coming" so we are going to start talking about it now, even if it might still be a year or so away.

A2k sucks, it is being rewritten.

The blocking and community ideas are good but will ne'er-do-wells still be able to go and create new user names or will I have to buy a new computer?

Oh, and thank you especially, and all participants here, for many years of entertaining involvement.

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@hawkeye10,

There is no need to backpedal, if you are ashamed of our country, well thats what our forefathers fought for, your right to say anything you want to say. You won't be arrested, but others might recognize you for who you really are.

I am looking forward to your new forum, as a 'content provider' you will build a great forum.

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One of the really sad things that will happen when A2K is killed off is that this experiment that we have been running to get the Left and the Right taking each other seriously and conversing with each other, hopefully at some point to arrive at some measure compromise and consensus, will be over. People will retreat into groups that are like them, with others who think like them, just like we do on Facebook.

The best thing A2K used to have going for it was the people, but I think that was replaced when a lot of the best people left (and almost all the women) after the last "upgrade" by this being just about the only place where this kind of attempt to heal the divide that hobbles America is taking place.

It is so sad to be losing that. And it is being done to add comfort, in the attempt to coddle the weak.... those who cant have their opinions questioned, which in my opinion is no upside at all.

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@hawkeye10,

What a load of rubbish hawkeye.
Not even Pamela Rosa has driven away more people than you and your misogynist brothers.

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@panzade,

My take exactly, I almost posted similar but was in the middle of a computer tharn while I could still read. (http://able2know.org/topic/304399-1).

I'm back now.

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@timur,

timur wrote:

Venom?

You know that in our hearts only reside a love that overflows to our human fellows..

Especially to Frank! Mr. Green

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@ossobuco,

In my memory, perhaps skewed by my experience of the thread and how I felt pelted, I was one of four women who talked of being raped. Not least, a woman among us raped horribly at, I think at age four, a long time a2k member. The thread has moved along, maybe others have ventured to post.

I agree it is incongruous to see hawkeye try to advise Robert on any issue, much less internet situations and choices.

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@hawkeye10,

hawkeye10 wrote:

One of the really sad things that will happen when A2K is killed off is that this experiment that we have been running to get the Left and the Right taking each other seriously and conversing with each other, hopefully at some point to arrive at some measure compromise and consensus, will be over.

That will never happen. Both sides are too full of arrogance and ideological intolerance. Of course, if this country becomes extremely reactionary along the lines of the John Birch Society (one of whose founders was the father of the Koch brothers) because of the Islamic terrorist attacks, such a hope of compromise will become completely academic and irrelevant.

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@wmwcjr,

One of my cousin's husband was a bircher (happy thanksgiving!)
Has moved more in my direction..
no proselitizing by me, not my thing.

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@wmwcjr,

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That will never happen. Both sides are too full of arrogance and ideological intolerance.

It has to, America is split right down the middle, there can be no military solution to this, only political solutions will work.....and bashing each other with elected officials who care more about their tribe than America, and as well bashing the little people with the Supreme Court when their tribe has the upper hand, is not what I mean by political solution either. A changing of hearts and minds plus compromise is the only way out . But almost nowhere is anyone making the attempt. Yes A2K could be a lot better, but it is pretty special, because we have been working on that over the years. And making some progress!

I actually thought that Robert wanted A2K to be a test bed for this very very very very very important project, that maybe he was getting an ego payoff by owning such a special place.

Clearly I was wrong.

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@glitterbag,

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You seem to be doubling down on the audacity

I am not as good as Donald Trump or Putin, but I do have a decent understanding of how power works.

EDIT: Which I know scares the **** out of the likes of you.

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@hawkeye10,

Speaking truth takes audacity she says ......

http://www.democraticunderground.com/emoticons/crazy.gif

Note to glitter: doing the right thing is not heroic. Not doing the right thing is shitty though.

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@hawkeye10,

hawkeye10 wrote:

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You seem to be doubling down on the audacity

I am not as good as Donald Trump or Putin, but I do have a decent understanding of how power works.

EDIT: Which I know scares the **** out of the likes of you.

What you know wouldn't fill a thimble.

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