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Being an American, I believe in free speech; that is important to me, as much as I have enjoyed this forum in past.

@Suppresst

A teeny reminder of US Constitutional law, your right of free speech is only protected from censorship by the Government.

If you come to my home, or the @chairman's property, or dang it, the comments section of your local newspaper, then you can be censored using any yardstick chosen. Unfortunately "off-topic" is too seldom used.
 
In one of my recent posts I expressed my opinion that in American airports, rather than screen every man, woman and child as a potential terrorist, they ought to engage in profiling - that is, screening of passengers that are high risk for potential acts of terror, as guided by data. That post was deleted as "bigoted". Being an American, I believe in free speech; that is important to me, as much as I have enjoyed this forum in past.
Yeah, we have a low tolerance for bigotry here. I believe that wasn't your first warning... Oh, and naturally, you have left out exactly what you said...if you had left it at what you say you said above, you'd have been OK. At least in that post.
 
I wouldn`t let this be the cause of you leaving. There are a lot of good people on here, and the wealth of information is astounding. I try to stay on topic, and at the same time....try to stay away from Politics, Religion, and Race.
I for one, will stand up, and ask you to stay.
Cheers.....:cheers:
 
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

That's American.

Confusing a restriction on Congress with a private website's ability to make and enforce its own rules is something else.

(OK, it's also all too American, but it's still stupid.)
I get the feeling that the OP thinks that if he walked into his neighbor's house and started abusing their spouse, and was immediately thrown out, that would be unamerican and a violation of his 1st amendment rights. Or that if he stood up in a movie theatre to proselytize, and was escorted out of the building, that would be unamerican and a violation of his 1st amendment rights
 
My advice, thicken up your skin. There is a very vocal minority of unclear thinkers.............On an international forum you'll run across all sorts of folks who have backgrounds different than yours and won't always agree with everything you say.

They also make assumptions out of context and then shout accusations. Pretty normal, but that too supports free speech. Best to just hit the ole ignore button more often on them.
 
I wouldn`t let this be the cause of you leaving. There are a lot of good people on here, and the wealth of information is astounding. I try to stay on topic, and at the same time....try to stay away from Politics, Religion, and Race.
I for one, will stand up, and ask you to stay.
Cheers.....:cheers:

BB...

Yes...and we all blow up...me more so than most...take a breath...maybe stay away for a few days...come back and start a-fresh...

And...as hard as it is sometimes...leave the politics...the religion...and the AR at home...

For the most part...beneath the waves...with all our gear on...we are un-identifiable...but brothers non the less...it should stay that way...

W...
 
I wouldn`t let this be the cause of you leaving. There are a lot of good people on here, and the wealth of information is astounding. I try to stay on topic, and at the same time....try to stay away from Politics, Religion, and Race.
I for one, will stand up, and ask you to stay.
Cheers.....:cheers:

BB...

Yes...and we all blow up...me more so than most...take a breath...maybe stay away for a few days...come back and start a-fresh...

And...as hard as it is sometimes...leave the politics...the religion...and the AR at home...

For the most part...beneath the waves...with all our gear on...we are un-identifiable...but brothers non the less...it should stay that way...

W...with head bowed...

I do not get on this forum to "go political". My deleted post came in the context of another thread, not my thread, where the politics of shutting down freedom of movement in dive destinations (due to COVID-19) was pertinent.
 
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