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DISCLAIMER: in my experience, the following doesn't apply to 99% of my readership. Unfortunately, experience also shows it has to be written down for the remaining 1%.

The short version, when it comes to my comments policy, goes down to a line taken from the (mediocre) second opus of the Matrix:

"I built this place. Down here, I make the rules."

Let's elaborate a bit:

  1. Try to stay on topic. If you have a beef against the cow-fart(1) induced climate change and this post is about monkey spanking(2), then it's not the place to draw your sword(3).
    I have nothing against a freewheeling conversation, but if it's off-topic AND stupid or offensive, then it will have a badly limited lifespan.
  2. Consider the two following statements…
    • I'm totally open-minded when it comes to rational ideas.
    • It is quite obvious that Anti-Americanism, anti-Semitism, Islamism, Nationalism, Racism, Collectivism(4) and Multiculturalism (non-exhaustive list) exist in complete contradiction with Reason.
    … And guess the total amount of tolerance you can expect from me if you indulge in any of these.
  3. If you shall persist in these ways nevertheless, understand that I'm not spending countless hours of work on this site to "reach out", "debate" with you, "understand" your "root causes" or "learn" about your religion. Unlike race, ideology is something we choose, and for which we must bear all responsibilities. I loathe your sick mindset and what you defend and promote. I've heard all your pitiful excuses for your despicable totalitarian psyche and your compulsion to coerce or enslave your fellow men and women in the name of some "greater good".
    So understand that this is not a public forum: it is my outpost in the culture war you wage against me, my kin, my rights and my freedom — thus, you will only be tolerated here, and only if I decide so. I call the shots and I owe you nothing. As a matter of fact, I don't like having you around, so the only argument you're truly entitled to hear from me would come, if you insist, amplified through the barrel of my Sig-Sauer high powered rifle(5) — because when it comes to intolerant scumbags, I'm an intolerant bastard.
    So keep your distances, and nobody gets hurt.
  4. I also have a very limited patience for social-democrats of all race and creed, center-of-center jellyfish and buttermonkey(6) hybrids, Blame-America-First (and always) Libertarians (usually of the Rothbardian school), Hollywood idiots & Festival-de-Cannes cretins and those Parisians who fancy themselves as an elite when they are nothing but the developed world's rednecks(7). However, I tend to ignore them, so they may consider themselves lucky if they manage to draw some sarcasm in colorful language from me.
  5. Yeah, and don't get me started on journalists and the Wonderful World of Mainstream Media...
  6. American and British soldiers (including the Commonwealth) stand on a special pedestal in my personal pantheon. Disrespect them here, and you'll quickly wish you'd rather stand naked in Mecca during Hajj, wearing only a sign that reads "Muhammad was a pedophile".
  7. I may moderate, remove or edit anything and give neither excuses nor explanations. It has nothing to do with "censorship": I am not a State, you are not a coerced citizen of said State and so you are always free to express yourself on your own facility and by your own means. Commenting is not a right, it is a privilege I grant or take away, according to my right as the owner of this place.
  8. My site is not awfully biased: it's shamelessly opinioned. If you're on my side, you get my vote and are free to rant 'n' roll. If not, live with it or go rot in the gutter.
  9. Oh and, if you're a vegan, be advised that I hunt, kill, cook(8) and eat all sorts of animals, and thoroughly enjoy the whole lot of it. Have fun with your carrots, Doc.
  1. Ha ha. Beef. Cow. Geddit?
  2. It's been known to happen.
  3. Neither is the guestbook by the way.
  4. That includes of course all its variations: Socialism, National-Socialist, Communism, Fascism, etc.
  5. With a loud 'Bang'
  6. Nope, don't know what species is that either, but it does sound like a particularly vile creature, doesn't it?
  7. Tell me London, New-York, Sydney or Tokyo, but Paris is a dump.
  8. Frequently in some sort of wine sauce or with loads of tears-pulling spices. Grapes and pepper count as veggie stuff right?

AVERTISSEMENT : selon mon expérience, ce qui suit ne s'applique pas à 99% de mes lecteurs. Malheureusement, l'expérience prouve aussi qu'il faut que cela soit écrit pour le pourcentage restant.

