*****The God Bless America Thread******

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  • encinoman
    encinoman Posts: 35
    I love my "God less America" ;)
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    encinoman wrote:
    Don't kid yourself. This forum is anything but free. Ask Kat why I was banned for insults if that's the case? That's right. Insults. Just today? If you dont subscribe to the message of the powers that be on this board you aren't free....youre banned for life......... :lol: And be careful the admins have preferences. Clearly the message of love for country is not a popular one here it gets you banned. Perhaps if I started more damn America, and evil Israel threads like a few trolls do I could avoid the dreaded ban for life....Good thing im a cat. 9 lives baby.

    bye.......4......now. Fight the positive fight.

    brmlaw

    Read the rules chief. Insults are against the rules. That's not a restraint on free speech. That's a restraint on being a douchebag. If you want to measure your dick against other guys on the internet, find another forum for practicing juvenile insults. If you find it impossible to have intelligent debate without slinging slurs, then you're not adding anything to the kind of political discourse the first amendment is designed to protect anyhow.
  • encinoman
    encinoman Posts: 35
    You have to be kidding. If those rules were enforced there would be no board. This is the single most insult ridden board I have ever seen....chief.
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,424
    encinoman wrote:
    You have to be kidding. If those rules were enforced there would be no board. This is the single most insult ridden board I have ever seen....chief.
    if it is so oppressive around here then why did you sign back up again after getting banned?
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    encinoman wrote:
    You have to be kidding. If those rules were enforced there would be no board. This is the single most insult ridden board I have ever seen....chief.
    if it is so oppressive around here then why did you sign back up again after getting banned?

    Apparently to "fight the good fight." Also interesting that he claims to be here for the music yet his only posts since arriving were in the Moving Train, which he now claims should be closed. I guess since he can't play nice none of us should be able to play. Classic "I'm taking my ball and going home" tantrum.
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,424
    soulsinging wrote:
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    encinoman wrote:
    You have to be kidding. If those rules were enforced there would be no board. This is the single most insult ridden board I have ever seen....chief.
    if it is so oppressive around here then why did you sign back up again after getting banned?

    Apparently to "fight the good fight." Also interesting that he claims to be here for the music yet his only posts since arriving were in the Moving Train, which he now claims should be closed. I guess since he can't play nice none of us should be able to play. Classic "I'm taking my ball and going home" tantrum.
    i guess there is no arguing allowed on the porch.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    GOD BLESS THE PIT

    Posting Guidelines
    1. Be nice. We're very big on RESPECT here. Respect for each other, the band and the Ten Club Community forum environment. Please think of it as if you are as a guest in someone else's home. Please do not put your posting privileges at risk.

    2. Discuss, disagree and debate politely. It's possible to disagree with people without being abusive, and it's a requirement here. This includes abusive Private Messages.

    a. We operate on the "I'm rubber, you're glue" philosophy so if you make a wonderful, thoughtful post with good points and call the other guy a moron while you're at it, it'll be removed. See #3.

    3. There are people bashing and insulting each other all over the internet. We feel it can be better here.

    viewtopic.php?f=4&t=91525#p2155762
  • encinoman
    encinoman Posts: 35
    I never left.......
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    BRMLAW wrote:
    :lol: Just trying to make it positive. Knew you wouldnt resist a chance to take a swipe at my country might have something to do with it. :lol: This is an American band with a free forum to talk politics. Not a magnet to attract anti american haters. Take your act somewhere else. Its old. :twisted:

    who gives a fuck if its an american band? why would that even matter... should the U2 board only allow Irish people to post? :?

    a free forum to talk politics yet we arent allowed to say anything bad about america or we become america haters... that makes no sense.

    p.s. i have 100 US flags for sale on Ebay... yours for $40.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    soulsinging wrote:
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    encinoman wrote:
    You have to be kidding. If those rules were enforced there would be no board. This is the single most insult ridden board I have ever seen....chief.
    if it is so oppressive around here then why did you sign back up again after getting banned?

    Apparently to "fight the good fight." Also interesting that he claims to be here for the music yet his only posts since arriving were in the Moving Train, which he now claims should be closed. I guess since he can't play nice none of us should be able to play. Classic "I'm taking my ball and going home" tantrum.
    ...
    That's what I was going to add... If the Moving Train attracts only nuts, extremists and psychos... and he is here...
    What does he say about himself???
    I'm just trying to reconcile the logic here.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • encinoman
    encinoman Posts: 35
    norm wrote:
    GOD BLESS THE PIT

    Posting Guidelines
    1. Be nice. We're very big on RESPECT here. Respect for each other, the band and the Ten Club Community forum environment. Please think of it as if you are as a guest in someone else's home. Please do not put your posting privileges at risk.

    2. Discuss, disagree and debate politely. It's possible to disagree with people without being abusive, and it's a requirement here. This includes abusive Private Messages.

    a. We operate on the "I'm rubber, you're glue" philosophy so if you make a wonderful, thoughtful post with good points and call the other guy a moron while you're at it, it'll be removed. See #3.

