I AM BEING TARGETED by Tyler/USCCA ! for profanity

good advice.
Instead of calling out somebody by calling them a troll or going on for a paragraph about how they should go eat this or how they should go eat that and other childish behavior like calling somebody a troll is unneeded. All they had to do is click on the little X just like you said.

Doing so isn’t debating doing so isn’t showing that a different position may be better or a different tactic better or maybe it’s just good if you can’t explain these things move out resulting to name-calling and belittling people
Then, maybe they should be clicking on the little X

Wouldn’t it be better to do like you did and disagree with someone in an adult manner instead of calling people names, and saying other things to people just to get a reaction.

Hey, I’ll admit I don’t always act or stand on the high ground, but the constant immature, self righteous behavior of the “click” needs to change.
One mentioned about how they’ve been here for over two years, so how many years do you have to be here before you’re no longer a troll?
Or which membership do I need to purchase?

And if you were offering insurance, I don’t think any of you would be letting this behavior continue.

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Remember folks, censorship is on any platform you go to, only the level and content differs. This is why I post and ghost, I never read replies, I say what i have to say and move on. If I ever truly offend the censors, suddenly I won’t be able to logon anymore and I’ll forget the platform existed.

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Thats been my point … I sadly point it out with satire… Please stay we need more people like YOU … I don’t want to be the only one they call a troll everyday … For pointing out ignorant behavior … Plus there are a lot of good people here. That will to have an intelligent discussions . Every family has a couple crazy uncles … They are family and you have to try your best to help them…

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And that’s where you would be incorrect.

Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people’s idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone else says anything back, that is an outrage.
Winston Churchill

I’m a Constitutional Absolutist Libertarian, I try not to allow words on the Internet to bother me. I’ve had a couple of times where someone posted something so personal, that I wound up blocking them (3 times so far). But I value the free exchange of ideas far more than I value someone censoring content to conform to my values.

If someone gets so outside the bounds I block them. I don’t demand that the owner intervene. I handle it myself, or I block them. Or worst case I leave. I think the Community here is one of the biggest assets the USCCA has. When the USCCA was being attacked because of its handling of the Alan Cole incident or the Kayla Giles incident. The most robust defense of the USCCA came from members of this Community.

Now, me personally, I don’t do Social Media other than this forum. So I would miss this particular Community. But I recognize that this is the USCCA’s property and is theirs to do with as they please. I think mishandling this Community is a mistake, but it’s their mistake to make.

I’ve been here since the USCCA had 80,000ish members, long before this forum was a gleam in anyone’s eyes, and I pay for 3 memberships. That doesn’t get me into the in crowd. If there is an in crowd, I’m sure it’s from the content of their contribution.

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I am a Jew. Religious Jews men and women don’t dance together. Men dance with men and women dance with women. You can talk about protection as long as it doesn’t lead to dancing:joy:

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Does this include my naked dance of joy after a shower ? At this point it is my wife that needs protection…

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Well said!

Point well made and taken!

Perspective!

We do seem to have a new breed of trolls that have infested us lately that I had not noticed in the prior six months.

Just coincidental with the election and “their” mission statement to resist us all on everything.

We are “their” Portia like they ours.

This was predictable.

They are particularly snarky, an aggressive, directly assailing members with a hostile brow beating attitude.

Regardless of anything else, I think it’s a deliberate attack on us and the USCCA with the motive to do us and the USCCA harm any way that they can including turning us against ourselves.

My instinct is that we circle :o: our wagons and defend ourselves from these interlopers.
Who mean us no good.

It appears that their mission is to destroy us as bastion of protectors of all that we hold deer which, is all that they disdain.

Let us not be played into doing their dirty work for them.

Like in the military it was my mission to conserve the fighting strength.

Likewise, it should be our mission to conserve our community and our founding organization from outside hostility.

Let’s keep that outside.

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Eons from now, this thread will be used at Mars College of Anthropology as a sample of what led to the downfall of society on Earth. The great Internet Wars of the 21st century. The Venus College of medicine will be doing a study of why so many died while hunched over their keyboard.
Today’s hike…time for stew.

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I don’t know about that. When I first came in here I had some strong opinions and a few of us went around and around. I finally made point of view and was able to defend some, others stood their ground and I changed my mind.

We talked about the issue and not each other and presented facts to back our arguments. No body stepped in and called either a bad person and no body had their posts flagged . Some even commented about both sides being nice to each other and not making it personal. I don’t want to lose that here.some 3rd party coming in setting strict rule adherence will ruin it. If you’re not involved don’t get offended or grow a thicker skin.

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Bravo! :clap:

