Three whole paras about Dan. Seems you consider this site a Dan fan club. Archived Message
Posted by rippon on August 30, 2020, 10:25 am, in reply to "Now, now .."
"If you don't think Dan's posting on the virus has been honest or sincere ... " Where the f*ck did you get that impression? You seriously think I have ever cast aspersions on Dan's integrity or professionalism? And why have you written three whole paragraphs all about Dan? The topic is covid and humanity's response to it - and what is shaping that response. Again, like keith-264, you are apparently resorting to the line of argument, 'Just follow Dan's lead because he is 'bigger' than anyone else on the board.' And maybe you too (like another infantile poster) would indulge in another juvenile argument - where, if anyone else here also claims to be big boy (also a doctor), the response is to hint that he's just making it up. The logic, then, is: No one should cast any aspersions on Dan's integrity, but that's fair game with others, especially if they can be deemed 'conspiracy theorists'. Grow the f*ck up, I would respectfully submit. Just trying to help. "Why not just let this particular topic go?" Everyone is free to let my posts go. No one is compelled to respond. And Dan is free to delete them, which he does on occasions - and which, actually, is fine by me because every publication has an editorial line to maintain; Dan has a duty to do that, not a duty to publish anything anyone wants to say. So, really, your gripe is with Dan, not me; I'm effectively exonerated from blame because you can't blame an irresponsible nutcase for posting nutty stuff; but you can blame a responsible editor for letting it pass. "Why not just let this particular topic go?" This site is fundamentally concerned with where and how power is concentrated, and how it is abused. Hoaxes are a major component in that game, e.g. WMD. The contention is that hoax is a principal part of the covid 'crisis'. (For example, official figures: 2017/18 flu crisis, 50,000 died. No lockdown.) You think that contention is rubbish, so much so that it shouldn't even be debated. I disagree. I think the contention should indeed be debated and, if possible, shot down. And shooting it down should be done by addressing the content of what people say. Dan did that recently. I posted a monologue from a young woman. Dan deleted it with the argument that she was using fabricated stats. Now, I happen to think he did a poor job of shooting it down because he provided no substantiation for contending she's a liar/dupe. But he's massively busy so can't be expected to meet that journalistic standard. But at least he referred to her content. The juveniles on this site prefer, instead, to go off on tangents regarding what connections they can make/find between the dissident and allegedly immoral characters. That's galling because it's basically the same propaganda method by which, for example, Corbyn and Assange are trashed.
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- Posts claiming Corona virus is a hoax will be deleted. Two possibilities from here. - dan August 29, 2020, 7:29 am
- Re: Posts claiming Corona virus is a hoax will be deleted. Two possibilities from here. - Mick Travis August 29, 2020, 10:01 am
- Good, you've been more than patient with the er, "sceptics"....nm - Keith-264 August 29, 2020, 10:10 am
- Re: Posts claiming Corona virus is a hoax will be deleted. Two possibilities from here. - brooks August 29, 2020, 11:13 am
- But this is exactly what Dan has been doing - Laurie August 29, 2020, 11:45 am
- I'm afraid that the suppression of dissenting views as "Coronavirus denial" is the problem we face i - David Macilwain August 29, 2020, 12:45 pm
- Re: Posts claiming Corona virus is a hoax will be deleted. Two possibilities from here. - Adamski August 29, 2020, 12:59 pm
- Eugenicist Transhumanism - Gerard August 30, 2020, 11:06 am
- Re: Posts claiming Corona virus is a hoax will be deleted. Two possibilities from here. - rippon August 29, 2020, 11:04 am
- Delete, delete - Keith-264 August 29, 2020, 11:08 am
- Not mentally strong enough simply to Ignore, ignore? - rippon August 29, 2020, 11:58 am
- Ban them until it all blows over....nm - Keith-264 August 29, 2020, 1:32 pm
- Again, like Dan, your words stimulate the very debate you wish to bury. - rippon August 29, 2020, 10:58 pm
- I don't want to bury anything, least of all people, just get rid of them - Keith-264 August 29, 2020, 11:30 pm
- Re: Again, like Dan, your words stimulate the very debate you wish to bury. - Gerard August 30, 2020, 11:37 am
- Re: Again, like Dan, your words stimulate the very debate you wish to bury. - Gerard August 30, 2020, 11:38 am
- Re: Posts claiming Corona virus is a hoax will be deleted. Two possibilities from here. - AlanG August 29, 2020, 11:27 am
- Re: Posts claiming Corona virus is a hoax will be deleted. Two possibilities from here. - brooks August 29, 2020, 12:30 pm
- "a worthless trollfest" looks like what this board will become.. - David Macilwain August 29, 2020, 1:03 pm
- Re: "a worthless trollfest" looks like what this board will become.. - brooks August 29, 2020, 1:13 pm
- Re: "a worthless trollfest" looks like what this board will become.. - Adamski August 29, 2020, 1:22 pm
- Re: "a worthless trollfest" looks like what this board will become.. - dereklane August 29, 2020, 6:28 pm
- Dan - Keith-264 August 29, 2020, 7:00 pm
- Re: Dan - brooks August 29, 2020, 8:21 pm
- Re: Dan - johnlilburne August 29, 2020, 10:10 pm
- Re: Dan - dereklane August 29, 2020, 9:33 pm
- Re: Dan - dereklane August 29, 2020, 9:34 pm
- Re: Dan - Keith-264 August 29, 2020, 11:36 pm
- Re: "a worthless trollfest" looks like what this board will become.. - Willem August 30, 2020, 12:43 am
- Re: "a worthless trollfest" looks like what this board will become.. - Gerard August 30, 2020, 11:47 am
- Trolling.. - Gerard August 30, 2020, 11:45 am
- What a pity! - Sherwoodian August 29, 2020, 4:26 pm
- Why don't you trust Dan, who's seen it all, had it all and tried to cure it all?....nm - Keith-264 August 29, 2020, 4:59 pm
- Re: Why don't you trust Dan, who's seen it all, had it all and tried to cure it all?....nm - AlanG August 29, 2020, 6:24 pm
- Re: Why don't you trust Dan, who's seen it all, had it all and tried to cure it all?....nm - Mick Travis August 29, 2020, 8:40 pm
- Another competitor for that Brown Nose award ...nm - Willem August 30, 2020, 12:27 am
- Am I not honest? - On the subject of single-issue posters here .. - Shyaku August 30, 2020, 1:25 am
- It would be a pity - Sherwoodian August 29, 2020, 4:28 pm
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