They deleted the thread "A textbook I told ya so" and didn't bother to give a reason...

I'll tell the reason.  Because they had no argument to stand on.

I noticed that and wondered what happened. Seems that your post excited the typical response from  the left: argue by attacking the opposition. Instead of policing the attackers, the mods chose to censor the whole conversation.

Pity.

This is definitely weird.  I placed the post yesterday AFTER reading the entire 13 pages of previous posts to the topic, "A Textbook I Told Ya So."  I got an email saying that a reply had been made to the post so I just clicked on the link.  But this is really weird.....today, the ENTIRE THREAD IS JUST GONE.

That is unbelieveable considering none of the replies were offensive and the thread was placed in THIS "off-topic discussion" category, so it definitely met the guidelines of the forum.

I am sad to say that I can only conclude that a moderator purposefully removed that thread because it was not in line with HIS or HER own political views.

Censorship is one more step in the process toward Socialism.  See what all we conservatives have been saying? 

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Here is the my reply to the thread yesterday that was deleted.

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I'd like to respond with a personal opinion only.  People IMO either see the tree or the forest but not usually both. AND worse, sometimes deny the existence of the tree, saying that the forest is all there is. So my opinion is based on the BIG picture perspective, in its entirety, but more simplified.

I must agree that IMO, since Obama began talks with Iran almost immediately upon taking office, that Iran, and probably some countries as well, will now view us as weak. It is clear that Iran already does. I talked with a friend who couldn't see the logic in that, and I finally figured out that it was because she was using American ideas/thoughts/culture as her basis. Iran is a country where throwing a shoe at someone is the highest insult. In America, we laugh at that and don't feel insulted in the least. You see how BIG a difference that is? Unless you understand the Iranian culture, you could never know how something like simply talking to a man, could be held in such contempt. Obama thinks he can "reason" or "negotiate". In their culture, that is seen as weakness. Obama should take the time to understand their culture and then decide on a course of action. I suppose he thought he could fix everything his first two weeks in office. But I digress.....

The only reason we have not had another world war is for one reason only: the largest countries of the world, for decades now, have had roughly less or the same amount of weapons as the US. I Intend tis to mean that any attempt to invade up to this point would have either resulted in their demise or a stalemate. That, however, is changing. To say that the some countries of the world are not our enemies, when it is abundantly clear that they are indeed, is utter folly. You have only to open a history book and see that people have been invading and killing each other for thousands of years. Why would anyone think that has changed? History is chock full of these very things. Todays "friendly" textbooks like to refer to the conquering of other peoples as "human migration." One culture comes in and completely replaces the other. The Roman Empire, the Huns, Saxons, Mongols, Franks, the Moors....the list is far long. This was NOT migration. The Mongols even kept records of what they were doing and when, and it was systemic invading and conquering. PERIOD Again, I digress.....

Now, to be clear, I am not saying that we should start wars or invade other countries because we are all living in fear and paranoid we will be attacked. BUT if our leaders see a very real threat, I EXPECT them to do WHATEVER it takes to stop that threat. Don't you think that if the European countries had found out the Mongols were going to invade...that it was just a matter of time...or been told by Mongols that they wanted "to see them all dead", that those countries wouldn't have done whatever they could to stop it, to protect themselves....EVEN if that included attacking them first? OF COURSE they would have!

The bottom line: I really do WANT Obama to succeed. I really WANT him to fix our problems....to change everything for the better. Do I believe he can or will do what it takes to accomplish that? No, I do not. He makes decisions, IMO, based on American culture ideology....on logic and reason....and frankly, IMO, his own ego. That will NOT work with some people, as was clearly shown in his talks with Iran and statements made by Ahmadinejad himself. As a matter of fact, I believe that sadly, something very bad is going to happen to us during his presidency because he is not experienced enough for a job of this magnitude.

Alfred said it best: "...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn." Truer words have never been spoken.
 

Originally posted by LisaUberfrau

This is definitely weird.  I placed the post yesterday AFTER reading the entire 13 pages of previous posts to the topic, "A Textbook I Told Ya So."  I got an email saying that a reply had been made to the post so I just clicked on the link.  But this is really weird.....today, the ENTIRE THREAD IS JUST GONE.

That is unbelieveable considering none of the replies were offensive and the thread was placed in THIS "off-topic discussion" category, so it definitely met the guidelines of the forum.

I am sad to say that I can only conclude that a moderator purposefully removed that thread because it was not in line with HIS or HER own political views.

Censorship is one more step in the process toward Socialism.  See what all we conservatives have been saying? 

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Here is the my reply to the thread yesterday that was deleted.