    3. There are people bashing and insulting each other all over the internet. We feel it can be better here.

    http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic ... 5#p2155762


    Terrific rules that are selectively enforced based on your political bent. In other words if you're an extremist you can get away with calling someone say, a "douchebag" or make references to your genitals and you stay. That's not an insult......per the pattern. But if you take issue with someone who does tow the party line then your words will be deemed insults.I'm just saying. Rules are great, but without equal enforcement all you have is chaos. It's tired isn't it?
  • encinoman
    encinoman Posts: 35
    soulsinging wrote:
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    encinoman wrote:
    You have to be kidding. If those rules were enforced there would be no board. This is the single most insult ridden board I have ever seen....chief.
    if it is so oppressive around here then why did you sign back up again after getting banned?

    Apparently to "fight the good fight." Also interesting that he claims to be here for the music yet his only posts since arriving were in the Moving Train, which he now claims should be closed. I guess since he can't play nice none of us should be able to play. Classic "I'm taking my ball and going home" tantrum.


    Show me where I didn't play nice? Seems to me you're the one throwing around the word douchebag and making references to people's genitals. And someone made you the courtesy police around here? :lol:
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    encinoman wrote:
    Show me where I didn't play nice? Seems to me you're the one throwing around the word douchebag and making references to people's genitals. And someone made you the courtesy police around here? :lol:

    It's a fine line. I'm not saying you're a douchebag, I'm saying you're acting like one ;) You of all people, as a self-professed attorney, should understand the distinction.
  • _
    _ Posts: 6,657
    encinoman wrote:
    soulsinging wrote:
    Apparently to "fight the good fight." Also interesting that he claims to be here for the music yet his only posts since arriving were in the Moving Train, which he now claims should be closed. I guess since he can't play nice none of us should be able to play. Classic "I'm taking my ball and going home" tantrum.


    Show me where I didn't play nice? Seems to me you're the one throwing around the word douchebag and making references to people's genitals. And someone made you the courtesy police around here? :lol:

    No, no... he said BALL (singular), not BALLS (plural)! See, this was all just a misunderstanding. :)
  • encinoman
    encinoman Posts: 35
    soulsinging wrote:
    encinoman wrote:
    Show me where I didn't play nice? Seems to me you're the one throwing around the word douchebag and making references to people's genitals. And someone made you the courtesy police around here? :lol:

    It's a fine line. I'm not saying you're a douchebag, I'm saying you're acting like one ;) You of all people, as a self-professed attorney, should understand the distinction.

    nice try.
  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    I can see and understand the gist of this thread... to accent the positive traits of our Nation, instead of pointing out the negatives.
    But, to pretend that those negatives do not exists, is a great insult to our Nation. We are granted certain rights so our Government cannot stifle our dissent. Public Officials are sworn to protect the principles of the constitution from all enemies, foriegn and domestic... which includes our own government.
    Yes... I believe America is a great country... and yes, I believe we can do better. Not by force, but by example.
    ...
    As for the God Bless America thing... I have a hard time believing that my God would choose one nation over another. I believe he blesses all people, regardless of where the lottery of birth has landed them.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,424
    is "god bless america" a request of god to bless the us or is it a command?

    either way i think it is a little pretentious to ask or command a supreme being to do anything. many of the religious folks on here might make a reference to god's plan. if we ask him/her or command them to bestow blessings on us that we otherwise would not have, doesn't that mess up the plan? and isn't that very selfish of us as americans?

    i dunno, just my thoughts.

    by the way, why are we sill singing god bless america at baseball games? i can understand shortly after 9/11, but come on, that was nearly 8 years ago.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    is "god bless america" a request of god to bless the us or is it a command?

    either way i think it is a little pretentious to ask or command a supreme being to do anything. many of the religious folks on here might make a reference to god's plan. if we ask him/her or command them to bestow blessings on us that we otherwise would not have, doesn't that mess up the plan? and isn't that very selfish of us as americans?

    i dunno, just my thoughts.

    by the way, why are we sill singing god bless america at baseball games? i can understand shortly after 9/11, but come on, that was nearly 8 years ago.
    ...
    And you are supposed to stand, like it's the Nation Anthem.
    You don't have to... but, if you don't... you can expect a half eaten hot dog or cup of Pepsi to rain down on you.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,424
    i could be mistaken but a few years ago wasn't there talk of making it the national anthem?

    or was that america the beautiful??

    forgive my confusion on this one.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • jlew24asu
    jlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    Cosmo wrote:
    ...
    And you are supposed to stand, like it's the Nation Anthem.
    You don't have to... but, if you don't... you can expect a half eaten hot dog or cup of Pepsi to rain down on you.

    I'm a season ticket holder for the Chicago White Sox. I've been going, on average, to a game a week for the past 5 seasons.

    this is the biggest exaggeration I've heard in quite some time. no one gives a flying fuck what you do during god bless america song. but I suppose I can only speak of what Chicagoans do.

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