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I believe that covers it nicely.
This isn’t about Trolls or differences of opinions , I personally feel the Topic is VALID still
because someone decided to get in the game and insert rules on us that I feel are unfair.
I wrote a piece for this Topic (quite good actually) and then I deleted it (I really wish I didn’t)
about how say a ‘Family’ has Absentee Parents, their kids grow up basically on their own.
I’m sure we all know somebody like this it’s pretty prevalent these days unfortunately.
Say you have a few kids and one of them is a wild one (being nice here). Doing all the things our parents warned us about. Then after developing this negative behavior one day the Parents decide to check back in and be the Parent once again. It usually ends poorly.
I basically say I do not feel bad about calling certain individuals Trolls—most of them have earned that title. But being labeled using PROFANITY, I never called anyone a harsh name (except Troll) if you think that’s too harsh I’m sorry maybe those folk’s and I could have a discussion in ‘PM’ and we can talk about it. My being labeled using PROFANITY grates me to no end. If in the Political realm some axxhat decides to give a BILLION dollars to Africa when Americans involved in a MAN MADE/Natural disaster are left sleeping in Tents yes I have a real problem with that. Or Veterans being out on the streets while Illegals (are you offended by that term also?) are living it up in 5 star Hotels, and Loaded Visa cards, Food and clothes provided I really don’t have to say how I feel about that Criminality do I?.
For (2) years I have posted 8,300 times and created almost 200 Topics. No one said a word that I was using inappropriate language or being an Axxhat myself. I use words like Sh!t, Phuck, Axxhat (of course) and others that convey my feelings without offending someone’s feelings. I grew up where Phuck was a verb so sue me. Are we not adults here?
To come on here now as we have been settling our differences on our own for so long and just start imposing new rules is ridiculous. But hey, Not my website, Not my rules they can do whatever they please and we will either abide by it or choose to go elsewhere. I have this distinct feeling I will be going elsewhere (No loss amirite Gregory, Mark, JimL?)
WHATEVER.
Unfortunately two things wrong with this.

  1. I found my Brother/Sisterhood I lost so many years ago and I don’t run from a problem.
  2. I EARNED the right (like we all have to be here) I never told anyone to leave, Not my monkey, Not my Circus. I’ve only called people who Snarked @ me. I don’t accept it and will not take it.
    If anyone thinks I use profanity just to curse or be mean then either please re-read some of my posts or feel free to block me, ignore me. I assure you my feelings won’t be hurt. Just don’t engage with me and your snark because I will then feel GAME ON and will re-engage, If you just wish to cause trouble and I will reply to your messages with how I feel about that.
    IT’S ONLY FAIR.
    FAIR is all I ask. So to sum this up you snipe at me I will tell you what a Troll you are.
    So, If some entity decides to change how this Forum operates that’s up to them.
    I will either like it or not. That’s up to me. I am one of the nicest guy’s you will ever meet
    right up till the point you cross the line and then you are a Target. It’s been my way of life since my first self defense shooting and I have had plenty more after that.
    As long as we know the rules then we are golden,
    Like me or don’t I DON’T CARE, Feel free to block or scroll on down the page.
    I’m not here to win a popularity contest. But I will not leave my Brothers and Sisters behind, Never did, won’t start now. It is IMPOSSIBLE to be liked by all, I wouldn’t try starting now.
    I am here to learn and TEACH Self Defense, 2A and Things I’ve learned to keep me alive.
    ONE THING I say may save a life.
    If just one more Gunner takes this and Lives then putting up with this BS was worth it.
    Where do any of you folk’s stand on that?
    This clearing the air might have been a good thing, BUT YOU HAVE TO LET FOLK’S KNOW WHEN YOU CHANGE THE RULES. That’s only fair too. You can’t just tag somebody multiple times
    and continue gunning for them without letting us know why? Now I’m not singling out Tyler here, we talked, we had a conversation. Uscca and Tyler and the other Mod’s have a job to do
    I GET THAT.
    Just understand changing the rules mid stream will ruffle some feathers.
    As for the final comment ‘The Children’ MOO! My Opinion Only, that’s a cop out and taken from the Woke Handbook. The Demoncrats (whoopsie) started that along with the DEI garbage. Look what they’ve done to this country in (4) short years. It’ll take time to ‘sort’ these jokers out but Orange will do it. So do what you have to do but don’t make it about the Children. If a Minor is on here and NOT being monitored then he/she/it will get an education in how to ‘Operate’ in the Real World. This isn’t a site for kids. but all are welcome. Just understand Children can’t buy Guns and shouldn’t handle a firearm without adult supervision.
    I’m so sick of these folk’s making the garbage as as they go along. One of my main reasons for NOT having children this life was being a Warrior I didn’t think I would last this long. I’m not about to coddle a kid who shouldn’t be on here unsupervised and neither should anyone else.

WWG1WGA
No step on snek

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@Tyler_USCCA

This covers my feelings on the matter of It’s for the children. I have seen this as a way to muzzle others far to often. If this is truly the issue, I agree with @Don102 position. My suggested solution would be to type out a disclaimer or to put an age verification link when you enter the site. As many other firearms based communities have.

I’ve watched this thread, and listened as other firearm communities, have gotten muzzled, silenced, or even deplatformed. Just this week, Smith & Wesson were deplatformed by Facebook. It certainly seems to be a concerted and widespread effort utilizing more sophisticated methods than before.

My 2¢ worth. Don’t fall for it.

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Careful Brother “Screeching Harpies” are real. :roll_eyes:

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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Run Away!!! :dizzy_face:

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IDK I will have to ask my rabbi.:person_shrugging:t2:

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I was wondering if there is minimum age limit for joining the USCCA? If there is put one of those flags up prior to signing in to the community. You know the one “Are you 18 or older, Yes or No”.

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Hear ya. “The fight is out there”.

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Welcome to the community!

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Still, I think it’s a good organization, the insurance support seems like a well educated, and experienced team - I’m not sure I’ll ever find better legal piece of mind, God forbid. Personally, I stay a actual member for the insurance and education pages.

The online community, I choose that but completely separately (to a limit I guess). I hope I see you in these forums though.

Peace brother Gregory232,

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But isn’t that exactly what you did there? Disagreed with someone position on what you said, and then say “Hey, you can’t say that, you can’t disagree with me…”?

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