La version courte, concernant ma politique pour les commentaires, se résume à une ligne tirée du second (médiocre) volet de Matrix:

"J'ai construit cet endroit. Ici, je fais les lois."

Élaborons un brin :

  1. Il existe une subtile différence entre "être familier" et "traiter familièrement". Cela signifie que les culs-sales qui s'imaginent débarquer ici et me tutoyer comme si nous avions gardé les piquets de grève ensemble verront leur contribution à la conversation éradiquée sans autre forme de procès. Quelle que soit la pertinence de ladite contribution. Même si vous n'êtes Vraiment Pas Content® avec ce que j'écris, cela ne vous dispense pas de surveiller vos manières : tant que je n'ai pas été présenté à votre chère Maman, nous nous vouvoierons. Vu ?
  2. Évitez le hors-sujet. Si vous avez une rancune à l'égard de l'impact des pets de vache sur le changement climatique et que cet article traite de la fessée de macaque(1), alors ce n'est pas l'endroit d'où lancer votre croisade (2).
    Je n'ai rien contre une conversation à bâtons rompus, mais si c'est hors-sujet ET stupide ou insultant, ça aura une durée de vie salement limitée.
  3. Considérez les deux affirmations suivantes...
    • J'ai une ouverture d'esprit totale en ce qui concerne toutes idées rationnelles.
    • Il est évident qu' Anti-américanisme, anti-Sémitisme, Islamisme, Nationalisme, Racisme, Collectivisme(3) et Multiculturalisme (liste non-exhaustive) existent en complète contradiction avec la Raison.
    ... Et tâchez de devinez la dose totale de tolérance que vous pouvez attendre de moi si vous cédez à l'une de ces sirènes.
  4. Si vous deviez cependant persister dans ces voies, comprenez que je ne dépense pas un nombre incalculable d'heures de travail sur ce site pour vous "tendre la main", "débattre" avec vous, "comprendre" vos "causes profondes" ou "apprendre à connaitre" votre religion. Contrairement à la race, l'idéologie est le résultat de nos choix, et nous devons en supporter l'entière responsabilité. J'abhorre votre mentalité tarée, et ce que vous défendez et promouvez. J'ai entendu toutes vos pitoyables excuses pour votre détestable psyché de totalitaire et votre compulsion à forcer et réduire vos semblables en esclavage au nom d'un quelconque "intérêt général".
    Comprenez donc que ceci n'est pas un forum publique : c'est mon avant-poste dans la guerre culturelle que vous lancez contre moi, mes semblables, mes droits et ma liberté — vous ne serez que toléré ici, et seulement si je le décide. Je tire les ficelles, et ne vous doit rien. En fait je n'aime pas vous voir dans le coin, et en conséquence les seuls arguments de ma part auxquels vous puissiez réellement prétendre, si vous insistez, se transmettent par le canon de ma carabine de fort calibre Sig-Sauer(4) — Parce dès qu'ils s'agit d'ordures intolérantes, je suis un salaud d'intolérant.
    Alors gardez vos distances, et personne ne sera blessé.
  5. J'ai aussi un patience très limitée pour les sociaux-démocrates de toute confession et couleur, les centristes-du-centre fruits de l'union d'une méduse et d'un cul de singe, les Libertarés de l'École Rothbard conditionnés au "C'est la faute à l'Amérique, toujours et partout", Les Idiots d'Hollywood et les Crétins-de-Cannes, de même que ces parisiens qui se prennent pour une élite alors qu'ils ne sont que les bouseux du monde développé (5). J'ai cependant tendance à les ignorer, et ils peuvent donc s'estimer chanceux s'ils arrivent à me soutirer ne serait-ce qu'un sarcasme en langage fleuri.
  6. Ouais, et ne me lancez pas sur les journalistes et le Monde Merveilleux des Medias...
  7. Les soldats Américains et Britanniques (parmi lesquels j'inclue le Commonwealth) prennent place sur un piédestal particulier dans mon panthéon personnel. Manquez leur de respect ici, et vous souhaiterez rapidement vous trouver plutôt à la Mecque en période Hajj, tout nu avec seulement une pancarte autour du coup sur laquelle on puisse lire "Mahomet était un pédophile".
  8. Je peux modérer, supprimer ou éditer quoi que ce soit, sans fournir d'excuses ni d'explications. Cela n'a rien à voir avec de la “censure”, pour une raison très simple : je ne suis pas un État, vous n'êtes pas un citoyen opprimé dudit État et demeurez donc libre de vous exprimer sur votre propre support et par vos propres moyens. Commenter n'est pas un droit, c'est un privilège que j'accorde ou refuse selon mon droit de propriétaire des lieux.
  9. Mon site n'est pas affreusement partial, il est impudemment orienté. Si vous êtes de mon côté, vous avez mon aval et êtes libre de disserter à l'envi. Sinon, faites avec ou allez crever dans le caniveau.
  10. Oh, et si vous êtes végétarien, sachez que je chasse, tue, cuisine(6) et bouffe toutes sortes d'animaux, et que j'apprécie le tout sans aucune retenue. Soyez heureux avec vos carottes Docteur.
  1. C'est déjà arrivé.
  2. C'est aussi valable pour le Livre d'Or.
  3. Ce qui inclue aussi ses variantes : Socialisme, National-Socialisme, Communisme, Fascisme, etc.
  4. Avec un gros 'Bang'
  5. Londres, New-York, Sydney ou Tokyo, d'accord. Mais Paris, c'est un bled de cul-terreux.
  6. Généralement avec une sauce au vin, ou alors des poignées d'épices à t'arracher la tripaille. Le raisin et les piments, ça compte comme trucs de végétarien, non ?