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I'd like to respond with a personal opinion only.  People IMO either see the tree or the forest but not usually both. AND worse, sometimes deny the existence of the tree, saying that the forest is all there is. So my opinion is based on the BIG picture perspective, in its entirety, but more simplified.

I must agree that IMO, since Obama began talks with Iran almost immediately upon taking office, that Iran, and probably some countries as well, will now view us as weak. It is clear that Iran already does. I talked with a friend who couldn't see the logic in that, and I finally figured out that it was because she was using American ideas/thoughts/culture as her basis. Iran is a country where throwing a shoe at someone is the highest insult. In America, we laugh at that and don't feel insulted in the least. You see how BIG a difference that is? Unless you understand the Iranian culture, you could never know how something like simply talking to a man, could be held in such contempt. Obama thinks he can "reason" or "negotiate". In their culture, that is seen as weakness. Obama should take the time to understand their culture and then decide on a course of action. I suppose he thought he could fix everything his first two weeks in office. But I digress.....

The only reason we have not had another world war is for one reason only: the largest countries of the world, for decades now, have had roughly less or the same amount of weapons as the US. I Intend tis to mean that any attempt to invade up to this point would have either resulted in their demise or a stalemate. That, however, is changing. To say that the some countries of the world are not our enemies, when it is abundantly clear that they are indeed, is utter folly. You have only to open a history book and see that people have been invading and killing each other for thousands of years. Why would anyone think that has changed? History is chock full of these very things. Todays "friendly" textbooks like to refer to the conquering of other peoples as "human migration." One culture comes in and completely replaces the other. The Roman Empire, the Huns, Saxons, Mongols, Franks, the Moors....the list is far long. This was NOT migration. The Mongols even kept records of what they were doing and when, and it was systemic invading and conquering. PERIOD Again, I digress.....

Now, to be clear, I am not saying that we should start wars or invade other countries because we are all living in fear and paranoid we will be attacked. BUT if our leaders see a very real threat, I EXPECT them to do WHATEVER it takes to stop that threat. Don't you think that if the European countries had found out the Mongols were going to invade...that it was just a matter of time...or been told by Mongols that they wanted "to see them all dead", that those countries wouldn't have done whatever they could to stop it, to protect themselves....EVEN if that included attacking them first? OF COURSE they would have!

The bottom line: I really do WANT Obama to succeed. I really WANT him to fix our problems....to change everything for the better. Do I believe he can or will do what it takes to accomplish that? No, I do not. He makes decisions, IMO, based on American culture ideology....on logic and reason....and frankly, IMO, his own ego. That will NOT work with some people, as was clearly shown in his talks with Iran and statements made by Ahmadinejad himself. As a matter of fact, I believe that sadly, something very bad is going to happen to us during his presidency because he is not experienced enough for a job of this magnitude.

Alfred said it best: "...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn." Truer words have never been spoken.
 

...and I believe I answered with something like "well said Lisa."

Smells like the "Fairness Doctrine" to me 

I wouldn't worry, I'm sure they'll address it in good time. They are professionals. I'm not sure if it's a case of one particular person objecting to a moderator but given the forum heading here, it was well within bounds.

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Unless there is something elsewhere about politics that I hadn't seen, they'll address it probably. I can't imagine anyone objecting to the factual data in it, although the tone sometimes got chippy. But again, the forum description says it all.

Originally posted by Fishermage

Smells like the "Fairness Doctrine" to me   

LMAO Yes Agreed

Comrades...

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 Just my thoughts on last nights events.

LAdies and gentlemen! As globalization and information technologies expose more of us to facts of life in outside world,it is becoming increasingly difficult to predict what new discovery could spark our rage and riots.A word ? A picture ? A personal hygiene product ? A tread in a form...Surprise US ???

These forums have always had LIBERAL doses of hypocrisy.

see what I did thar!!!?!?!?!  

So a long thread mysteriously dissapears wtih absolutely no moderator announcement... under new forum software... with several moderator actions using the new software...

Definitely a conspiracy.   TINFOIL GO!

Originally posted by Faxxer

They deleted the thread "A textbook I told ya so" and didn't bother to give a reason...

 

I'll tell the reason.  Because they had no argument to stand on.

Neither did you, although conservatives in general don't really realise this.

Originally posted by Sharajat

So a long thread mysteriously dissapears wtih absolutely no moderator announcement... under new forum software... with several moderator actions using the new software...

 

Definitely a conspiracy.   TINFOIL GO!

It's happened a few times with political threads.  Funny how it doesn't on the hate bush or bash christian threads.

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