Abusive Facebook messages could soon be turned into a billboard in your home town?

[hbk4894]

This is why you should be very worried if you've ever been racist on Facebook - Mirror Online

[middle-aged mom]

Seems to me the billboard thing could increase the number of racist posts on FB.
Many seek their 15 minutes of fame anyway they can get it.

[Mack Knife]

From the article "Describing what they do, the campaign says: "We omit names and faces of the authors because we have no intention of exposing anyone."

Most racists are not afraid of saying what they say. This is self defeating because it could easily trigger thoughts many more people have. It works this way, someone says something a lot of people think but wouldn't say.

The problem with so many people that claim they are against racism is that they are racist themselves and few would hold up to any scrutiny. When something they say is questioned, the retort is usually something along the lines that their goal is noble and therefore not subject to question, how dare anyone even suggest it?

[MTQ3000]

Originally Posted by Mack Knife

From the article "Describing what they do, the campaign says: "We omit names and faces of the authors because we have no intention of exposing anyone."

Most racists are not afraid of saying what they say. This is self defeating because it could easily trigger thoughts many more people have. It works this way, someone says something a lot of people think but wouldn't say.

The problem with so many people that claim they are against racism is that they are racist themselves and few would hold up to any scrutiny. When something they say is questioned, the retort is usually something along the lines that their goal is noble and therefore not subject to question, how dare anyone even suggest it?

The City-Data Forums conclusively prove you wrong, I am afraid. This cesspool is full of racists, misogynists and homophobes who would not dare say in public what they post. I dare any of the tough guys to go to Bedford -Stuy at 3 a.m. and repeat what they say in their posts. What's that? You'd have a gun? That's nice, but so do they.

Mick

[Mack Knife]

Originally Posted by MTQ3000

The City-Data Forums conclusively prove you wrong, I am afraid. This cesspool is full of racists, misogynists and homophobes who would not dare say in public what they post. I dare any of the tough guys to go to Bedford -Stuy at 3 a.m. and repeat what they say in their posts. What's that? You'd have a gun? That's nice, but so do they.

Mick

How do you know what you claim? You really don't.

City-Data is a drop in the bucket of both public opinion and as a representation of what most people say or think. It is one forum out of millions.

This forum attracts many who don't really believe what they say but post what they think others will respond to. That would be called trolling and those that engage in it rarely believe what they talk about, they say it just to get a rise out of others.

You can see this in action by following the posts and finding the hypocrisy in them, from the same people. Sometimes it is so blatant that people will say one thing and then a few posts later say something completely different. Attributing anything they say to what they honestly believe is a stretch.

What is said on City-Data doesn't and can't conclusively prove much of anything since with few exceptions is anything said based on fact even when so claimed.

This forum, like almost all others is entertainment, not serious discussion. If it were serious discussion where people held the views they posted, real names would be used and the TOS would be enforced without exceptions for certain people while others run amok with impunity.

Most Internet forums aren't representative of anything except general conflict and goating.

[Cape Cod Todd]

It is a fact that most people who post inflammatory things here would never say the same things out in public.

I see it all the time in other forums where people get into heated arguements over stupid things that they would never say to each other face to face but it is easy for them to hide behind a keyboard and spout their anger.

I might respond to a post with what some might think is a sketchy thought in fact I have been called names here on CD including racist but I only point out and comment on things we all know to be true pulling from my own personal experiences.

I consider CD to be a living room where we can have adult conversations/ debates and not resort to name calling but keep them civil. The Mods do keep up with the drival and often delete, edit or close the threads.

For any conversation here just pretend you are face to face with the person and all will be well.