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  1. Nope, don't know what species is that either, but it does sound like a particularly vile creature, doesn't it?
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Comments | Commentaires

Valerie, Texas | 4 years, 10 months ago
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United States
07/20 2007
09:08 AM

Target!  Repeat!

Army gunner talk for when the target has been hit.  Uncle Jimbo is spot on. 

(Warning, reading Blackfive can become as addicting as reading Dissident Frogman.)

 

 

 

 
Mike H. | 4 years, 10 months ago
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United States
In: Spokane, Wa
07/21 2007
12:27 AM

You know there is a school of thought that says that people with names like, Benedict Arnold, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and Murtha are traitors and should be dealt with accordingly. If I remember my history books properly there was something about a yardarm or something called the gallows. That was before Vietnam of course. Having said that, I’m glad that every one is more refined than myself. I’ll have to go off and suffer the ignominy.

 
Grimmy | 4 years, 10 months ago
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United States
In: Where I'm at.
07/21 2007
12:40 AM

We’re only at the beginning of a "sea change" in opinion and attitude regarding those who make a practice of treason, betrayal and enemy sympathy/defeatism.

 

This sea change is years overdue and absolutly necessary for our survival. No society/culture can survive an existential threat from outside while allowing for unfettered and unrestrained betrayal from the inside.

 

This has nothing to do with "differences of opinion" and everything to do with betrayal.

 
Iwo Gina | 4 years, 10 months ago
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United States
In: Maryland
07/21 2007
07:13 AM

Grimmy: You mean there’s hope that the minority of the sane will increase in size? I had a personal conquest in that I finally got the message through yesterday to a co-worker as to why I don’t go along with the rest of the sheep that believe Jimmy Carter is a saint whose shyte don’t stink. I did this through presentation of the ex-prez’s record of "achievements" and how that got us to where we are today. And also through citing certain passages of Saint Jimmy’s book (choke) to show what a bigot he truly is… the man’s own printed words are hard for him to deny or defend! My co-worker was a bit shocked, to say the least - after all, he is Habitat for Humanity… a Nobel Peace Prize winner… a God-fearing man! I swear, it was like the scales had fallen from his eyes. But my God, was he resistant! He just didn’t want to know! I kept at him only because he kept brow-beating me about my political beliefs and my not-so-flattering opinion of St. Jimmy (well, hell - what should I expect? I live in a blue state). But, hey - I finally got one of them to understand that no-one is really what the meadia presents, and before one person condemns another person’s opinion, it would be better to ask "why" first - it could be an eye-opener (or at least broaden one’s narrow little mind just a peu de peu (how’s my accent, DF? ;) ). I am now hopeful and encouraged by this one little victory - I’m not out to "convert the masses", just to spread the word to people to get ALL the facts, for God’s sake, before you go blindly with the flow of popular opinion, and think for your own damn self! I’m going to reward myself now with a strong cup of java and a donut! Iwo the Barbarian

 
Mike H. | 4 years, 10 months ago
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In: Spokane, Wa
07/21 2007
05:06 PM

Iwo, since Grimmy is well qualified to speak for himself I’ll just throw my two cents in and run.

