I’ve seen quite a few blogs for Hillary ban non-Hillbots merely for expressing a divergent view. I’ve been banned from TN Guerilla Women, Donna Darko, and The Red Queen (who hits a personal low in actually changing the text of my comments). This smacks of her insular, delusional nature IMHO as she and her surrogates cannot seem to handle free and open discourse (the Hildabeast used shills in her townhalls). This may not apply to you but as I have been banned by those sites that shut down dissent, this is where I am able to post for the moment.

If you want to go find someone with enough “intelligence” to read your comments without ever even thinking about their intent, by all means, go elsewhere. No skin off my nose.

“If you want to point out where, exactly, I have not had an open mind, relied on assumptions, indignant that my voice refuses to be heard, or dismissed ideas outside the realm of my experience?”

I did.

“And I don’t give a fuck about being rude or not. This isn’t “Miss Manners Feminist.” If you don’t want your intent misconstrued, then think about what you are saying. Or here’s a genius idea: start your own blog and bitch about there. Maybe someone who cares will listen.”

No, if I don’t want my ideas misconstrued, perhaps I should voice them to someone with enough intelligence to actually read the statement and understand it, instead of someone who reads a statement not for what it is, but for what she wants it to say (because that gives her justification to attack it).

Also, I’m pretty certain it’s a feminist no-no to use “bitch” in that way.

And I don’t give a fuck about being rude or not. This isn’t “Miss Manners Feminist.” If you don’t want your intent misconstrued, then think about what you are saying. Or here’s a genius idea: start your own blog and bitch about there. Maybe someone who cares will listen.

Such as telling you what your intent was.

You telling me what my intent is, is, “relying on assumptions”.

You’re being indignant that I’m not listening to you and doing what you say.

You’re acting as though you are right, and all other opinions are wrong.

You’re dismissing ideas outside of your realm of experience.

And by telling me that you absolutely do not do these things, and that I’m wrong, you’re seeing facts and opinions about other experiences, and refusing to acknowledge them.

So, you’ve never done anything on that list, right?

Those are just coincidences that happened only today?

“And no matter how much you kick and scream, trolling and playing the devil’s advocate is, at its heart, an attempt to silence someone.”

Again, you aren’t me. Stop “relying on assumptions”. You don’t know what I’m doing, what I’m thinking, or what my intent is. Don’t tell me what my intent is. It’s incredibly rude. When commenters tell YOU your intent, you label them trolls.

But somehow that makes it okay for you to do it?

How exactly, then, does that work?

Don’t put words or thoughts in my mouth/head that weren’t there. It’s rude.

I’m simply pointing out a nice bit of hypocrisy on your part. I’m not trying to “silence you”. It’s not all about you, I’m afraid.

I’m just drawing a parallel with what you accuse someone of, and what your movement, and by that extension, you yourself, do.

Nowhere did I try to “silence” you, or tell you to stop talking. So please do stop imagining that I did. It doesn’t reflect well on you, and makes you look overly paranoid.

Feminists do everything you accused your troll of doing. That’s the extent of my statement. That you often happen to be the pot calling the kettle black.

“relies on assumptions” – so do feminists.

“indignant that we refuse to “hear his voice”” – so do feminists.

“And he operates with the attitude that he is right, and all other ideas are WRONG.” – definitely how feminists operate.

“complete dismissal of ideas outside of the realm of experience” – feminists again.

“when he views so-called facts and opinions about these other experiences, he either does not know how to or does not want to remove them” – wow, feminists again.

All I’m saying, is when you’re calling the kettle black, you might want to look in the mirror to verify that you might just be the pot.