 

The answer: Yup.

 

The observation: Congratulations on a hard fought victory.

Evergreen out (left coast signing off)

 
Grimmy | 4 years, 10 months ago
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In: Where I'm at.
07/22 2007
10:01 PM

Iwo:

The "sea change" I’m referred to is a change away from tolerating those weak, stupid or evil enough to play the betrayer games.

All who choose to adhere to the enemy are also the enemy. That has, always and forever, been the rule. Those who think it’s fun or trendy are just as much enemy as those who do it for the purpose of destroying their own.

One enemy, one remedy.

 
Iwo Gina | 4 years, 9 months ago
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In: Maryland
07/23 2007
06:08 AM

Grimmy: Your reply was very sobering. And, I wish to apologize to one and all for my seemingly shameless act of self-promotion. It was not intended as such. I cited it only for illustrative purposes.

I can appreciate your stand, but I don’t necessarily agree with it completely. Of course, with the evil in this world there can be no tolerance. Absolutely none.   However, I personally believe you can achieve more by trying to enlighten those that you call "weak" or "stupid". Once you are able to get through to them, they begin to see that there may be more than one side to an argument, maybe more than one person’s opinion has validity, maybe there is more than one solution to a problem; they begin to think for themselves rather than go along with the "party line". Someone converted or reasoned away from a rigid mind-set is like a person re-born - they question everything, as is their right and responsibility to do.

 
Grimmy | 4 years, 9 months ago
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United States
In: Where I'm at.
07/23 2007
08:02 AM

www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title18/parti_chapter115_.html 

Pay particular attention to section - 2388. Activities affecting armed forces during war. Much of our msm has aggressively worked to mislead, misinform, dysinform, and actively propagandize against their own countrymen in this war. Many in the media feel it to be their duty to "...educate American citizens against this war". That quote is from the editor in chief of the journalism industry’s trade magazine.

Who do you think the current DNC leadership is pandering to? Do you believe them to be operating in a vacuum? There is a large portion of our own society that has been brought up from birth to hate the US and everything it stands for. There is no accusation that can be made against Americans and especially American soldiers that these folk will not immediately assume to be gospel truth.

We’ve already seen US Marines imprisoned simply on the constructed propaganda of a known insurgent and a journalist for Time that flogged the insurgent’s video propaganda around until he got enough noise and forced a criminal investigation. The case is Haditha. To the betrayers, it’s already, and will forever be, "Mi Lia 2".

Look at how the Abu Ghraib issue was blown completely out of proportion and used to smear all US servicemen by our own media which fed an amazing propaganda coup to the enemy.

The fact is, this has gone on for sufficient time that there are no real innocents on the betrayer’s side anymore. Every adult has a duty that is not optional during a time of war. No one is expected to agree to every decision or not be concerned over real problems, there is the duty to give their own side the benefit of the doubt and to at least make attempt to filter through the enemy propaganda. This is even more valid in this new information age when an advanced society can be beaten down and defeated, simply by spinning stories and lies to feed their population in order to turn them against themselves.

on FNC, Greta van Susterene was interviewing the first journalist to get a live, face to face, with OBL after 9/11. It was a phone interview with the journalist in his home nation of Pakistan. The last statement he made as Greta was cutting him off to set up for a commercial break was:

"Osama said to me that he is counting on the American people to rise up and defeat their own government for him, like they did for the communists in Vietnam."

For those who’ve played that game, there’s still time to get their shit straight. Once the rage breaks, though. Too bad, so sad, it’s gonna suck to be them. Either the government will stand tfu and start enforcing the laws or enraged mobs will.

 
Iwo Gina | 4 years, 9 months ago
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United States
In: Maryland
07/23 2007
09:58 AM

Grimmy: After giving careful thought to your points and review of the material you provided via the link, I find that I must admit you are correct. We are indeed at war, and the tolerance level should be zero.

 
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